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Russian trade in goods with Australia in Q1 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Australia in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Australia

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Australia was $183,322,401, down 6.02% ($11,744,355) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $34,351,952, up 41.56% ($10,085,480) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $148,970,449, down 12.78% ($21,829,835) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $114,618,497, a 21.78% decrease ($31,915,315) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Australia was Russia’s 69th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 71st in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1186% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1372% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 93rd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0372% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0273% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 46th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2391% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3213% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Australia

The major share of Russian exports to Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 48.48% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (15.29% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.76% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (31.24% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.87% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (10.14% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.77% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (26.48% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.87% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (5.03% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.21% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (8.41% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.89% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (1.01% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $12,953,363;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $776,346;
  • 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 $576,259;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $484,731;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $341,977;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $307,556;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $211,945;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $124,431.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $3,753,012;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $992,779;
  • 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 $573,035;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $426,997;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $177,829.
Russia’s exports to Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,174-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 459-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 982 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,354 0.02 27,042-80.20
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 502 0.00 993,281-99.95
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 16,247 0.05 80,601-79.84
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 40,482 0.12 1,7582,202.73
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,473 0.01 430,470-99.19
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,155 0.02 5,829-11.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 90,193 0.26 116,973-22.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,003 0.01 2,47321.43
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 592,191 1.72 380,24655.74
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 100 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 274 0.00 4,570-94.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,667,314 7.76 6,420,326-58.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,036,565 8.84 2,460,30623.42
29 Organic chemicals 298,228 0.87 476,057-37.35
30 Pharmaceutical products 132,739 0.39 62,446112.57
31 Fertilizers 4,402,161 12.81 4,373,1580.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 133,405 0.39 8,9741,386.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 44,214 0.13 25,42273.92
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 1,531 0.00 2,532-39.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 3,398-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 187 0.00 3,320-94.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 60,765 0.18 35,98568.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 53,382 0.16 128,051-58.31
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,362 0.01 4,364-45.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,578,630 48.26 3,625,267357.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 52,786 0.15 65,375-19.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 21,508 0.06 18,76714.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 24,405 0.07 22,4748.59
55 Man-made staple fibers 215 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 347 0.00 467-25.70
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 199 0.00 21847.62
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 42,820 0.12 50,600-15.38
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 56 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 17,530 0.05 23,270-24.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,558 0.01 3,466-26.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 154,440 0.45 92,31167.30
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 64,698 0.19 33,94990.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 38 0.00 19,641-99.81
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 943 0.00 17,795-94.70
69 Ceramic products 28,517 0.08 0
70 Glass and glassware 235,680 0.69 200,05117.81
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,610 0.05 4,491314.38
72 Iron and steel 118,013 0.34 103,38214.15
73 Articles of iron or steel 35,321 0.10 86,336-59.09
74 Copper and articles thereof 54 0.00 468-88.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 100-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,161,360 3.38 676,62971.64
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 694,878 2.02 352,90196.90
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,403 0.02 1,702393.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 959,445 2.79 651,88947.18
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 311,550 0.91 884,585-64.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,175,217 3.42 398,871194.64
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 600,402 1.75 526,48814.04
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 49,874 0.15 27,35682.31
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 153,986 0.45 194,704-20.91
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 111,934 0.33 111,1730.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 21,148 0.06 6703,056.42
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,661 0.05 0
SS Classified 99,917 0.29 21 058374.48

Russia’s Imports from Australia

The major share of Russian imports from Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 84.57% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (73.49% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.37% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (6.80% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.83% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (17.36% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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) - an increase of $2,398,239;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,392,027;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,240,288;
  • 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 $951,487;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $708,486;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $539,306.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $24,885,000;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $1,259,127;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $990,224;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $794,366;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $702,324;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $673,618.
Russia’s imports from Australia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 24,885,000-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 261,980 0.18 935,598-72.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 26,436 0.02 10,876143.07
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 15,393-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,267 0.00 1,676-24.40
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 6,746-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 10,897-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 62 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,190,083 0.80 1,052,31113.09
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 14,949 0.01 11,82026.47
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 395-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,755 0.01 23,650-67.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 802-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 607-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 10,018-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 45,581 0.03 33,44236.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,749,361 2.52 2,509,07349.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 409,273 0.27 140,108192.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 868,094 0.58 771,29912.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 67,051 0.05 9,051640.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 118,616,512 79.62 116,218,2732.06
29 Organic chemicals 518,301 0.35 821,292-36.89
30 Pharmaceutical products 647,083 0.43 1,637,307-60.48
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 232,443 0.16 422,321-44.96
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,008,717 0.68 469,411114.89
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 296,372 0.20 199,25248.74
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,147,194 1.44 3,406,321-36.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,894,329 1.27 1,185,84359.75
39 Plastics and articles thereof 504,964 0.34 763,114-33.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 115,403 0.08 390,961-70.48
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 104,707 0.07 286,249-63.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 98 0.00 9,770-99.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 196-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,380 0.00 56,165-88.64
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,804 0.02 18,15647.63
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 28,657 0.02 38,199-24.98
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,286,908 0.86 890,63344.49
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,162 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 64 0.00 18,389-99.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 41,227 0.03 16,175154.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,857 0.01 8,24755.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,607 0.00 681723.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,466 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 17,551 0.01 6,506169.77
69 Ceramic products 205,533 0.14 148,88338.05
70 Glass and glassware 262,645 0.18 222,88517.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 9,343 0.01 86,674-89.22
72 Iron and steel 17,921 0.01 4738,029.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 920,768 0.62 674,70936.47
74 Copper and articles thereof 325,783 0.22 4,4717,186.58
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,970 0.01 28,433-54.38
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 15,197 0.01 66,705-77.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 383 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 10,635 0.01 60,412-82.40
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 79,536 0.05 196,438-59.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 40,570 0.03 6,715504.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,344,392 4.93 5,952,36523.39
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 2,301,018 1.54 1,349,53170.51
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 560,698 0.38 1,263,022-55.61
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 60 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,261,196 1.52 3,055,562-26.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 62,858 0.04 242,927-74.12
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 59,928 0.04 79,966-25.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 273,676 0.18 55,634391.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 48,036 0.03 12,682278.77
SS Classified 605 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia