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Russian trade in goods with Canada in Q3 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 Canada in the third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Canada totaled $542,917,002, up 74.07% ($231,023,160) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $238,028,277, up 67.91% ($96,270,595) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $304,888,725, up 79.20% ($134,752,565) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $66,860,448, a 135.60% increase ($38,481,970) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Canada was Russia’s 50th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 62nd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3273% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1813% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Canada was Russia’s 57th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 71st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2304% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1263% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Canada was Russia’s 35th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 45th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4874% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2842% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 66.39% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (29.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.61% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (27.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.03% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (23.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.57% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (5.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (3.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.26% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (1.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $115,910,006;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $9,719,890;
  • 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 $820,694.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $11,034,630;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $6,590,724;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,561,861;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,524,504;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,776,746;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,240,910;
  • 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 $804,612.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
01 Live animals 6,715 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 14,363 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 339,629 0.14 254,48733.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 506 0.00 3,386-85.06
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 4,382-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,943 0.00 59,558-84.98
10 Cereals 10,929 0.00 22,176-50.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 69,964 0.03 82,357-15.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,134 0.00 492,214.29
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 107-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,873 0.01 9,57255.38
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 37,256 0.02 9,983273.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 29,993 0.01 39,124-23.34
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 241,500 0.10 297,784-18.90
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 67,828 0.03 109,383-37.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 122,148 0.05 175,391-30.36
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 417,403 0.18 296,56140.75
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 513,895 0.22 462,75211.05
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 775,119 0.33 1,101,614-29.64
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10,234 0.00 6,98846.45
26 Ores, slag and ash 323,747 0.14 284,48013.80
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 157,684,426 66.25 41,774,420277.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,719,456 2.40 4,898,76216.75
29 Organic chemicals 288,206 0.12 1,529,116-81.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,113 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 21,065,744 8.85 11,345,85485.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 2,980-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,285 0.00 1,120639.73
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 5,893 0.00 3101,800.97
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 7-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,270 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 43,465 0.02 74,503-41.66
39 Plastics and articles thereof 40,553 0.02 251,902-83.90
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,129,540 7.20 20,654,044-17.06
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 701 0.00 26,866-97.39
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,923,395 2.49 7,700,141-23.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 75,364 0.03 413,250-81.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 121,264 0.05 143,454-15.47
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 452-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 210 0.00 285-26.32
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 644-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 362-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 130 0.00 1263.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 250 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,403 0.00 324641.67
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 229 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 25,392 0.01 12,71399.73
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 979 0.00 22,112-95.57
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 22,523 0.01 44,044-48.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 112,716 0.05 91,25023.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,471 0.00 2,547-42.25
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 10,000 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 89,912 0.04 34,476160.80
69 Ceramic products 8,079 0.00 7,4408.59
70 Glass and glassware 10,684 0.00 139,851-92.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 627,393 0.26 1,432,005-56.19
72 Iron and steel 3,672,262 1.54 14,706,892-75.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 578,507 0.24 605,917-4.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,700,168 1.55 9,262,029-60.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 149,845 0.06 111,73534.11
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,172,602 0.49 7,763,326-84.90
78 Lead and articles thereof 21 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 268,984 0.11 430,491-37.52
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 44,891 0.02 13,098242.73
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,672 0.00 14,234-81.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,027,501 1.27 2,629,15615.15
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 821,296 0.35 1,497,584-45.16
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 233,892 0.10 518,429-54.88
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 225,057-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 973,407 0.41 677,05643.77
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 117 0.00 89,615-99.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,365 0.00 16,708-73.87
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 614,331 0.26 369,77666.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 56,290 0.02 55,8440.80
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 623 0.00 10,322-93.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,500 0.01 5,000210.00
SS Classified 10,660,778 4.48 8 929 91919.38

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.83% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (22.43% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.68% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (52.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.18% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (9.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.62% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (9.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.84% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.73% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $38,916,036;
  • 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 $25,423,871;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $4,084,088;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,586,854;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $938,449.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,881,373;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,826,493;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $1,376,093;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,180,531;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $964,199.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
01 Live animals 1,880,962 0.62 3,257,055-42.25
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,711,525 0.56 2,505,471-31.69
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,488,724 0.49 895,75966.20
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 12,888-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,449 0.01 3,387533.27
10 Cereals 61,544 0.02 16,829265.70
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 119,197 0.04 253,636-53.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 12,869 0.00 33,381-61.45
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,122 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 109,312 0.04 182,300-40.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 297,170 0.10 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 48,235 0.02 118,544-59.31
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,624 0.00 1,5246.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 182,927 0.06 66,072176.86
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 686,934 0.23 608,30412.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 563,495 0.18 617,517-8.75
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,654,559 3.82 7,570,47153.95
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 11,582 0.00 7,53653.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,214 0.01 52,601-59.67
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,536,508 0.83 2,689,095-5.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 26,588,976 8.72 1,165,1052,182.11
29 Organic chemicals 267,435 0.09 381,568-29.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 62,629,344 20.54 23,713,308164.11
31 Fertilizers 3,914 0.00 108,612-96.40
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 562,151 0.18 733,644-23.38
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,814,040 1.58 3,227,18649.17
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 2,148,130 0.70 2,894,937-25.80
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,665 0.00 61,429-85.89
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 207,769-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 268 0.00 67300.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,104,909 0.36 537,665105.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,745,510 0.90 1,902,46744.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,262,458 0.74 3,226,657-29.88
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 58,310 0.02 55,5125.04
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 768,943 0.25 489,76657.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 316,025 0.10 321,282-1.64
45 Cork and articles of cork 156 0.00 14110.64
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 109,720 0.04 20,573433.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 104,150 0.03 110,765-5.97
54 Man-made filaments 967 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 703 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,474 0.00 46,269-90.33
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 20 0.00 1,684-98.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,443 0.00 1,588-9.13
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 207,665 0.07 273,000-23.93
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 194,141 0.06 381,502-49.11
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,114,520 0.37 1,593,920-30.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 193,109 0.06 293,760-34.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 509,607 0.17 497,0972.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,870 0.00 9,926-50.94
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,107 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,194 0.00 138,314-98.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 596,544 0.20 155,430283.80
69 Ceramic products 20,485 0.01 76,656-73.28
70 Glass and glassware 536,953 0.18 80,693565.43
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 535 0.00 5,551-90.36
72 Iron and steel 868,127 0.28 600,97844.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,480,879 3.11 9,407,7630.78
74 Copper and articles thereof 130,530 0.04 135,592-3.73
75 Nickel and articles thereof 411,211 0.13 882,224-53.39
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 742,857 0.24 392,19489.41
78 Lead and articles thereof 177 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 167 0.00 8987.64
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,644 0.00 843,047.62
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 410,563 0.13 1,591,094-74.20
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,178,358 1.37 3,239,90928.97
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 908,519 0.30 195,175365.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 51,642,318 16.94 54,523,691-5.28
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 15,875,245 5.21 15,804,3540.45
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 51,708 0.02 13,676278.09
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,640,245 1.52 7,466,738-37.85
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 44,824 0.01 16,601170.01
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,142,344 3.98 12,103,1390.32
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 33,205 0.01 61,406-45.93
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 59,944 0.02 124,841-51.98
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 736,740 0.24 879,841-16.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 959,388 0.31 773,69124.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96,403 0.03 64,54249.36
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 379 0.00 0
SS Classified 72,173,557 23.67 252 32528,503.41
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia