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Russian trade with Canada in 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 Canada in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Canada was $1,145,648,994, down 34.67% ($608,054,077) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Canada in 2020 were $319,076,149, down 60.96% ($498,143,083) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Canada in 2020 were $826,572,845, down 11.74% ($109,910,994) from 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in 2020 was $507,496,696, a 325.52% increase ($388,232,089) over 2019.

Canada was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 54th in 2019), accounting for 0.2018% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2631% in 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 71st largest export market in 2020 (down from 57th in 2019), accounting for 0.0949% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1933% in 2019).

Canada was Russia’s 42nd largest supplier in 2020 (down from 40th in 2019), accounting for 0.3572% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3842% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 47.50% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (18.82% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.64% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (3.96% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.61% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (64.73% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.68% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (3.73% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.20% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.50% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.05% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (1.33% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,046,154;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $8,856,751;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,040,986;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $4,961,548;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,384,177;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $1,355,125;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,088,754;
  • 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 $1,023,639.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in 2020 over 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 $486,977,191;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $18,880,325;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,537,262;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,270,248;
  • 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 $2,661,531.
Russia’s exports to Canada in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 40 0.00 8,082-99.51
02 Meat and edible meat offal 21,445 0.01 18,67014.86
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 743,909 0.23 555,15134.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 245,564 0.08 86,525183.81
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,500 0.00 4,30997.26
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 13,771 0.00 9,92038.82
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 136,825 0.04 125,6378.91
10 Cereals 148,631 0.05 81,50882.35
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 644,400 0.20 408,82857.62
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 71,025 0.02 2,7602,473.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,169 0.00 4,362-50.28
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 118 0.00 7557.33
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 41,181 0.01 38,6886.44
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 426,917 0.13 216,76796.95
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 182,422 0.06 175,4813.96
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 761,441 0.24 896,695-15.08
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 470,587 0.15 434,7418.25
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,343,322 0.42 966,24339.03
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,801,399 0.88 2,531,18810.68
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,860,100 0.58 1,505,60023.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,998,880 0.94 2,768,7338.31
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 34,541 0.01 18,23889.39
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,895,808 0.59 540,683250.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 41,489,463 13.00 528,466,654-92.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 38,150,465 11.96 33,188,91714.95
29 Organic chemicals 1,908,329 0.60 2,078,591-8.19
30 Pharmaceutical products 17,373 0.01 5,596210.45
31 Fertilizers 54,435,084 17.06 43,388,93025.46
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 149,918 0.05 84,17778.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 57,220 0.02 42,95133.22
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 67,847 0.02 10,236562.83
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 4,270-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 446,202 0.14 249,82278.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 734,404 0.23 270,270171.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 55,579,161 17.42 74,459,486-25.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,610 0.01 10,358185.87
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,980 0.00 4,301-7.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 20,898,394 6.55 19,809,6405.50
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,032 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,519,662 0.48 135,4851,021.65
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 564,993 0.18 461,84822.33
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,993 0.00 1,15872.11
52 Cotton 6,412 0.00 1,885240.16
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 5,367 0.00 1,707214.41
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 1,248-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,355 0.00 2,76021.56
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,142 0.00 12,009-48.86
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 36 0.00 265-86.42
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,323 0.00 5,680-59.10
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,086 0.00 1,49739.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 637 0.00 242163.22
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 66,262 0.02 90,477-26.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 55,887 0.02 22,596147.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 157,064 0.05 99,99357.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 283,281 0.09 453,994-37.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,780 0.00 8,818-57.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 18 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 29,596 0.01 20,00047.98
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 200,142 0.06 325,465-38.51
69 Ceramic products 30,009 0.01 27,8287.84
70 Glass and glassware 1,001,255 0.31 222,546349.91
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 478,808 0.15 1,414,592-66.15
72 Iron and steel 23,754,588 7.44 15,713,60251.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,208,338 0.69 2,046,9067.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,023,748 0.95 8,561,010-64.68
75 Nickel and articles thereof 482,719 0.15 496,572-2.79
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 13,688,679 4.29 4,831,928183.30
78 Lead and articles thereof 1 0.00 21-95.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 262,255 0.08 661,426-60.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 26,065 0.01 52,915-50.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 66,951 0.02 22,519197.31
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,362,308 3.25 13,632,556-23.99
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 8,167,551 2.56 10,829,082-24.58
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 7,581 0.00 26,065-70.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,542,087 0.48 1,639,811-5.96
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 241,737 0.08 112,388115.09
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,173,617 1.31 4,227,156-1.27
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 59,962 0.02 70,579-15.04
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 204,825 0.06 77,562164.08
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 3,690,810 1.16 2,667,17138.38
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 920,345 0.29 295,106211.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 115,179 0.04 12,951789.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 17,718 0.01 42,800-58.60
SS Classified 12,818,500 4.02 34 413 930-62.75

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.81% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (38.33% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.87% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (32.94% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.64% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (8.70% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.94% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (6.89% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.13% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,606,561.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $55,207,271;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $25,378,076;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $19,940,986;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $17,890,532;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $4,656,507;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $4,533,633;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $3,342,034;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,772,844.
Russia’s imports from Canada in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 15,014,247 1.82 13,432,76511.77
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,296,984 1.49 10,019,67322.73
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,659,289 0.68 4,723,99219.80
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 44,595 0.01 63,384-29.64
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 135,519-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 66,743 0.01 49,67334.36
10 Cereals 284,318 0.03 151,24987.98
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,882,075 0.35 3,783,480-23.82
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 154,302 0.02 81,83288.56
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,122-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 570,639 0.07 434,03831.47
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 590,612 0.07 743,137-20.52
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 331,132 0.04 344,453-3.87
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 51,082 0.01 4,3321,079.18
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 3,777-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,246,474 0.15 1,257,402-0.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,597,097 0.31 2,246,03815.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 953,388 0.12 2,517,451-62.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 36,898,988 4.46 41,432,621-10.94
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 80,804 0.01 39,099106.67
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 126,631 0.02 141,437-10.47
26 Ores, slag and ash 217,173 0.03 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 11,652,429 1.41 10,428,14311.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 21,049,407 2.55 76,256,678-72.40
29 Organic chemicals 3,833,119 0.46 1,226,558212.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 154,021,548 18.63 173,962,534-11.46
31 Fertilizers 219,762 0.03 123,87077.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,188,672 0.26 2,983,282-26.64
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 13,882,243 1.68 18,538,750-25.12
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 8,236,834 1.00 11,578,868-28.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 139,233 0.02 81,97269.85
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 509,716 0.06 565,092-9.80
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,975 0.00 44,417-84.30
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,304,528 0.64 3,473,88652.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,628,782 1.29 9,118,11816.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,376,133 1.26 10,567,933-1.81
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 428,386 0.05 298,18243.67
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 140,672 0.02 2,448,044-94.25
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 914,071 0.11 778,63517.39
45 Cork and articles of cork 397 0.00 689-42.38
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 331,922 0.04 291,23013.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 647,965 0.08 432,91149.68
54 Man-made filaments 42,985 0.01 24,89572.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 703-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 45,192 0.01 87,442-48.32
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 75,878 0.01 52,35344.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 16,537 0.00 1,518989.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 628,085 0.08 790,939-20.59
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 267,687 0.03 13,5531,875.11
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 836,136 0.10 1,269,474-34.14
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,006,068 0.36 4,073,947-26.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 888,026 0.11 749,59418.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,010,820 0.12 1,340,419-24.59
65 Headgear and parts thereof 26,671 0.00 18,71042.55
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,114 0.00 7,069-13.51
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 98,338 0.01 171,023-42.50
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,221,987 0.15 1,374,197-11.08
69 Ceramic products 172,967 0.02 116,42148.57
70 Glass and glassware 669,979 0.08 1,141,225-41.29
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 828,843 0.10 495,12367.40
72 Iron and steel 2,772,683 0.34 3,054,864-9.24
73 Articles of iron or steel 34,760,049 4.21 36,820,824-5.60
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,535,560 0.19 1,014,03051.43
75 Nickel and articles thereof 559,396 0.07 1,109,565-49.58
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,654,608 0.32 4,366,652-39.21
78 Lead and articles thereof 469 0.00 177164.97
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,229 0.00 850162.24
80 Tin and articles thereof 11,391 0.00 17,102-33.39
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 655,359 0.08 1,959,203-66.55
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,370,847 1.38 13,829,337-17.78
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,039,334 0.37 2,364,53428.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 192,690,328 23.31 218,068,404-11.64
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 60,767,854 7.35 61,726,133-1.55
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 78,403 0.01 84,767-7.51
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 17,297,647 2.09 35,188,179-50.84
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 690,262 0.08 131,141426.35
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 40,980,011 4.96 43,752,855-6.34
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 14,944 0.00 98,609-84.85
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 412,095 0.05 236,71374.09
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 1,825,732 0.22 1,607,72613.56
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,543,415 0.43 3,032,38816.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 512,173 0.06 373,68037.06
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,850 0.00 379388.13
SS Classified 115,974,526 14.03 91 110 85627.29
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia