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

Russia’s Trade with Malta

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malta was $917,541,202, down 16.13% ($176,437,634) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Malta in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $912,484,288, down 16.29% ($177,583,586) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Malta in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $5,056,914, up 29.30% ($1,145,952) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $907,427,374, a 16.46% decrease ($178,729,538) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Malta was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 31st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.5532% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6358% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Malta was Russia’s 26th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 25th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.8831% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9716% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Malta was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 108th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0081% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0065% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Malta

The major share of Russian exports to Malta 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) - 99.45% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (99.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $3,509,814.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta 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 $181,484,703.
Russia’s exports to Malta in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 907,476,481 99.45 1,088,961,184-16.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,067 0.00 8617,419.77
31 Fertilizers 2,869 0.00 1,054172.20
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 2,906 0.00 2561,035.16
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 783,670 0.09 620,16226.37
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 120-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 80,557 0.01 24,618227.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 226,902 0.02 169,47433.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,593 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 3-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 51 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,073 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 31,433-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,509,814 0.38 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 343,824 0.04 258,58432.96
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 900-100.00
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 26,481 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Malta

The major share of Russian imports from Malta 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) - 78.03% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (56.80% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.63% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (39.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.17% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (1.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta 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 $1,486,117;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $196,274;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $38,697;
  • 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 $27,738;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $26,716;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $17,339.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta 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 $557,388;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $51,111;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $33,047.
Russia’s imports from Malta in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 48 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 196,274 3.88 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,612,308 71.43 2,126,19169.90
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 303 0.01 759-60.08
39 Plastics and articles thereof 85,387 1.69 46,69082.88
40 Rubber and articles thereof 51,800 1.02 47,6348.75
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 4,877-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 22,163 0.44 15,75940.64
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 75 0.00 988-92.41
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 30,075 0.59 3,359795.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 396 0.01 6,707-94.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 91 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 719 0.01 206249.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,457 0.03 683113.32
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 570-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 3,584 0.07 3,863-7.22
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,301 0.05 6,139-62.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,821 0.06 35,868-92.14
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 365 0.01 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 9 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,287 0.07 4,082-19.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 407,587 8.06 964,975-57.76
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 449,644 8.89 421,9066.57
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 50 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 185,817 3.67 168,47810.29
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 236 0.00 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 117 0.00 51,228-99.77
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia