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Russian trade in goods with Israel in Q3 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 Israel in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $538,622,832, up 8.39% ($41,702,468) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $391,022,310, up 15.47% ($52,398,797) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $147,600,522, down 6.76% ($10,696,329) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $243,421,788, a 34.99% increase ($63,095,126) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Israel was Russia’s 44th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 51st in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3944% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2996% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Israel was Russia’s 39th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 48th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4971% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3277% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Israel was Russia’s 51st largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 48th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2548% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2531% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.38% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (28.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.77% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (23.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.63% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (16.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 10.82% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (19.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.38% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (5.43% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.35% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (5.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,644,215;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,643,691;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,639,265;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,543,162.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 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) - a decrease of $23,960,239;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $14,894,666;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $9,720,966;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $5,420,238;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,696,099;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $2,920,919.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 141,862-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 66,292 0.02 57,23815.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 115,329 0.03 568,677-79.72
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 58 0.00 8,551-99.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 561,843 0.14 1,048,083-46.39
10 Cereals 65,424,580 16.73 69,120,679-5.35
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 719,762 0.18 331,152117.35
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 34,150 0.01 67,013-49.04
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,417,106 0.62 3,234,254-25.27
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 16,135 0.00 7,217123.57
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 300,069 0.08 128,938132.72
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 841,576 0.22 962,996-12.61
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 680,780 0.17 606,08812.32
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,393,824 0.36 1,182,11017.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,528,341 0.90 1,985,17977.73
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,164,497 0.30 1,067,9529.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 57,824 0.01 268,163-78.44
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,588,540 0.66 8,008,778-67.68
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 77,100,002 19.72 86,820,968-11.20
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,912,135 0.49 2,912,412-34.35
29 Organic chemicals 120,342 0.03 148,339-18.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,484 0.01 13,34191.02
31 Fertilizers 9,891,132 2.53 10,225,783-3.27
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 55,346 0.01 31,12977.80
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 26,431 0.01 87,492-69.79
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 412,759 0.11 290,95541.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 84 0.00 10740.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,525,191 0.65 2,958,293-14.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,951,957 0.50 2,239,429-12.84
40 Rubber and articles thereof 107,065 0.03 287,803-62.80
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,243 0.00 518333.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,251,664 3.64 11,607,97322.77
45 Cork and articles of cork 124 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 8 0.00 3166.67
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 833,326 0.21 1,140,863-26.96
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,677,654 1.45 5,197,6419.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 269,917 0.07 435,555-38.03
52 Cotton 5 0.00 9-44.44
54 Man-made filaments 1,500 0.00 916,566.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 79 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 548 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 335 0.00 98241.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 46,666 0.01 25917,917.76
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 27-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 31,739 0.01 21,97144.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 28,391 0.01 6,230355.71
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 27,185 0.01 46,217-41.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,321 0.00 1,516185.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,032 0.00 219827.85
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 214 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,614 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,270,356 0.84 1,631,091100.50
69 Ceramic products 50,631 0.01 34,99744.67
70 Glass and glassware 169,731 0.04 53,192219.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 42,303,640 10.82 66,263,879-36.16
72 Iron and steel 43,367,190 11.09 30,722,97541.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 55,278 0.01 219,008-74.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 7 0.00 571-98.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,195 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,787,749 0.97 18,682,415-79.73
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,061,565 0.53 4,982,484-58.62
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,191 0.00 3,74838.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 107,590 0.03 39,608171.64
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 583,792 0.15 621,984-6.14
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 571,468 0.15 999,826-42.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 80 0.00 109,177-99.93
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,281,508 0.33 578,538121.51
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 441 0.00 231,817.39
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,329 0.00 600788.17
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 699,991 0.18 306,718128.22
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 94,490 0.02 80,52717.34
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 280,339 0.07 19,1401,364.68
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,839 0.00 3,02027.12
SS Classified 97,083,711 24.83 0

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 49.95% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (46.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.35% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (24.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.32% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (11.28% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.87% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (7.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.24% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (4.33% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.17% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - an increase of $3,594,201;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,599,336;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,036,963;
  • 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 $732,192;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $691,447.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $4,283,304;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $2,753,209;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,419,176;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,685,619;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,360,316;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,337,250;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $923,670;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $771,985;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $579,464;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $522,002;
  • 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 $475,705.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 105,028 0.07 190,692-44.92
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,930 0.00 917110.47
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 475,871 0.32 826,774-42.44
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,409,949 1.63 2,989,413-19.38
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,682,006 3.17 6,019,256-22.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 160,852 0.11 204,660-21.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 23,859 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 493,541 0.33 869,312-43.23
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 4,865 0.00 5,165-5.81
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 129,738 0.09 171,563-24.38
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 61,075 0.04 51,76317.99
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,225 0.01 1,136624.03
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 101,633 0.07 174,046-41.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,066,181 2.75 5,426,497-25.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 890,002 0.60 693,65828.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 147,261 0.10 230,124-36.01
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,526,613 1.03 1,378,98210.71
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 202,176 0.14 472,364-57.20
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,719,943 1.17 2,195,648-21.67
29 Organic chemicals 937,367 0.64 1,191,995-21.36
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,002,818 3.39 7,421,994-32.59
31 Fertilizers 64,795 0.04 2,4282,568.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,475,302 1.68 3,398,972-27.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,308,548 5.63 6,709,21223.84
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 2,830,199 1.92 2,649,1966.83
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 35,772 0.02 22,65457.91
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 69,500 0.05 200,491-65.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,389,968 0.94 353,005293.75
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,264,740 9.66 15,036,725-5.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 318,264 0.22 351,504-9.46
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 142,800 0.10 263,932-45.90
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 389 0.00 1,323-70.60
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 595,228 0.40 619,642-3.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 355,063 0.24 110,780220.51
52 Cotton 602,225 0.41 635,381-5.22
54 Man-made filaments 51,108 0.03 81,991-37.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,514,572 2.38 5,200,191-32.41
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 354,198 0.24 297,46619.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,202 0.00 40,311-97.02
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 45,031-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 35,889 0.02 71,177-49.58
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 227,398 0.15 455,601-50.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 18,621-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 133-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,248-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 617,107 0.42 799,054-22.77
69 Ceramic products 295,003 0.20 354,512-16.79
70 Glass and glassware 188,964 0.13 233,939-19.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 672,265 0.46 707,150-4.93
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 8,001-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 800,663 0.54 576,94238.78
74 Copper and articles thereof 10,573 0.01 532,575-98.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 15,793-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 38,193 0.03 73,818-48.26
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 300-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 13,525 0.01 10,03634.76
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,570,778 5.13 10,323,987-26.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 232,026 0.16 133,48073.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,206,272 8.95 13,200,7310.04
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 41,045,076 27.81 37,450,8759.60
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 520,187 0.35 211,673145.75
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 921,340 0.62 229,893300.77
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 18,032,713 12.22 22,316,017-19.19
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 92 0.00 774-88.11
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 4,416,722 2.99 3,684,53019.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 139,751 0.09 333,348-58.08
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,776 0.01 10,799-0.21
SS Classified 80,403 0.05 5 6501,323.06
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia