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Russian trade in goods with Austria in Q2 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Austria in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Austria

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Austria was $950,629,496, down 29.54% ($398,575,106) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $372,031,245, down 42.31% ($272,901,537) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $578,598,251, down 17.84% ($125,673,569) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $206,567,006, a 248.11% increase ($147,227,968) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Austria was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7792% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8428% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Austria was Russia’s 40th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 34th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5321% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6400% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Austria was Russia’s 21st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 20th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.1108% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.1872% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Austria

The major share of Russian exports to Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.04% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (93.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.27% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (1.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.07% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (1.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.01% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (0.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.37% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (1.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,654,959;
  • 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 $1,344,131.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $251,181,661;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $17,313,592;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,964,921;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,932,827.
Russia’s exports to Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 112-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 54,013 0.01 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 103,542-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 58,486 0.02 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,609 0.00 28,345-94.32
10 Cereals 0 0.00 113,807-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 229,592 0.06 628,795-63.49
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27,978 0.01 760,112-96.32
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 379,247 0.10 226,89867.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 460 0.00 213115.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 34,518 0.01 24,70739.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 233,711 0.06 343,092-31.88
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 95,309 0.03 101,037-5.67
26 Ores, slag and ash 23,577,280 6.34 40,890,872-42.34
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 311,322,280 83.68 562,503,941-44.65
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,837,367 0.49 493,236272.51
29 Organic chemicals 952,799 0.26 1,219,310-21.86
30 Pharmaceutical products 29,428 0.01 5,070480.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,515 0.00 1,4107.45
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 215,519 0.06 123,61274.35
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 2,866 0.00 35,423-91.91
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 2,260-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,670,854 0.45 15,89510,411.82
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,089,662 0.29 1,148,941-5.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,689,245 0.45 1,552,9138.78
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,492 0.00 3,97712.95
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 400-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 11,421,215 3.07 11,651,049-1.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 169,359 0.05 169,883-0.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 553,984 0.15 373,23348.43
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 16,735 0.00 31,706-47.22
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,371 0.00 54,326-82.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 1,328-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2,223-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 972 0.00 14,214-93.16
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 709 0.00 29,510-97.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 23,023 0.01 16,09643.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 106-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 93-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 562,536 0.15 366,91253.32
69 Ceramic products 66 0.00 723-90.87
70 Glass and glassware 450,512 0.12 705,832-36.17
72 Iron and steel 2,022,402 0.54 2,231,931-9.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,327,407 0.36 1,343,031-1.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 13,829 0.00 6620,853.03
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7,457 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 349,441 0.09 2,282,268-84.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 7,340 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,672,319 0.99 5,637,240-34.86
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 15,341 0.00 28,006-45.22
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 279,031 0.08 717,647-61.12
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,852,173 1.04 3,772,1582.12
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 236,568 0.06 751,652-68.53
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 88,629 0.02 619,696-85.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 380,648 0.10 868,520-56.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 8,335-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 538,328 0.14 584,861-7.96
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 645 0.00 5,712-88.71
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 2,257,618 0.61 2,129,4916.02
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 225,807 0.06 175,83228.42
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 24,372-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 39,550 0.01 6,810480.76

Russia’s Imports from Austria

The major share of Russian imports from Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 54.28% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (56.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.28% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (20.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.86% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (6.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.70% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (7.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.31% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (3.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,949,963;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,882,223.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd 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 $50,010,452;
  • 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 $20,433,532;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $18,448,671;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $12,255,636;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $6,318,339;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $5,342,482;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,766,991;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $2,853,561;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,842,641.
Russia’s imports from Austria in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
01 Live animals 1,200,103 0.21 342,669250.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 93,425 0.02 80,42316.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 66,231 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 140,405 0.02 639,930-78.06
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 21,050 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 25 0.00 156-83.97
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 463,571 0.08 739,381-37.30
10 Cereals 610,047 0.11 458,48133.06
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 133,239 0.02 333,549-60.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 437,425 0.08 129,075238.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 27,334 0.00 52,367-47.80
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 338,274 0.06 358,760-5.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 694,324 0.12 725,271-4.27
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,441,082 0.25 1,687,417-14.60
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 772,780 0.13 756,6182.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,008,204 0.35 2,026,690-0.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20,832,145 3.60 18,949,9229.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,781,624 1.52 10,624,265-17.34
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,398,651 1.28 8,225,974-10.06
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 374,148 0.06 565,765-33.87
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 91,450-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 392,732 0.07 1,148,729-65.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 743,935 0.13 414,57579.45
29 Organic chemicals 1,359,011 0.23 968,83440.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 85,982,525 14.86 98,238,161-12.48
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 11,856-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,284,476 0.74 5,229,871-18.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 959,013 0.17 1,435,263-33.18
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 2,974,140 0.51 2,634,13812.91
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,232,310 0.39 2,412,054-7.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,071,472 1.74 10,152,058-0.79
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,784,578 2.56 20,127,060-26.54
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,533,578 0.96 6,049,744-8.53
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 33,332 0.01 47,680-30.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 23,571 0.00 58,993-60.04
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,622,255 0.28 2,137,065-24.09
45 Cork and articles of cork 713 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 37,277 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,073,926 3.64 20,262,2194.01
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,189,223 0.38 2,155,9011.55
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 26,390 0.00 171,298-84.59
52 Cotton 21,646 0.00 38,498-43.77
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 893 0.00 949-5.90
54 Man-made filaments 20,775 0.00 15,20236.66
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,168,812 0.37 2,214,769-2.08
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 65,521 0.01 150,162-56.37
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13,334 0.00 8661,439.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 75,119 0.01 87,859-14.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,803,287 0.31 1,766,1202.10
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 7,378 0.00 51,895-85.78
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,217 0.00 231,736-99.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,558 0.00 12,453-55.37
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 78,339 0.01 112,209-30.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 108,273-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,288 0.00 2,47732.74
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 160 0.00 642-75.08
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,650,440 0.80 7,504,001-38.03
69 Ceramic products 3,016,053 0.52 2,562,98817.68
70 Glass and glassware 1,082,507 0.19 1,333,922-18.85
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 32,974 0.01 606,271-94.56
72 Iron and steel 2,854,670 0.49 3,555,522-19.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,048,751 3.12 21,815,742-17.27
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,071,486 0.36 2,382,803-13.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 162,576 0.03 116,06240.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,472,415 0.25 1,472,602-0.01
79 Zinc and articles thereof 73,220 0.01 144,677-49.39
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 295,984 0.05 108,299173.30
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,616,597 0.63 3,635,040-0.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 15,957,445 2.76 22,275,784-28.36
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 193,305,332 33.41 243,315,784-20.55
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 50,557,331 8.74 70,990,863-28.78
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 651,680 0.11 591,40710.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 48,808,197 8.44 67,256,868-27.43
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 288,843 0.05 1,20423,890.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,423,513 3.53 16,473,55023.98
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 152,248 0.03 332,484-54.21
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 67,269 0.01 74,102-9.22
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 2,718,733 0.47 4,441,223-38.78
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 965,341 0.17 2,246,336-57.03
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 439,897 0.08 1,004,849-56.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 191,077 0.03 0
SS Classified 2,268,801 0.39 4 791 665-52.65
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia