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

Russia’s Trade with India

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with India totaled $2,534,195,327, up 5.26% ($126,544,206) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to India in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $1,532,761,101, down 4.28% ($68,478,855) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from India in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $1,001,434,226, up 24.18% ($195,023,061) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with India in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $531,326,875, a 33.15% decrease ($263,501,916) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

India was Russia’s 15th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 17th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.5278% of Russia’s total trade (up from 1.3992% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

India was Russia’s 14th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 18th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.4835% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.4272% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

India was Russia’s 16th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 19th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.6011% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.3468% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to India

The major share of Russian exports to India 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) - 34.39% of Russia’s total exports to India (27.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.83% of Russia’s total exports to India (24.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.22% of Russia’s total exports to India (10.43% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 9.29% of Russia’s total exports to India (14.72% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.61% of Russia’s total exports to India (6.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.26% of Russia’s total exports to India (0.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to India (5.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to India 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 $83,344,178;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $63,226,888;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $38,450,721;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $21,867,400;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $12,129,088;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $12,035,798;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $6,472,460;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $5,960,002.

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

  • 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 $93,360,211;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $90,369,116;
  • 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 $38,438,706;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $26,561,112;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $21,169,096;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,333,668;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $5,718,611.
Russia’s exports to India in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 7,005 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,072 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,826 0.00 1315,874.05
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 15,467,209 1.01 3,338,121363.35
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,750,452 0.11 354,618393.62
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17,889 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 50,237-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 63,239,522 4.13 12,634500,450.28
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 13,571-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 120 0.00 296-59.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 76,767 0.01 15,112407.99
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 49,701 0.00 40,40823.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 24,513,452 1.60 20,379,13920.29
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,116 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 502,597,429 32.79 419,253,25119.88
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 29,642,895 1.93 27,242,3948.81
29 Organic chemicals 7,929,513 0.52 10,002,066-20.72
30 Pharmaceutical products 456,947 0.03 190,830139.45
31 Fertilizers 75,513,906 4.93 63,478,10818.96
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,974,384 0.26 3,544,58212.13
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 123,989 0.01 25,304390.00
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 1,737,039 0.11 719,462141.44
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 59,003 0.00 320,245-81.58
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 207,981 0.01 27,558654.70
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,709 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,454,412 0.23 1,681,500105.44
39 Plastics and articles thereof 42,155,410 2.75 20,288,010107.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 37,394,045 2.44 39,533,025-5.41
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 2,761,346 0.18 2,902,464-4.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 85 0.00 519-83.62
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,421,855 0.35 3,759,30444.22
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,492,672 0.23 5,031,161-30.58
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 59,891,470 3.91 86,452,582-30.72
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 47,821,267 3.12 9,370,546410.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,133,090 0.07 1,576,023-28.10
52 Cotton 2,129 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 29,701 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 13,528 0.00 7,26986.11
55 Man-made staple fibers 4,046 0.00 543645.12
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 34,224 0.00 1,0833,060.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,459 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,976,812 0.19 4,145,388-28.19
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 199 0.00 496-59.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 17,157 0.00 41,861-59.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,583 0.00 23,024-62.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,846 0.00 176,120-98.95
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 495,609 0.03 806,642-38.56
69 Ceramic products 45,167 0.00 94,928-52.42
70 Glass and glassware 1,475,085 0.10 773,51090.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 142,404,720 9.29 235,764,931-39.60
72 Iron and steel 20,048,491 1.31 34,382,159-41.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 21,861,087 1.43 43,030,183-49.20
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,366,389 0.28 361,6761,107.27
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,418,072 0.55 1,945,612332.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,802,762 0.12 7,521,373-76.03
78 Lead and articles thereof 202 0.00 256-21.09
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 861-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,376 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,129,770 0.27 3,437,47820.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 166,136 0.01 414,396-59.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,883,385 0.12 126,9921,383.07
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 187,966,588 12.26 278,335,704-32.47
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 58,503,110 3.82 96,941,816-39.65
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 57,380 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,762,114 0.18 2,411,95714.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,960,002 0.39 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 18,054,018 1.18 20,278,344-10.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,018 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 1,045-100.00
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 168,739 0.01 188,713-10.58
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 25,189 0.00 188,120-86.61
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 37,692 0.00 80,519-53.19
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,812 0.00 0
SS Classified 118,123,925 7.71 150 153 756-21.33

Russia’s Imports from India

The major share of Russian imports from India 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) - 34.38% of Russia’s total imports from India (28.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.83% of Russia’s total imports from India (29.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.98% of Russia’s total imports from India (18.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.13% of Russia’s total imports from India (10.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.64% of Russia’s total imports from India (6.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.24% of Russia’s total imports from India (0.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from India 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) - an increase of $93,314,356;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $19,733,944;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $19,396,743;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $16,054,725;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $13,908,888;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $6,938,703;
  • 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) - an increase of $5,488,382;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $5,053,970;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,317,402;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,771,105.

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,473,697;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $3,463,729.
Russia’s imports from India in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 13,297,090 1.33 12,404,5847.19
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 25,266,299 2.52 20,948,89720.61
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,748,840 0.17 1,363,80028.23
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 23,380 0.00 4,767390.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,242,688 0.62 6,103,2842.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,091,681 0.11 1,287,413-15.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 32,272,203 3.22 34,323,080-5.98
10 Cereals 10,649,799 1.06 5,595,82990.32
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,557 0.00 3,00318.45
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 11,006,285 1.10 8,220,60333.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 14,879,675 1.49 11,897,17025.07
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 160,108 0.02 92,28073.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,848,813 0.38 2,000,33992.41
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 836,180 0.08 861,180-2.90
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 327,688 0.03 997,766-67.16
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 171,024 0.02 218,278-21.65
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,895,714 0.49 4,928,616-0.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 17,751,464 1.77 16,056,48710.56
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 294,742 0.03 30,326871.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 146,744 0.01 253,404-42.09
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 15,161,446 1.51 20,635,143-26.53
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 852,751 0.09 1,009,282-15.51
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,938,703 0.69 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,831,655 0.18 1,910,164-4.11
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,322,347 0.53 3,956,19434.53
29 Organic chemicals 70,722,232 7.06 54,667,50729.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 146,254,892 14.60 126,858,14915.29
31 Fertilizers 752 0.00 325131.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,657,812 1.26 9,882,61828.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,497,938 0.65 6,201,1304.79
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 1,725,619 0.17 1,034,55866.80
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 481,052 0.05 195,502146.06
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,697 0.00 92,447-96.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 16,884,698 1.69 13,113,59328.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,752,253 1.37 11,892,01015.64
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,376,152 1.44 12,031,51419.49
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,421,962 0.34 3,673,339-6.84
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 13,819,177 1.38 13,348,2763.53
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 66,451 0.01 27,326143.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 559,205 0.06 269,478107.51
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,184 0.00 4,7878.29
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 88,745 0.01 55,15260.91
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 896,230 0.09 1,103,506-18.78
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 53,617 0.01 466,293-88.50
50 Silk 37,175 0.00 29,27127.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 72,780 0.01 4,2451,614.49
52 Cotton 1,553,909 0.16 1,922,126-19.16
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,562,280 0.16 1,345,26816.13
54 Man-made filaments 4,100,954 0.41 4,779,393-14.20
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,096,815 0.31 6,560,544-52.80
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 929,969 0.09 839,31010.80
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,887,391 0.29 4,291,432-32.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 274,482 0.03 308,865-11.13
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 359,092 0.04 254,70240.99
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 466-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 22,603,370 2.26 22,011,3952.69
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 19,650,723 1.96 19,620,9610.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,246,813 0.52 5,913,725-11.28
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 18,760,692 1.87 17,998,7674.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 73,732 0.01 29,527149.71
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,102 0.00 1,467-24.88
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 181,312 0.02 70825,509.04
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,040,675 0.50 5,709,021-11.71
69 Ceramic products 3,734,174 0.37 3,195,01516.88
70 Glass and glassware 1,486,147 0.15 1,429,9953.93
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 12,434,061 1.24 6,945,67979.02
72 Iron and steel 40,337,405 4.03 26,428,51752.63
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,355,366 1.23 12,317,8360.30
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,551,882 0.25 1,765,79844.52
75 Nickel and articles thereof 288,359 0.03 130,519120.93
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 839,041 0.08 481,63074.21
79 Zinc and articles thereof 912 0.00 28,953-96.85
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 22-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 108,776 0.01 116,294-6.46
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,369,174 0.84 8,085,3743.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,661,375 0.17 1,987,057-16.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 102,871,186 10.27 83,137,24223.74
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 200,695,593 20.04 107,381,23786.90
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 31,724-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 33,214,810 3.32 34,857,621-4.71
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,526,953 0.75 7,231,2604.09
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 47,319 0.00 74,470-36.46
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 32,405 0.00 4,173676.54
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 1,422,911 0.14 1,810,662-21.41
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,820,637 0.38 2,648,89644.24
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,904,773 0.39 4,666,524-16.32
SS Classified 9,157 0.00 14 075-34.94
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia