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Russian trade in goods with Belgium 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 Belgium in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Belgium

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Belgium was $2,187,733,774, down 13.51% ($341,780,035) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $1,661,226,429, down 18.27% ($371,387,586) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $526,507,345, up 5.96% ($29,607,551) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Belgium in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $1,134,719,084, a 26.11% decrease ($400,995,137) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Belgium was Russia’s 17th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 15th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.4155% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.7796% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Belgium was Russia’s 15th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 14th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.8007% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.2843% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Belgium was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 22nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8451% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9348% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Belgium

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 40.31% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (51.32% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 26.21% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (26.32% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.41% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (16.66% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.54% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (2.13% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.04% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (1.73% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.20% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (1.02% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $33,157,542;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $18,569,887;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $17,700,535;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $10,948,584;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $8,230,750;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $7,665,211;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $5,763,276.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Belgium 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 $380,463,390;
  • 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) - a decrease of $99,578,441.
Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 19,815 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 242,046 0.01 326,071-25.77
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 320,000 0.02 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 686,715 0.04 17,1063,914.47
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 81,326-100.00
10 Cereals 3,333,859 0.20 2,082,25260.11
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 55,704 0.00 43,75427.31
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 23,828,128 1.43 16,162,91747.42
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 24,700-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 34,456 0.00 77,560-55.58
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 23,369-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,037,533 0.18 556,815445.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 54,954 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,261 0.00 20,014-43.73
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 229,546-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 69,528 0.00 107,992-35.62
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,817,672 0.29 887,632442.76
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 34,739,848 2.09 23,791,26446.02
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,452,754 0.27 8,353,856-46.70
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 630,460,430 37.95 1,010,923,820-37.64
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 19,932,190 1.20 20,329,786-1.96
29 Organic chemicals 8,602,317 0.52 7,482,39514.97
30 Pharmaceutical products 48,132 0.00 5578,541.29
31 Fertilizers 19,063,213 1.15 10,832,46375.98
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 86,550 0.01 181,056-52.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 187,178 0.01 53,787248.00
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 443,408 0.03 296,54249.53
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 679,033 0.04 18,2623,618.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 20,191,721 1.22 2,491,186710.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,172,693 0.37 1,599,084286.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 40,120,052 2.42 21,550,16586.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,968,825 0.12 1,801,2709.30
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,399,829 0.51 11,794,201-28.78
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,728 0.00 7,71239.11
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 55 0.00 0
52 Cotton 31 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 201,555 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 47,951 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 22 0.00 8,371-99.74
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 19 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 117,328 0.01 230,674-49.14
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,292 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 417 0.00 28148.40
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 148,791 0.01 66222,375.98
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 592,494 0.04 423,01840.06
69 Ceramic products 38,814 0.00 36,9435.06
70 Glass and glassware 5,846,291 0.35 5,415,1967.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 435,390,283 26.21 534,968,724-18.61
72 Iron and steel 362,781,612 21.84 329,624,07010.06
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,153,823 0.07 1,380,026-16.39
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,460 0.00 253477.08
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 148-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,243,464 0.07 1,806,973-31.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 416,044 0.03 531,273-21.69
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,292 0.00 2,098-38.42
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,214,766 0.37 5,108,29221.66
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 444,092 0.03 94,231371.28
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 37,328 0.00 18,68699.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,835,987 0.35 7,548,833-22.69
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 1,208,332 0.07 339,746255.66
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 904,102 0.05 1,507,247-40.02
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 452,270 0.03 1,037,715-56.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 175 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,302 0.00 0
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 273,438 0.02 44,934508.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,774,999 0.35 11,72349,162.13
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 19,826 0.00 325,438-93.91
SS Classified 202 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Belgium

The major share of Russian imports from Belgium 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) - 53.05% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (45.49% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.72% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (18.89% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.04% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (13.03% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.10% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (7.83% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.26% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (4.97% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.70% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (4.53% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.00% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (1.67% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $21,281,210;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $19,174,085;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $16,101,014;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $4,309,504;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $3,688,898;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $2,849,662;
  • 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 $2,677,918;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,428,443.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $12,431,793;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $11,448,955;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,643,695;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $3,276,611;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,843,578;
  • 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 $2,429,997;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $2,147,349;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - a decrease of $1,965,721;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $1,637,424.
Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 258,417 0.05 285,050-9.34
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,001,681-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,738 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,650,552 0.69 6,927,163-47.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 9,995 0.00 5,01499.34
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 826,183 0.16 1,185,353-30.30
10 Cereals 452 0.00 4490.67
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,115,845 0.40 2,386,156-11.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,484 0.00 1,411,232-99.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 285,131 0.05 175,21162.74
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,442 0.00 2,59932.44
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,644,196 0.31 2,729,452-39.76
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 576,873 0.11 539,5976.91
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,801,096 0.91 5,055,773-5.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 15,114,901 2.87 10,805,39739.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,435,100 1.03 4,966,9409.43
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,708,438 0.89 5,558,639-15.30
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,701,042 0.89 2,272,599106.86
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 12,669,881 2.41 11,716,5308.14
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,292,376 2.14 7,603,47848.52
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 546,761 0.10 128,259326.29
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 73,136 0.01 27,597165.01
26 Ores, slag and ash 497,284 0.09 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,833,548 4.15 24,677,126-11.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,334,234 0.63 3,423,432-2.61
29 Organic chemicals 56,336,493 10.70 40,235,47940.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 37,317,013 7.09 16,035,803132.71
31 Fertilizers 2,779,974 0.53 1,725,24161.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,174,225 2.69 15,508,188-8.60
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 14,808,403 2.81 15,387,411-3.76
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 21,593,030 4.10 24,023,027-10.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,182,352 0.79 4,086,3332.35
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 5,788,606 1.10 6,535,783-11.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 26,477,324 5.03 25,777,0442.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 87,811,844 16.68 68,637,75927.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,702,752 0.89 4,663,8810.83
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 143,346 0.03 234,213-38.80
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 332 0.00 23740.08
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,291,336 0.63 2,383,09538.11
45 Cork and articles of cork 7 0.00 83-91.57
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 48-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,364,248 1.21 4,857,09031.03
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 883,183 0.17 1,035,775-14.73
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 7,907 0.00 7,7751.70
52 Cotton 134,347 0.03 92,15445.79
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 156,324 0.03 92,18469.58
54 Man-made filaments 519,905 0.10 848,272-38.71
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,354,253 0.64 5,501,602-39.03
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 426,491 0.08 749,564-43.10
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,257,845 1.00 4,767,81910.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 189,945 0.04 152,13624.85
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,473,255 0.47 1,829,67335.17
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 226,690 0.04 376,803-39.84
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 86,234 0.02 84,9071.56
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 145,353 0.03 172,508-15.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,490,734 1.23 7,821,251-17.01
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,901 0.00 20,477-27.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 330 0.00 4,098-91.95
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 8,677 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5,659 0.00 616818.67
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,074,933 0.39 3,712,357-44.11
69 Ceramic products 1,952,265 0.37 1,271,09353.59
70 Glass and glassware 2,537,968 0.48 2,950,186-13.97
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 678,971 0.13 4,322,666-84.29
72 Iron and steel 16,091,025 3.06 27,539,980-41.57
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,145,617 0.98 5,416,700-5.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,188,003 0.23 688,87372.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 123,434 0.02 174,957-29.45
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,024,936 0.38 1,132,15578.86
79 Zinc and articles thereof 283,315 0.05 318,731-11.11
80 Tin and articles thereof 119,660 0.02 2,085,381-94.26
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 393,333 0.07 248,08958.55
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 501,938 0.10 156,718220.28
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 992,668 0.19 1,156,654-14.18
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 39,958,328 7.59 52,390,121-23.73
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 17,084,857 3.24 14,406,93918.59
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 44,547 0.01 109,791-59.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 20,501,017 3.89 21,315,916-3.82
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 130,955 0.02 418,245-68.69
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,072,626 0.96 5,225,078-2.92
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 37,035 0.01 31011,846.77
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 750,970 0.14 380,44397.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,504,708 0.29 972,88354.66
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,711,589 1.27 3,861,92773.79
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 14,587 0.00 105,717-86.20
SS Classified 36,637 0.01 4 828658.84
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia