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

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Canada was $396,287,564, down 7.37% ($31,537,919) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $133,865,237, down 39.75% ($88,310,116) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $262,422,327, up 27.61% ($56,772,197) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade balance with Canada went from a surplus of $16,525,223 in the 4th quarter of 2018, to a deficit of $128,557,090 in the 4th quarter of 2019.

Canada was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 58th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2203% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2290% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Canada was Russia’s 66th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1197% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1785% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Canada was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 45th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3858% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3299% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada 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) - 47.12% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (65.19% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.51% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (14.52% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.01% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.86% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.98% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (6.80% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.16% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.17% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.36% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (0.85% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,407,604;
  • 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 $4,220,487;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,528,232;
  • 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 $1,190,371;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $747,694.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $81,645,580;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $4,657,367;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,726,693;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $3,531,168;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,511,241;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,585,355;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $573,341;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $526,950;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $452,590.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 1,367 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 4,307 0.00 4,2351.70
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 60,229 0.04 175,919-65.76
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 61,811 0.05 2,5932,283.76
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 551 0.00 887-37.88
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,523 0.00 5,279-33.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 37,043 0.03 13,115182.45
10 Cereals 9,213 0.01 62,418-85.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 131,522 0.10 115,84313.53
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,153 0.00 323,503.13
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,624 0.01 9,0766.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 125,348 0.09 27,520355.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 54,945 0.04 52,9103.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 264,796 0.20 262,7040.80
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 132,523 0.10 126,4454.81
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 276,631 0.21 190,46745.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,238,631 0.93 490,937152.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 361,633 0.27 200,79380.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 388,104 0.29 154,797150.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,043 0.00 8,187-38.40
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 94,680-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 63,077,630 47.12 144,723,210-56.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,880,783 7.38 5,660,29674.56
29 Organic chemicals 460,742 0.34 723,794-36.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,287 0.00 671,350.00
31 Fertilizers 13,180,136 9.85 10,651,90423.74
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,849 0.01 8018,461.25
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 23,838 0.02 19,72120.88
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 171 0.00 387-55.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 63,479 0.05 61,8192.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 79,084 0.06 56,59839.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,438,103 7.80 15,095,470-30.85
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,729 0.00 2,389-27.63
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 22-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,402,791 4.04 8,933,959-39.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 19,867 0.01 207,963-90.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 143,559 0.11 113,18526.84
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 4,574-100.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 80-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 624-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,391 0.00 85462.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8,516 0.01 1851,500.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,553 0.00 587334.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 9 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 19,040 0.01 27,735-31.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,710 0.00 17,611-78.93
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 16,211 0.01 12,34131.36
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 178,411 0.13 80,294122.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,993 0.00 1732,208.09
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 13-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 7,000 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 100,708 0.08 68,39147.25
69 Ceramic products 12,681 0.01 9,39335.00
70 Glass and glassware 132,257 0.10 194,290-31.93
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 309,640 0.23 395,471-21.70
72 Iron and steel 2,187,825 1.63 4,699,066-53.44
73 Articles of iron or steel 336,188 0.25 909,529-63.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,432,410 1.82 4,017,765-39.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 91,380 0.07 71,16828.40
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,445,023 1.08 5,171,716-72.06
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 173,094 0.13 185,748-6.81
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 409 0.00 48,396-99.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,023 0.00 1,831174.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,607,370 4.94 2,199,766200.37
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 2,503,458 1.87 1,313,08790.65
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 0 0.00 354,483-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 444,428 0.33 897,018-50.45
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 112,388 0.08 1,5177,308.57
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,056,043 0.79 1,582,993-33.29
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,180 0.00 50,775-95.71
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 30,431 0.02 10,900179.18
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 582,850 0.44 801,038-27.24
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 97,320 0.07 79,04923.11
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,551 0.00 464880.82
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 11,380 0.01 1,980474.75
SS Classified 8,986,321 6.71 10 714 992-16.13

Russia’s Imports from Canada

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 40.92% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (51.34% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.25% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (21.85% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.52% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (9.41% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.88% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (7.43% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.60% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.59% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.04% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.23% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • 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 $46,438,826;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $14,313,266;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $10,928,834;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,942,476;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $1,691,327;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,321,974;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,020,147;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,018,755;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $937,999.

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $9,070,242;
  • 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 $1,944,355;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,847,293;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,148,607.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 5,273,885 2.01 3,582,55847.21
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,264,279 0.86 2,213,7192.28
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,396,845 0.53 1,406,533-0.69
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 56,005 0.02 46,79719.68
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,414 0.01 17,87619.79
10 Cereals 0 0.00 47,601-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 59,884 0.02 53,19112.58
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23,470 0.01 22,9072.46
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 602-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 108,798 0.04 199,389-45.43
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 148,599 0.06 292,169-49.14
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 69,762 0.03 183,648-62.01
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,211 0.00 1,930-37.25
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 310-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 347,822 0.13 293,39818.55
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 906,026 0.35 239,990277.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 761,407 0.29 876,235-13.10
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,890,383 4.15 9,871,62810.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 16,658 0.01 4,163300.14
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,617 0.01 50,543-39.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,689,393 1.02 2,471,5708.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 47,564,037 18.12 1,125,2114,127.12
29 Organic chemicals 403,037 0.15 359,20812.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 43,587,490 16.61 29,274,22448.89
31 Fertilizers 1,544 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 447,672 0.17 406,30810.18
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,118,294 1.95 4,801,9186.59
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 3,135,405 1.19 3,162,369-0.85
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 13,312 0.01 102,788-87.05
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 86,043 0.03 82,7174.02
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,449 0.00 699393.42
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,112,783 0.42 954,56716.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,865,173 0.71 2,121,022-12.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,288,067 0.87 2,542,245-10.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 113,503 0.04 173,481-34.57
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 500,054 0.19 699,473-28.51
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 202,876 0.08 270,928-25.12
45 Cork and articles of cork 393 0.00 464-15.30
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 75,131 0.03 142,410-47.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 100,060 0.04 218,217-54.15
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 18,699-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 662-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 78,115 0.03 84,416-7.46
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 88,542-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 6,453-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 257,231 0.10 415,467-38.09
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 443,905 0.17 452,212-1.84
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,582,446 0.98 1,644,44757.04
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 245,818 0.09 296,790-17.17
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 461,511 0.18 181,446154.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11,479 0.00 24,268-52.70
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 106,495 0.04 53,27699.89
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 365,715 0.14 276,48232.27
69 Ceramic products 10,838 0.00 189,281-94.27
70 Glass and glassware 341,449 0.13 101,552236.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 31,180 0.01 753,278-95.86
72 Iron and steel 125,067 0.05 1,273,674-90.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,489,944 3.24 7,167,97018.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 484,448 0.18 192,782151.29
75 Nickel and articles thereof 174,672 0.07 273,161-36.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,901,192 0.72 881,045115.79
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 86-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 427 0.00 1,030-58.54
80 Tin and articles thereof 9,933 0.00 1556,308.39
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 123,322 0.05 1,970,615-93.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,147,463 1.20 3,326,077-5.37
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 963,379 0.37 196,756389.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 67,701,024 25.80 56,772,19019.25
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 20,283,617 7.73 22,227,972-8.75
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 7,621 0.00 67,455-88.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,089,905 2.70 16,160,147-56.13
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,277 0.00 2,815-54.64
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,287,693 4.68 10,345,21718.78
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,545 0.01 33,654-47.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 74,274 0.03 17,353328.02
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 336,369 0.13 933,880-63.98
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 634,089 0.24 652,339-2.80
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 124,307 0.05 215,490-42.31
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 3,162-100.00
SS Classified 1,823,796 0.69 10 032 828-81.82
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia