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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Switzerland was $5,624,204,465, down 13.74% ($895,814,305) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in 2020 were $2,910,077,722, down 20.72% ($760,584,116) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in 2020 were $2,714,126,743, down 4.75% ($135,230,189) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Switzerland in 2020 was $195,950,979, a 76.14% decrease ($625,353,927) over 2019.

Switzerland was Russia’s 21st largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 19th in 2019), accounting for 0.9905% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.9782% in 2019).

Switzerland was Russia’s 24th largest export market in 2020 (up from 26th in 2019), accounting for 0.8651% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.8682% in 2019).

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 1.1728% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.1688% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 34.84% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (43.11% in 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 34.37% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (8.21% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.45% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (43.64% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.35% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (2.69% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.01% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (1.03% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.10% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (0.68% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland in 2020 over 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) - an increase of $698,904,585;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $253,888,898;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $90,958,047;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $61,030,810;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $18,221,065.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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 $1,067,903,869;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $680,989,598;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $118,133,041;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $12,464,621.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 38,030 0.00 2,2671,577.55
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,879,699 0.10 4,070,864-29.26
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 0.01 18,5321,213.52
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,032 0.00 13,3335.24
10 Cereals 37,071,550 1.27 18,850,48596.66
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 17,050 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 738,350 0.03 323,092128.53
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 250,158 0.01 3,3697,325.29
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 176,718 0.01 42,742313.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 211,807 0.01 133,92658.15
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 832-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 177 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 20,617 0.00 18,12513.75
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 180,665 0.01 216,816-16.67
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 351,174 0.01 300,27716.95
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,301,855 0.22 27,38322,913.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,947,227 0.34 13,918,492-28.53
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 221,303 0.01 109,982101.22
26 Ores, slag and ash 61,030,810 2.10 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 533,793,859 18.34 1,601,697,728-66.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,842,312 0.06 4,062,996-54.66
29 Organic chemicals 5,885,513 0.20 7,118,983-17.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 31,354 0.00 201,579-84.45
31 Fertilizers 140,910,030 4.84 49,951,983182.09
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 94,773 0.00 405,061-76.60
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 272,488 0.01 786,851-65.37
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 436,166 0.01 95,948354.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 10,246 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 56,920-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 115,908 0.00 143,605-19.29
39 Plastics and articles thereof 17,433,480 0.60 22,531,294-22.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,717,926 0.61 13,311,61533.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 370,424 0.01 896,915-58.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 141,299 0.00 34,814305.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,076,742 0.17 2,612,73694.31
45 Cork and articles of cork 317 0.00 848-62.62
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 9,642-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,291,849 0.04 502,725156.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 93,614 0.00 97,061-3.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 100,971 0.00 122,463-17.55
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 100 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 2,030,007 0.07 6,885,394-70.52
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 568 0.00 635-10.55
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,409 0.00 1201,074.17
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 733 0.00 337117.51
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 5,201 0.00 4451,068.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 220,923 0.01 633,589-65.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 895,583 0.03 1,564,359-42.75
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 54,972 0.00 38,40843.13
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 307,453 0.01 774,636-60.31
65 Headgear and parts thereof 43,687 0.00 54,007-19.11
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6 0.00 150-96.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 143,972 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 100,849 0.00 759,497-86.72
69 Ceramic products 77,382 0.00 6,9671,010.69
70 Glass and glassware 274,711 0.01 352,316-22.03
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,000,179,923 34.37 301,275,338231.98
72 Iron and steel 2,832,910 0.10 10,194,479-72.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 809,159 0.03 1,615,289-49.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 113,075,062 3.89 231,208,103-51.09
75 Nickel and articles thereof 827,833,812 28.45 573,944,91444.24
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 21,823,595 0.75 702,813,193-96.89
78 Lead and articles thereof 43,268,341 1.49 45,805,491-5.54
80 Tin and articles thereof 14 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,251,705 0.11 15,716,326-79.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,035,252 0.04 1,091,584-5.16
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 42,107 0.00 89,947-53.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 21,414,553 0.74 14,629,24146.38
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 5,605,317 0.19 5,894,280-4.90
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 300 0.00 6,625-95.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 311,546 0.01 779,225-60.02
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,647,969 0.16 3,773,77323.17
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,817,810 0.17 6,838,611-29.55
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 239,764 0.01 153,46256.24
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 672,640 0.02 553,49421.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 528,961 0.02 355,59348.75
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 43,737 0.00 6,516571.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 33,993 0.00 73,202-53.56
SS Classified 8,128,986 0.28 75 48110,669.58

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 47.60% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (50.57% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 29.27% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (27.36% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.28% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (9.08% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.18% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (4.01% in 2019).

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

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $28,064,185;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $15,760,042;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $11,033,504;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $9,896,518;
  • 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 $9,683,629.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $153,341,990;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $29,767,838;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $21,844,675;
  • 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 $10,270,559;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - a decrease of $8,208,827.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 76,053 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 412,806 0.02 297,44438.78
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 38,349,472 1.41 36,888,2253.96
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 12 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 66,130-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 32,962,320 1.21 29,114,54813.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,037 0.00 71245.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,414 0.00 1,08130.80
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 4,208,980 0.16 2,529,01866.43
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 160,903 0.01 351,616-54.24
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,720,197 0.06 1,538,92711.78
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,382,326 0.09 2,843,556-16.22
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,081,378 0.33 14,318,825-36.58
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 89,911,568 3.31 78,878,06413.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,074,041 0.08 1,551,49433.68
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 66,544,037 2.45 56,647,51917.47
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,389,435 0.75 19,862,2672.65
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,763,429 0.21 5,608,2132.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,914,737 0.18 8,184,724-39.95
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 119,311 0.00 46,928154.24
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 453-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,352,518 0.09 1,105,821112.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,002,308 0.33 19,272,867-53.29
29 Organic chemicals 234,252,154 8.63 218,492,1127.21
30 Pharmaceutical products 791,929,242 29.18 945,271,232-16.22
31 Fertilizers 30,484 0.00 20,52548.52
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 49,374,382 1.82 51,226,207-3.61
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 94,748,934 3.49 97,767,088-3.09
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 18,148,537 0.67 18,312,532-0.90
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 7,758,314 0.29 9,459,134-17.98
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 539,227 0.02 351,540,548.57
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 960,694 0.04 643,46149.30
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 24,913,363 0.92 26,554,894-6.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 57,000,313 2.10 50,163,09913.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,392,346 0.12 3,604,438-5.88
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 139,845 0.01 73,39990.53
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,223,105 0.05 1,210,4821.04
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 70,680 0.00 3,1142,169.75
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,831,482 0.14 3,289,24616.49
45 Cork and articles of cork 649,622 0.02 776,031-16.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,369,765 0.27 6,879,2397.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,339,404 0.05 653,599104.93
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,389 0.00 4,604-4.67
52 Cotton 1,097 0.00 14,053-92.19
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 10-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 634,097 0.02 512,84123.64
55 Man-made staple fibers 208,368 0.01 290,890-28.37
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 656,910 0.02 1,088,476-39.65
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 502,941 0.02 194,855158.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 155,659 0.01 237,416-34.44
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,415,201 0.09 2,114,07214.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 7,065 0.00 1,944263.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,842,208 0.10 2,994,637-5.09
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,162,058 0.08 3,333,814-35.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 642,860 0.02 276,759132.28
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 258,653 0.01 490,502-47.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 152,136 0.01 200,141-23.99
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 8,126 0.00 95,768-91.51
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 9,000,982 0.33 7,170,79125.52
69 Ceramic products 975,100 0.04 1,669,761-41.60
70 Glass and glassware 2,078,923 0.08 1,489,49339.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 13,578,921 0.50 13,757,389-1.30
72 Iron and steel 1,463,145 0.05 2,561,821-42.89
73 Articles of iron or steel 28,856,723 1.06 29,262,898-1.39
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,479,388 0.13 2,779,56525.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,623,275 0.06 1,090,87448.80
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,212,615 0.16 3,188,81832.11
78 Lead and articles thereof 165 0.00 2,579-93.60
79 Zinc and articles thereof 243,627 0.01 412,834-40.99
80 Tin and articles thereof 22,800 0.00 16,49938.19
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,031,605 0.22 35,799,443-83.15
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 38,407,205 1.42 37,242,9343.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,068,699 0.08 1,801,29014.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 358,701,822 13.22 380,546,497-5.74
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 154,299,372 5.69 144,615,7436.70
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 9,927 0.00 38,388-74.14
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,274,838 0.16 5,243,297-18.47
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 277,063,070 10.21 248,998,88511.27
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 190,473,444 7.02 198,682,271-4.13
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 74,561 0.00 75,855-1.71
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 1,579,636 0.06 2,218,415-28.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,081,261 0.04 1,184,142-8.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,379,494 0.12 3,056,81410.56
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,629,573 0.24 339,1381,854.83
SS Classified 5,764,629 0.21 750 522668.08
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia