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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Sweden was $821,310,875, down 31.22% ($372,811,016) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $219,689,862, down 60.29% ($333,586,240) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $601,621,013, down 6.12% ($39,224,776) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $381,931,151, a 336.15% increase ($294,361,464) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Sweden was Russia’s 35th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 31st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5068% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6639% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Sweden was Russia’s 57th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 43rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2327% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4947% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Sweden was Russia’s 23rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.8895% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9420% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

The major share of Russian exports to Sweden 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) - 47.83% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (26.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 29.17% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (61.09% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.32% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (5.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.91% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.29% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.06% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.48% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.63% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.21% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.31% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (0.56% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,149,863;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,685,277;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,340,255;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $1,223,183;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $665,456.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $274,116,042;
  • 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 $38,773,126;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $13,544,642;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $9,098,081;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $3,454,062;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,968,500;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,048,618;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $790,410;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $756,483.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 10,489 0.00 6561,498.93
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 244,887 0.11 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 37,286-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 406,182 0.18 284,83042.61
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 27,635 0.01 28,777-3.97
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 395,421 0.18 315,32025.40
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,094 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 21,638 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,502 0.01 157,043-89.49
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 90,204 0.04 67,68633.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,356,647 1.07 5,810,709-59.44
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 195,694 0.09 20,402859.19
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,281 0.00 767458.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 63,880,757 29.08 337,996,799-81.10
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 80,729,932 36.75 119,503,058-32.45
29 Organic chemicals 263,643 0.12 9,361,724-97.18
30 Pharmaceutical products 70,934 0.03 45,05657.44
31 Fertilizers 6,646,531 3.03 3,496,66890.08
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,482 0.00 3,83069.24
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 182,555 0.08 243,150-24.92
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 1,562 0.00 21,037-92.57
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 35,830 0.02 42,277-15.25
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 105,602 0.05 162,679-35.09
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,466,529 1.12 781,252215.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,577,213 6.64 15,625,831-6.71
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 74-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 17,704,083 8.06 31,248,725-43.34
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 304,239 0.14 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 264,892 0.12 121,584117.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,222 0.00 8,506-85.63
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 934-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 632 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 244 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 269,235 0.12 1,025,718-73.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,553 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 746,546 0.34 128,399481.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 329,888 0.15 222,19048.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 326,639 0.15 607,018-46.19
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,197,761 0.55 1,116,2917.30
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,683 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,707,449 0.78 1,329,44428.43
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 10,554-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 970,684 0.44 916,7745.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 163 0.00 54,078-99.70
72 Iron and steel 5,588,343 2.54 6,378,753-12.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,011,907 0.46 580,72574.25
74 Copper and articles thereof 258,171 0.12 204,76226.08
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,223,183 0.56 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,821,194 3.10 5,480,93924.45
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 121,211 0.06 110110,091.82
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 102,653 0.05 14,580604.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 56,538 0.03 16,147250.15
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,299,376 0.59 3,267,876-60.24
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 3,408,891 1.55 3,694,396-7.73
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 490,283 0.22 494,684-0.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 121,567 0.06 8,0581,408.65
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,398,174 0.64 732,71890.82
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 692-100.00
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 1,126,193 0.51 1,585,544-28.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 83,797 0.04 18,722347.59
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,084 0.00 2701,412.59
SS Classified 107 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

The major share of Russian imports from Sweden 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) - 56.16% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (54.08% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.24% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (21.32% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.32% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (8.64% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.21% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (5.43% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.20% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (7.50% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $8,792,883;
  • 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 $4,259,782;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,210,411;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,891,002;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,210,957;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,015,844.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $24,709,115;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $19,040,980;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,877,172;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $6,345,942;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $5,113,099;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,863,508;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $1,935,529.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 23,197 0.00 52,902-56.15
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 318,385 0.05 1,175,244-72.91
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 2,039-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 619,335 0.10 806,973-23.25
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 57,703 0.01 9,798488.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 40,219 0.01 12,242228.53
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 5,067 0.00 4,9123.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,086,374 3.67 28,432,316-22.32
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 19,915 0.00 11,20877.69
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 35,146 0.01 105,041-66.54
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 771,961 0.13 594,54029.84
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,743,969 0.29 1,991,083-12.41
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,640,301 0.27 546,885199.94
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,817,395 0.80 4,375,42510.10
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,681,322 0.45 2,560,4334.72
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 777,688 0.13 848,095-8.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,642,499 0.27 6,506,007-74.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 567,365 0.09 434,00530.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 423,759 0.07 1,577,710-73.14
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,898,425 0.65 3,281,23918.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,153,854 0.19 889,48429.72
29 Organic chemicals 8,314,025 1.38 4,103,614102.60
30 Pharmaceutical products 41,257,393 6.86 60,298,373-31.58
31 Fertilizers 1,272,729 0.21 14,2508,831.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,065,352 1.67 15,178,451-33.69
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,073,779 0.68 4,831,131-15.68
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 6,998,903 1.16 7,587,806-7.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,186,720 0.53 2,498,64427.54
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 887,672 0.15 377,552135.11
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 703 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,725,458 1.28 7,033,7049.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 28,867,065 4.80 28,099,4892.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,938,927 1.32 5,727,97038.60
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 41-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 150,519 0.03 2,086,048-92.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 124,488-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 883,239 0.15 999,284-11.61
45 Cork and articles of cork 72 0.00 290-75.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,085,525 1.34 6,583,03222.82
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 28,044,625 4.66 27,038,8453.72
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 319,438 0.05 178,42479.03
52 Cotton 16,835 0.00 23,548-28.51
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 293-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 31,586 0.01 13,115140.84
55 Man-made staple fibers 47,594 0.01 36,78029.40
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 250,931 0.04 20,6771,113.58
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,150 0.00 11,814-73.34
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 14,070 0.00 12,39513.51
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,157,273 0.19 1,478,166-21.71
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 988,903 0.16 248,954297.22
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,700 0.00 4,41174.56
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 141,129 0.02 83,57168.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 233,506 0.04 233,2760.10
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 160,181 0.03 144,50010.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 64,152 0.01 50,98525.83
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 56 0.00 3,615-98.45
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,696 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 523,432 0.09 672,168-22.13
69 Ceramic products 250,710 0.04 186,21834.63
70 Glass and glassware 1,748,133 0.29 1,160,16050.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,994 0.00 1,732996.65
72 Iron and steel 11,928,920 1.98 18,806,092-36.57
73 Articles of iron or steel 20,172,575 3.35 18,156,73111.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 550,059 0.09 302,31981.95
75 Nickel and articles thereof 81,765 0.01 199,626-59.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,146,271 0.19 1,622,376-29.35
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,403 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,240 0.00 3,47322.08
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 97,412 0.02 150,889-35.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,486,346 1.91 11,355,0331.16
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,612,099 0.77 4,768,645-3.28
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 162,118,379 26.95 153,325,4965.73
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 27,535,947 4.58 23,276,16518.30
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 36,029 0.01 11,712207.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 125,345,600 20.83 150,054,715-16.47
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 357,505 0.06 299,24119.47
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 22,498,227 3.74 19,607,22514.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 12,821 0.00 15,841-19.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 88,165 0.01 166,607-47.08
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 5,190,723 0.86 6,306,678-17.69
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 201,628 0.03 319,133-36.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 578,872 0.10 375,81454.03
SS Classified 518,973 0.09 356 58345.54
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia