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

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Estonia was $739,465,639, down 5.90% ($46,361,914) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $615,650,750, down 5.43% ($35,363,109) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $123,814,889, down 8.16% ($10,998,805) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $491,835,861, a 4.72% decrease ($24,364,304) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Estonia was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 42nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4563% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4369% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Estonia was Russia’s 31st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.6520% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5821% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Estonia was Russia’s 59th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 56th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1831% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1982% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

The major share of Russian exports to Estonia 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) - 39.93% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (46.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.37% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (32.21% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.01% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (7.14% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.58% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (6.81% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.73% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (3.97% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.40% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 $15,274,960;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $6,121,737;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,141,813;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,127,322;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,154,154;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $2,112,770.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 $60,304,450;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $33,993,135;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $11,318,453;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $5,796,850;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,664,742;
  • 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 $1,903,574.
Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 75,501 0.01 8,593778.63
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,615,576 0.26 1,831,091-11.77
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 46 0.00 2,108-97.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 196,993 0.03 266,993-26.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,328,840 0.38 2,956,090-21.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 350,111 0.06 419,403-16.52
10 Cereals 0 0.00 10,653-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 238,169 0.04 63,337276.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 149,396 0.02 1,6369,031.78
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 910 0.00 302,933.33
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 752-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 123,535 0.02 595,172-79.24
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 949-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 75,988 0.01 97,345-21.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 969,802 0.16 684,47041.69
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 340,398 0.06 373,016-8.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 246,903 0.04 163,30651.19
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,395,700 0.23 994,25540.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 701,035 0.11 641,6619.25
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 25,569 0.00 21,76517.48
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 13,499 0.00 7,79973.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 113,173 0.02 40,442179.84
26 Ores, slag and ash 151,150 0.02 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 245,580,346 39.89 305,884,796-19.71
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 35,523,735 5.77 37,427,309-5.09
29 Organic chemicals 2,138,682 0.35 5,803,424-63.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 165,844 0.03 200,823-17.42
31 Fertilizers 124,199,890 20.17 158,193,025-21.49
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 269,288 0.04 260,3563.43
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 850,773 0.14 737,60415.34
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 208,712 0.03 182,28914.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 177,272 0.03 138,16028.31
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 4,198 0.00 1,697147.38
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,948 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 970,915 0.16 2,304,275-57.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,543,887 0.41 3,185,688-20.15
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,459,364 0.24 1,230,50218.60
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 182,634 0.03 104,66374.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 41,289 0.01 9,403339.10
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,764 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 57,205,915 9.29 41,930,95536.43
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,268 0.00 11,252-53.18
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 253 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 386,928-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,670,324 0.60 3,597,3772.03
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 748,340 0.12 551,46335.70
50 Silk 26 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 277 0.00 0
52 Cotton 48,653 0.01 48,951-0.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 15,049 0.00 7,140110.77
54 Man-made filaments 15,307 0.00 2,961416.95
55 Man-made staple fibers 157 0.00 673-76.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 860,456 0.14 570,25750.89
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 25 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,211 0.00 1,370-11.61
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 94,459 0.02 63,10749.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 77,856 0.01 114,375-31.93
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 331,989 0.05 91,984260.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 219,847 0.04 253,534-13.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 231,863 0.04 193,02620.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,379 0.00 23,786-56.37
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 39 0.00 53-26.42
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 7,943 0.00 5,67340.01
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,330,679 0.38 2,305,3191.10
69 Ceramic products 58,872 0.01 96,547-39.02
70 Glass and glassware 3,454,379 0.56 2,819,49422.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 879,949 0.14 660,02833.32
72 Iron and steel 21,548,204 3.50 18,406,39117.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,354,160 1.68 7,226,83843.27
74 Copper and articles thereof 51,728 0.01 12,010330.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,166,189 0.19 1,115,0374.59
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,481,398 1.38 2,359,661259.43
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,112,770 0.34 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,332 0.00 2,514-7.24
80 Tin and articles thereof 185 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8,959,908 1.46 14,756,758-39.28
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 54,175 0.01 341,421-84.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 77,825 0.01 93,420-16.69
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,401,334 0.88 16,719,787-67.69
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 4,186,966 0.68 3,491,08919.93
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 1,184,479 0.19 2,556,953-53.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,110,848 0.34 1,061,04298.94
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,915,854 0.47 761,700282.81
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 989,341 0.16 1,281,992-22.83
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 33,528 0.01 2,2901,364.10
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 327,278 0.05 49,728558.14
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 2,091,024 0.34 1,580,62432.29
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 516,840 0.08 346,50149.16
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 963,218 0.16 115,390734.75
SS Classified 48,410,810 7.86 151 58031,837.47

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia 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) - 60.82% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (59.50% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.46% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (17.02% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.33% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (10.12% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.98% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (7.33% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.95% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.18% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.25% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.20% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $23,225,045;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,253,260;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $737,312;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $691,806;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $585,971;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $522,314;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $441,565.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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) - a decrease of $28,047,410;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,329,987;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $2,149,523;
  • 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 $2,060,160;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,351,202;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,025,277;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $963,304;
  • 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) - a decrease of $939,044;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $627,967;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $418,183;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $379,082.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 4,142 0.00 422,325-99.02
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 284,695 0.23 214,92532.46
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 24,084 0.02 82,643-70.86
10 Cereals 0 0.00 963,304-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 286,904 0.23 191,54949.78
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 136,510 0.11 123,45210.58
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 135,430 0.11 75,07780.39
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 559,626 0.45 451,80123.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 67,876 0.05 15,930326.09
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,388,012 1.12 696,20699.37
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 348,337 0.28 1,699,539-79.50
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 12,796 0.01 9,30937.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,835,514 3.10 3,503,9049.46
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,196,852 0.97 1,020,96817.23
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 361,649 0.29 408,116-11.39
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,896 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 282,651 0.23 239,73017.90
26 Ores, slag and ash 149,664 0.12 123,93320.76
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 145,169 0.12 176,719-17.85
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,347,247 1.09 3,407,407-60.46
29 Organic chemicals 204,807 0.17 260,257-21.31
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,231,599 5.03 4,978,33925.17
31 Fertilizers 538 0.00 976-44.88
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,092,801 5.73 7,002,2181.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,334 0.01 44,429-74.49
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 81,742 0.07 51,92457.43
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 452,349 0.37 356,18027.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 64,366 0.05 136,730-52.92
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 903,081 0.73 825,3359.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,830,405 4.71 5,308,0919.84
40 Rubber and articles thereof 632,924 0.51 571,82510.68
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 267,896 0.22 213,89025.25
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,207 0.00 6,823-67.65
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 595,501 0.48 632,777-5.89
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 89,829 0.07 419,450-78.58
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 678,080 0.55 236,515186.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 183,332 0.15 333,867-45.09
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,294 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 5,456-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 94,287 0.08 29,696217.51
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,015,402 0.82 429,431136.45
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,757 0.00 15,803-69.90
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 91,049 0.07 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 22,401 0.02 23,102-3.03
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 18,782 0.02 8,750114.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 61,367 0.05 37,43463.93
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,494,760 1.21 757,44897.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 313,175 0.25 1,338,452-76.60
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 286,346 0.23 291,385-1.73
65 Headgear and parts thereof 249,113 0.20 3,2687,522.80
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 106,239 0.09 169,101-37.17
69 Ceramic products 451,481 0.36 597,608-24.45
70 Glass and glassware 166,968 0.13 110,46151.16
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 72,976 0.06 27,238167.92
72 Iron and steel 171,974 0.14 226,002-23.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,444,594 1.97 4,774,581-48.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 31,063 0.03 659,030-95.29
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 419,149 0.34 137,393205.07
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,941,946 3.99 7,091,469-30.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 211,527 0.17 11,5621,729.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 852,635 0.69 748,48013.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,966,090 35.51 20,741,045111.98
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 28,559,590 23.07 56,607,000-49.55
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 12,000 0.01 391,082-96.93
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 840,060 0.68 535,48856.88
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 123,073 0.10 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,804,620 1.46 1,935,898-6.78
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 891,408 0.72 1,830,452-51.30
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 26,796 0.02 46,175-41.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 125,219 0.10 26,941364.79
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 40,903 0.03 0
SS Classified 5,000 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia