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

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Greece was $2,688,324,808, down 35.09% ($1,453,141,961) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Greece in 2020 were $2,465,648,838, down 36.52% ($1,418,182,325) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Greece in 2020 were $222,675,970, down 13.57% ($34,959,636) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in 2020 was $2,242,972,868, a 38.15% decrease ($1,383,222,689) over 2019.

Greece was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 33rd in 2019), accounting for 0.4734% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6213% in 2019).

Greece was Russia’s 28th largest export market in 2020 (down from 24th in 2019), accounting for 0.7330% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9186% in 2019).

Greece was Russia’s 72nd largest supplier in 2020 (down from 69th in 2019), accounting for 0.0962% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1057% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 88.61% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (91.18% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.06% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (4.90% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.44% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.47% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.14% in 2019).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $14,354,930.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece 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 $1,357,375,704;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,529,460;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $13,647,617;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $7,917,518;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $7,471,494.
Russia’s exports to Greece in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
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
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 12,919-100.00
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 3,720 0.00 11,121-66.55
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,613 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,015 0.00 11,1987.30
10 Cereals 34,451,244 1.40 42,368,762-18.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 148,879 0.01 133,81111.26
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,508,228 0.06 3,705,025-59.29
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,643,201 0.07 3,913,442-58.01
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,681 0.00 410310.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 22,893 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,816,895 0.15 413,888822.20
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 79,785 0.00 78,7851.27
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 46,086 0.00 30,91549.07
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 46,156 0.00 39,51316.81
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 19,691 0.00 12,82553.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 462,777 0.02 640,379-27.73
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,648,158 0.23 4,387,94428.72
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,693 0.00 2,303234.04
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,312,907 0.05 437,006200.43
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,183,539,144 88.56 3,540,914,848-38.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,608,216 0.19 7,865,364-41.41
29 Organic chemicals 1,485,130 0.06 7,160,633-79.26
30 Pharmaceutical products 655,682 0.03 671,860-2.41
31 Fertilizers 15,870,687 0.64 14,568,9368.94
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 122,715 0.00 68,59878.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 29,008 0.00 15,68784.92
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 18,134 0.00 41,601-56.41
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 476 0.00 1,780-73.26
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 116,588 0.00 7,588,082-98.46
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 384,160 0.02 249,73253.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 565,036 0.02 739,309-23.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 12,282,288 0.50 5,272,463132.95
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 12,145 0.00 19,160-36.61
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,479 0.00 280785.36
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 708,135 0.03 1,120,740-36.82
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,469,467 0.51 13,505,273-7.67
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 69-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 918,611-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,327,275 0.38 8,533,4359.30
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 107,892 0.00 199,761-45.99
52 Cotton 84,431 0.00 3,5632,269.66
54 Man-made filaments 1,373,785 0.06 1,594,804-13.86
55 Man-made staple fibers 11 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 142,849 0.01 3,1434,444.99
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,142 0.00 491947.25
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,955 0.00 6,054-18.15
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 172 0.00 182-5.49
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 422 0.00 15,682-97.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,264 0.00 18,380-33.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,568 0.00 40,151-93.60
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 8,985-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,744 0.00 2065,115.53
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 237-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 768,091 0.03 659,74616.42
69 Ceramic products 515 0.00 16,019-96.79
70 Glass and glassware 1,340,952 0.05 3,842,508-65.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,562 0.00 16,256-59.63
72 Iron and steel 10,268,858 0.42 28,798,318-64.34
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,385,095 0.06 917,63950.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,752 0.00 13,660,369-99.91
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 11-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 137,252,859 5.57 143,926,231-4.64
78 Lead and articles thereof 465,438 0.02 2,613,429-82.19
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 17-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,484 0.00 92,222-89.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 16,198 0.00 162,547-90.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,648,121 0.11 5,547,002-52.26
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 2,030,268 0.08 5,999,737-66.16
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 0 0.00 8,552-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,702 0.00 634,055-99.26
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,679,930 0.60 325,0004,416.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 380,550 0.02 522,182-27.12
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 5,263-100.00
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 221,757 0.01 153,37844.58
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 24,048 0.00 20,82415.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 237,632 0.01 67,263253.29
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 4,011-100.00
SS Classified 668,581 0.03 8 468 988-92.11

Russia’s Imports from Greece

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.32% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (33.08% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.23% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (15.83% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.88% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (16.11% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.17% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (13.61% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.96% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (4.29% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.62% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.81% in 2019).

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $6,290,695;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $4,844,978;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,444,980;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,094,442;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $714,877.

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

  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $21,122,643;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $9,555,361;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $2,607,767;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,404,427;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,127,027;
  • 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 $1,971,228;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,209,632;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,202,339;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $1,193,140;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,058,001;
  • 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 $1,045,626;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $1,027,781;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $983,418.
Russia’s imports from Greece in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,908 0.00 5,00038.16
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 222,536 0.10 118,67087.53
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,387 0.00 36,510-93.46
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 91,194 0.04 7,8091,067.81
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,369 0.00 11,945-29.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,473,884 3.81 7,028,90420.56
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 52,405 0.02 26,53597.49
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 167,712 0.08 230,497-27.24
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 326,080 0.15 699,149-53.36
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,494,621 0.67 1,481,6880.87
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,055,490 9.46 16,210,51229.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 612,239 0.27 543,98712.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,797,689 2.15 5,781,107-17.01
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 20,830 0.01 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 6,926,959 3.11 9,331,386-25.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,407,879 1.53 4,610,218-26.08
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 199,656 0.09 51,732285.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 631,465 0.28 323,55495.17
29 Organic chemicals 152,459 0.07 50,168203.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 18,526,369 8.32 28,081,730-34.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,392,893 4.22 8,752,1777.32
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,590,978 2.51 6,784,118-17.59
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 1,485,571 0.67 1,879,037-20.94
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 417 0.00 31,391-98.67
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 284,158 0.13 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 14,420,253 6.48 15,629,885-7.74
39 Plastics and articles thereof 23,559,407 10.58 23,475,1600.36
40 Rubber and articles thereof 161,800 0.07 208,496-22.40
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 69,079 0.03 157,682-56.19
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,451 0.00 10,735-21.28
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,441,500 1.99 25,564,143-82.63
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 53,327 0.02 44,74319.19
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,863 0.00 1,68010.89
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,813 0.00 17,366-78.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,003,618 0.45 1,093,380-8.21
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 571,324 0.26 753,230-24.15
50 Silk 0 0.00 828-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 489,184 0.22 226,584115.90
52 Cotton 162,501 0.07 336,867-51.76
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,910 0.00 7,621-74.94
54 Man-made filaments 387,118 0.17 323,28519.75
55 Man-made staple fibers 24,665 0.01 94,680-73.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 772,077 0.35 546,74641.21
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 594,920 0.27 1,185,310-49.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 962,418 0.43 780,57723.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 38,027 0.02 48,322-21.30
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,377,412 0.62 1,371,8150.41
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,701,173 0.76 1,902,596-10.59
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,049,141 0.47 1,276,282-17.80
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 390,625 0.18 1,448,626-73.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 858,072 0.39 1,494,386-42.58
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,434 0.00 5,25898.44
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 4,620-46.65
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,873,437 1.74 6,481,204-40.24
69 Ceramic products 25,241 0.01 12,538101.32
70 Glass and glassware 60,827 0.03 27,951117.62
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 114,512 0.05 70,83661.66
72 Iron and steel 639,401 0.29 712,697-10.28
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,338,511 0.60 1,766,031-24.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 25,249,314 11.34 18,958,61933.18
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,223,437 3.24 9,350,464-22.75
78 Lead and articles thereof 17,743 0.01 15,23516.46
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 16,589-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,661,180 4.34 8,946,3037.99
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 917,281 0.41 1,008,679-9.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 16,853,515 7.57 15,759,0736.94
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 15,391,607 6.91 16,437,233-6.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 812,981 0.37 729,00711.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 117,396 0.05 1,145,177-89.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 614,075 0.28 981,509-37.44
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 3,525-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 422 0.00 1,542-72.63
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 980,975 0.44 2,952,203-66.77
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 932,406 0.42 1,096,786-14.99
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 803,257 0.36 910,206-11.75
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 685 0.00 159,458-99.57
SS Classified 42 0.00 2 898-98.55
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia