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Russian trade in goods with Canada 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 Canada in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Canada was $258,432,630, down 42.58% ($191,649,873) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $63,146,270, down 73.23% ($172,775,961) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $195,286,360, down 8.81% ($18,873,912) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Canada went from a surplus of $21,761,959 in the 2nd quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $132,140,090 in the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Canada was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 51st in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2118% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2811% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 75th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 55th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0903% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2341% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3749% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3610% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 47.77% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (19.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.94% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (69.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.23% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.86% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.68% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.53% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (1.01% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,082,246;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,426,289;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $346,861;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $342,735;
  • 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 $265,850.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada 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 $153,746,235;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $17,865,070;
  • 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 $1,623,231;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $907,103;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $760,916;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $729,462;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $461,886;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $453,647;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $354,488;
  • 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 $302,114;
  • 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) - a decrease of $274,208;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $261,561;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $249,011.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 4,284 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 93,943 0.15 88,9245.64
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 23,252-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,482 0.00 1,49366.24
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 820 0.00 2,971-72.40
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 31,509 0.05 44,842-29.73
10 Cereals 0 0.00 3,229-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 52,515 0.08 109,294-51.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,685 0.00 435517.24
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 2,535-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,600 0.01 7,22719.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 61,984 0.10 22,502175.46
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 39,001 0.06 46,399-15.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 147,400 0.23 188,644-21.86
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 122,973 0.19 126,859-3.06
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 454,320 0.72 275,72264.77
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 188,129 0.30 437,140-56.96
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 529,146 0.84 391,53835.15
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 489,009 0.77 616,820-20.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,479 0.02 1,363595.45
26 Ores, slag and ash 563,797 0.89 216,936159.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,860,229 14.03 162,606,464-94.55
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,979,046 11.05 8,602,277-18.87
29 Organic chemicals 115,045 0.18 576,931-80.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 36 0.00 196-81.63
31 Fertilizers 7,071,646 11.20 1,989,400255.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,556 0.02 4,647213.23
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,956 0.02 4,640157.67
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 350 0.00 813-56.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 64,270 0.10 89,072-27.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 165,602 0.26 67,687144.66
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,741,505 24.93 33,606,575-53.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,565 0.00 6,737-76.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,111,274 6.51 4,872,190-15.62
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 17,626 0.03 39,008-54.81
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 87,392 0.14 96,198-9.15
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 416-100.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 887-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 78-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 1,248-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 505-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 491 0.00 3,293-85.09
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 36 0.00 15140.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 125 0.00 367-65.94
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,056 0.00 1,497-29.46
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 4-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,654 0.00 25,593-93.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,064 0.01 14,438-71.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 26,811 0.04 15,89068.73
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 42,597 0.07 93,570-54.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5 0.00 3,159-99.84
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 7 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,649 0.02 3,000221.63
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,487 0.01 119,208-96.24
69 Ceramic products 94 0.00 5,431-98.27
70 Glass and glassware 408,988 0.65 66,253517.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 61,594 0.10 335,802-81.66
72 Iron and steel 5,099,977 8.08 3,673,68838.82
73 Articles of iron or steel 380,442 0.60 642,003-40.74
74 Copper and articles thereof 508,014 0.80 1,415,117-64.10
75 Nickel and articles thereof 28,958 0.05 149,384-80.62
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 829,275 1.31 842,112-1.52
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 209,365 0.33 90,488131.37
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,830 0.01 5,371-10.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 31,674 0.05 14,593117.05
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,550,321 2.46 2,279,783-32.00
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 2,309,040 3.66 2,611,154-11.57
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 2,145 0.00 26,065-91.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 162,887 0.26 616,534-73.58
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 941,375 1.49 1,295,863-27.36
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 58,557 0.09 1,7723,204.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 58,605 0.09 27,387113.99
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 712,777 1.13 446,92759.48
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 86,551 0.14 112,655-23.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7,566 0.01 7,4261.89
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,278 0.00 0
SS Classified 3,556,801 5.63 5 802 295-38.70

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada 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) - 41.95% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (47.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.02% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (27.04% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.78% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (11.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.39% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (7.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.44% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,124,821;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $965,537;
  • 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 $947,871.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $14,306,043;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $11,044,595;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $7,673,067;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $2,440,832;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,898,638;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $1,691,235;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,082,042;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,036,134;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $1,013,767;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $797,815.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
01 Live animals 4,395,545 2.25 4,249,1093.45
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,293,076 1.17 2,840,262-19.27
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,591,338 0.81 1,187,32134.03
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 53-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 27,096-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,747 0.00 5,05713.64
10 Cereals 89,059 0.05 58,93151.12
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,723,849 0.88 2,759,983-37.54
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 37,431 0.02 32,30315.87
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 65,575 0.03 134,403-51.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 68,769 0.04 209,120-67.12
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 24,875 0.01 3767,129.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 277,834 0.14 350,879-20.82
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 837,776 0.43 325,978157.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 159,325 0.08 626,231-74.56
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,369,799 5.82 12,167,614-6.56
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 63,540 0.03 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 45,757 0.02 26,18074.78
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,764,088 1.42 3,846,130-28.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,098,056 0.56 150,185631.14
29 Organic chemicals 642,721 0.33 313,900104.75
30 Pharmaceutical products 26,707,920 13.68 41,013,963-34.88
31 Fertilizers 4,243 0.00 111,636-96.20
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 596,293 0.31 857,176-30.44
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,819,222 1.44 4,510,457-37.50
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 2,113,590 1.08 4,554,422-53.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 13,302 0.01 17,587-24.36
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 184,145-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 66 0.00 39,793-99.83
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,687,956 0.86 722,419133.65
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,909,623 1.49 2,838,1062.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,450,379 1.25 2,595,301-5.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 68,766 0.04 75,942-9.45
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 1,013,767-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 268,184 0.14 167,57560.04
45 Cork and articles of cork 51 0.00 120-57.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 46,373 0.02 49,102-5.56
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 36,350 0.02 103,434-64.86
54 Man-made filaments 696 0.00 23,928-97.09
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 36,256 0.02 3,2731,007.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 38,933-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 75-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 97,044 0.05 216,087-55.09
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 210,133 0.11 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 89,032 0.05 532,895-83.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 14,483 0.01 152,573-90.51
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 206,247 0.11 193,7116.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 461,537 0.24 27,8001,560.21
65 Headgear and parts thereof 122 0.00 925-86.81
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 178 0.00 21,966-99.19
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 458,983 0.24 203,198125.88
69 Ceramic products 4,624 0.00 82,968-94.43
70 Glass and glassware 79,498 0.04 189,926-58.14
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 24,850-100.00
72 Iron and steel 984,404 0.50 1,076,289-8.54
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,389,279 5.32 9,264,45812.14
74 Copper and articles thereof 463,284 0.24 220,407110.19
75 Nickel and articles thereof 192,418 0.10 424,977-54.72
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 622,374 0.32 657,489-5.34
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 87-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,841 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 294,819 0.15 400,826-26.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,747,759 1.41 3,219,350-14.65
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 689,019 0.35 257,409167.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 55,342,111 28.34 63,015,178-12.18
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 12,982,427 6.65 12,661,6482.53
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 16,240 0.01 20,481-20.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,422,165 1.75 14,466,760-76.34
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 628,487 0.32 60,493938.94
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,533,364 4.88 11,432,002-16.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,351 0.00 9,446-85.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 188,807 0.10 53,366253.80
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 112,944 0.06 226,584-50.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 669,392 0.34 903,924-25.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 143,585 0.07 100,66442.64
SS Classified 26,923,979 13.79 5 809 609363.44
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia