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Russian trade in goods with Malta 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 Malta in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malta

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malta was $931,205,320, down 23.21% ($281,438,985) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $928,576,778, down 22.77% ($273,705,010) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $2,628,542, down 74.63% ($7,733,975) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $925,948,236, a 22.31% decrease ($265,971,035) over the 1st quarter of 2018.

Malta was Russia’s 34th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 31st in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.5915% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.7693% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Malta was Russia’s 28th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 19th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.8896% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.1670% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Malta was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 95th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0050% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0190% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Malta

The major share of Russian exports to Malta 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) - 98.47% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (99.77% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.48% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (0.07% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta 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) - an increase of $12,657,609.

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

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $285,229,289.
Russia’s exports to Malta in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
10 Cereals 0 0.00 8,057-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 14,058 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 914,323,351 98.47 1,199,552,640-23.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 75 0.00 90-16.67
29 Organic chemicals 132,910 0.01 1,265,891-89.50
31 Fertilizers 1,105 0.00 66167.17
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 9,354 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,083 0.00 2,56320.29
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,548 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 60 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 22,556 0.00 22,564-0.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 299,420 0.03 596,435-49.80
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 12,000-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 89-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 34 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 243,658 0.03 48050,662.08
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 3,405 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 60,570-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,657,609 1.36 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 856,922 0.09 759,74812.79
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 630 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Malta

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 72.60% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (46.87% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.32% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (52.52% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.23% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (0.20% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta 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 $103,614;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $34,636;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $21,966;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $18,088;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $15,939;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $8,799.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta 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 $4,500,000;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,993,871;
  • 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 $219,250;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $213,385.
Russia’s imports from Malta in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 169 0.01 0
29 Organic chemicals 16,280 0.62 3414,674.19
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,784,876 67.90 4,778,747-62.65
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,371 0.09 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 46,475 1.77 11,839292.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 58,280 2.22 66,099-11.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,438 0.28 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,799 0.33 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 68-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 25,020 0.95 6,932260.93
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,805 0.22 12,374-53.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 134 0.01 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 735-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,342 0.05 279381.00
70 Glass and glassware 2,343 0.09 2,842-17.56
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,237 0.12 8,889-63.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 319 0.01 750-57.47
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,339 0.05 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,522 0.06 3,804-59.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 104,260 3.97 64616,039.32
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 337,963 12.86 557,213-39.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 339-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 4,500,000-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 170,851 6.50 384,236-55.53
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 473 0.02 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 48,335 1.84 26,36983.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 911 0.03 155,973.33
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia