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

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Israel was $570,622,900, down 24.90% ($189,203,306) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $383,322,151, down 33.75% ($195,257,326) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $187,300,749, up 3.34% ($6,054,020) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $196,021,402, a 50.67% decrease ($201,311,346) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Israel was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 38th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3564% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4446% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Israel was Russia’s 44th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 37th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3804% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5250% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Israel was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 51st in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3157% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2986% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel 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) - 38.45% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (37.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 22.42% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (25.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.17% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (12.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.44% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (12.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.88% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (3.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.73% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (3.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.92% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (0.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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 $5,292,754;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,786,720;
  • 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 $3,340,463;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,757,900;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $2,027,650.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel 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) - a decrease of $71,337,584;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $62,661,198;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $48,181,414;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,516,639;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,900,045;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,768,898.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 34,180 0.01 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 25,175 0.01 40,599-37.99
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 329,091 0.09 388,202-15.23
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,585-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 645,547 0.17 384,75967.78
10 Cereals 11,532,973 3.01 59,714,387-80.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 388,090 0.10 786,654-50.67
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 68,165 0.02 114,134-40.28
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,526,400 0.92 4,289,745-17.79
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 21,431 0.01 42,882-50.02
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 140,880 0.04 158,143-10.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,302,934 0.34 1,156,43912.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 596,323 0.16 668,415-10.79
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,561,103 0.41 1,002,27555.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,300,000 0.86 3,258,3661.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,219,975 0.32 1,238,399-1.49
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 210 0.00 13259.09
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,146 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 802,910 0.21 6,37512,494.67
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 146,596,305 38.24 217,933,889-32.73
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,653,002 0.95 3,346,6899.15
29 Organic chemicals 3,669,043 0.96 911,143302.69
30 Pharmaceutical products 22,701 0.01 38,756-41.43
31 Fertilizers 7,558,102 1.97 6,762,44211.77
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 48,871 0.01 7,014596.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,007 0.00 36,406-88.99
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 47,376 0.01 40,62616.61
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 27,798 0.01 5,012454.63
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,763,718 0.98 5,532,616-31.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,643,170 0.95 2,871,02726.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 96,436 0.03 114,574-15.83
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 200 0.00 3,331-94.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,388,211 2.71 10,925,208-4.92
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 489,010 0.13 1,244,783-60.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,918,523 0.76 7,435,162-60.75
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 493,945 0.13 309,40059.65
52 Cotton 66 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 13 0.00 821-98.42
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 22-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 248-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 27-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 26,963 0.01 15,58273.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,430 0.00 702815.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 58,061 0.02 41,53439.79
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,261 0.00 15,541-85.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 232 0.00 314-26.11
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 207-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,638 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,041,856 0.79 1,014,206199.92
69 Ceramic products 68,254 0.02 62,3849.41
70 Glass and glassware 61,516 0.02 14,461325.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 85,929,293 22.42 148,590,491-42.17
72 Iron and steel 40,026,293 10.44 35,239,57313.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 196,768 0.05 111,12977.06
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,763 0.00 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 25,287-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 26,935,186 7.03 29,835,231-9.72
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,297,305 1.64 5,234,81320.30
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,939 0.00 186,278-97.89
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 32,383 0.01 49,821-35.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,648,296 1.47 355,5421,488.64
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 4,144,903 1.08 804,440415.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 23,159-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,403,078 0.37 783,03779.18
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 61 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,370 0.00 1,030227.18
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 361,526 0.09 248,07745.73
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 131,549 0.03 202,590-35.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,758 0.00 1,982140.06
SS Classified 439 0.00 24 951 379-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Israel

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.46% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (34.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.53% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (23.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.86% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (27.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.92% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (5.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.00% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (2.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.33% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,691,396;
  • 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 $5,671,901;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,139,544;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,586,161;
  • 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 $1,349,080;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,104,623;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $987,083.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel 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 $3,793,871;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,358,072;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $1,829,046;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,532,255;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,371,742;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $844,479;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $636,408.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 202,234 0.11 412,315-50.95
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,529 0.00 190,162-97.09
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,166,302 0.62 1,802,710-35.30
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 47,003,814 25.10 48,536,069-3.16
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,526,291 2.95 2,940,13087.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 260,291 0.14 274,624-5.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 11,553 0.01 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,125,315 0.60 1,209,437-6.96
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,585 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 28,537 0.02 16,13876.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,128 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 448,074 0.24 219,497104.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 11,007 0.01 12,443-11.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 210,560 0.11 433,854-51.47
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,400,106 2.88 5,824,570-7.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 911,154 0.49 1,283,254-29.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 344,152 0.18 108,072218.45
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 634,237 0.34 1,109,329-42.83
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 453,789 0.24 207,455118.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,229,579 1.19 880,499153.22
29 Organic chemicals 1,688,709 0.90 1,324,24927.52
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,244,845 8.14 9,553,44959.57
31 Fertilizers 2,233,272 1.19 1,866,14219.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,805,740 2.03 5,177,482-26.49
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,402,626 3.95 7,246,4562.16
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 2,831,887 1.51 3,223,238-12.14
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,292 0.00 11,195-17.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 115,980 0.06 172,330-32.70
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,387,040 2.88 2,247,496139.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,197,592 6.51 11,092,9699.96
40 Rubber and articles thereof 285,447 0.15 569,162-49.85
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 145,705 0.08 114,58727.16
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3 0.00 18,827-99.98
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 44 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 719,184 0.38 690,8644.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 86,171 0.05 78,8139.34
52 Cotton 579,292 0.31 501,45115.52
54 Man-made filaments 79,578 0.04 352,111-77.40
55 Man-made staple fibers 170 0.00 4,955-96.57
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,252,292 2.27 3,265,20930.23
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 316,270 0.17 454,116-30.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 10,879-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 9,968 0.01 14,769-32.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 19,492 0.01 151,619-87.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 360,068 0.19 189,02790.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 810 0.00 70614.73
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 277 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 481,179 0.26 747,208-35.60
69 Ceramic products 98 0.00 844,577-99.99
70 Glass and glassware 290,608 0.16 177,82463.42
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 609,708 0.33 2,438,754-75.00
72 Iron and steel 14,904 0.01 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 350,124 0.19 632,237-44.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,016 0.00 21,125-57.32
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 13-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 237,461 0.13 169,24240.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,863 0.00 12,971-85.64
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,510,011 4.54 8,176,9534.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 91,012 0.05 273,025-66.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,821,221 5.78 11,138,345-2.85
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 21,882,776 11.68 16,210,87534.99
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 0 0.00 223,627-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 55,543 0.03 478,041-88.38
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 3,793,871-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,683,852 8.37 18,041,924-13.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 454 0.00 147208.84
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 3,444,285 1.84 3,135,4549.85
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 753,962 0.40 774,449-2.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 29,197 0.02 12,495133.67
SS Classified 280,484 0.15 150 91385.86
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia