Russian trade in goods with Luxembourg in Q2 2020
August 14, 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 second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Luxembourg
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Luxembourg totaled $77,548,876, up 41.19% ($22,624,501) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $15,304,731, up 6.55% ($940,394) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $62,244,145, up 53.46% ($21,684,107) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $46,939,414, a 79.19% increase ($20,743,713) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Luxembourg was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 94th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0636% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0343% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 110th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 111th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0219% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0143% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 66th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 76th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1195% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0684% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Luxembourg
The major share of Russian exports to Luxembourg 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) - 83.98% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (87.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.34% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (6.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.43% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (1.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.64% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (1.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.53% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (2.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,041,775;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $299,551.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $229,932;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $169,458;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $46,801.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 12,852,299 | 83.98 | 12,552,748 | 2.39 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 5,332 | 0.03 | 263 | 1,927.38 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 465 | 0.00 | 25,478 | -98.17 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 64,762 | 0.42 | 108,287 | -40.19 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 11,043 | 0.07 | 57,844 | -80.91 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 229,932 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 4,860 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 98,059 | 0.64 | 267,517 | -63.34 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 205 | -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 | 235 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 10 | 0.00 | 7,975 | -99.87 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 7,889 | 0.05 | 7,880 | 0.11 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,998,729 | 13.06 | 956,954 | 108.86 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 43,364 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 186,875 | 1.22 | 143,133 | 30.56 |
| 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 | 2,105 | 0.01 | 164 | 1,183.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 30,000 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 705 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,097 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 2,813 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Luxembourg
The major share of Russian imports from Luxembourg 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) - 47.15% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (16.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.65% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (43.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.26% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (17.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.26% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (17.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.70% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (4.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg 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) - an increase of $24,276,132;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,286,479;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $668,220;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $547,231;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $281,117.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 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 $954,146;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $926,336;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $907,834;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $899,580;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $893,781;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $514,726;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $294,075.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 87,015 | 0.14 | 61,329 | 41.88 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 584 | 0.00 | 3,993 | -85.37 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,019 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 43,879 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,337,917 | 3.76 | 2,056,800 | 13.67 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 204,425 | 0.33 | 498,500 | -58.99 |
| 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 | 83,231 | 0.13 | 239,754 | -65.28 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 5,863 | 0.01 | 5,390 | 8.78 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 268,410 | 0.43 | 149,546 | 79.48 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,664,676 | 10.71 | 7,572,510 | -11.99 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,223,332 | 13.21 | 6,936,853 | 18.55 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 497 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 43,601 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,102,718 | 8.20 | 6,029,054 | -15.36 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 40,862 | 0.07 | 934,643 | -95.63 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 3,655 | 0.01 | 15,333 | -76.16 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,270,237 | 3.65 | 1,723,006 | 31.76 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 26,794 | 0.04 | 15,957 | 67.91 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 110,509 | 0.18 | 19,662 | 462.04 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 716 | 0.00 | 36,691 | -98.05 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 410,397 | 0.66 | 376,818 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 168 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 632,627 | 1.02 | 629,984 | 0.42 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,979,983 | 4.79 | 3,879,563 | -23.19 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 75,568 | 0.12 | 22,379 | 237.67 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 63,887 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,005 | 0.01 | 17,174 | -59.21 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 76,570 | 0.12 | 4,310 | 1,676.57 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 7,500 | 0.01 | 27,253 | -72.48 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,214,103 | 5.16 | 2,545,883 | 26.25 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13,285 | 0.02 | 19,818 | -32.96 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 28,556,443 | 45.88 | 4,280,311 | 567.16 |
| 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 | 309,483 | 0.50 | 378,848 | -18.31 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 317,491 | 0.51 | 1,271,637 | -75.03 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 165,372 | 0.27 | 680,098 | -75.68 |
| 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 | 3,395 | 0.01 | 11,287 | -69.92 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 20 | 0.00 | 4,482 | -99.55 |