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

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Finland was $3,505,364,108, down 0.60% ($21,224,545) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $2,467,180,897, down 8.89% ($240,729,312) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $1,038,183,211, up 26.81% ($219,504,767) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $1,428,997,686, a 24.36% decrease ($460,234,079) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Finland was Russia’s 13th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 15th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.1133% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.0495% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 13th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.3878% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.4135% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 18th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.6598% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.3673% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland 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) - 66.51% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (67.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.70% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (14.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.21% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (9.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.75% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (5.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (2.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

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

  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $134,969,078;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $61,852,083.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Finland 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) - a decrease of $259,592,583;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $75,122,710;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $37,596,635;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $30,219,555;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,939,350;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,607,480;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $8,308,259.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 8,708 0.00 14,799-41.16
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 61-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 56,406-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 161-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,481,464 0.06 2,764,905-46.42
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 928-100.00
10 Cereals 0 0.00 809,830-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 6,360-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 28,494 0.00 36,574-22.09
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 196,693-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 15,602 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 169,917-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,347 0.00 19,203-61.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 888-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 55,958 0.00 49,74412.49
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,974,804 0.16 5,309,247-25.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,528,438 0.18 7,400,724-38.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 968,540 0.04 966,5260.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 92,572,171 3.75 30,720,088201.34
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,547,325,109 62.72 1,806,917,692-14.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 20,607,165 0.84 17,529,49317.56
29 Organic chemicals 204,395,860 8.28 241,992,495-15.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,100,573 0.04 1,471,466-25.21
31 Fertilizers 72,441,214 2.94 82,380,564-12.07
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 27,497 0.00 13,548102.96
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 44,543 0.00 41,4527.46
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 854,494 0.03 129,482559.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 36 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,107,094 0.04 1,498,288-26.11
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,312,693 0.30 5,377,91135.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,882,449 0.16 2,723,89942.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 26,132,842 1.06 25,911,8390.85
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 8,941-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 91,537 0.00 75,22121.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 131,417,634 5.33 131,985,725-0.43
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,276 0.00 2,840-19.86
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,053,598 0.12 1,166,068161.87
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,833,171 0.28 7,887,107-13.36
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 646,682 0.03 18,8713,326.86
52 Cotton 2,974 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 70 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 25,420 0.00 21,68217.24
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 55,191 0.00 43,06828.15
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 41,591 0.00 106,679-61.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,621 0.00 264,592-97.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 160,895 0.01 24,088567.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 827 0.00 18,152-95.44
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,345 0.00 788324.49
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,675,076 0.23 6,620,793-14.28
69 Ceramic products 120,395 0.00 167,630-28.18
70 Glass and glassware 7,378,428 0.30 4,635,05059.19
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 11,755-100.00
72 Iron and steel 18,548,976 0.75 28,156,456-34.12
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,245,921 0.42 85,368,631-88.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 710,502 0.03 5,843,824-87.84
75 Nickel and articles thereof 258,699,217 10.49 123,730,139109.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,760,630 0.44 13,917,724-22.68
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,802,777 0.07 84,3822,036.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 351,124 0.01 33,714941.48
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 212,507 0.01 27,923661.05
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,132,677 0.17 12,440,936-66.78
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 6,551,328 0.27 7,754,876-15.52
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 24,156-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,471,339 0.34 10,339,424-18.07
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 134,004 0.01 30,353,559-99.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 120,088 0.00 184,463-34.90
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 93 0.00 1,016-90.85
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 136 0.00 1,209-88.75
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 748,391 0.03 730,5172.45
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,216,977 0.05 1,284,008-5.22
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 38,779 0.00 29,96229.43
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 26,117 0.00 12,392110.76
SS Classified 21,488 0.00 20 6653.98

Russia’s Imports from Finland

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.88% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (43.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.28% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (6.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.75% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (19.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.40% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (15.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.66% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (5.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.49% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (3.66% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (1.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $191,216,283;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $33,174,312;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $16,866,114;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $9,136,046;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $8,096,253;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $7,360,719;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,655,968.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $32,844,632;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $18,594,017;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,572,549.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
01 Live animals 100,630 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 232,475 0.02 276,445-15.91
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 345,036 0.03 253,16636.29
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 37,036 0.00 14,129162.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,431 0.00 3,602-60.27
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 543,883 0.05 355,77852.87
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,862,649 0.28 3,356,681-14.72
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,904 0.00 5,6165.13
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 514 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 577-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 219,956 0.02 181,90620.92
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 502,100 0.05 403,54524.42
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,151,960 0.11 1,326,686-13.17
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,347,992 0.42 5,045,437-13.82
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 542,301 0.05 731,357-25.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,507,659 0.15 1,939,441-22.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,005,527 0.77 7,565,6365.81
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 15,851,229 1.53 8,490,51086.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,388,010 0.90 1,291,757626.76
26 Ores, slag and ash 31,619 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 49,329,739 4.75 47,560,6733.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,952,098 1.54 15,137,8875.38
29 Organic chemicals 5,678,787 0.55 11,251,336-49.53
30 Pharmaceutical products 19,283,344 1.86 17,592,1619.61
31 Fertilizers 885,153 0.09 470,84287.99
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 22,440,940 2.16 19,691,48413.96
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,295,994 0.12 2,485,909-47.87
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 15,972,481 1.54 16,288,161-1.94
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,642,099 0.45 3,774,64022.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,675,885 0.84 9,159,622-5.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 60,117,374 5.79 57,683,3554.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,595,906 0.83 7,489,37814.77
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 34,802 0.00 62,186-44.04
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,091,397 0.39 5,468,680-25.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,911,340 0.18 1,658,02515.28
45 Cork and articles of cork 10,229 0.00 10,1640.64
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 14,920-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 13,764,211 1.33 4,628,165197.40
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 121,743,822 11.73 117,087,8543.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,722,750 0.17 3,168,806-45.63
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 1,951-100.00
52 Cotton 7,318 0.00 1,119553.98
54 Man-made filaments 9,516 0.00 5,99458.76
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 2,509-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 90,241 0.01 146,962-38.60
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 198,338 0.02 43,014361.10
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 138,759 0.01 47,982189.19
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,278,527 0.12 1,297,472-1.46
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 117,264 0.01 72,94460.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 257,671 0.02 299,569-13.99
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,255,672 0.51 6,526,793-19.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 219,150 0.02 137,57659.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,553,921 0.63 5,190,15826.28
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,135,165 0.11 1,148,187-1.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,246 0.00 2,102-40.72
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,078 0.00 2,191-50.80
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,891,156 0.66 7,830,199-11.99
69 Ceramic products 191,692 0.02 327,051-41.39
70 Glass and glassware 1,107,468 0.11 1,203,663-7.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 186-100.00
72 Iron and steel 16,149,159 1.56 16,151,483-0.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 206,869,936 19.93 15,653,6531,221.54
74 Copper and articles thereof 21,489,213 2.07 4,623,099364.82
75 Nickel and articles thereof 32,026 0.00 1,4382,127.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,563,840 1.21 13,913,680-9.70
79 Zinc and articles thereof 18,675 0.00 111,582-83.26
80 Tin and articles thereof 786 0.00 994-20.93
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 379,424 0.04 138,344174.26
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,241,279 0.31 3,227,3710.43
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,755,239 0.17 1,798,824-2.42
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 169,813,129 16.36 188,407,146-9.87
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 54,881,063 5.29 87,725,695-37.44
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 323,912 0.03 107,613201.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,925,223 9.34 63,750,91152.04
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,949,220 0.19 974,515100.02
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 17,493,957 1.69 15,482,41612.99
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 583,161 0.06 569,1512.46
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 5,057,044 0.49 6,446,471-21.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,825,069 0.27 3,013,667-6.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 158,389 0.02 189,134-16.26
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,305 0.00 0
SS Classified 390,718 0.04 177 118120.60
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia