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

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Canada was $306,757,088, down 22.59% ($89,530,476) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $96,931,390, down 27.59% ($36,933,847) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $209,825,698, down 20.04% ($52,596,629) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $112,894,308, a 12.18% decrease ($15,662,782) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Canada was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1893% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2203% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 75th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 66th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1027% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1197% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3102% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3858% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 46.29% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (25.51% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.08% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.10% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (8.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.98% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.16% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.95% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (47.12% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.11% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.36% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,657,445;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,226,014;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,521,988;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,998,903;
  • 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 $1,923,200;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,240,795;
  • 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 $627,705;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $569,676;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $552,260;
  • 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 $536,448;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $407,960;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $404,140.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada 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 $54,415,039;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,706,952;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,237,776.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 1,367-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 9,486 0.01 4,307120.25
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 464,369 0.48 60,229671.01
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 151,311 0.16 61,811144.80
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,631 0.00 551377.50
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,764 0.00 3,52335.23
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 54,737 0.06 37,04347.77
10 Cereals 128,583 0.13 9,2131,295.67
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 203,368 0.21 131,52254.63
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 62,000 0.06 1,1535,277.28
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 44 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,195 0.01 9,624-14.85
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 199,062 0.21 125,34858.81
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 50,404 0.05 54,945-8.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 171,028 0.18 264,796-35.41
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 123,394 0.13 132,523-6.89
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 377,251 0.39 276,63136.37
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,101,548 1.14 1,238,631-11.07
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 299,758 0.31 361,633-17.11
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 567,706 0.59 388,10446.28
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 13,482 0.01 5,043167.34
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,662,591 8.94 63,077,630-86.27
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 11,803,983 12.18 9,880,78319.46
29 Organic chemicals 536,551 0.55 460,74216.45
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 4,287-100.00
31 Fertilizers 20,406,150 21.05 13,180,13654.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 27,030 0.03 14,84982.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 24,676 0.03 23,8383.52
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 63,087 0.07 17136,792.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 125,383 0.13 63,47997.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 200,236 0.21 79,084153.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,678,898 12.05 10,438,10311.89
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 17,192 0.02 1,729894.33
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,924,779 8.18 5,402,79146.68
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 572,127 0.59 19,8672,779.79
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 206,021 0.21 143,55943.51
52 Cotton 5,816 0.01 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,933 0.01 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 1,391-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 475 0.00 8,516-94.42
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 542 0.00 2,553-78.77
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 21 0.00 9133.33
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 29,088 0.03 19,04052.77
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,162 0.02 3,710389.54
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 48,722 0.05 16,211200.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 26,230 0.03 178,411-85.30
65 Headgear and parts thereof 217 0.00 3,993-94.57
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 11 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 7,000-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 96,430 0.10 100,708-4.25
69 Ceramic products 13,613 0.01 12,6817.35
70 Glass and glassware 131,302 0.14 132,257-0.72
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 144,042 0.15 309,640-53.48
72 Iron and steel 10,845,270 11.19 2,187,825395.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 905,864 0.93 336,188169.45
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,194,634 1.23 2,432,410-50.89
75 Nickel and articles thereof 142,370 0.15 91,38055.80
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,443,926 3.55 1,445,023138.33
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,601 0.02 173,094-88.68
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,526 0.00 409517.60
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,824 0.01 5,02315.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,900,418 5.06 6,607,370-25.83
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 3,131,163 3.23 2,503,45825.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 634,858 0.65 444,42842.85
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 21,812 0.02 112,388-80.59
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,104,705 1.14 1,056,0434.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,386 0.00 2,180-36.42
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 67,105 0.07 30,431120.52
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 1,119,298 1.15 582,85092.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 505,280 0.52 97,320419.19
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 92,660 0.10 4,5511,936.04
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 11,380-100.00
SS Classified 2,031,261 2.10 8 986 321-77.40

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada 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) - 37.51% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (40.92% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.83% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (40.25% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.06% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (8.52% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.14% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (5.88% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.73% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.04% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.60% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,081,956;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,714,449;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,584,077;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $862,739;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $815,774;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $796,489;
  • 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 $744,648;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $728,964;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $720,697;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $634,604.

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

  • 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 $44,324,690;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $24,539,503;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $17,046,045;
  • 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 $4,090,632;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $3,059,222;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $2,617,679;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,780,725;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,155,100;
  • 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 $1,116,262;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $876,179.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 2,656,206 1.27 5,273,885-49.63
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,848,356 1.83 2,264,27969.96
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,125,809 1.01 1,396,84552.19
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 43,560 0.02 56,005-22.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 26,932 0.01 21,41425.77
10 Cereals 81,207 0.04 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,017 0.00 59,884-88.28
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 51,270 0.02 23,470118.45
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 320,067 0.15 108,798194.18
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 147,201 0.07 148,599-0.94
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 36,939 0.02 69,762-47.05
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,003 0.01 1,211891.16
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 662,651 0.32 347,82290.51
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 869,878 0.41 906,026-3.99
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 276,547 0.13 761,407-63.68
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,831,161 3.73 10,890,383-28.09
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,612 0.00 16,658-78.32
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,570 0.00 30,617-78.54
26 Ores, slag and ash 217,173 0.10 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,410,090 1.63 2,689,39326.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,239,347 1.54 47,564,037-93.19
29 Organic chemicals 1,037,641 0.49 403,037157.46
30 Pharmaceutical products 26,541,445 12.65 43,587,490-39.11
31 Fertilizers 2,342 0.00 1,54451.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 731,333 0.35 447,67263.36
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,531,568 2.16 5,118,294-11.46
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 2,019,143 0.96 3,135,405-35.60
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 15,683 0.01 13,31217.81
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 136,007 0.06 86,04358.07
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 606 0.00 3,449-82.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,740,456 0.83 1,112,78356.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,727,912 1.30 1,865,17346.26
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,084,556 1.47 2,288,06734.81
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 217,445 0.10 113,50391.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 39,486 0.02 500,054-92.10
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 227,392 0.11 202,87612.08
45 Cork and articles of cork 274 0.00 393-30.28
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 118,142 0.06 75,13157.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 202,384 0.10 100,060102.26
54 Man-made filaments 18,579 0.01 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,666 0.00 78,115-97.87
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 247,942 0.12 257,231-3.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 85,982 0.04 443,905-80.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,706,267 0.81 2,582,446-33.93
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 284,838 0.14 245,81815.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 487,049 0.23 461,5115.53
65 Headgear and parts thereof 6,939 0.00 11,479-39.55
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,114 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 50,633 0.02 106,495-52.46
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 336,206 0.16 365,715-8.07
69 Ceramic products 36,018 0.02 10,838232.33
70 Glass and glassware 190,858 0.09 341,449-44.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 58,325 0.03 31,18087.06
72 Iron and steel 715,910 0.34 125,067472.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,571,900 5.04 8,489,94424.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 395,397 0.19 484,448-18.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 135,068 0.06 174,672-22.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 746,092 0.36 1,901,192-60.76
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,399 0.00 427227.63
80 Tin and articles thereof 62 0.00 9,933-99.38
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 83,728 0.04 123,322-32.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,415,014 1.63 3,147,4638.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,022,119 0.49 963,3796.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,161,521 20.57 67,701,024-36.25
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 16,192,985 7.72 20,283,617-20.17
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 29,516 0.01 7,621287.30
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,309,180 2.53 7,089,905-25.12
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,100 0.00 1,277221.06
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,002,142 6.67 12,287,69313.95
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 9,322 0.00 17,545-46.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 52,483 0.03 74,274-29.34
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 1,081,017 0.52 336,369221.38
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,449,863 0.69 634,089128.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 194,177 0.09 124,30756.21
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,850 0.00 0
SS Classified 38,486,026 18.34 1 823 7962,010.22
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia