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Russian trade in goods with the Czech Republic in Q4 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with the Czech Republic in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Czech Republic

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with the Czech Republic totaled $2,388,646,851, up 18.07% ($365,495,352) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $1,351,346,672, up 38.26% ($373,932,632) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $1,037,300,179, down 0.81% ($8,437,280) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade balance with the Czech Republic went from a deficit of $68,323,419 in the 4th quarter of 2017, to a surplus of $314,046,493 in the 4th quarter of 2018.

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 20th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 19th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.2785% of Russia’s total trade (up from 1.2104% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 20th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0855% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.9502% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 14th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 16th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.6638% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.6268% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to the Czech Republic

The major share of Russian exports to the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.84% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (73.78% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.13% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (7.51% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.52% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (8.40% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.63% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (6.21% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (1.08% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (1.70% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $237,036,590;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $72,304,758;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $8,384,316;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,394,221.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $20,698,051;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $16,525,965;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $4,310,523.
Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 1,024 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 460,800-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 24,575-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 277,837 0.02 397,101-30.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 44,099 0.00 42,2004.50
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 74,799 0.01 74,975-0.23
10 Cereals 43,308 0.00 13,072231.30
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 76,633 0.01 173,548-55.84
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 399,074 0.03 574,422-30.53
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1 0.00 75,919-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 9,123 0.00 9,363-2.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 112,276 0.01 44,165154.22
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 328,091 0.02 235,53339.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 85,569 0.01 52,88861.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 189 0.00 1,368-86.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 28,175 0.00 8363,270.22
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,001,032 0.15 957,995108.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 373,511 0.03 496,967-24.84
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,138 0.00 5,32215.33
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 74,387 0.01 290,297-74.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 161,560 0.01 26,527509.04
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,015,967 0.45 7,020,194-14.30
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 951,117,811 70.38 714,081,22133.19
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 111,490,632 8.25 39,185,874184.52
29 Organic chemicals 4,928,934 0.36 3,416,95644.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 267,298 0.02 332,903-19.71
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 98,305-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 178,686 0.01 20,853756.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,039,619 0.08 1,792,483-42.00
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 450,461 0.03 132,572239.79
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,417 0.00 2,454120.74
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 281,926 0.02 740,542-61.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,828,313 0.28 4,103,532-6.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,923,928 2.07 23,529,70718.68
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 21,255 0.00 28,846-26.32
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,563,016 0.71 7,386,16429.47
45 Cork and articles of cork 17 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 621,794 0.05 389,84059.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,526,780 0.26 2,484,93441.93
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,380,846 0.10 331,233316.88
52 Cotton 62,763 0.00 111,594-43.76
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 3,771-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 891,607 0.07 906,286-1.62
55 Man-made staple fibers 344 0.00 3,976-91.35
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 211,354 0.02 103,172104.86
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,436 0.00 914,774.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 86 0.00 802-89.28
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,444 0.00 5,2713.28
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 25,762-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 105,496 0.01 126,038-16.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 151,652 0.01 40,495274.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 29,335 0.00 18,77856.22
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 434,775 0.03 360,26820.68
65 Headgear and parts thereof 17,410 0.00 15,46512.58
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 984 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,769,777 0.35 1,856,221156.96
69 Ceramic products 152,367 0.01 249,110-38.84
70 Glass and glassware 2,170,335 0.16 3,095,293-29.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 44,381 0.00 16,570,346-99.73
72 Iron and steel 65,061,263 4.81 67,758,043-3.98
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,638,481 0.12 1,132,39144.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 119,344 0.01 388,148-69.25
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7 0.00 6,176-99.89
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,072,994 0.30 4,685,557-13.07
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,425,968 0.25 7,736,491-55.72
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 17,892-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 395 0.00 152,172-99.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 42,390 0.00 64,950-34.73
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 286,902 0.02 147,82494.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 30,243,988 2.24 50,942,039-40.63
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 3,542,742 0.26 3,963,321-10.61
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 1,223,744 0.09 928,07731.86
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,912,240 0.88 3,527,924237.66
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,450 0.00 302,500-95.88
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,105,213 0.16 994,309111.73
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 45,580 0.00 13,183245.75
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,580 0.00 13,764-73.99
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 1,523,171 0.11 1,230,25823.81
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 371,302 0.03 306,55721.12
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 974,230 0.07 316,209208.10
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,302 0.00 0
SS Classified 88,944,314 6.58 257 03034,504.64

Russia’s Imports from the Czech Republic

The major share of Russian imports from the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 67.47% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (66.58% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.13% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (11.89% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.52% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (5.63% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.85% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (3.83% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.71% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (1.47% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.34% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (0.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $38,301,286;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $15,319,259;
  • Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - an increase of $8,692,708;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $3,862,000.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $48,820,045;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $16,802,997.
Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 460,478 0.04 227,622102.30
02 Meat and edible meat offal 63,735 0.01 250,895-74.60
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 281 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,585,739 0.54 7,634,096-26.83
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,391 0.00 3,614270.53
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 98 0.00 8,306-98.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,030 0.00 6,921-70.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 67,885 0.01 93,773-27.61
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 609,678 0.06 823,581-25.97
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,308,995 0.70 6,418,31913.88
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 663,810 0.06 500,26732.69
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,981 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,605 0.00 59,797-80.59
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 375,760 0.04 524,604-28.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,238,881 0.12 1,271,500-2.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 76,055 0.01 19,130297.57
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,805,099 0.17 1,105,15863.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 196,458 0.02 225,878-13.02
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,057,847 0.20 1,447,88742.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,429,813 0.91 9,797,097-3.75
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,923,428 0.96 9,630,7473.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 1,038-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 443,216 0.04 665,456-33.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 925,108 0.09 389,390137.58
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,132,841 0.21 18,935,838-88.74
29 Organic chemicals 4,168,090 0.40 2,840,05446.76
30 Pharmaceutical products 35,173,886 3.39 36,335,305-3.20
31 Fertilizers 7,546 0.00 8,809-14.34
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,141,424 0.40 3,591,07815.33
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,391,788 0.23 2,099,54213.92
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 3,013,059 0.29 2,408,99125.08
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 861,971 0.08 498,90072.77
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 131,272 0.01 2,4195,326.71
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 493,825 0.05 823,646-40.04
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,062,372 0.68 4,342,23662.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 33,205,051 3.20 30,447,6339.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 22,697,490 2.19 22,038,4302.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 900,905 0.09 423,327112.82
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,656 0.00 811844.02
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,830,442 0.18 1,236,84847.99
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,115 0.00 1,585-29.65
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 37,584 0.00 54,748-31.35
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 131,788-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,810,546 0.56 4,626,75825.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,203,720 0.60 2,341,720164.92
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,670 0.00 0
52 Cotton 39,948 0.00 106,871-62.62
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 182 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 1,191,650 0.11 1,271,384-6.27
55 Man-made staple fibers 185,926 0.02 203,713-8.73
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,837,172 0.56 4,607,31526.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 338,226 0.03 326,4023.62
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 724,891 0.07 315,131130.03
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,005,563 0.68 5,442,13928.73
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 84,367 0.01 39,718112.42
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 195,183 0.02 171,33313.92
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 648,232 0.06 597,3478.52
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 375,655 0.04 623,839-39.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,049,742 0.10 1,233,799-14.92
65 Headgear and parts thereof 67,106 0.01 138,070-51.40
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 23 0.00 863-97.33
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 319,847-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,100,230 0.20 2,260,448-7.09
69 Ceramic products 6,181,261 0.60 5,237,00018.03
70 Glass and glassware 11,688,127 1.13 10,186,51514.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 120,763 0.01 158,704-23.91
72 Iron and steel 6,077,460 0.59 5,161,33217.75
73 Articles of iron or steel 28,843,522 2.78 31,895,169-9.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 865,974 0.08 1,045,997-17.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 22,922 0.00 152,121-84.93
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,397,909 0.33 3,523,158-3.56
78 Lead and articles thereof 14,464 0.00 21,020-31.19
79 Zinc and articles thereof 6,328 0.00 28,666-77.93
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 846-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 32,335 0.00 64,442-49.82
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,472,784 0.62 6,373,3921.56
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,575,729 1.12 10,634,1018.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 340,534,686 32.83 389,354,731-12.54
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 134,072,255 12.93 118,752,99612.90
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 14,816,767 1.43 12,523,96718.31
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 196,307,397 18.92 158,006,11124.24
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 522,733-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,127,855 1.36 17,061,565-17.19
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 21,765 0.00 49,351-55.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,415,271 0.14 2,074,672-31.78
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 25,533,218 2.46 16,840,51051.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 24,262,205 2.34 22,012,34610.22
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,584,679 0.44 5,854,454-21.69
SS Classified 14,942,783 1.44 36 247 799-58.78
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia