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Russian trade in goods with Austria in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Austria

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Austria was $1,257,487,174, down 23.25% ($380,964,708) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $517,585,461, down 43.07% ($391,621,576) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $739,901,713, up 1.46% ($10,656,868) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Austria went from a surplus of $179,962,192 in the 4th quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $222,316,252 in the 4th quarter of 2020.

Austria was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 23rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7759% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9109% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Austria was Russia’s 38th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 26th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5481% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.8129% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Austria was Russia’s 21st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.0940% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.0720% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Austria

The major share of Russian exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 92.36% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (95.87% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.52% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (1.11% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.54% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (0.61% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (0.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.04% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (0.75% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,332,745;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,101,209.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $390,910,839;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $3,855,315;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $2,679,302.
Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 847 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 457,109-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 185,976 0.04 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 50,679 0.01 39,81427.29
10 Cereals 865 0.00 26,925-96.79
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 214,533 0.04 872,009-75.40
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 171,932 0.03 276,623-37.85
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 555,296 0.11 6,6888,202.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 662 0.00 18,028-96.33
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 513,476 0.10 566,091-9.29
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 78,768 0.02 87,395-9.87
26 Ores, slag and ash 20,795,721 4.02 23,475,023-11.41
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 457,186,974 88.33 848,097,813-46.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,634,346 0.32 2,849,793-42.65
29 Organic chemicals 487,267 0.09 1,447,565-66.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 24 0.00 27-11.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 23,719-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 525,865 0.10 194,649170.16
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 9,609 0.00 37,988-74.71
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,323-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 384,187 0.07 41,011836.79
39 Plastics and articles thereof 895,918 0.17 695,73228.77
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,457,478 0.28 1,563,991-6.81
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 145,297-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,758 0.00 2751,630.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,093,451 2.34 9,760,70623.90
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 90,087 0.02 75,76218.91
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 819,036 0.16 233,595250.62
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,409 0.00 62,753-61.10
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 102-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,292 0.00 4,453-26.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 24 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 2,138-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 58 0.00 2,742-97.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,732 0.00 7,26433.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20,390 0.00 7542,604.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 86 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 661,803 0.13 415,35659.33
69 Ceramic products 436 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 275,412 0.05 590,613-53.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 34,221 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 2,906,071 0.56 804,862261.06
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,678,047 0.32 1,066,16157.39
74 Copper and articles thereof 64 0.00 5,476-98.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 13,334 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 542,967 0.10 673,703-19.41
79 Zinc and articles thereof 486 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,025,346 0.39 5,880,661-65.56
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,954 0.00 20,500-41.69
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 324,486 0.06 482,674-32.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,619,267 0.89 3,186,94944.94
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 178,766 0.03 1,015,526-82.40
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 449,174 0.09 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,413,355 0.27 500,608182.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 9,468-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,332,692 0.26 823,85761.76
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,172 0.00 4,529-29.96
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 2,221,312 0.43 1,674,70232.64
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 622,231 0.12 361,03172.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 6,522-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 49,389 0.01 26,18688.61
SS Classified 5,730 0.00 582 496-99.02

Russia’s Imports from Austria

The major share of Russian imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 58.18% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (51.86% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.24% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (21.81% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.04% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (10.35% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.92% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (7.07% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.01% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (4.15% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $37,880,170;
  • 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 $17,169,268;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $4,476,300;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,719,931;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,478,051;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,788,170.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $33,478,074;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $19,917,795;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $2,791,360.
Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 1,175,794 0.16 1,896,375-38.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 79,018 0.01 70,46712.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 715,972 0.10 608,07517.74
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 22,082 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 12,902 0.00 3635,738.89
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,220,064 0.16 900,07435.55
10 Cereals 0 0.00 15,670-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 150,661 0.02 254,370-40.77
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 362,142 0.05 83,266334.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23,229 0.00 30,022-22.63
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 302,379 0.04 346,001-12.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 676,131 0.09 704,437-4.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,520,117 0.75 4,570,40820.78
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,431,055 0.19 1,189,59720.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,237,474 0.30 2,510,695-10.88
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 19,374,713 2.62 20,461,983-5.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,456,203 1.41 7,668,03336.36
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,426,064 1.00 10,217,424-27.32
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 866,824 0.12 866,0770.09
26 Ores, slag and ash 58,646 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 674,059 0.09 1,489,929-54.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 818,267 0.11 447,82982.72
29 Organic chemicals 3,741,793 0.51 2,904,51828.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 73,058,683 9.87 106,536,757-31.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,432,810 0.60 3,802,82316.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,692,864 0.36 1,282,300110.00
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 2,208,555 0.30 2,699,767-18.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,899,929 0.39 3,247,374-10.70
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,843,959 1.87 10,365,90833.55
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,991,021 2.97 22,208,626-0.98
40 Rubber and articles thereof 9,277,431 1.25 5,557,50066.94
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 95,013 0.01 62,80551.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 92,197 0.01 107,090-13.91
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,237 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,645,904 0.36 3,062,823-13.61
45 Cork and articles of cork 151 0.00 2,123-92.89
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 127 0.00 36,873-99.66
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 24,161,959 3.27 22,981,4625.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,891,049 0.39 4,208,320-31.30
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 36,630 0.00 120,150-69.51
52 Cotton 20,931 0.00 52,595-60.20
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,876 0.00 5,948-18.02
54 Man-made filaments 10,543 0.00 11,769-10.42
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,022,296 0.14 2,657,937-61.54
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 226,616 0.03 216,0974.87
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 40,688 0.01 8,290390.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 201,388 0.03 112,25179.41
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,768,554 0.24 1,594,09110.94
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 82,440 0.01 187,578-56.05
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 230,755 0.03 403,972-42.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 248,359 0.03 39,474529.17
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 85,311 0.01 77,5879.96
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 15,043 0.00 64,266-76.59
65 Headgear and parts thereof 30,858 0.00 34,481-10.51
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,379 0.00 2,3063.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 100 0.00 743-86.54
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,114,705 1.10 6,621,96322.54
69 Ceramic products 4,197,730 0.57 2,375,06776.74
70 Glass and glassware 2,068,399 0.28 2,242,016-7.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 654,026 0.09 970,487-32.61
72 Iron and steel 6,905,378 0.93 5,784,22719.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 16,538,780 2.24 36,456,575-54.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,200,832 0.16 2,070,919-42.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 22,458 0.00 760,239-97.05
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,537,525 0.21 1,379,70311.44
79 Zinc and articles thereof 93,984 0.01 117,319-19.89
80 Tin and articles thereof 775 0.00 2,143-63.84
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 441,073 0.06 442,906-0.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,444,412 0.47 3,648,338-5.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 29,265,891 3.96 24,789,59118.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 243,199,838 32.87 243,612,946-0.17
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 69,736,510 9.43 52,567,24232.66
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 240,435 0.03 1,065,327-77.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,001,243 12.97 58,121,07365.17
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 21,320,791 2.88 22,819,055-6.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 389,482 0.05 373,0944.39
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 27,544 0.00 133,296-79.34
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 6,738,375 0.91 5,470,84623.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,071,671 0.55 4,838,577-15.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,141,473 0.15 1,371,011-16.74
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 95,173 0.01 580,525-83.61
SS Classified 785,965 0.11 1 642 988-52.16
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia