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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Switzerland was $1,665,593,055, down 3.55% ($61,294,282) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $781,352,533, up 4.70% ($35,107,059) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $884,240,522, down 9.83% ($96,401,341) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $102,887,989, a 56.11% decrease ($131,508,400) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.0278% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.9601% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Switzerland was Russia’s 25th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.8275% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6672% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Switzerland was Russia’s 18th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 19th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.3074% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.4415% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

The major share of Russian exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 51.45% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (33.33% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.76% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (49.81% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 17.32% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (10.62% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.33% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (3.42% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.59% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (1.07% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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 $226,541,637;
  • 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) - an increase of $56,078,679;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $34,958,688;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $14,323,316;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,922,475;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,580,788.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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 $228,869,411;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $32,407,216;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $23,657,326;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $6,787,348;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $5,340,709;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,074,805.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 10,114 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 912,506 0.12 957,759-4.72
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,675 0.00 4,52791.63
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 243,421 0.03 24499,662.70
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,047 0.00 1,311590.08
10 Cereals 8,156,269 1.04 3,233,794152.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 10,074 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 387,918 0.05 161,855139.67
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15 0.00 3,353-99.55
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 176,718 0.02 42,742313.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 468 0.00 133251.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 31 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 7,157-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,180 0.00 8,271-25.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 64,642 0.01 87,481-26.11
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,414,652 0.31 3,451,159-30.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 49,542 0.01 32,83350.89
26 Ores, slag and ash 34,958,688 4.47 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 142,789,765 18.27 371,659,176-61.58
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 838,723 0.11 3,026,806-72.29
29 Organic chemicals 2,257,246 0.29 1,573,51043.45
30 Pharmaceutical products 172 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 27,399,637 3.51 13,076,321109.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 25,297 0.00 17,74942.53
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 58,955 0.01 297,454-80.18
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 66,698 0.01 2,9982,124.75
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 26 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 56,920-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,798 0.00 34,567-89.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,785,298 0.48 3,780,3900.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,210,251 0.92 3,629,46398.66
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,560 0.00 3,48730.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 997,461 0.13 801,63624.43
45 Cork and articles of cork 175 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 441,371 0.06 41,558962.06
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,074 0.00 7,314-57.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 42,771 0.01 18,663129.18
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 119 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 82 0.00 1,988,292-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 161 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 34,230 0.00 11,665193.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,959 0.00 58,992-84.81
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,722 0.00 22,495-83.45
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 19,355-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 877 0.00 9,814-91.06
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 40,333 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 60,212 0.01 143,652-58.08
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 225-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 101,548 0.01 85,11319.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 135,335,194 17.32 79,256,51570.76
72 Iron and steel 474,906 0.06 5,815,615-91.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 266,808 0.03 266,5090.11
74 Copper and articles thereof 38,146,699 4.88 43,221,504-11.74
75 Nickel and articles thereof 353,616,619 45.26 127,074,982178.27
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,748,440 0.61 37,155,656-87.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 4,603,591 0.59 28,260,917-83.71
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 111,755 0.01 6,899,103-98.38
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 19,730 0.00 27,860-29.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23,416 0.00 1,1671,906.51
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,944,903 0.50 5,145,280-23.33
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 2,128,994 0.27 1,333,72259.63
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 100 0.00 737-86.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 54,096 0.01 10,381421.11
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 828,413 0.11 596,43938.89
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,854,556 0.37 2,543,88212.21
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 94,616 0.01 73,17429.30
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 289,427 0.04 131,685119.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 204,376 0.03 65,191213.50
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 16,861 0.00 1,0721,472.85
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,550 0.00 3,849-59.73
SS Classified 3,000 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

The major share of Russian imports from Switzerland 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) - 49.82% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (54.03% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.88% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (27.19% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.49% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (7.39% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.63% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (2.95% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $28,685,755;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $7,099,324;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $5,811,833;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,457,581;
  • 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) - an increase of $2,910,205.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Switzerland 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 $64,343,800;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $45,834,564;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $30,519,795;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $7,399,696.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 47,207 0.01 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 166,927 0.02 266,621-37.39
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 11,927,130 1.35 13,103,551-8.98
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,283,024 1.16 10,477,566-1.86
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 349-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 940,370 0.11 420,990123.37
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 49,043 0.01 27,28179.77
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 560,224 0.06 996,396-43.77
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 765,593 0.09 641,34319.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,222,545 0.36 4,625,478-30.33
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 23,563,479 2.66 17,751,64632.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 581,018 0.07 376,26254.42
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 22,684,184 2.57 15,584,86045.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,373,542 0.61 4,647,66415.62
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,329,396 0.26 1,928,73720.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,430,020 0.16 1,660,569-13.88
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 50,827 0.01 19,007167.41
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 804,406 0.09 256,849213.18
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,193,957 0.36 4,612,459-30.75
29 Organic chemicals 45,123,125 5.10 75,642,920-40.35
30 Pharmaceutical products 317,012,045 35.85 381,355,845-16.87
31 Fertilizers 7,296 0.00 3,99582.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,116,326 1.60 13,007,5168.52
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,333,483 3.20 26,660,8396.27
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 5,548,397 0.63 5,043,04110.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,845,358 0.32 2,061,08838.05
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 220,866 0.02 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 337,628 0.04 89,035279.21
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,697,559 0.64 7,703,432-26.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 17,039,067 1.93 12,581,48635.43
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,017,346 0.12 1,117,755-8.98
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 21,984 0.00 50,225-56.23
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 555,908 0.06 405,56037.07
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 70,419 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,233,119 0.14 881,83539.84
45 Cork and articles of cork 165,390 0.02 200,682-17.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,399,241 0.27 2,221,3938.01
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 235,506 0.03 229,7392.51
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,389 0.00 0
52 Cotton 192 0.00 11,597-98.34
54 Man-made filaments 369,569 0.04 29,9721,133.05
55 Man-made staple fibers 49,562 0.01 48,5692.04
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 83,013 0.01 460,638-81.98
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 186,606 0.02 73,929152.41
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 29,741 0.00 39,681-25.05
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 698,104 0.08 608,46114.73
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 94 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,195,628 0.14 955,34425.15
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 748,646 0.08 676,37910.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 159,716 0.02 65,035145.58
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 119,231 0.01 142,714-16.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 64,938 0.01 123,930-47.60
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 640 0.00 2,703-76.32
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 895-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,837,118 0.32 1,775,77159.77
69 Ceramic products 250,378 0.03 534,339-53.14
70 Glass and glassware 472,251 0.05 280,07768.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 7,181,239 0.81 4,271,03468.14
72 Iron and steel 534,350 0.06 479,76911.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,386,303 0.95 7,743,6918.30
74 Copper and articles thereof 488,294 0.06 535,822-8.87
75 Nickel and articles thereof 261,864 0.03 390,338-32.91
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,097,237 0.12 1,052,2434.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 165 0.00 370-55.41
79 Zinc and articles thereof 30,290 0.00 89,358-66.10
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,618 0.00 614652.12
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 835,120 0.09 8,234,816-89.86
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,899,200 1.23 9,879,31810.32
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 683,769 0.08 564,80221.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 90,574,537 10.24 136,409,101-33.60
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 47,408,203 5.36 49,009,736-3.27
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 2,289 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 992,684 0.11 1,585,965-37.41
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 81,049,627 9.17 79,615,1401.80
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 94,176,697 10.65 65,490,94243.80
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 24,545 0.00 9,064170.80
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 250,254 0.03 736,207-66.01
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 710,969 0.08 363,10595.80
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,233,389 0.14 1,126,0329.53
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 208,507-100.00
SS Classified 192,108 0.02 361 841-46.91
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia