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Russian trade in goods with Australia in Q4 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 Australia in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Australia

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Australia totaled $232,132,307, up 9.95% ($21,009,245) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $31,669,848, down 15.64% ($5,869,897) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $200,462,459, up 15.48% ($26,879,142) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $168,792,611, a 24.07% increase ($32,749,039) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Australia was Russia’s 69th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 73rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1291% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1130% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Australia was Russia’s 94th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0283% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0302% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Australia was Russia’s 45th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 49th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2947% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2784% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Australia

The major share of Russian exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 29.67% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (23.16% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.17% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (29.13% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 18.38% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (31.56% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.59% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (5.80% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.37% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (3.05% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.60% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (4.90% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,031,490;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $750,441;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $701,856;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $596,836;
  • 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 $345,567;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $288,293;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $260,405;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $243,825;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $233,191;
  • 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) - an increase of $109,249;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $108,070.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $6,008,725;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,106,309;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,497,906;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $706,908;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $270,271;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $221,619.
Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,322 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 67-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 2,100-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,011 0.00 222,630-99.55
10 Cereals 260,405 0.82 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,510 0.02 14,800-49.26
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,610 0.01 26,891-94.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,126 0.01 33,735-90.73
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,032,102 3.26 612168,544.12
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 92,645 0.29 68,94834.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,345 0.01 62,768-93.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17,475 0.06 17,955-2.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,316 0.01 14,344-69.91
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 150,381 0.47 136,36410.28
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 297,304 0.94 9,0113,199.35
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 778,588 2.46 534,76345.59
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,340 0.00 641109.05
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,393,979 29.66 8,692,1238.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,129,423 6.72 3,627,329-41.30
29 Organic chemicals 631,852 2.00 398,66158.49
30 Pharmaceutical products 108,070 0.34 0
31 Fertilizers 4,493,239 14.19 6,599,548-31.92
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 101,387 0.32 46,218119.37
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 31,029 0.10 5595,450.81
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 11 0.00 49,777-99.98
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,247 0.00 15,669-92.04
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,174 0.00 1,666-29.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 46,436 0.15 76,413-39.23
40 Rubber and articles thereof 111,736 0.35 121,193-7.80
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,029 0.01 1,230227.56
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,789,466 18.28 11,798,191-50.93
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 979 0.00 37,412-97.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 29,791 0.09 13,299124.01
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 1,546-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 19,632 0.06 27,689-29.10
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 315 0.00 131,400.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 216 0.00 471-54.14
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 11,572-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 50 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,000 0.01 8,209-75.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,219 0.03 2,292258.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 96,157 0.30 100,118-3.96
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 40,829 0.13 35,21815.93
65 Headgear and parts thereof 367 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 19,101 0.06 3,311476.90
69 Ceramic products 30 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 176,302 0.56 446,573-60.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 7,151 0.02 1,827291.41
72 Iron and steel 240,125 0.76 196,53522.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 90,307 0.29 90,2780.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,953 0.01 2,54155.57
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 16-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 589,811 1.86 1,296,719-54.52
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 846,765 2.67 249,929238.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,491 0.00 3,701-59.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,686,524 5.33 936,08380.17
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 447,377 1.41 101,810339.42
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 8,548 0.03 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 669,858 2.12 619,8688.06
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 541,642 1.71 518,5854.45
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 76,329 0.24 13,940447.55
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 300,373 0.95 191,12457.16
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 107,200 0.34 53,135101.75
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 399 0.00 1,733-76.98
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,710 0.01 0
SS Classified 159,739 0.50 0

Russia’s Imports from Australia

The major share of Russian imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 66.96% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (71.43% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.78% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (12.73% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.66% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (12.40% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.43% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (0.85% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $7,294,365;
  • 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 $7,203,529;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,761,291;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,654,482;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $3,405,993;
  • 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 $1,191,744;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,147,000;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $810,201;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $606,528.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $884,710;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $802,373;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $697,511.
Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 23,757,390 11.85 16,463,02544.31
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,247,248 0.62 1,661,931-24.95
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 8,606-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 34,152 0.02 7,311367.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,551 0.00 1,37712.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 1,584-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 534,477 0.27 808,141-33.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 21,207 0.01 9,432124.84
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15,017 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,160 0.00 27,515-88.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,144 0.00 12,436-50.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 5,128-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 39,994 0.02 109,243-63.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,576,807 1.78 2,766,60629.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 381,496 0.19 219,33073.94
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,251,044 0.62 918,76036.17
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,940 0.00 8,05710.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 122,407,371 61.06 115,203,8426.25
29 Organic chemicals 415,677 0.21 1,218,050-65.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,940,955 0.97 1,914,8211.36
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 92,692 0.05 450,016-79.40
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,366,827 0.68 823,58165.96
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 358,431 0.18 257,88338.99
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,470,281 2.23 1,064,288320.03
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,231,420 1.11 1,624,89237.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 619,989 0.31 823,855-24.75
40 Rubber and articles thereof 322,349 0.16 604,663-46.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 643,227 0.32 1,527,937-57.90
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,247 0.01 5,398108.35
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 422 0.00 6,512-93.52
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 44,790 0.02 14,118217.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 22,547 0.01 14,54854.98
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 80,613 0.04 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,116,688 0.56 1,311,649-14.86
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 19,572 0.01 21,576-9.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 12,739 0.01 4,113209.73
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 31,076 0.02 29,0566.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,262 0.00 2,523-49.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 34,676 0.02 6652,439.39
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,924 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 19,400 0.01 21,089-8.01
69 Ceramic products 45,455 0.02 24,83183.06
70 Glass and glassware 705,098 0.35 266,024165.05
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 27,591 0.01 42,074-34.42
72 Iron and steel 1,806 0.00 406344.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,314,944 1.15 1,167,94498.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 237,255 0.12 14,2901,560.29
75 Nickel and articles thereof 116,209 0.06 3,8412,925.49
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 27,797 0.01 10,247171.27
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 331 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 156,726 0.08 169,336-7.45
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,220 0.01 107,507-89.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,792,360 6.88 10,137,87836.05
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 3,588,843 1.79 2,397,09949.72
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 3,000 0.00 45,091-93.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,884,049 2.94 2,122,758177.19
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,122,022 3.05 6,819,533-10.23
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 561 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 60,865 0.03 0
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 68,210 0.03 91,195-25.20
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 133,776 0.07 178,846-25.20
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,539 0.01 11,45961.79
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia