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

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Japan was $20,313,340,792, down 4.51% ($959,295,086) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Japan in 2019 were $11,353,033,488, down 8.84% ($1,100,385,095) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Japan in 2019 totaled $8,960,307,304, up 1.60% ($141,090,009) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in 2019 was $2,392,726,184, a 34.16% decrease ($1,241,475,104) over 2018.

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 10th in 2018), accounting for 3.0475% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.0914% in 2018).

Japan was Russia’s 12th largest export market in 2019 (down from 11th in 2018), accounting for 2.6853% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.7676% in 2018).

Japan was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 7th in 2018), accounting for 3.6756% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.7032% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.77% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (76.98% in 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 7.80% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (5.56% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.82% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (7.67% in 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.43% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (3.86% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.90% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (3.09% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.13% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (0.85% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.38% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.15% in 2018).

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $192,736,368;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $41,562,376.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan 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 $980,994,931;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $160,196,189;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $113,889,098;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $64,825,811.
Russia’s exports to Japan in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
01 Live animals 9,580 0.00 5001,816.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 315,102 0.00 330,150-4.56
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 287,697,208 2.53 352,523,019-18.39
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 30,042 0.00 20,23648.46
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,156,164 0.01 1,610,470-28.21
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 11,682 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,665,712 0.01 1,353,70223.05
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 16,470 0.00 3,912321.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 33,025 0.00 26,26925.72
10 Cereals 35,720,417 0.31 24,753,86744.30
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 33,431 0.00 140,625-76.23
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 805,097 0.01 1,028,512-21.72
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,250 0.00 3,013-58.51
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 401,558 0.00 25,6981,462.60
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 229,911 0.00 1,303,077-82.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 13,791 0.00 17,182-19.74
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 107,837 0.00 243,777-55.76
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 18,334 0.00 20,315-9.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,065 0.00 22,402-72.93
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 334,460 0.00 375,542-10.94
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 323,998 0.00 250,75029.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 169,813 0.00 592,294-71.33
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 393,591 0.00 142,590176.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,568,024 0.07 9,183,824-17.59
26 Ores, slag and ash 104,929,473 0.92 106,049,430-1.06
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,489,993,942 74.78 9,470,988,873-10.36
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,622,724 0.13 16,812,910-13.03
29 Organic chemicals 75,109,289 0.66 49,175,03652.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 52,105 0.00 47,19410.41
31 Fertilizers 8,994,938 0.08 10,893,637-17.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,732 0.00 17,572-84.45
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,299,669 0.01 961,58735.16
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 33,551 0.00 33,0081.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,848 0.00 3,46497.69
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 484-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 198,439-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,073,376 0.03 1,680,03782.94
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,112,671 0.01 466,944138.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 24,326,461 0.21 25,171,181-3.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 35,435 0.00 60,106-41.05
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,438 0.00 11,274-51.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 466,379,232 4.11 424,816,8569.78
45 Cork and articles of cork 242 0.00 256-5.47
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 35,775,998 0.32 55,694,614-35.76
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 336,438 0.00 323,8773.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 292,882 0.00 387,632-24.44
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 3 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 90,095 0.00 50,81977.29
55 Man-made staple fibers 422,001 0.00 848,046-50.24
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,551 0.00 3,107-50.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 675 0.00 55222.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8,823 0.00 5,37864.06
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,103 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 382,772 0.00 235,19762.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,775,680 0.02 655,603170.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 300,822 0.00 148,515102.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,337,679 0.01 930,91143.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,111 0.00 21,189-57.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 54 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 36,150 0.00 16,322121.48
69 Ceramic products 42,456 0.00 32,30931.41
70 Glass and glassware 862,759 0.01 955,692-9.72
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 885,203,521 7.80 692,467,15327.83
72 Iron and steel 244,189,061 2.15 259,984,653-6.08
73 Articles of iron or steel 884,336 0.01 6,090,020-85.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 162,689 0.00 53230,480.64
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,179,425 0.01 312,399277.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 510,906,916 4.50 671,103,105-23.87
79 Zinc and articles thereof 340 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 16,614,825 0.15 17,030,535-2.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 31,396 0.00 5,518468.97
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 18,621 0.00 56,051-66.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 19,297,848 0.17 7,315,009163.81
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 3,439,241 0.03 2,823,72821.80
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 8,516 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,577,013 0.02 2,207,20616.75
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,895,273 0.13 128,784,371-88.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,914,951 0.03 2,134,24836.58
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 35,230 0.00 40,569-13.16
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 167,365 0.00 70,615137.01
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 1,153,602 0.01 639,37380.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 476,199 0.00 291,66763.27
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,063 0.00 12,679-28.52
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 10,081 0.00 1845,378.80
SS Classified 80,140,236 0.71 100 379 191-20.16

Russia’s Imports from Japan

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.84% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (80.15% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.39% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (11.21% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.30% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (3.51% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (0.84% in 2018).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $101,441,975;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $60,734,259;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $57,600,689;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $50,077,080;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $48,814,823;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $36,536,249;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $33,657,791.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2019 over 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 $161,049,120;
  • 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 $51,314,258;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $32,785,500.
Russia’s imports from Japan in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 6,644-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 516,435 0.01 492,1394.94
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 12,001,137 0.13 23,156,051-48.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 16,980 0.00 1,0401,532.69
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 33,200 0.00 398,864-91.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 109,027 0.00 130,800-16.65
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 16,220 0.00 53,574-69.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,414,548 0.03 1,385,95274.22
10 Cereals 502,711 0.01 446,40312.61
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 116,083 0.00 71,17263.10
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 187,133 0.00 160,24416.78
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 601,744 0.01 906,768-33.64
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 116,858 0.00 104,12712.23
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 142,083 0.00 113,75024.91
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 65,934 0.00 44,54348.02
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,090,758 0.01 1,128,081-3.31
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 855,366 0.01 820,5914.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 877,811 0.01 941,682-6.78
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 567,210 0.01 256,754120.92
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,169,057 0.09 7,320,83611.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,107,697 0.09 5,310,43952.67
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 295,058 0.00 146,741101.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 394,645 0.00 12,0593,172.62
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 224,984 0.00 212,7155.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 317,537 0.00 388,823-18.33
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 123,446,480 1.38 73,369,40068.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,821,223 0.11 8,560,47714.73
29 Organic chemicals 97,486,886 1.09 36,752,627165.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 126,050,977 1.41 89,514,72840.82
31 Fertilizers 175,387 0.00 18,812832.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,295,330 0.24 21,002,7861.39
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 44,207,675 0.49 56,460,822-21.70
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 35,719,908 0.40 30,152,04818.47
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,055,267 0.02 2,268,034-9.38
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 208 0.00 219,339-99.91
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 69,412,280 0.77 65,075,4246.66
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 46,956,416 0.52 44,012,2736.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 151,597,882 1.69 162,453,877-6.68
40 Rubber and articles thereof 505,383,670 5.64 471,725,8797.14
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 14-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 509,694 0.01 1,208,059-57.81
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 8,767 0.00 20,607-57.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 359,480 0.00 2,652,453-86.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 18,021 0.00 10,40773.16
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 320 0.00 3,003-89.34
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,589,793 0.07 6,951,375-5.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,638,750 0.02 1,285,17127.51
50 Silk 18,186 0.00 33,068-45.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 15,548 0.00 20,998-25.95
52 Cotton 114,786 0.00 323,898-64.56
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 658 0.00 11,336-94.20
54 Man-made filaments 13,924,924 0.16 13,516,3513.02
55 Man-made staple fibers 32,830,263 0.37 38,569,345-14.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8,706,381 0.10 11,655,812-25.30
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,365,474 0.02 1,260,4498.33
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 36,561 0.00 75,966-51.87
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,559,471 0.03 2,708,505-5.50
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,001,047 0.01 687,80545.54
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,635,904 0.02 1,343,14121.80
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,763,597 0.03 2,674,3193.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,455,775 0.03 2,683,664-8.49
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 143,069 0.00 147,112-2.75
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,506,255 0.02 1,734,404-13.15
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 8,486 0.00 185,660-95.43
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,838 0.00 3,977-53.78
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 27,047,721 0.30 13,919,11994.32
69 Ceramic products 5,402,174 0.06 5,407,872-0.11
70 Glass and glassware 30,808,837 0.34 31,616,040-2.55
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,827,334 0.07 3,727,06456.35
72 Iron and steel 10,899,492 0.12 43,684,992-75.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 167,261,052 1.87 163,787,7622.12
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,371,280 0.03 2,113,95712.17
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,327,081 0.01 2,389,723-44.47
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,022,206 0.10 6,150,47846.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,939 0.00 2,977-34.87
79 Zinc and articles thereof 30,151 0.00 27,7958.48
80 Tin and articles thereof 28,498 0.00 212,222-86.57
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,156,176 0.01 1,460,161-20.82
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 57,592,389 0.64 45,684,21126.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 45,748,871 0.51 43,632,0694.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,857,642,806 20.73 1,756,200,8315.78
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 658,604,479 7.35 709,918,737-7.23
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 420,504 0.00 34,7261,110.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,996,451,558 44.60 4,157,500,678-3.87
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 95,941,893 1.07 38,341,204150.23
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 455,379,714 5.08 406,564,89112.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,234,305 0.04 3,362,399-3.81
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,386,468 0.07 3,879,21964.63
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 41,486,123 0.46 43,994,342-5.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 11,171,507 0.12 6,943,40760.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 119,041,373 1.33 132,746,489-10.32
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 125,158 0.00 210,652-40.59
SS Classified 333,362 0.00 339 061-1.68
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia