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Russian trade with Greece in 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 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Greece was $4,141,466,769, down 4.55% ($197,609,540) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Greece in 2019 were $3,883,831,163, down 4.40% ($178,857,947) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Greece in 2019 were $257,635,606, down 6.78% ($18,751,593) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in 2019 was $3,626,195,557, a 4.23% decrease ($160,106,354) over 2018.

Greece was Russia’s 33rd largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 36th in 2018), accounting for 0.6213% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6306% in 2018).

Greece was Russia’s 24th largest export market in 2019 (up from 27th in 2018), accounting for 0.9186% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.9029% in 2018).

Greece was Russia’s 69th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 67th in 2018), accounting for 0.1057% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1161% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 91.18% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (89.04% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.90% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (6.87% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.99% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (0.89% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $19,411,533.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece 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) - a decrease of $75,391,020;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - a decrease of $41,572,947;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $34,129,886;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $29,510,596;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $22,415,112;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $11,667,073.
Russia’s exports to Greece in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,919 0.00 0
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 11,121 0.00 6,94460.15
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 2,225-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 11,198 0.00 6,50972.04
10 Cereals 42,368,762 1.09 71,879,358-41.06
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 133,811 0.00 148,404-9.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,705,025 0.10 55,2806,602.29
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,913,442 0.10 1,003,654289.92
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 410 0.00 3,542-88.42
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 413,888 0.01 1,136,507-63.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 78,785 0.00 82,188-4.14
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 30,915 0.00 42,013-26.42
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 39,513 0.00 62,414-36.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,825 0.00 16,874-24.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 640,379 0.02 701,876-8.76
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,387,944 0.11 5,654,473-22.40
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,303 0.00 47,961-95.20
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 437,006 0.01 1,169,275-62.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,540,914,848 91.17 3,616,305,868-2.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,865,364 0.20 7,262,4338.30
29 Organic chemicals 7,160,633 0.18 3,792,63288.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 671,860 0.02 60,6281,008.17
31 Fertilizers 14,568,936 0.38 18,669,892-21.97
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 68,598 0.00 69,136-0.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,687 0.00 47,170-66.74
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 41,601 0.00 7595,381.03
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,780 0.00 5,759-69.09
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 7,588,082 0.20 22,87133,077.74
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 249,732 0.01 305,603-18.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 739,309 0.02 812,360-8.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,272,463 0.14 5,134,2652.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 19,160 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 280 0.00 2,844-90.15
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,120,740 0.03 1,923,086-41.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,505,273 0.35 14,733,332-8.34
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 69 0.00 268-74.25
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 918,611 0.02 24,5503,641.80
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,533,435 0.22 10,740,432-20.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 199,761 0.01 141,63341.04
52 Cotton 3,563 0.00 14,967-76.19
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 551-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 1,594,804 0.04 2,574,435-38.05
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,143 0.00 1641,816.46
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 491 0.00 28572.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 6,054 0.00 13,707-55.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 182 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 15,682 0.00 23,494-33.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,380 0.00 16,24013.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 40,151 0.00 61,002-34.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,985 0.00 6211,346.86
65 Headgear and parts thereof 206 0.00 569-63.80
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 237 0.00 1,391-82.96
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 659,746 0.02 481,93136.90
69 Ceramic products 16,019 0.00 101,814-84.27
70 Glass and glassware 3,842,508 0.10 2,959,39529.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,256 0.00 24,131-32.63
72 Iron and steel 28,798,318 0.74 35,992,345-19.99
73 Articles of iron or steel 917,639 0.02 1,632,248-43.78
74 Copper and articles thereof 13,660,369 0.35 47,790,255-71.42
75 Nickel and articles thereof 11 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 143,926,231 3.71 124,514,69815.59
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,613,429 0.07 25,028,541-89.56
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 41,572,947-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 17 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 92,222 0.00 30530,136.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 162,547 0.00 2,494,355-93.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,547,002 0.14 2,050,438170.53
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 5,999,737 0.15 648,265825.51
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 8,552 0.00 150,923-94.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 634,055 0.02 12,9664,790.14
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 325,000 0.01 11,992,073-97.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 522,182 0.01 174,179199.80
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,263 0.00 6,130-14.14
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 153,378 0.00 82,26186.45
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 20,824 0.00 81,737-74.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 67,263 0.00 48,62038.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,011 0.00 0
SS Classified 8,468,988 0.22 44 74318,828.07

Russia’s Imports from Greece

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.08% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (28.11% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.11% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (23.17% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.83% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (15.39% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.61% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (14.61% in 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.29% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (4.43% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.81% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.27% in 2018).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,852,889;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,454,937;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,860,324;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,735,226;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,269,525;
  • 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 $1,176,503;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,123,703.

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $11,339,695;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $5,055,964;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $3,816,920;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $3,255,504;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,088,569;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,868,712;
  • 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 $2,683,195;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $2,290,084;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,391,392;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $860,205;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $835,236.
Russia’s imports from Greece in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 698-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,000 0.00 2,99067.22
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 105 0.00 3,255,609-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 118,670 0.05 359,956-67.03
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 36,510 0.01 7404,833.78
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,809 0.00 16,752-53.38
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 11,945 0.00 10,79510.65
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,028,904 2.73 8,420,296-16.52
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 26,535 0.01 57,952-54.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 230,497 0.09 250,371-7.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 699,149 0.27 825,554-15.31
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,481,688 0.58 2,100,736-29.47
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16,210,512 6.29 21,266,476-23.77
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 543,987 0.21 411,95732.05
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,781,107 2.24 6,381,565-9.41
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,331,386 3.62 20,671,081-54.86
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,610,218 1.79 3,486,51532.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,732 0.02 17,354198.10
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 323,554 0.13 479,437-32.51
29 Organic chemicals 50,168 0.02 29,23471.61
30 Pharmaceutical products 28,081,730 10.90 20,228,84138.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 8,752,177 3.40 9,077,832-3.59
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,784,118 2.63 7,619,354-10.96
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 1,879,037 0.73 1,557,82120.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 31,391 0.01 13,909125.69
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 15,629,885 6.07 12,174,94828.38
39 Plastics and articles thereof 23,475,160 9.11 26,343,872-10.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 208,496 0.08 175,45418.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 157,682 0.06 8,2411,813.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 10,735 0.00 16,204-33.75
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 25,564,143 9.92 25,030,5632.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 44,743 0.02 73,607-39.21
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,680 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 17,366 0.01 15,17614.43
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,093,380 0.42 1,658,036-34.06
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 753,230 0.29 766,812-1.77
50 Silk 828 0.00 5,348-84.52
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 226,584 0.09 56340,145.83
52 Cotton 336,867 0.13 58,406476.77
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 7,621 0.00 2862,564.69
54 Man-made filaments 323,285 0.13 823,498-60.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 94,680 0.04 67,35840.56
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 546,746 0.21 2,836,830-80.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,185,310 0.46 652,55281.64
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 780,577 0.30 926,480-15.75
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 48,322 0.02 47,2042.37
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,371,815 0.53 993,22338.12
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,902,596 0.74 2,468,223-22.92
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,276,282 0.50 1,485,688-14.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,448,626 0.56 179,101708.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,494,386 0.58 1,677,862-10.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,258 0.00 7,609-30.90
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,011 0.00 3,841-73.68
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,620 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,481,204 2.52 4,745,97836.56
69 Ceramic products 12,538 0.00 43,694-71.30
70 Glass and glassware 27,951 0.01 24,90812.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 70,836 0.03 281,778-74.86
72 Iron and steel 712,697 0.28 454,03256.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,766,031 0.69 1,525,51915.77
74 Copper and articles thereof 18,958,619 7.36 19,818,824-4.34
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,350,464 3.63 12,439,033-24.83
78 Lead and articles thereof 15,235 0.01 19,286-21.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 16,589 0.01 3,524370.74
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 82-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,946,303 3.47 7,085,97926.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,008,679 0.39 1,175,951-14.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,759,073 6.12 15,113,7334.27
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 16,437,233 6.38 19,120,428-14.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 729,007 0.28 683,6476.64
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,145,177 0.44 4,962,097-76.92
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 981,509 0.38 487,192101.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,525 0.00 873,951.72
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 2,952,203 1.15 1,775,70066.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,096,786 0.43 1,128,786-2.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 910,206 0.35 361,686151.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 159,458 0.06 91,32874.60
SS Classified 2,898 0.00 2 61810.70
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia