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Russian trade with Greece in 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 Greece in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $4,339,076,309, up 18.24% ($669,472,377) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Greece in 2018 totaled $4,062,689,110, up 18.45% ($632,854,148) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Greece in 2018 totaled $276,387,199, up 15.27% ($36,618,229) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in 2018 was $3,786,301,911, a 18.69% increase ($596,235,919) over 2017.

Greece was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 34th in 2017), accounting for 0.6306% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6283% in 2017).

Greece was Russia’s 27th largest export market in 2018 (down from 23rd in 2017), accounting for 0.9029% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9605% in 2017).

Greece was Russia’s 67th largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.1161% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1056% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 89.04% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (72.44% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.87% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (24.12% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.99% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.10% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece in 2018 over 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 $1,131,606,191;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $38,278,672;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $25,013,486.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $472,905,830;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - a decrease of $54,522,028;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $53,361,663.
Russia’s exports to Greece in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 21,250 0.00 42,500-50.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,944 0.00 11,770-41.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,225 0.00 35,521-93.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,509 0.00 0
10 Cereals 71,879,358 1.77 33,600,686113.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 148,404 0.00 102,36444.98
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 55,280 0.00 27,177103.41
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,003,654 0.02 548,01383.14
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,542 0.00 9,470-62.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,136,507 0.03 1,273,290-10.74
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 82,188 0.00 37,304120.32
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 42,013 0.00 19,098119.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 62,414 0.00 18,709233.60
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,874 0.00 14,69514.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 701,876 0.02 544,38428.93
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,654,473 0.14 1,519,724272.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 47,961 0.00 62,564-23.34
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,169,275 0.03 4,56125,536.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,616,305,868 89.01 2,484,699,67745.54
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,262,433 0.18 4,836,45650.16
29 Organic chemicals 3,792,632 0.09 168,4742,151.17
30 Pharmaceutical products 60,628 0.00 61,609-1.59
31 Fertilizers 18,669,892 0.46 14,292,33530.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 69,136 0.00 11,757488.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 47,170 0.00 13,224256.70
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 759 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,759 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 22,871 0.00 19,79815.52
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 305,603 0.01 343,605-11.06
39 Plastics and articles thereof 812,360 0.02 1,239,652-34.47
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,134,265 0.13 4,577,56212.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,844 0.00 390629.23
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,923,086 0.05 7,147,120-73.09
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,733,332 0.36 11,661,04426.35
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 268 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 24,550 0.00 1,683,491-98.54
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,740,432 0.26 7,652,39040.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 141,633 0.00 144,107-1.72
50 Silk 0 0.00 16-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 22-100.00
52 Cotton 14,967 0.00 23,140-35.32
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 551 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 2,574,435 0.06 1,692,12352.14
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 92-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 164 0.00 165-0.61
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 285 0.00 987-71.12
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 13,707 0.00 2,079559.31
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,494 0.00 15,26853.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 16,240 0.00 19,580-17.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 61,002 0.00 56,8827.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 621 0.00 3,586-82.68
65 Headgear and parts thereof 569 0.00 65775.38
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,391 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 116 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 481,931 0.01 357,24734.90
69 Ceramic products 101,814 0.00 47,875112.67
70 Glass and glassware 2,959,395 0.07 1,790,09065.32
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 24,131 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 35,992,345 0.89 10,978,859227.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,632,248 0.04 1,259,84529.56
74 Copper and articles thereof 47,790,255 1.18 520,696,085-90.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 124,514,698 3.06 177,876,361-30.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 25,028,541 0.62 18,416,09935.91
79 Zinc and articles thereof 41,572,947 1.02 96,094,975-56.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 305 0.00 30,790-99.01
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,494,355 0.06 1,996,67124.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,050,438 0.05 4,646,700-55.87
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 648,265 0.02 909,228-28.70
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 150,923 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,966 0.00 849,079-98.47
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 11,992,073 0.30 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 174,179 0.00 164,4655.91
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 904-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,130 0.00 1612,900.00
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 82,261 0.00 216,104-61.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 81,737 0.00 28,744184.36
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 48,620 0.00 8,421477.37
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 62,210-100.00
SS Classified 44,743 0.00 15 165 683-99.70

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.11% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (27.78% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.17% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (17.31% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.39% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (17.17% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.61% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (16.98% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.43% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (5.20% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.27% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.46% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.91% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.06% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Greece in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $10,484,541;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $6,991,211;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $6,401,244;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,895,755;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,739,005;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $2,284,416;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,162,417;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,898,715;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,866,071;
  • 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 $1,184,599;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,168,317;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,156,580;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $1,007,902;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $829,606.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Greece in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,913,627;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,121,532;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,454,702;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $898,940.
Russia’s imports from Greece in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 698 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,990 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,255,609 1.18 971,193235.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 359,956 0.13 801,861-55.11
10 Cereals 0 0.00 23,490-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 740 0.00 1,678-55.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 16,752 0.01 3,419389.97
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 10,795 0.00 12,548-13.97
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,420,296 3.05 6,521,58129.11
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 57,952 0.02 37,45054.74
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 250,371 0.09 223,46312.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 825,554 0.30 554,68548.83
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,100,736 0.76 234,665795.21
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,266,476 7.69 14,865,23243.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 411,957 0.15 481,272-14.40
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,381,565 2.31 6,529,927-2.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 62,371-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,671,081 7.48 10,186,540102.93
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,486,515 1.26 3,433,1391.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,354 0.01 77,726-77.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 479,437 0.17 396,89120.80
29 Organic chemicals 29,234 0.01 24,28820.36
30 Pharmaceutical products 20,228,841 7.32 19,060,5246.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,077,832 3.28 8,720,4254.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,619,354 2.76 6,462,77417.90
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 1,557,821 0.56 2,367,174-34.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 13,909 0.01 10,13537.24
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 12,174,948 4.41 10,012,53121.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 26,343,872 9.53 19,352,66136.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 175,454 0.06 196,736-10.82
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,241 0.00 157,400-94.76
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 16,204 0.01 16,384-1.10
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 25,030,563 9.06 24,022,6614.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 73,607 0.03 33,353120.69
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 15,176 0.01 12,21624.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,658,036 0.60 1,460,52613.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 766,812 0.28 1,033,843-25.83
50 Silk 5,348 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 563 0.00 0
52 Cotton 58,406 0.02 46,09026.72
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 286 0.00 3,880-92.63
54 Man-made filaments 823,498 0.30 1,722,438-52.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 67,358 0.02 58,77114.61
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,836,830 1.03 4,291,532-33.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 652,552 0.24 800,675-18.50
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 926,480 0.34 581,36259.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 47,204 0.02 26,22280.02
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 993,223 0.36 794,62924.99
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,468,223 0.89 2,027,13621.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,485,688 0.54 656,082126.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 179,101 0.06 126,39441.70
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,677,862 0.61 1,315,87427.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 7,609 0.00 5,03851.03
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,841 0.00 2,75839.27
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,745,978 1.72 5,064,941-6.30
69 Ceramic products 43,694 0.02 9,144377.84
70 Glass and glassware 24,908 0.01 12,433100.34
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 281,778 0.10 222,24826.79
72 Iron and steel 454,032 0.16 618,237-26.56
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,525,519 0.55 3,647,051-58.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 19,818,824 7.17 19,713,5650.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,439,033 4.50 9,700,02828.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 19,286 0.01 12,79450.74
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,524 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 82 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,085,979 2.56 6,432,95010.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,175,951 0.43 1,042,02612.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,113,733 5.47 19,027,360-20.57
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 19,120,428 6.92 18,633,1342.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 683,647 0.25 654,8344.40
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,962,097 1.80 2,066,342140.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 487,192 0.18 319,63552.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 87 0.00 1,937-95.51
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 499 0.00 33947.20
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 1,775,700 0.64 591,101200.41
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,128,786 0.41 986,46314.43
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 361,686 0.13 180,88499.95
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 91,328 0.03 5,6301,522.17
SS Classified 2,618 0.00 4 251-38.41
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia