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

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Slovakia was $1,182,873,822, down 21.35% ($321,189,059) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $753,880,901, down 27.65% ($288,068,968) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $428,992,921, down 7.17% ($33,120,091) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $324,887,980, a 43.97% decrease ($254,948,877) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Slovakia was Russia’s 23rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 21st in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.8661% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9068% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Slovakia was Russia’s 21st largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 24th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.9585% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0084% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Slovakia was Russia’s 28th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7407% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.7388% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

The major share of Russian exports to Slovakia 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) - 92.85% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (91.52% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.52% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (3.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.79% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (1.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (2.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,836,275.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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 $257,523,862;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $11,453,151;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,939,647;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $6,242,133;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,401,792;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,005,221;
  • 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 $2,652,676.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 2,109 0.00 9,400-77.56
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 96,074 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 13,471 0.00 4,548196.20
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,191 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 47,439 0.01 8,391465.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 4,179-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,375 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 94,047 0.01 37,428151.27
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 197,493 0.03 55,493255.89
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,144 0.00 21,546-62.20
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 209,078 0.03 115,87980.43
26 Ores, slag and ash 28,355,153 3.76 24,518,87815.65
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 671,392,306 89.06 928,916,168-27.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,336,572 0.31 4,989,248-53.17
29 Organic chemicals 6,652,938 0.88 12,895,071-48.41
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,421 0.00 43,460-62.22
31 Fertilizers 28,687 0.00 24,99314.78
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 75,681 0.01 26,589184.63
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 130,491 0.02 14,083826.59
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 33,356 0.00 2,9391,034.94
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 20,179-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 103,004 0.01 216,504-52.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,339,451 0.18 1,503,649-10.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,847,576 2.10 19,249,368-17.67
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 35,968 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,180 0.00 1,41853.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,721,443 0.36 2,809,822-3.15
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 1,516,081-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 674,334 0.09 318,049112.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,436 0.00 19,707-67.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 31,031-100.00
52 Cotton 58,300 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 92,675-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 9,231-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 73,031 0.01 66,9859.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,244 0.00 631,874.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20 0.00 121-83.47
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,053 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,100,859 0.15 1,269,901-13.31
70 Glass and glassware 388,372 0.05 360,2407.81
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,698 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 2,451,001 0.33 11,390,648-78.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 540,219 0.07 11,993,370-95.50
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,525,289 0.33 1,370,65284.24
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,381,069 0.18 1,122,66323.02
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 49,536 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 200,026 0.03 102,85694.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 79,436 0.01 7,0401,028.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,641,869 1.41 13,647,090-22.02
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 1,741,016 0.23 2,154,904-19.21
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 470,211 0.06 189,422148.23
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 214,311 0.03 47,525350.94
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 27,710 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 387,304 0.05 163,246137.25
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 13,908-100.00
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 803,142 0.11 524,93053.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 244,079 0.03 48,298405.36
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,890 0.00 0
SS Classified 63,790 0.01 0

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

The major share of Russian imports from Slovakia 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) - 77.67% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (78.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.76% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (9.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.49% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (3.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.01% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (2.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.48% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,230,019;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,935,405;
  • 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 $1,826,776;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,331,938.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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 $22,054,596;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $5,586,208;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,542,418;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,857,497.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 224,117 0.05 202,60110.62
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,025,106 0.71 3,292,669-8.13
10 Cereals 6,182 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 129,646 0.03 199,738-35.09
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 58,540-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27,112 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 383,653 0.09 368,5394.10
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 645,722 0.15 110,946482.01
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 166,043 0.04 258,799-35.84
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,119 0.00 21,574-94.81
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 24,236 0.01 190,050-87.25
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 493,594 0.12 230,450114.19
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,204,348 0.28 1,369,395-12.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,344,731 0.31 1,703,678-21.07
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 11,696 0.00 19,671-40.54
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 483,732 0.11 427,83813.06
29 Organic chemicals 2,764,014 0.64 3,244,911-14.82
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,270,972 2.39 15,857,180-35.23
31 Fertilizers 236,111 0.06 276,595-14.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 71,286 0.02 186,496-61.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,439,577 1.50 4,209,55852.98
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 15,529 0.00 463,812-96.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 251,657 0.06 211,69818.88
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,656 0.00 13,987-81.01
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,247,657 0.29 1,347,590-7.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,371,738 1.02 4,735,718-7.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,697,476 3.66 14,425,7178.82
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 60,468 0.01 20,845190.08
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 152,733-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 22,364 0.01 146,399-84.72
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 1,884-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,125 0.00 1,446185.27
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,197,147 0.28 1,192,2370.41
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 148,326 0.03 460,905-67.82
52 Cotton 0 0.00 2-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 41 0.00 11272.73
54 Man-made filaments 134,968 0.03 212,384-36.45
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 299,399 0.07 257,22116.40
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8,802 0.00 21,226-58.53
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 77,610 0.02 135,309-42.64
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 28,464 0.01 57,494-50.49
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,663 0.00 8,645-22.93
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 263,176 0.06 786,276-66.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 889,158 0.21 920,834-3.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 326,375 0.08 184,79176.62
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,574,290 1.53 9,431,787-30.30
65 Headgear and parts thereof 15,781 0.00 10,22154.40
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 357,469 0.08 305,78516.90
69 Ceramic products 1,155,495 0.27 1,116,5293.49
70 Glass and glassware 4,697,190 1.09 2,761,78570.08
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 58,280 0.01 26,336121.29
72 Iron and steel 4,273,232 1.00 4,865,369-12.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,249,392 1.69 5,917,45422.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 43,117 0.01 35,17922.56
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 463-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 562,514 0.13 1,128,195-50.14
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 339,369 0.08 251,19635.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 462,710 0.11 544,829-15.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,022,623 0.47 3,009,145-32.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 61,336,310 14.30 66,878,728-8.29
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 27,336,042 6.37 28,616,506-4.47
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 729,596 0.17 17,9923,955.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 236,908,116 55.22 258,962,712-8.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,907,494 1.61 7,394,033-6.58
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,854 0.00 1,367474.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 22,929 0.01 0
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 10,559,652 2.46 8,732,87620.92
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 687,254 0.16 1,077,246-36.20
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,515,113 0.82 2,957,91718.84
SS Classified 164,303 0.04 80 970102.92
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia