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Russian trade in goods with Finland in Q1 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Finland in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Finland was $3,142,618,069, down 14.99% ($554,253,125) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $2,502,650,487, down 13.36% ($385,824,659) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $639,967,582, down 20.83% ($168,428,466) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $1,862,682,905, a 10.45% decrease ($217,396,193) over the 1st quarter of 2018.

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 13th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.9963% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.3452% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 12th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 9th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.3976% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.8037% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 19th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 17th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.2065% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.4803% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.24% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (67.06% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.20% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (11.90% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.83% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (12.60% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.39% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (3.94% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (1.86% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $54,447,166;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $26,552,334;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $20,548,122;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $19,742,580;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $17,753,050;
  • 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 $12,143,418.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $209,835,979;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $197,678,953;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $45,442,290;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $29,171,824;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $8,178,007.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,870,979 0.07 2,187,117-14.45
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 62 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 766,607 0.03 709,4148.06
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 70,212 0.00 0
10 Cereals 647,149 0.03 467,92738.30
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 17,079-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 180,675-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,131,591 0.05 633,52078.62
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 18,896 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 86,174 0.00 100,363-14.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 132,749 0.01 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 20,328-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 25,576 0.00 4,821430.51
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 55,343 0.00 35,90654.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,977,931 0.08 7,210,305-72.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,121,165 0.24 6,330,119-3.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 963,458 0.04 438,541119.70
26 Ores, slag and ash 53,428,801 2.13 35,675,75149.76
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,703,352,442 68.06 1,901,031,395-10.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 31,895,443 1.27 19,752,02561.48
29 Organic chemicals 168,627,644 6.74 214,069,934-21.23
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,354,622 0.05 1,368,315-1.00
31 Fertilizers 100,610,099 4.02 74,057,76535.85
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 159,884 0.01 26,241509.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 61,175 0.00 38,37359.42
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 57,475 0.00 2,661,442-97.84
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 403-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,551,259 0.06 1,606,221-3.42
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,482-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,075,662 0.40 6,937,12245.24
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,009,772 0.12 5,288,333-43.09
40 Rubber and articles thereof 12,889,273 0.52 17,931,860-28.12
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 247,185 0.01 351,426-29.66
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 206,786 0.01 135,16252.99
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,352,653 0.17 6,590,286-33.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 125,226,122 5.00 104,678,00019.63
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 533 0.00 3,368-84.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,113,879 0.12 2,615,09319.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,364,815 0.25 6,399,311-0.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 256,343 0.01 41,073524.12
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 27,918 0.00 28,607-2.41
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 3-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,892 0.00 129,648-97.77
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 18,695 0.00 1,4861,158.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 181,896 0.01 140,94429.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 7,867 0.00 7,980-1.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,819 0.00 453,942.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,214 0.00 179578.21
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,095,102 0.24 5,054,62120.58
69 Ceramic products 196,850 0.01 156,43425.84
70 Glass and glassware 5,440,838 0.22 2,555,060112.94
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 9 0.00 28-67.86
72 Iron and steel 27,866,467 1.11 21,786,93627.90
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,381,527 0.37 219,217,506-95.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 25,761,389 1.03 6,018,809328.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 146,764,730 5.86 92,317,56458.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,927,688 0.44 16,112,793-32.18
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 14,892 0.00 8,192,899-99.82
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 183,805 0.01 357,100-48.53
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 54,864 0.00 37314,608.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,230,161 0.25 7,216,413-13.67
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 15,010,185 0.60 12,530,14719.79
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,504,821 0.18 3,464,74230.02
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 990,490 0.04 30,162,314-96.72
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 537,645 0.02 341,28357.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 300-100.00
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 288,541 0.01 360,864-20.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,424,324 0.06 1,368,5274.08
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,993 0.00 23,094-87.04
SS Classified 21,106 0.00 41 331 951-99.95

Russia’s Imports from Finland

The major share of Russian imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 43.45% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (49.10% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.34% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (17.87% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.17% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (15.55% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.90% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (6.14% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.02% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (5.53% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.44% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (3.03% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $30,791,954;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $8,459,798;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,938,264;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $2,653,651;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,098,208.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $133,792,668;
  • 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) - a decrease of $22,269,059;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $18,224,865;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $7,046,232;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $5,758,708;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,414,761;
  • 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) - a decrease of $4,298,236;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $3,998,297;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,203,744;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,866,783;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,497,632.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 365,599 0.06 405,806-9.91
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 23,821-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,507,657 0.24 2,468,047-38.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 346,277 0.05 543,270-36.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,910,196 0.30 967,89897.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,614,517 0.41 3,145,740-16.89
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,637 0.00 5,191-29.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 28,470 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 221 0.00 542-59.23
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 124,635 0.02 187,368-33.48
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 34,509 0.01 738,893-95.33
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 498,113 0.08 576,894-13.66
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,821,953 0.28 2,000,366-8.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,948,105 0.62 4,081,260-3.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 427,349 0.07 578,279-26.10
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,501,564 0.23 2,050,886-26.78
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,592,936 0.87 4,962,94612.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,286,151 0.20 1,794,893-28.34
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,226,288 0.19 1,637,755-25.12
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 37,280,403 5.83 43,039,111-13.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,076,858 2.20 15,754,220-10.65
29 Organic chemicals 2,306,984 0.36 5,173,767-55.41
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,923,435 1.86 9,825,22721.36
31 Fertilizers 710,701 0.11 164,041333.25
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,887,238 2.01 10,233,58725.93
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,411,554 0.22 1,518,970-7.07
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 12,450,962 1.95 16,449,259-24.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,767,581 0.59 4,130,234-8.78
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 658 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,501,488 1.33 8,812,163-3.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 53,951,217 8.43 60,997,449-11.55
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,169,258 1.28 11,373,002-28.17
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 102,928 0.02 39,174162.75
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,766,852 0.59 2,174,29773.24
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,255,685 0.20 1,886,427-33.44
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,404 0.00 3,28664.46
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 47,503-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 7,330,131 1.15 3,391,867116.11
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 99,367,899 15.53 117,592,764-15.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,918,801 0.30 2,822,141-32.01
52 Cotton 3,069 0.00 1,180160.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 7,132 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 22,786 0.00 2,633765.40
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,457 0.00 13,552-81.87
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 68,767 0.01 166,214-58.63
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 38,049 0.01 34,01011.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 147,186 0.02 159,877-7.94
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 722,265 0.11 775,108-6.82
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 34,734 0.01 101,473-65.77
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 208,225 0.03 299,131-30.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,041,312 0.16 959,7968.49
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 140,417 0.02 200,004-29.79
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 119,793 0.02 272,225-55.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 128,561 0.02 136,169-5.59
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,130 0.00 835155.09
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 570 0.00 12,439-95.42
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,996,715 0.47 3,843,774-22.04
69 Ceramic products 427,944 0.07 344,29824.29
70 Glass and glassware 696,269 0.11 1,955,813-64.40
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 25 0.00 155-83.87
72 Iron and steel 17,243,842 2.69 16,729,6853.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,282,208 1.92 16,696,969-26.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,470,492 0.39 3,387,872-27.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,525,171 1.18 6,496,65715.83
78 Lead and articles thereof 31,373 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 100,662 0.02 284,294-64.59
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,073-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 138,599 0.02 193,622-28.42
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,976,674 0.47 3,170,758-6.12
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,391,639 0.22 2,642,365-47.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 153,567,861 24.00 122,775,90725.08
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 41,281,472 6.45 63,550,531-35.04
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 760,502 0.12 292,373160.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 69,475,668 10.86 61,015,87013.86
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 528,476 0.08 134,321,144-99.61
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,470,650 1.95 14,968,282-16.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 256,753 0.04 281,062-8.65
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 4,832,901 0.76 9,131,137-47.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,077,092 0.17 1,356,749-20.61
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 183,489 0.03 217,314-15.57
SS Classified 139,438 0.02 5 3542,504.37
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia