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

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Greece was $656,592,541, down 44.99% ($536,991,663) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $591,798,594, down 46.98% ($524,474,507) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $64,793,947, down 16.19% ($12,517,156) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $527,004,647, a 49.28% decrease ($511,957,351) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Greece was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4052% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6636% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Greece was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 23rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.6267% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9981% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Greece was Russia’s 71st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 66th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0958% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1136% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece 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) - 85.54% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (91.65% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.05% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (3.28% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.65% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.89% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.42% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (2.05% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $14,817,048;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,183,570;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,254,433.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece 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 $517,498,808;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $7,544,491;
  • 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 $4,605,351;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,365,194;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $3,632,549;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,793,436.
Russia’s exports to Greece in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 10,669 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 16,639 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,762 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 18,750 0.00 21,250-11.76
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,576 0.00 1,081138.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,613 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,259 0.00 7,00746.41
10 Cereals 11,074,480 1.87 10,526,5295.21
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 92,916 0.02 66,94338.80
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 33,828 0.01 3,666,377-99.08
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 617,693 0.10 2,234,389-72.36
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 561 0.00 40737.84
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 22,892 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 377,451 0.06 22,2141,599.16
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 24,719 0.00 40,897-39.56
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,443 0.00 18,0787.55
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,293 0.00 14,859-44.19
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,067 0.00 2,422-14.66
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 74,198 0.01 139,769-46.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,241,134 0.55 4,387,944-26.14
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 1,998-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 727,477 0.12 102,821607.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 505,480,472 85.41 1,022,979,280-50.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 437,890 0.07 5,043,241-91.32
29 Organic chemicals 209,739 0.04 3,003,175-93.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 151,341 0.03 399,399-62.11
31 Fertilizers 7,269,708 1.23 5,015,27544.95
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 40,785 0.01 22,23883.40
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 22,772 0.00 0
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 425 0.00 7,356-94.22
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 23 0.00 945-97.57
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 24,438 0.00 7,568,929-99.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 101,328 0.02 94,5967.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 223,074 0.04 87,837153.96
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,824,069 0.98 1,640,499255.02
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 12,226-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,968 0.00 375,218.92
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 158,773 0.03 36,330337.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,886,774 0.49 3,595,940-19.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,752,265 0.30 1,994,523-12.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 48,548 0.01 102,443-52.61
52 Cotton 2,818 0.00 2,29622.74
54 Man-made filaments 411,842 0.07 394,0194.52
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 142,849 0.02 15952,226.67
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,071 0.00 491932.79
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3 0.00 2,750-99.89
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 91-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 15 0.00 1,507-99.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 733 0.00 4,138-82.29
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 447 0.00 6,107-92.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 3,861-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,744 0.00 2542,876.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 262,572 0.04 222,65417.93
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 116-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 430,655 0.07 341,69026.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,909 0.00 15,046-67.37
72 Iron and steel 2,787,392 0.47 7,152,586-61.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 378,179 0.06 251,48350.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,630 0.00 26,490-90.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 11-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 44,001,234 7.44 29,184,18650.77
78 Lead and articles thereof 465,438 0.08 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 8-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 87 0.00 52,346-99.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,726 0.00 4331,222.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 955,877 0.16 1,279,628-25.30
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 666,230 0.11 897,243-25.75
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 554 0.00 32868.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 900 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 109,439 0.02 97,20712.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 1,411-100.00
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 87,121 0.01 48,98577.85
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 15,032 0.00 3,799295.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 33,285 0.01 31,7064.98
SS Classified 0 0.00 3 391 191-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece 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) - 32.54% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (37.96% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 21.17% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (16.92% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.87% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (12.32% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.95% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (13.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.10% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (4.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.44% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.70% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Greece 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 $1,397,264;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,227,656;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $637,387;
  • 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 $615,294;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $496,551;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $427,275;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $334,744;
  • Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - an increase of $238,275.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Greece 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 $8,185,487;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $4,935,984;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $780,385;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $699,250;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $549,618;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $529,369;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $453,840;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $370,574;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $366,445;
  • 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 $330,667;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $308,069;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $244,884.
Russia’s imports from Greece in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 105-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 82,639 0.13 11,858596.91
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 841 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,300 0.02 3,498280.22
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,459 0.00 381282.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,892,929 4.46 2,396,37820.72
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 36,059 0.06 9,043298.75
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 65,348 0.10 64,5071.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 169,315 0.26 223,038-24.09
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 525,478 0.81 376,68339.50
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,748,775 10.42 5,521,11922.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 189,628 0.29 154,95322.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,731,576 2.67 2,281,194-24.09
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,256,340 1.94 2,036,725-38.32
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 831,213 1.28 1,285,053-35.32
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 104,559 0.16 27,582279.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 62,912 0.10 4,1271,424.40
29 Organic chemicals 88,710 0.14 22,408295.89
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,835,613 9.01 14,021,100-58.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,218,586 3.42 2,054,8327.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,109,071 3.26 2,475,516-14.80
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 482,463 0.74 544,888-11.46
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 21,406-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,731,419 5.76 4,260,788-12.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,526,485 10.07 5,889,09810.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 28,220 0.04 50,568-44.19
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 9,806 0.02 136,698-92.83
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 400 0.00 4,508-91.13
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,782,386 4.29 7,718,370-63.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,617 0.01 13,606-44.02
45 Cork and articles of cork 923 0.00 1,319-30.02
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,802 0.00 12,055-76.76
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 257,906 0.40 333,778-22.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 200,971 0.31 199,0260.98
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 109,654-100.00
52 Cotton 24,820 0.04 210,838-88.23
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 173-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 161,706 0.25 132,66321.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 117 0.00 46,223-99.75
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 18,689 0.03 158,757-88.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 240,850 0.37 339,970-29.16
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 541,595 0.84 303,32078.56
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 13,913 0.02 9,89040.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 7,019 0.01 25,604-72.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 292,812 0.45 407,136-28.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 234,211 0.36 307,771-23.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 226,511 0.35 925,761-75.53
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 245,209 0.38 553,278-55.68
65 Headgear and parts thereof 666 0.00 48936.20
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,011-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,465 0.00 729238.13
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 963,318 1.49 926,4483.98
69 Ceramic products 25,044 0.04 5284,643.18
70 Glass and glassware 4,998 0.01 9,948-49.76
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 36,936 0.06 33,31210.88
72 Iron and steel 290,256 0.45 183,18258.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 247,268 0.38 492,152-49.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,318,014 8.21 4,890,7398.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,001,919 3.09 1,667,17520.08
78 Lead and articles thereof 9,838 0.02 6,90142.56
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 10,084-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,164,481 3.34 2,535,055-14.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 300,812 0.46 274,6189.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,342,822 9.79 4,945,55828.25
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 4,837,714 7.47 4,222,42014.57
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 239,587 0.37 137,67174.03
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 151 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 161,560 0.25 216,638-25.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 77-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 1,542-100.00
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 156,117 0.24 486,784-67.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 350,323 0.54 218,21660.54
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 335,730 0.52 362,101-7.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 685 0.00 47943.01
SS Classified 42 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia