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

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $753,836,231, up 42.11% ($223,379,069) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $485,915,630, up 90.23% ($230,476,868) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $267,920,601, down 2.58% ($7,097,799) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Israel went from a deficit of $19,579,638 in the 4th quarter of 2019, to a surplus of $217,995,029 in the 4th quarter of 2020.

Israel was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 53rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4652% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2949% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Israel was Russia’s 39th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 56th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5146% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2284% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Israel was Russia’s 39th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 38th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3961% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4043% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel 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) - 15.46% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (29.22% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 15.30% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (31.95% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.55% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (8.33% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.64% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (13.91% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.54% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (6.72% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.79% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (7.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.60% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (1.27% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $36,299,564;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $6,922,023;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,040,727;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,930,472;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,462,701;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,113,842.

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $7,253,133;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $4,225,608;
  • 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 $2,461,442;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,207,727;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,987,786;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,851,176;
  • 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 $1,467,557.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
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 0.00 120-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 76,872 0.02 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 49,490 0.01 30,31863.24
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 317,131 0.07 744,028-57.38
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 149,732 0.03 64223,222.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,328,217 0.27 851,05356.07
10 Cereals 38,352,217 7.89 2,052,6531,768.42
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,151,000 0.24 611,20088.32
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 185,333 0.04 580,133-68.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,008,269 0.62 5,215,996-42.33
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 26,607 0.01 42,253-37.03
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 235,673 0.05 269,153-12.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,124,339 0.23 996,27212.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 903,081 0.19 881,5592.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,119,247 0.44 1,453,48145.80
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,411,919 0.91 3,650,99120.84
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,542,453 0.52 2,740,046-7.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 1,127,104-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 154,561 0.03 29,905416.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,311,378 1.09 7,299,164-27.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 69,814,583 14.37 67,351,8823.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,663,236 0.34 4,124,678-59.68
29 Organic chemicals 402,366 0.08 438,329-8.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,770 0.01 12,553192.92
31 Fertilizers 9,245,852 1.90 7,132,01029.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 110,759 0.02 4,9872,120.95
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 46,634 0.01 198,645-76.52
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 104,254 0.02 481,297-78.34
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,066,046 0.84 3,465,05017.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,703,684 0.56 1,924,41340.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 44,674 0.01 103,493-56.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 17,554-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,553 0.00 6315,063.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 17,998,150 3.70 11,076,12762.49
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 827,332 0.17 903,870-8.47
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,942,411 0.61 4,793,587-38.62
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 276,665 0.06 397,257-30.36
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 69 0.00 0
52 Cotton 97 0.00 44120.45
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 1,895-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 752 0.00 3,153-76.15
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 920 0.00 518,300.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 64 0.00 160-60.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 44 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 51,723 0.01 33,22955.66
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10,688 0.00 12,107-11.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 27,957 0.01 46,361-39.70
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,386 0.00 11,853-29.25
65 Headgear and parts thereof 581 0.00 886-34.42
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 26,970 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,042,525 0.83 2,962,01136.48
69 Ceramic products 57,357 0.01 47,75320.11
70 Glass and glassware 103,510 0.02 59,95072.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 74,355,508 15.30 81,608,641-8.89
72 Iron and steel 32,064,755 6.60 29,024,02810.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 91,698 0.02 143,609-36.15
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,144 0.00 428,500.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 24,974-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,696,672 0.76 766,200382.47
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,226,136 0.25 5,451,744-77.51
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,985 0.00 50,349-78.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 21,854 0.00 75,330-70.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,003,416 0.21 441,913127.06
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 932,208 0.19 2,399,765-61.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 123,943 0.03 23,858419.50
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 157,889 0.03 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 688,123 0.14 384,82578.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 143-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 8,841 0.00 1,544472.60
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 794,222 0.16 683,86616.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 182,926 0.04 126,80244.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 197,177 0.04 22,559774.05
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,508 0.00 3,42131.77
SS Classified 194,281,488 39.98 23 914812,317.36

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel 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) - 45.45% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (34.48% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 24.83% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (29.32% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.31% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (26.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.11% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (4.38% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.34% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel 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) - an increase of $13,681,114;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $12,836,167;
  • 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 $2,330,590;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,138,664.

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

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $12,040,903;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $7,950,912;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $7,220,379;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,756,860;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,653,932;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,543,546;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,271,340;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,230,137.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 107,673 0.04 150,045-28.24
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 288,893 0.11 380,168-24.01
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 465,662 0.17 555,436-16.16
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 26,066,001 9.73 38,106,904-31.60
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 32,724,800 12.21 33,996,140-3.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 69,264 0.03 233,857-70.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,134,649 0.42 1,339,990-15.32
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,832 0.00 2,575-28.85
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 182,719 0.07 52,324249.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 77,876 0.03 17,094355.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,821 0.00 11,813-16.86
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 61,605 0.02 195,953-68.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,545,096 1.70 4,483,1921.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 712,704 0.27 980,353-27.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 75,570 0.03 141,759-46.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 932,129 0.35 1,419,787-34.35
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 323,860 0.12 275,50017.55
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 646,205 0.24 921,925-29.91
29 Organic chemicals 919,963 0.34 2,463,509-62.66
30 Pharmaceutical products 17,752,925 6.63 25,703,837-30.93
31 Fertilizers 46,580 0.02 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,868,100 1.07 3,039,583-5.64
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 9,376,142 3.50 9,769,025-4.02
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 3,201,598 1.19 3,284,815-2.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 57,838 0.02 46,81923.54
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 142,115 0.05 80,98175.49
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,483,999 2.05 12,704,378-56.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,521,729 5.05 14,751,866-8.34
40 Rubber and articles thereof 389,764 0.15 315,04023.72
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 92,979 0.03 181,610-48.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 40,967 0.02 2,0601,888.69
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 639,686 0.24 683,945-6.47
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 403,625 0.15 108,635271.54
52 Cotton 503,040 0.19 314,10060.15
54 Man-made filaments 36,576 0.01 82,319-55.57
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 4,505-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,044,767 1.88 4,311,83217.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8,067 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 24,266-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 458,293 0.17 374,13922.49
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 14,467 0.01 7,174101.66
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,820 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,453 0.01 22,790-19.03
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 191,768 0.07 339,669-43.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 83 0.00 1,190-93.03
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,396-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,106,021 0.41 893,00123.85
69 Ceramic products 300 0.00 47538.30
70 Glass and glassware 165,923 0.06 483,165-65.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 739,468 0.28 728,3951.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 497,772 0.19 607,068-18.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 442,810 0.17 2,199,670-79.87
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 16,461-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 95,062 0.04 29,190225.67
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,514 0.00 3,57382.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,236,064 2.70 8,889,996-18.60
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 58,738 0.02 305,554-80.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,515,635 5.42 13,376,9718.51
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 68,317,767 25.50 54,636,65325.04
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 628,290 0.23 785,597-20.02
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 23,611 0.01 574,310-95.89
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 38,294,236 14.29 25,458,06950.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 967 0.00 7,124-86.43
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,309 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 5,863,269 2.19 3,532,67965.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 75,578 0.03 373,259-79.75
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,346 0.00 91,090-93.03
SS Classified 197,218 0.07 142 23038.66
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia