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

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $1,193,584,204, up 1.11% ($13,084,758) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $1,116,273,101, up 0.73% ($8,060,612) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $77,311,103, up 6.95% ($5,024,146) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $1,038,961,998, a 0.29% increase ($3,036,466) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Greece was Russia’s 32nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6636% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6318% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Greece was Russia’s 23rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.9981% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.8902% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Greece was Russia’s 66th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1136% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1159% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece 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) - 91.65% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (88.21% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (7.20% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.05% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (0.95% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.89% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (2.27% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece 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) - an increase of $46,046,048;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $7,568,929;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $3,648,420.

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $15,774,411;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $15,496,677;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $9,560,900;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $7,296,670;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $6,586,019;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $3,758,046.
Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 21,250 0.00 21,2500.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,081 0.00 5,120-78.89
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,717-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,007 0.00 4,29663.11
10 Cereals 10,526,529 0.94 20,087,429-47.60
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 66,943 0.01 52,85326.66
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,666,377 0.33 17,95720,317.54
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 2,234,389 0.20 584,013282.59
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 407 0.00 1,848-77.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 22,214 0.00 357,033-93.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,897 0.00 78,514-47.91
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 18,078 0.00 21,685-16.63
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,859 0.00 31,330-52.57
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,422 0.00 5,340-54.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 139,769 0.01 210,663-33.65
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,387,944 0.39 3,603,43821.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,998 0.00 43,311-95.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 102,821 0.01 670,712-84.67
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,022,979,280 91.64 976,933,2324.71
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,043,241 0.45 3,787,51133.15
29 Organic chemicals 3,003,175 0.27 515,888,478.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 399,399 0.04 14,6532,625.71
31 Fertilizers 5,015,275 0.45 4,757,3105.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 22,238 0.00 19,51113.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 44,090-100.00
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 7,356 0.00 3362,089.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 945 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 7,568,929 0.68 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 94,596 0.01 76,26124.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 87,837 0.01 386,609-77.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,640,499 0.15 1,405,14316.75
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 12,226 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 37 0.00 336-88.99
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 36,330 0.00 61,855-41.27
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,595,940 0.32 3,588,6100.20
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 268-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 24,550-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,994,523 0.18 2,546,293-21.67
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 102,443 0.01 51,59298.56
52 Cotton 2,296 0.00 376,105.41
54 Man-made filaments 394,019 0.04 655,400-39.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 15 0.00 164-90.85
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 491 0.00 139253.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,750 0.00 958187.06
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 91 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,507 0.00 17,882-91.57
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,138 0.00 5,154-19.71
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,107 0.00 4,61332.39
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,861 0.00 1582,343.67
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,391-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 116-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 222,654 0.02 161,25638.07
69 Ceramic products 116 0.00 13,129-99.12
70 Glass and glassware 341,690 0.03 604,743-43.50
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 15,046 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 7,152,586 0.64 22,649,263-68.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 251,483 0.02 488,367-48.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 26,490 0.00 15,800,901-99.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 11 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 29,184,186 2.61 36,480,856-20.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,758,046-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 8 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 52,346 0.00 21624,134.26
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 433 0.00 655,582-99.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,279,628 0.11 448,928185.04
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 897,243 0.08 156,121474.71
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 0.00 118,504-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 328 0.00 2,013-83.71
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 6,586,019-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 97,207 0.01 34,648180.56
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,411 0.00 600135.17
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 48,985 0.00 20,932134.02
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,799 0.00 19,792-80.81
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 31,706 0.00 29,8416.25
SS Classified 3,391,191 0.30 0

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece 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) - 37.96% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (28.44% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.92% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (25.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.01% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (15.77% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.32% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (12.20% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.57% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (3.13% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.70% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.01% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $8,066,234;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,850,507;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $1,170,437;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,044,027;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $983,007;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $827,013;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $553,378;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $396,670;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $275,662.

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,985,112;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,994,811;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,533,055;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,488,594;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $576,820;
  • 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) - a decrease of $490,332;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $259,755.
Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 664-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 105 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 11,858 0.02 35,971-67.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,498 0.00 4,844-27.79
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 381 0.00 9,608-96.03
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,396,378 3.10 2,329,1332.89
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 9,043 0.01 38,800-76.69
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 64,507 0.08 58,24710.75
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 223,038 0.29 123,29980.89
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 376,683 0.49 381,010-1.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,521,119 7.14 7,009,713-21.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 154,953 0.20 117,38832.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,281,194 2.95 2,391,346-4.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,036,725 2.63 6,021,837-66.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,285,053 1.66 731,67575.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 27,582 0.04 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,127 0.01 5,508-25.07
29 Organic chemicals 22,408 0.03 9,872126.99
30 Pharmaceutical products 14,021,100 18.14 5,954,866135.46
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,054,832 2.66 1,658,16223.92
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,475,516 3.20 2,443,4521.31
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 544,888 0.70 624,580-12.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 21,406 0.03 2957,156.27
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,260,788 5.51 2,410,28176.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,889,098 7.62 7,422,153-20.66
40 Rubber and articles thereof 50,568 0.07 28,55277.11
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 136,698 0.18 8,2281,561.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,508 0.01 5,312-15.14
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,718,370 9.98 6,547,93317.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,606 0.02 34,736-60.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,319 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 12,055 0.02 6,98672.56
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 333,778 0.43 451,487-26.07
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 199,026 0.26 215,419-7.61
50 Silk 0 0.00 1,715-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 109,654 0.14 51521,192.04
52 Cotton 210,838 0.27 9,3542,153.99
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 173 0.00 15511.61
54 Man-made filaments 132,663 0.17 108,25222.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 46,223 0.06 15,026207.62
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 158,757 0.21 351,184-54.79
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 339,970 0.44 64,308428.66
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 303,320 0.39 351,927-13.81
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,890 0.01 14,510-31.84
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 25,604 0.03 49,409-48.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 407,136 0.53 469,827-13.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 307,771 0.40 305,7380.66
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 925,761 1.20 98,748837.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 553,278 0.72 419,28931.96
65 Headgear and parts thereof 489 0.00 2,671-81.69
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,011 0.00 51695.93
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 729 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 926,448 1.20 1,186,203-21.90
69 Ceramic products 528 0.00 27,826-98.10
70 Glass and glassware 9,948 0.01 19,727-49.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 33,312 0.04 85,997-61.26
72 Iron and steel 183,182 0.24 80,342128.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 492,152 0.64 304,45061.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,890,739 6.33 5,467,559-10.55
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,667,175 2.16 3,661,986-54.47
78 Lead and articles thereof 6,901 0.01 7,348-6.08
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10,084 0.01 3,524186.15
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,535,055 3.28 1,552,04863.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 274,618 0.36 319,174-13.96
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,945,558 6.40 3,901,53126.76
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 4,222,420 5.46 4,299,391-1.79
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 137,671 0.18 179,242-23.19
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 72,141-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 216,638 0.28 370,054-41.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 77 0.00 81-4.94
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,542 0.00 499209.02
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 486,784 0.63 977,116-50.18
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 218,216 0.28 177,64322.84
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 362,101 0.47 156,489131.39
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 479 0.00 91,328-99.48
SS Classified 0 0.00 757-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia