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

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Estonia was $785,827,553, down 5.89% ($49,192,151) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $651,013,859, down 7.58% ($53,398,645) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $134,813,694, up 3.22% ($4,206,494) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $516,200,165, a 10.04% decrease ($57,605,139) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Estonia was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 39th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4369% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4469% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Estonia was Russia’s 37th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.5821% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5658% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Estonia was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1982% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2095% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

The major share of Russian exports to Estonia 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) - 46.99% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (54.54% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.21% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (27.52% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.14% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (7.28% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.81% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (6.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.97% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.77% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.40% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (0.97% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 $16,585,656;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $11,562,980;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,438,486;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $5,305,935;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,936,807.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 $78,163,658;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $10,315,403;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - a decrease of $7,100,884;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,213,448;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,983,784;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,231,022.
Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 8,593 0.00 2,256280.90
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,831,091 0.28 1,775,2773.14
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,108 0.00 14,504-85.47
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 266,993 0.04 212,91825.40
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,956,090 0.45 1,290,799129.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 419,403 0.06 336,86724.50
10 Cereals 10,653 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 63,337 0.01 5,7011,010.98
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,636 0.00 64,646-97.47
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 30 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 752 0.00 62819.75
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 595,172 0.09 148,873299.79
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 949 0.00 4,006-76.31
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 97,345 0.01 46,913107.50
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 684,470 0.11 1,033,622-33.78
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 373,016 0.06 293,09927.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 163,306 0.03 165,274-1.19
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 994,255 0.15 787,23826.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 641,661 0.10 623,9862.83
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,765 0.00 28,371-23.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,799 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 40,442 0.01 51,280-21.13
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 102,342-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 305,884,796 46.99 384,048,454-20.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 37,427,309 5.75 20,841,65379.58
29 Organic chemicals 5,803,424 0.89 16,118,827-64.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 200,823 0.03 109,77482.94
31 Fertilizers 158,193,025 24.30 146,754,5397.79
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 260,356 0.04 241,2397.92
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 737,604 0.11 994,952-25.87
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 182,289 0.03 170,0727.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 138,160 0.02 116,78018.31
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,697 0.00 32,438-94.77
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,304,275 0.35 4,535,297-49.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,185,688 0.49 2,604,67122.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,230,502 0.19 1,325,755-7.18
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 104,663 0.02 67,21855.71
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,403 0.00 4,71899.30
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 291-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 41,930,955 6.44 46,914,739-10.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 11,252 0.00 16,151-30.33
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 386,928 0.06 3,67310,434.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,597,377 0.55 3,878,868-7.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 551,463 0.08 443,89624.23
52 Cotton 48,951 0.01 21,871123.82
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 7,140 0.00 28,925-75.32
54 Man-made filaments 2,961 0.00 2,15937.15
55 Man-made staple fibers 673 0.00 6365.82
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 570,257 0.09 451,00626.44
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 3,774-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,370 0.00 243463.79
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 63,107 0.01 16,056293.04
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 114,375 0.02 77,56447.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 91,984 0.01 133,968-31.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 253,534 0.04 306,113-17.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 193,026 0.03 89,791114.97
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,786 0.00 19,65321.03
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 53 0.00 549-90.35
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5,673 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,305,319 0.35 2,785,895-17.25
69 Ceramic products 96,547 0.01 132,862-27.33
70 Glass and glassware 2,819,494 0.43 2,698,5554.48
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 660,028 0.10 459,84843.53
72 Iron and steel 18,406,391 2.83 14,469,58427.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,226,838 1.11 12,440,286-41.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,010 0.00 180,496-93.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,115,037 0.17 80,0041,293.73
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,359,661 0.36 2,394,466-1.45
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 288,461-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,514 0.00 7,103,398-99.96
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 14,756,758 2.27 9,450,82356.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 341,421 0.05 115,748194.97
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 93,420 0.01 87,9016.28
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 16,719,787 2.57 5,156,807224.23
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 3,491,089 0.54 3,685,478-5.27
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 2,556,953 0.39 788,815224.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,061,042 0.16 1,222,241-13.19
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 761,700 0.12 494,06554.17
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,281,992 0.20 1,085,54318.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,290 0.00 7,493-69.44
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 49,728 0.01 20024,764.00
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 1,580,624 0.24 1,521,3653.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 346,501 0.05 221,01156.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 115,390 0.02 108,3296.52
SS Classified 151,580 0.02 67 917123.18

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia 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) - 59.50% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (63.94% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.02% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (17.92% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.12% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (6.71% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.33% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (5.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.18% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.07% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.09% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Estonia 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 $5,140,479;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $3,097,508;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,571,966;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,460,999;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,232,712;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,093,868;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $963,304;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $746,631;
  • 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 $548,239;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $419,184;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $408,116.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $9,841,266;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $2,533,340.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 422,325 0.31 386,1669.36
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,570-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 214,925 0.16 235,813-8.86
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 82,643 0.06 83,324-0.82
10 Cereals 963,304 0.71 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 191,549 0.14 44,743328.11
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 123,452 0.09 125,241-1.43
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 75,077 0.06 64,09617.13
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 451,801 0.34 656,428-31.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15,930 0.01 14,7418.07
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 696,206 0.52 363,90991.31
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,699,539 1.26 605,671180.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,309 0.01 20,846-55.34
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,503,904 2.60 3,677,872-4.73
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,020,968 0.76 1,053,011-3.04
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 408,116 0.30 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 239,730 0.18 239,0080.30
26 Ores, slag and ash 123,933 0.09 74,55166.24
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 176,719 0.13 256,421-31.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,407,407 2.53 3,322,8092.55
29 Organic chemicals 260,257 0.19 216,35620.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,978,339 3.69 3,517,34041.54
31 Fertilizers 976 0.00 1,247-21.73
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,002,218 5.19 9,535,558-26.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 44,429 0.03 157,355-71.77
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 51,924 0.04 95,041-45.37
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 356,180 0.26 324,0929.90
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 136,730 0.10 120,31113.65
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 825,335 0.61 948,439-12.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,308,091 3.94 4,561,46016.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 571,825 0.42 607,013-5.80
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 213,890 0.16 65,081228.65
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 6,823 0.01 5,29328.91
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 632,777 0.47 788,473-19.75
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 419,450 0.31 266157,587.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 236,515 0.18 193,74322.08
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 333,867 0.25 444,414-24.87
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 10,395-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 5,456 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 29,696 0.02 6,108386.18
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 429,431 0.32 200,331114.36
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 15,803 0.01 2,056668.63
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 44,414-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 23,102 0.02 23,640-2.28
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 8,750 0.01 34,970-74.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 37,434 0.03 39,301-4.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 757,448 0.56 669,90413.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,338,452 0.99 1,311,9022.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 291,385 0.22 356,727-18.32
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,268 0.00 7,941-58.85
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 324-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 169,101 0.13 274,129-38.31
69 Ceramic products 597,608 0.44 684,283-12.67
70 Glass and glassware 110,461 0.08 82,93533.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 27,238 0.02 69,535-60.83
72 Iron and steel 226,002 0.17 122,68084.22
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,774,581 3.54 3,202,61549.08
74 Copper and articles thereof 659,030 0.49 621,3456.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 27,818-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 137,393 0.10 224,577-38.82
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,091,469 5.26 3,993,96177.55
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,562 0.01 10,20413.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 748,480 0.56 556,69734.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 20,741,045 15.38 15,600,56632.95
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 56,607,000 41.99 66,448,266-14.81
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 391,082 0.29 5,5526,943.98
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 535,488 0.40 758,449-29.40
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,935,898 1.44 703,186175.30
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 1,830,452 1.36 1,282,21342.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 46,175 0.03 370,244-87.53
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26,941 0.02 49,180-45.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 50-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia