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Russian trade in goods with Finland in Q2 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 second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Finland was $3,719,502,039, down 1.91% ($72,615,955) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $2,772,889,692, down 5.13% ($149,818,988) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $946,612,347, up 8.88% ($77,203,033) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $1,826,277,345, a 11.06% decrease ($227,022,021) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Finland was Russia’s 11th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 13th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.3234% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.2188% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 11th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.7519% of Russia’s total exports (up from 2.6521% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 15th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 17th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.5957% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.4321% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 66.75% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (59.04% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.20% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (13.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.86% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (19.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.95% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (4.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (1.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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) - an increase of $120,124,293;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $41,952,919;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $22,371,200.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $290,384,107;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $43,678,968.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 112 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 828,056-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 81,793 0.00 14,459465.69
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 20-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 261,731 0.01 556,030-52.93
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,939 0.00 10,002-0.63
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 19,343 0.00 7,479158.63
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 75,512 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 12,893-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 161,606-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 27,983 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,968 0.00 736710.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 58,579 0.00 40,13245.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,835,212 0.25 6,087,56912.28
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,666,840 0.42 9,221,55326.52
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,174,805 0.04 787,94549.10
26 Ores, slag and ash 15,300,244 0.55 10,480,33345.99
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,834,304,347 66.15 1,714,180,0547.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 26,466,829 0.95 24,475,1998.14
29 Organic chemicals 202,531,172 7.30 246,210,140-17.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 841,369 0.03 1,489,355-43.51
31 Fertilizers 101,741,579 3.67 79,370,37928.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,498 0.00 1,494736.55
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 69,403 0.00 59,96915.73
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 6,584 0.00 405,620-98.38
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,215,778 0.04 1,778,326-31.63
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,680,780 0.35 5,859,02665.23
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,448,168 0.16 4,138,4477.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 19,097,882 0.69 17,911,9486.62
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 222,289 0.01 148,59449.59
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 179,327 0.01 140,36327.76
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,515,014 0.20 4,182,10531.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 128,043,398 4.62 127,647,0020.31
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,613 0.00 1,70553.26
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,003,213 0.07 1,692,92818.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,839,756 0.25 7,587,291-9.85
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 501,151 0.02 21,5032,230.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 24,131 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 6 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 24,687 0.00 29,431-16.12
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 4-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 136,451-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,208 0.00 3,222-31.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 40,631 0.00 116,088-65.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 9,749 0.00 24,099-59.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,904 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 529 0.00 242,104.17
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 119-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,831 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 7,694,223 0.28 8,704,582-11.61
69 Ceramic products 150,281 0.01 191,502-21.53
70 Glass and glassware 5,717,005 0.21 7,400,711-22.75
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 224 0.00 2,606-91.40
72 Iron and steel 23,849,217 0.86 22,933,1853.99
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,334,479 0.44 302,718,586-95.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,255,017 0.33 7,061,60531.06
75 Nickel and articles thereof 272,042,680 9.81 230,089,76118.23
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,999,086 0.40 12,635,674-12.95
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 5,017,804-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 233,736 0.01 22,759927.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 168,331 0.01 119,29041.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 31,924,604 1.15 34,383,984-7.15
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 6,914,811 0.25 10,497,155-34.13
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 111,055 0.00 2,4394,453.30
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 9,370,838 0.34 12,493,599-24.99
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 341,447 0.01 124,052175.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 259,311 0.01 181,25743.06
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 30,252-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,666 0.00 1,240115.00
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 834,199 0.03 686,53221.51
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,315,738 0.05 1,583,104-16.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,345 0.00 3,307212.82
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,248 0.00 3,995-68.76
SS Classified 264 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Finland

The major share of Russian imports from Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.14% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (44.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.87% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (7.95% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.93% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (19.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.38% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (14.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.84% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (6.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.24% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (3.50% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $139,471,511;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $14,597,385;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $5,330,575.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $30,208,179;
  • 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 $20,474,353;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,025,048;
  • 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 $4,579,614;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $4,361,919;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,261,225.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 266,379-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 988,081 0.10 990,472-0.24
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 480,930 0.05 465,1793.39
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,110 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 132,902 0.01 2,2225,881.19
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 611,681 0.06 619,091-1.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,071,854 0.11 499,716114.49
10 Cereals 9,641 0.00 1,169724.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,392,184 0.25 3,586,250-33.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,065 0.00 3,49145.09
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 18,687-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,186 0.00 69869.91
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 208,256 0.02 351,759-40.80
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 67,834-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 648,644 0.07 614,6585.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,218,950 0.13 551,309121.10
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,007,783 0.42 4,183,055-4.19
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 581,715 0.06 712,756-18.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,348,913 0.14 2,660,287-49.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,298,771 0.67 5,201,80421.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,626,912 1.12 9,673,8129.85
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,637,818 0.17 1,914,131-14.44
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 44,202,794 4.67 52,227,842-15.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,526,073 1.53 15,750,789-7.78
29 Organic chemicals 5,837,175 0.62 7,925,008-26.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 20,001,638 2.11 17,707,13712.96
31 Fertilizers 814,954 0.09 407,85099.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 23,441,290 2.48 21,023,74611.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,132,782 0.23 2,778,655-23.24
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 14,822,614 1.57 19,402,228-23.60
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,581,196 0.48 4,623,033-0.90
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,350,294 0.78 9,245,779-20.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 57,207,986 6.04 61,569,905-7.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 9,561,454 1.01 11,909,261-19.71
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,990 0.01 67,392-21.37
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,829,093 0.40 6,388,550-40.06
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,864,874 0.20 2,165,539-13.88
45 Cork and articles of cork 8,122 0.00 6,67121.75
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,768 0.00 18,130-84.73
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,959,714 0.95 3,629,139146.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 113,723,982 12.01 116,985,207-2.79
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,088,845 0.22 2,564,814-18.56
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 6,391-100.00
52 Cotton 729 0.00 3,329-78.10
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 8,031 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 11,051 0.00 4,144166.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 10,349-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 582,170 0.06 806,225-27.79
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 26,834 0.00 39,194-31.54
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 145,533 0.02 103,46340.66
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,970,088 0.21 1,787,64610.21
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 351,740 0.04 703,010-49.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 263,094 0.03 188,72639.41
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,649,959 0.17 1,454,09613.47
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 489,982 0.05 297,29064.82
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 355,912 0.04 442,034-19.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,740 0.00 117,447-79.79
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 3,253-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,759 0.00 3,380-18.37
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,145,619 0.65 6,366,444-3.47
69 Ceramic products 193,879 0.02 498,486-61.11
70 Glass and glassware 1,051,448 0.11 1,491,271-29.49
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 110-100.00
72 Iron and steel 21,282,956 2.25 20,395,5804.35
73 Articles of iron or steel 162,748,824 17.19 23,277,313599.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,781,115 0.51 5,052,917-5.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,096 0.00 31,717-74.47
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 13,501,959 1.43 15,038,558-10.22
79 Zinc and articles thereof 88,496 0.01 30,679188.46
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,086 0.00 993110.07
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 302,373 0.03 190,13459.03
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,918,125 0.31 3,303,179-11.66
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,398,042 0.15 1,761,029-20.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 203,463,488 21.49 206,100,698-1.28
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 62,079,994 6.56 82,554,347-24.80
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 1,683,344 0.18 369,418355.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 65,469,041 6.92 50,871,65628.69
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,077,532 0.22 32,285,711-93.57
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 16,786,677 1.77 17,045,725-1.52
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 284,075 0.03 214,89032.20
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 5,145,186 0.54 5,899,819-12.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,713,431 0.18 1,563,0249.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 214,975 0.02 309,223-30.48
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,712 0.00 0
SS Classified 91,218 0.01 4 9821,730.95
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia