Russian trade in goods with Iceland in Q1 2019
May 15, 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 the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Iceland totaled $14,103,132, up 73.44% ($5,971,896) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $4,667,974, up 52.64% ($1,609,765) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $9,435,158, up 85.99% ($4,362,131) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $4,767,184, a 136.61% increase ($2,752,366) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Iceland was Russia’s 126th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 135th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0052% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Iceland was Russia’s 137th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 136th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0045% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0030% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Iceland was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 105th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0178% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0093% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland 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) - 70.73% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (0.12% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.62% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (41.17% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.71% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (3.34% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.03% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (21.23% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.78% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (32.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $3,283,520;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $340,113;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $158,899;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $15,357.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $962,806;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $703,717;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $414,413;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $59,609;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $24,024;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $17,699;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $14,919.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 21,840 | 0.47 | 21,450 | 1.82 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 237,860 | 5.10 | 297,469 | -20.04 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 257,726 | 5.52 | 961,443 | -73.19 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 340,113 | 7.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,460 | 0.03 | 661 | 120.88 |
| 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 | 1,119 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,289 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,685 | 0.19 | 32,709 | -73.45 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 53,780 | 1.15 | 68,699 | -21.72 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 261 | 0.01 | 30 | 770.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 234,865 | 5.03 | 649,278 | -63.83 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,447 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 494 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 172 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 30,370 | 0.65 | 15,013 | 102.29 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 14,884 | 0.32 | 977,690 | -98.48 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 159,768 | 3.42 | 869 | 18,285.27 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,341 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 279 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,582 | 0.29 | 676 | 1,909.17 |
| 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 | 3,283,520 | 70.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,738 | 0.10 | 1,820 | 160.33 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,295 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 310 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 8,120 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 17,699 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 48.11% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (65.68% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.08% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (20.70% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.07% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (8.92% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.31% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (2.52% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.43% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (1.36% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland 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 $2,089,819;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,455,406;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,094,257;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $657,919;
- 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 $130,315;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $31,038.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $443,109;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $243,553;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $177,793;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $120,257;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $96,226;
- 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 $41,589.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 546,479 | 5.79 | 724,272 | -24.55 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 390,596 | 4.14 | 486,822 | -19.77 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 3,516,678 | 37.27 | 2,061,272 | 70.61 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,952 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 81,799 | 0.87 | 59,415 | 37.67 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 98 | 0.00 | 45 | 117.78 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 120,257 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 18,261 | 0.19 | 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 | 1,503 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 665,095 | 7.05 | 7,176 | 9,168.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,967 | 0.05 | 160 | 3,004.38 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 36,212 | 0.38 | 60,881 | -40.52 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,148 | 0.04 | 8,079 | -48.66 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 347 | 0.00 | 443,456 | -99.92 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,101,002 | 11.67 | 6,745 | 16,223.23 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,803 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 31,683 | 0.34 | 645 | 4,812.09 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,385 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,431,474 | 25.77 | 341,655 | 611.68 |
| 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 | 149,277 | 1.58 | 18,962 | 687.24 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 446,159 | 4.73 | 689,712 | -35.31 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 41,589 | -100.00 |