Russian trade in goods with Luxembourg in Q1 2020
May 24, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Luxembourg in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Luxembourg
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Luxembourg totaled $63,041,950, up 13.77% ($7,632,068) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $14,683,633, up 39.23% ($4,137,156) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $48,358,317, up 7.79% ($3,494,912) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $33,674,684, a 1.87% decrease ($642,244) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Luxembourg was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 94th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0444% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0352% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 106th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 116th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0165% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0101% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 74th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0910% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0846% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Luxembourg
The major share of Russian exports to Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.95% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (65.54% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.99% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (18.14% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (9.98% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.27% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (3.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.92% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (2.89% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $3,870,492;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,156,506;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $222,637.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $676,297;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $169,530;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $158,999;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $117,309.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 222,637 | 1.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 10,782,438 | 73.43 | 6,911,946 | 56.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 791 | 0.01 | 101 | 683.17 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4,468 | 0.03 | 28,445 | -84.29 |
| 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 | 3,100 | 0.02 | 11,280 | -72.52 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 27,334 | 0.19 | 703,631 | -96.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,963 | 0.03 | 163,962 | -96.97 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 154,385 | 1.05 | 145,063 | 6.43 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 6,500 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 135,442 | 0.92 | 304,972 | -55.59 |
| 50 | Silk | 0 | 0.00 | 3,216 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 390 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,273 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 2,839 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 67,984 | 0.46 | 33,810 | 101.08 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,067,081 | 20.89 | 1,910,575 | 60.53 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,238 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 14,781 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 186,717 | 1.27 | 304,026 | -38.59 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,060 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 363 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 2,605 | 0.02 | 1,060 | 145.75 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,209 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,386 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Luxembourg
The major share of Russian imports from Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.94% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (31.34% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.85% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (43.69% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.05% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (9.66% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 12.68% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (12.57% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.63% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (1.79% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,074,998;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,074,320;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,410,510;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $833,967;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $800,491;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $524,329;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $473,672;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $362,748;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $242,244.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,284,109;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $696,768;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $492,345.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 82,275 | 0.17 | 80,827 | 1.79 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,060 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 21,717 | 0.04 | 10,460 | 107.62 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 22,278 | 0.05 | 8,882 | 150.82 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,765 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 2,692 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,788,885 | 3.70 | 2,485,653 | -28.03 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 469,692 | 0.97 | 611,191 | -23.15 |
| 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 | 75,439 | 0.16 | 131,343 | -42.56 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 859 | 0.00 | 5,192 | -83.46 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 364,359 | 0.75 | 122,115 | 198.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,299,523 | 15.09 | 5,889,013 | 23.95 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6,888,101 | 14.24 | 4,813,781 | 43.09 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 278 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 2,104 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,905,599 | 12.21 | 5,542,851 | 6.54 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 226,154 | 0.47 | 95,727 | 136.25 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 5,283 | 0.01 | 12,123 | -56.42 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,252,902 | 2.59 | 779,230 | 60.79 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 15,574 | 0.03 | 10,765 | 44.67 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 112 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 20 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 16,135 | 0.03 | 9,936 | 62.39 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 862,795 | 1.78 | 28,828 | 2,892.91 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 793,561 | 1.64 | 269,232 | 194.75 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,546,428 | 3.20 | 745,937 | 107.31 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,007,498 | 6.22 | 932,500 | 222.52 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 97,638 | 0.20 | 26,141 | 273.51 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 8,003 | 0.02 | 3,244 | 146.70 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 5,067 | 0.01 | 1,036 | 389.09 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,114,957 | 4.37 | 2,607,302 | -18.88 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 16,863 | 0.03 | 17,513 | -3.71 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,392,291 | 29.76 | 18,676,400 | -22.94 |
| 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 | 212,328 | 0.44 | 92,542 | 129.44 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 602,582 | 1.25 | 512,890 | 17.49 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 192,819 | 0.40 | 320,837 | -39.90 |
| 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 | 51,397 | 0.11 | 15,118 | 239.97 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |