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

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Finland was $2,770,700,972, down 12.20% ($384,910,047) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $1,925,688,957, down 16.36% ($376,766,108) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $845,012,015, down 0.95% ($8,143,939) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $1,080,676,942, a 25.43% decrease ($368,622,169) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Finland was Russia’s 15th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.7097% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.7544% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 2.0394% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.0587% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Finland was Russia’s 20th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.2494% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.2541% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland 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) - 49.52% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (65.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.70% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (11.65% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.91% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (13.55% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.91% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (6.60% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.17% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (0.89% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (1.73% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $157,688,133;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $57,558,738;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,008,295.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Finland 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 $545,759,732;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $49,037,062;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $24,731,441.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 5,679 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 661,297 0.03 708,711-6.69
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 17-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,243 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,803,155 0.15 2,559,1679.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 99,251 0.01 8,1841,112.74
10 Cereals 1,801,184 0.09 889,386102.52
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 10,709 0.00 2,080414.86
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,041,521 0.21 93,8414,206.78
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 4 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 19,824 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 81,356 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,280 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,606 0.00 12,290-78.80
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 29,517 0.00 42,592-30.70
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 46,179 0.00 34,08835.47
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,162,500 0.22 9,064,255-54.08
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,754,097 0.45 7,191,87521.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 878,977 0.05 1,090,567-19.40
26 Ores, slag and ash 24,325,017 1.26 21,614,51012.54
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 928,336,455 48.21 1,474,096,187-37.02
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 33,914,480 1.76 30,448,78211.38
29 Organic chemicals 97,548,802 5.07 146,585,864-33.45
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,303,112 0.07 765,97170.13
31 Fertilizers 103,459,507 5.37 103,295,0280.16
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 185,663 0.01 12,9111,338.02
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 38,435 0.00 86,910-55.78
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 1,640,957 0.09 355,995360.95
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,842,963 0.10 1,353,68736.14
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,956,904 0.36 6,989,034-0.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,249,692 0.17 2,146,52851.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,806,435 0.92 19,969,511-10.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 56,471-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 75,597 0.00 112,918-33.05
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 787,670 0.04 1,491,358-47.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 198,411,848 10.30 140,853,11040.86
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,226 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 743 0.00 2,068-64.07
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 571,363 0.03 2,117,003-73.01
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,626,930 0.50 7,872,46522.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,438,179 0.07 1,174,35422.47
52 Cotton 3,246 0.00 14,846-78.14
55 Man-made staple fibers 337 0.00 849-60.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 83,236 0.00 35,667133.37
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 33,498-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 16,557 0.00 206,700-91.99
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,573 0.00 6,369270.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 223,754 0.01 4,6944,666.81
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 335,681 0.02 240,91639.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 13,291-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 325 0.00 10,249-96.83
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 11,338 0.00 2,850297.82
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,214,027 0.27 5,975,367-12.74
69 Ceramic products 177,652 0.01 168,2035.62
70 Glass and glassware 6,109,517 0.32 3,197,09391.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 215 0.00 5,371-96.00
72 Iron and steel 29,109,610 1.51 17,101,31570.22
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,930,289 0.52 8,309,79619.50
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,234,806 0.17 5,110,706-36.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 382,915,448 19.88 225,227,31570.01
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,721,315 0.61 9,976,41817.49
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 129-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 2,146,675-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 136,126 0.01 284,042-52.08
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 101,248 0.01 95,6775.82
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,040,704 0.42 5,142,94956.34
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 7,624,768 0.40 5,240,69845.49
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 21,004 0.00 10,94291.96
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,853,545 0.15 3,832,747-25.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 230,032 0.01 24,961,473-99.08
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 736,345 0.04 545,07235.09
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 60 0.00 112-46.43
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 136-100.00
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 248,145 0.01 381,540-34.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,627,437 0.08 1,029,87858.02
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 20,589 0.00 32,103-35.87
SS Classified 671 0.00 11 661-94.25

Russia’s Imports from Finland

The major share of Russian imports from Finland 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) - 35.97% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (44.36% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.02% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (5.65% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.65% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (19.58% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 14.68% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (16.49% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.28% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (7.41% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.87% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (2.94% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $119,271,638;
  • 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 $2,869,151.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Finland 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) - a decrease of $39,583,478;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $17,152,032;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $13,338,407;
  • 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 $13,112,225;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $11,706,857;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $10,244,116;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,759,937;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,702,062;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $4,364,513;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $3,709,579;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,474,780;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,227,782.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 172,108 0.02 98,24275.19
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 837,131 0.10 499,24167.68
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 39,098 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 196 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 378,075 0.04 656,226-42.39
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,665,413 0.32 2,687,950-0.84
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,808 0.00 5,834-51.87
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 197,643 0.02 127,55954.94
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 9,432 0.00 196,041-95.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 643,627 0.08 846,206-23.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,291,789 0.27 3,207,130-28.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,548,539 0.42 4,843,745-26.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 509,445 0.06 424,06720.13
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,015,849 0.36 1,376,040119.17
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,583,480 0.78 8,162,891-19.35
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,391,371 0.40 1,959,81173.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,742,932 0.44 20,894,964-82.09
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 40,900,790 4.84 42,356,075-3.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,460,233 1.83 13,741,45612.51
29 Organic chemicals 5,298,928 0.63 3,860,33837.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 21,543,023 2.55 28,302,960-23.88
31 Fertilizers 174,671 0.02 115,94950.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 16,189,219 1.92 15,244,0986.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,004,128 0.24 2,901,654-30.93
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 13,141,811 1.56 15,235,965-13.74
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,826,857 0.69 5,377,7388.35
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 53,181-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,715 0.00 2,74535.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,992,163 0.71 9,466,943-36.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 60,944,737 7.21 60,430,9420.85
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,975,618 1.30 12,338,753-11.05
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 87,747 0.01 55,20758.94
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,609,760 0.19 5,319,339-69.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,363,828 0.28 1,911,83223.64
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,054 0.00 6,635-38.90
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 206 0.00 764-73.04
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,307,058 0.63 9,671,571-45.13
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 114,708,595 13.57 126,415,452-9.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,629,586 0.19 2,675,463-39.09
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 12,577 0.00 6,90382.20
52 Cotton 2,358 0.00 1,18199.66
54 Man-made filaments 24,200 0.00 15,15659.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 123 0.00 1,302-90.55
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 884,493 0.10 575,36953.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 120,626 0.01 42,147186.20
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 155,577 0.02 198,138-21.48
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 986,460 0.12 1,122,118-12.09
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 140,653 0.02 58,049142.30
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 488,153 0.06 375,45830.02
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 540,869 0.06 239,214126.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 145,387 0.02 292,095-50.23
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,063,653 0.24 2,132,221-3.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 64,356 0.01 164,964-60.99
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 827-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,282 0.00 2,394-46.45
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,245,536 0.74 6,636,768-5.89
69 Ceramic products 215,066 0.03 241,644-11.00
70 Glass and glassware 1,052,559 0.12 1,141,096-7.76
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 451 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 12,158,420 1.44 16,860,482-27.89
73 Articles of iron or steel 14,303,810 1.69 17,531,592-18.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 123,190,823 14.58 3,919,1853,043.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 66,025 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,730,636 0.68 4,244,29935.02
79 Zinc and articles thereof 115,023 0.01 57,427100.29
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,511 0.00 1,00849.90
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 14,350 0.00 92,024-84.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,727,382 0.44 3,980,847-6.37
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,436,529 0.17 1,530,067-6.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 180,555,343 21.37 193,893,750-6.88
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 37,504,354 4.44 50,616,579-25.91
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 13,030 0.00 34,943-62.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 60,250,510 7.13 99,833,988-39.65
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,944,337 0.70 16,188,453-63.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 19,670,074 2.33 17,933,1259.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 307,360 0.04 368,962-16.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 259 0.00 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 12,218,437 1.45 9,349,28630.69
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,738,006 0.21 1,646,9025.53
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 260,809 0.03 218,65719.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 59,963 0.01 14,172323.11
SS Classified 404,982 0.05 122 155231.53
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia