Russian trade with Australia in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Australia
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Australia totaled $849,523,894, up 4.57% ($37,138,927) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Australia in 2019 were $134,893,803, down 4.36% ($6,152,344) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Australia in 2019 totaled $714,630,091, up 6.45% ($43,291,271) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in 2019 was $579,736,288, a 9.32% increase ($49,443,615) over 2018.
Australia was Russia’s 71st largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 72nd in 2018), accounting for 0.1274% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1181% in 2018).
Australia was Russia’s 95th largest export market in 2019 (up from 97th in 2018), accounting for 0.0319% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0313% in 2018).
Australia was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 48th in 2018), accounting for 0.2931% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2819% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Australia
The major share of Russian exports to Australia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.74% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (37.93% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 26.77% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (32.39% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 19.26% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (13.95% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.74% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (6.02% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.25% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (4.99% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.96% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (2.62% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in 2019 over 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 $6,301,443;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,874,486;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,427,954;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,125,048;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,029,103.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in 2019 over 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) - a decrease of $11,397,496;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $8,375,793;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,204,745;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $952,432;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $471,254.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 7,113 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 4,551 | 0.00 | 33,575 | -86.45 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 221 | 0.00 | 67 | 229.85 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 347 | 0.00 | 3,229 | -89.25 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 318,321 | 0.24 | 408,274 | -22.03 |
10 | Cereals | 260,405 | 0.19 | 226 | 115,123.45 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 49,856 | 0.04 | 50,418 | -1.11 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 67,267 | 0.05 | 26,891 | 150.15 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 3,126 | 0.00 | 33,735 | -90.73 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,034,341 | 0.77 | 5,238 | 19,646.87 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 312,371 | 0.23 | 196,317 | 59.12 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 99,492 | 0.07 | 147,467 | -32.53 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 65,325 | 0.05 | 38,218 | 70.93 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 20,197 | 0.01 | 30,909 | -34.66 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 387,317 | 0.29 | 433,073 | -10.57 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 304,622 | 0.23 | 164,897 | 84.73 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,403,109 | 1.78 | 2,128,549 | 12.90 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,861 | 0.00 | 1,154 | 234.58 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 1,147 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 25,981,677 | 19.26 | 19,680,234 | 32.02 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,067,569 | 6.72 | 20,465,065 | -55.69 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,751,017 | 1.30 | 1,707,125 | 2.57 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 200,428 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 34,807,362 | 25.80 | 29,932,876 | 16.28 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 180,492 | 0.13 | 651,746 | -72.31 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 89,431 | 0.07 | 38,044 | 135.07 |
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 | 1,335 | 0.00 | 56,188 | -97.62 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,547 | 0.00 | 15,924 | -90.29 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 3,353 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 57,907 | 0.04 | 9,733 | 494.96 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 378,369 | 0.28 | 260,085 | 45.48 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 320,205 | 0.24 | 352,144 | -9.07 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 5,356 | 0.00 | 7,379 | -27.42 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 35,962,715 | 26.66 | 44,338,508 | -18.89 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 80,307 | 0.06 | 1,285,052 | -93.75 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 67,457 | 0.05 | 54,457 | 23.87 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 2,348 | -100.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 110,572 | 0.08 | 79,382 | 39.29 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 168,309 | 0.12 | 285 | 58,955.79 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 776 | 0.00 | 484 | 60.33 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 35,475 | 0.03 | 87,977 | -59.68 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 219 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 14,364 | 0.01 | 30,858 | -53.45 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14,384 | 0.01 | 8,698 | 65.37 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 346,857 | 0.26 | 375,650 | -7.66 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 169,950 | 0.13 | 170,425 | -0.28 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,718 | 0.00 | 2,097 | -18.07 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 38,010 | 0.03 | 51,410 | -26.06 |
69 | Ceramic products | 40 | 0.00 | 26,655 | -99.85 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 716,186 | 0.53 | 965,566 | -25.83 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 39,642 | 0.03 | 53,761 | -26.26 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,131,310 | 0.84 | 1,229,928 | -8.02 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 189,689 | 0.14 | 198,184 | -4.29 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 20,090 | 0.01 | 13,889 | 44.65 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,182,708 | 2.36 | 4,135,140 | -23.03 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 108 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,126 | 0.00 | 2,796 | -59.73 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,536,103 | 1.88 | 1,411,055 | 79.73 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 27,460 | 0.02 | 42,545 | -35.46 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,882,459 | 3.62 | 2,454,505 | 98.92 |
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 | 2,098,259 | 1.56 | 2,492,154 | -15.81 |
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 | 8,548 | 0.01 | 2,761 | 209.60 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,207,765 | 1.64 | 2,529,338 | -12.71 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,242,996 | 0.92 | 1,007,520 | 23.37 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 16,224 | 0.01 | 214 | 7,481.31 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 104,424 | 0.08 | 50,580 | 106.45 |
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 | 798,188 | 0.59 | 920,044 | -13.24 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 313,374 | 0.23 | 130,448 | 140.23 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,907 | 0.00 | 2,800 | -31.89 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 16,800 | 0.01 | 6,337 | 165.11 |
SS | Classified | 161,708 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Australia
The major share of Russian imports from Australia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 75.28% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (69.90% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.84% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (12.54% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.89% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (13.26% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.35% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (1.76% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in 2019 over 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 $64,040,365;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,055,911;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $2,706,513;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,264,502.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $18,384,965;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $12,647,621;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,820,827.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 48,534,585 | 6.79 | 66,919,550 | -27.47 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 5,946,319 | 0.83 | 7,191,915 | -17.32 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 638 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 12,889 | 0.00 | 17,755 | -27.41 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 38,532 | 0.01 | 17,737 | 117.24 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,803 | 0.00 | 5,942 | 14.49 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 14,043 | 0.00 | 24,276 | -42.15 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 195 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 192,780 | 0.03 | 551,938 | -65.07 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,293 | 0.00 | 1,584 | 107.89 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,687,166 | 0.38 | 1,537,895 | 74.73 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 62,520 | 0.01 | 48,982 | 27.64 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 35,660 | 0.00 | 34,540 | 3.24 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,668 | 0.00 | 14,394 | -88.41 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 6,204 | 0.00 | 37,662 | -83.53 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,144 | 0.00 | 64,921 | -90.54 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 39,390 | 0.01 | 158,132 | -75.09 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 172,553 | 0.02 | 288,173 | -40.12 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,579,914 | 1.62 | 10,240,423 | 13.08 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,360,885 | 0.19 | 1,880,609 | -27.64 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4,151,014 | 0.58 | 4,456,025 | -6.84 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 451,892 | 0.06 | 51,480 | 777.80 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 21,379 | 0.00 | 17,711 | 20.71 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 502,583,773 | 70.33 | 438,543,408 | 14.60 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 442,922 | 0.06 | 3,263,749 | -86.43 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,492,942 | 0.91 | 4,885,190 | 32.91 |
31 | Fertilizers | 37,348 | 0.01 | 1,442 | 2,490.01 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,700,175 | 0.24 | 1,367,095 | 24.36 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,016,788 | 0.70 | 2,752,286 | 82.28 |
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 | 1,234,817 | 0.17 | 875,927 | 40.97 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 9,375,527 | 1.31 | 6,669,014 | 40.58 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 7,449,094 | 1.04 | 6,101,416 | 22.09 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,184,313 | 0.31 | 3,482,019 | -37.27 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,438,033 | 0.20 | 1,341,784 | 7.17 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 6,072,058 | 0.85 | 5,119,752 | 18.60 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 38,608 | 0.01 | 16,830 | 129.40 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,668 | 0.00 | 38,432 | -82.65 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 81,397 | 0.01 | 51,668 | 57.54 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 102,174 | 0.01 | 222,046 | -53.99 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 94,388 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 462 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 6 | 0.00 | 12 | -50.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 4,466,760 | 0.63 | 4,727,223 | -5.51 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,355 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 66,407 | 0.01 | 61,595 | 7.81 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 12,948 | 0.00 | 16,476 | -21.41 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 77,478 | 0.01 | 95,268 | -18.67 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,729 | 0.00 | 18,276 | -35.82 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 34,676 | 0.00 | 14,274 | 142.93 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,941 | 0.00 | 262 | 1,022.52 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 1,008 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 53,169 | 0.01 | 52,608 | 1.07 |
69 | Ceramic products | 431,348 | 0.06 | 177,225 | 143.39 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,597,631 | 0.22 | 942,185 | 69.57 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 114,961 | 0.02 | 81,520 | 41.02 |
72 | Iron and steel | 2,358 | 0.00 | 49,661 | -95.25 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,776,225 | 1.09 | 9,820,757 | -20.82 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 410,969 | 0.06 | 205,871 | 99.62 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 251,068 | 0.04 | 148,804 | 68.72 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 74,990 | 0.01 | 50,575 | 48.27 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 193,731 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 4,557 | 0.00 | 9,509 | -52.08 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,020,569 | 0.14 | 974,792 | 4.70 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 80,511 | 0.01 | 332,277 | -75.77 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,526,508 | 5.39 | 51,174,129 | -24.71 |
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 | 8,984,333 | 1.26 | 8,362,763 | 7.43 |
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 | 122,410 | -97.55 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,965,579 | 1.25 | 4,909,668 | 82.61 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 20,967,931 | 2.93 | 19,592,606 | 7.02 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 13,271 | 0.00 | 9,256 | 43.38 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 187,934 | 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 | 460,814 | 0.06 | 538,936 | -14.50 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 274,613 | 0.04 | 293,385 | -6.40 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 51,250 | 0.01 | 60,668 | -15.52 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 6,731 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 24,825 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |