Russian trade with Iceland in 2018
February 10, 2019
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Iceland in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Iceland totaled $45,327,999, up 20.19% ($7,613,710) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2018 totaled $15,913,205, up 10.81% ($1,552,307) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2018 totaled $29,414,794, up 25.96% ($6,061,403) from 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Iceland in 2018 was $13,501,589, a 50.14% increase ($4,509,096) over 2017.
Iceland was Russia’s 136th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 134th in 2017), accounting for 0.0066% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0065% in 2017).
Iceland was Russia’s 143rd largest export market in 2018 (down from 140th in 2017), accounting for 0.0035% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0040% in 2017).
Iceland was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.0124% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0103% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 34.08% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (25.66% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.11% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (22.95% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.79% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (12.20% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.27% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (5.42% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.05% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (4.17% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.55% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (25.89% in 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.91% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.79% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland 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 $1,477,140;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,076,378;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,015,289;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $638,287;
- 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 $415,983;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $325,114;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $261,947;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $158,329;
- 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 $74,700.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,361,471;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $484,874;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $114,937.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,015,289 | 6.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 484,874 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 134 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,897 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 15,294 | 0.10 | 9,982 | 53.22 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 85,800 | 0.54 | 104,479 | -17.88 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 854,846 | 5.37 | 592,899 | 44.18 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,568,836 | 28.71 | 3,091,696 | 47.78 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 196 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 3,361,471 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,928 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 9,851 | 0.06 | 341 | 2,788.86 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,136 | 0.01 | 685 | 65.84 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 182,374 | 1.15 | 152,692 | 19.44 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 527,601 | 3.32 | 202,487 | 160.56 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,828,059 | 17.77 | 1,751,681 | 61.45 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,180 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 180,348 | 1.13 | 138,816 | 29.92 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 6,021 | 0.04 | 1,601 | 276.08 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 48 | 0.00 | 210 | -77.14 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 276,816 | 1.74 | 259,856 | 6.53 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 256 | 0.00 | 81 | 216.05 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 252,595 | 1.59 | 94,266 | 167.96 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 26,783 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 977,690 | 6.14 | 339,403 | 188.06 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 315,149 | 1.98 | 430,086 | -26.72 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 115 | 0.00 | 1,135 | -89.87 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 22,893 | 0.14 | 7,087 | 223.03 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 676 | 0.00 | 34,280 | -98.03 |
| 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 | 3,671,566 | 23.07 | 3,255,583 | 12.78 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,820 | 0.01 | 6,641 | -72.59 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,467 | 0.02 | 5 | 69,240.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,640 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 82,820 | 0.52 | 8,120 | 919.95 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 17,699 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 3,462 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 51.14% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (31.33% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.14% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (43.94% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.38% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (3.26% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.44% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (20.78% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $6,764,022;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,715,337;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,350,606;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $700,783;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $673,023;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $286,539;
- 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 $169,163;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $167,876;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $100,951.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,839,005;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,063,045;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,057,021.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 874,112 | 2.97 | 792,244 | 10.33 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 651 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,163,297 | 7.35 | 1,462,514 | 47.92 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 11,443,052 | 38.90 | 4,679,030 | 144.56 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 133,893 | 0.46 | 121,355 | 10.33 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 429,596 | 1.46 | 261,720 | 64.14 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 15,713 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 316 | 0.00 | 514 | -38.52 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 585,654 | 1.99 | 4,424,659 | -86.76 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,935 | 0.01 | 415 | 366.27 |
| 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 | 31,515 | 0.11 | 14,956 | 110.72 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 25,040 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 52,728 | 0.18 | 21,757 | 142.35 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 632,780 | 2.15 | 346,241 | 82.76 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 741 | 0.00 | 2,977 | -75.11 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 1,288 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,558 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 19,153 | 0.07 | 3,384 | 465.99 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 122,757 | 0.42 | 21,806 | 462.95 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 524 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 17,275 | 0.06 | 34,200 | -49.49 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 23,114 | 0.08 | 25,860 | -10.62 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 203 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 410 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,746,067 | 5.94 | 395,461 | 341.53 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,011,463 | 10.24 | 296,126 | 916.95 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,959 | 0.01 | 4,252 | -30.41 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 51,244 | 0.17 | 56,496 | -9.30 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,907 | 0.01 | 10,015 | -60.99 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,874 | 0.01 | 62 | 4,535.48 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,611,189 | 12.28 | 4,668,210 | -22.64 |
| 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 | 906,959 | 3.08 | 737,796 | 22.93 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 2,063,045 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,464,946 | 11.78 | 2,791,923 | 24.11 |
| 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 | 80,419 | 0.27 | 71,599 | 12.32 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 236 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |