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

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Slovakia was $1,328,176,647, down 3.25% ($44,572,185) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $761,608,526, down 12.27% ($106,551,241) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $566,568,121, up 12.28% ($61,979,056) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $195,040,405, a 46.35% decrease ($168,530,297) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Slovakia was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.8297% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8032% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Slovakia was Russia’s 29th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.7558% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7878% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Slovakia was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 27th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.9550% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.8312% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

The major share of Russian exports to Slovakia 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) - 89.65% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (90.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.01% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (4.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.94% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (2.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.52% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (1.10% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

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

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Slovakia 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 $101,047,216;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $7,815,119;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $2,730,207.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 42,996 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 11,078 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,955 0.00 38,530-79.35
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 728 0.00 21,511-96.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 29,796 0.00 104,659-71.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 12,150-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 19,287 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 567,069 0.07 657,630-13.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 43,761,715 5.75 44,149,681-0.88
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 638,435,940 83.83 739,483,156-13.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,336,090 0.96 5,736,95627.87
29 Organic chemicals 12,590,766 1.65 12,719,058-1.01
30 Pharmaceutical products 51,479 0.01 69,267-25.68
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 10,126-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 50,883 0.01 5,854769.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 80,151 0.01 66,64720.26
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 323 0.00 1,807-82.13
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 8,005-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 347,283 0.05 215,78760.94
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,744,016 0.23 1,519,40914.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 23,564,793 3.09 22,272,4615.80
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 16,165 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,022 0.00 5,676-64.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,440,989 0.45 2,778,78223.83
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 235,060 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 263,225 0.03 187,82140.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,730 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 31,329 0.00 0
52 Cotton 58,300 0.01 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 367 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 95,491 0.01 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10 0.00 25-60.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 95,887 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 100,613 0.01 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 47-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 59,881 0.01 1,7323,357.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 887 0.00 4,306-79.40
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,074,351 0.14 1,255,100-14.40
70 Glass and glassware 382,998 0.05 268,97642.39
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 25,500-100.00
72 Iron and steel 10,658,031 1.40 18,473,150-42.31
73 Articles of iron or steel 417,154 0.05 122,507240.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,788,963 0.23 4,519,170-60.41
75 Nickel and articles thereof 41 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,522,550 0.20 2,129,143-28.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 403,636 0.05 269,86349.57
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,232 0.00 50,833-95.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,648,266 0.61 3,952,83017.59
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 1,031,229 0.14 1,269,247-18.75
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 421,068 0.06 1,087,598-61.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,300,110 0.70 3,088,34171.62
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 28,191 0.00 25,20611.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 160,163 0.02 160,182-0.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,732 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 700 0.00 280150.00
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 472,366 0.06 527,013-10.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 26,618 0.00 59,452-55.23
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 67 0.00 4839.58
SS Classified 213,756 0.03 804 245-73.42

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

The major share of Russian imports from Slovakia 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) - 82.25% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (79.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.30% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (8.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.05% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (3.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.83% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $106,595,015;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,913,756;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,247,853.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $28,384,878;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $6,766,920;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4,075,699;
  • 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 $3,547,261;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $2,578,558;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,268,311.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 826,764 0.15 391,844110.99
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,801,782 0.32 1,913,830-5.85
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 45,745 0.01 35,71328.09
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,216 0.00 0
10 Cereals 138,972 0.02 224,040-37.97
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 269,685 0.05 567,867-52.51
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,774 0.00 6,250-23.62
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 91,187 0.02 93,124-2.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 339,650 0.06 229,51047.99
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 58,962 0.01 177,773-66.83
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 258,757 0.05 339,501-23.78
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 44,372 0.01 39611,105.05
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 29,131 0.01 102,269-71.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 526,710 0.09 255,921105.81
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,384,104 0.24 1,139,36021.48
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,313,975 0.23 1,640,239-19.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 20,099 0.00 18,9116.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 342,605 0.06 599,444-42.85
29 Organic chemicals 1,589,687 0.28 3,857,998-58.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,684,091 2.77 12,770,33522.82
31 Fertilizers 69,595 0.01 287,070-75.76
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 699,205 0.12 191,508265.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,243,768 0.93 5,579,689-6.02
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 1,186,999 0.21 89,1101,232.06
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 540,989 0.10 216,059150.39
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,267 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,290,684 0.23 1,160,88711.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,548,781 0.80 5,563,806-18.24
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,842,004 2.80 13,594,15116.54
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 14,808 0.00 15,251-2.90
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 152,129 0.03 142,2656.93
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 100,019 0.02 120,421-16.94
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 377 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 14,134-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,584,785 0.28 2,696,593-41.23
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 112,573 0.02 460,485-75.55
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 18-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 293,804 0.05 137,730113.32
55 Man-made staple fibers 19 0.00 337-94.36
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 265,720 0.05 704,121-62.26
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,397 0.00 29,651-88.54
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 433,830 0.08 438,189-0.99
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 31,297 0.01 34,634-9.64
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 13,760 0.00 7,72778.08
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 398,096 0.07 255,64955.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 636,006 0.11 655,942-3.04
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 197,967 0.03 352,228-43.80
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,444,238 0.43 3,151,572-22.44
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,988 0.00 3,98225.26
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 417,846 0.07 739,335-43.48
69 Ceramic products 2,032,646 0.36 1,375,98647.72
70 Glass and glassware 3,385,309 0.60 1,748,18593.65
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,105 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 4,173,842 0.74 4,650,109-10.24
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,176,065 1.44 9,429,071-13.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 41,084 0.01 19,559110.05
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,395,403 0.25 514,778171.07
78 Lead and articles thereof 34 0.00 232-85.34
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 250-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 3,946-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 829,606 0.15 704,93617.69
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,683,351 0.47 2,471,1978.59
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 71,357,081 12.59 78,124,001-8.66
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 30,783,648 5.43 59,168,526-47.97
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 312,281 0.06 258,76420.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 357,200,116 63.05 250,605,10142.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 388,000 0.07 1,609,912-75.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,954,769 1.05 10,030,468-40.63
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,249 0.00 458172.71
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 17,715 0.00 19,537-9.33
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 13,253,261 2.34 16,800,522-21.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 668,301 0.12 3,246,859-79.42
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,470,343 0.44 2,643,824-6.56
SS Classified 122,693 0.02 155 975-21.34
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia