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

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Finland was $2,850,258,857, down 7.82% ($241,912,408) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $2,097,122,118, down 15.27% ($377,962,032) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $753,136,739, up 22.05% ($136,049,624) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $1,343,985,379, a 27.66% decrease ($514,011,656) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.8442% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.1755% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Finland was Russia’s 12th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 2.2731% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.7816% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Finland was Russia’s 19th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 20th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.2089% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.1609% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland 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) - 57.18% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (68.21% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.79% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (11.69% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.52% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (12.85% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.51% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (5.27% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.23% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (0.67% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $41,641,698;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $27,759,196;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $16,633,017;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $15,315,945.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Finland 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 $491,471,837;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $9,849,010.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 760 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 714,181 0.03 1,362,269-47.57
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,128,639 0.10 1,262,93968.55
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,093 0.00 182,686-93.38
10 Cereals 5,067,254 0.24 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,364 0.00 9,088-29.97
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 144,361 0.01 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 45,431 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 342,651 0.02 570,206-39.91
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 22,699 0.00 18,90620.06
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 19,091 0.00 15,67721.78
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 28,941 0.00 21,42935.06
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,871,497 0.14 2,659,0137.99
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 14,296,101 0.68 10,433,85637.02
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 624,420 0.03 980,954-36.35
26 Ores, slag and ash 15,507,656 0.74 12,648,44722.61
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,183,073,039 56.41 1,674,544,876-29.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 29,206,290 1.39 24,429,00219.56
29 Organic chemicals 179,061,988 8.54 137,420,29030.30
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,254,586 0.11 1,303,24473.00
31 Fertilizers 109,678,180 5.23 93,045,16317.88
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 263,264 0.01 32,813702.32
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 39,363 0.00 44,463-11.47
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 364,415 0.02 708,587-48.57
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 120-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,230,623 0.06 1,363,656-9.76
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,643,852 0.46 9,345,9673.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,053,860 0.19 3,824,0276.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,357,137 0.78 17,717,037-7.68
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 251,198-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 83,366 0.00 138,549-39.83
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,787,093 0.18 3,715,2251.93
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 147,891,490 7.05 120,132,29423.11
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,114 0.00 761177.79
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 641,650 0.03 765,640-16.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,751,940 0.37 8,333,921-6.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,257,799 0.06 1,108,88413.43
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,806 0.00 0
52 Cotton 13,606 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 186 0.00 358-48.04
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 190,949 0.01 22,039766.41
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 47,119 0.00 5478,514.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 138,217 0.01 23,691483.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 349,613 0.02 306,58614.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 65,177 0.00 12,836407.77
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,508 0.00 324,612.50
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 970-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,644,801 0.27 5,963,297-5.34
69 Ceramic products 220,038 0.01 162,78435.17
70 Glass and glassware 4,754,838 0.23 5,599,556-15.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 150 0.00 72,042.86
72 Iron and steel 35,815,078 1.71 20,499,13374.72
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,154,858 0.53 10,494,6356.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,565,435 0.31 9,163,054-28.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 259,185,858 12.36 269,034,868-3.66
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,309,148 0.59 8,718,75741.18
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 226 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 199,059 0.01 181,2649.82
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 212,990 0.01 12,9591,543.57
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,324,129 0.35 6,049,88721.06
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 7,605,628 0.36 5,699,46033.44
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 10,490 0.00 32,481-67.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,318,858 0.16 3,174,1134.56
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 290,575 0.01 84,853242.45
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 374,886 0.02 144,134160.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,171 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 525-100.00
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 804,436 0.04 241,928232.51
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,027,235 0.10 1,028,81297.05
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,862 0.00 39,397-52.12

Russia’s Imports from Finland

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 29.69% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (26.36% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.19% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (19.22% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.35% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (20.98% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 14.95% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (18.84% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.61% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (8.81% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.65% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (3.39% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $68,413,807;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $54,013,226;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $9,646,072;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $9,507,073;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,339,813;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,749,384;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,176,533;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,730,976;
  • 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 $2,305,937.

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

  • 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 $9,890,430;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $9,307,475;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,548,601;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,761,219.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
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 21,058-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 632,936 0.08 439,30844.08
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 122,429 0.02 637,200-80.79
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 141,512 0.02 129,5219.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 423,098 0.06 231,88782.46
10 Cereals 20,944 0.00 12,58666.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,424,503 0.32 3,400,089-28.69
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 708 0.00 2,797-74.69
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 472 0.00 33640.48
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 141,871 0.02 156,145-9.14
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,668 0.00 210,094-98.25
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 551,012 0.07 528,5554.25
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,636,451 0.35 2,336,32312.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,972,087 0.39 3,543,229-16.12
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 527,694 0.07 493,8246.86
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,032,495 0.54 1,301,519209.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,264,201 0.43 5,353,375-39.03
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,094,519 0.28 2,149,335-2.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,505,960 0.20 10,813,435-86.07
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 40,777,720 5.41 43,538,939-6.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,770,623 1.96 14,269,0093.52
29 Organic chemicals 1,434,719 0.19 1,789,196-19.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,452,330 2.05 5,806,258166.13
31 Fertilizers 1,992,678 0.26 254,505682.96
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 19,379,323 2.57 18,579,6694.30
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,322,829 0.18 1,377,134-3.94
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 13,709,547 1.82 15,583,327-12.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,584,249 0.61 4,322,5646.05
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 790 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,168,651 0.82 7,516,418-17.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 58,979,568 7.83 51,639,75514.21
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,965,347 1.06 8,300,341-4.04
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 96,223 0.01 51,26087.72
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,158,921 0.29 1,110,11794.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,950,609 0.26 1,361,57343.26
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,478 0.00 19,284-76.78
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 2,760-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,962,487 1.19 8,232,8958.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 100,976,357 13.41 105,524,958-4.31
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 724,257 0.10 1,113,020-34.93
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 11,783 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 29,541 0.00 22,93728.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 218-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 143,421 0.02 1,412,539-89.85
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 61,394 0.01 77,409-20.69
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 105,574 0.01 121,467-13.08
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,381,699 0.18 988,57539.77
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 66,891 0.01 19,151249.28
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 95,705 0.01 131,310-27.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 137,422 0.02 134,7302.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 194,701 0.03 331,728-41.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 188,819 0.03 243,251-22.38
65 Headgear and parts thereof 79,363 0.01 127,399-37.71
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 20 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 2,655-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,324,970 0.57 3,803,67613.71
69 Ceramic products 250,881 0.03 154,08162.82
70 Glass and glassware 1,462,893 0.19 622,813134.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 1,404-100.00
72 Iron and steel 15,350,521 2.04 17,299,504-11.27
73 Articles of iron or steel 17,253,496 2.29 13,076,96331.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 146,689,828 19.48 78,276,02187.40
75 Nickel and articles thereof 92,183 0.01 26,171252.23
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,615,743 0.75 6,072,444-7.52
79 Zinc and articles thereof 44,734 0.01 51,006-12.30
80 Tin and articles thereof 509 0.00 1,389-63.35
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 44,255 0.01 31,02442.65
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,351,752 0.45 2,555,72031.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,305,475 0.17 1,235,7055.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 138,520,368 18.39 84,507,14263.92
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 30,041,736 3.99 39,932,166-24.77
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 218 0.00 5,543-96.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 37,451,253 4.97 27,944,18034.02
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,024,255 0.27 1,449,74439.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,547,711 2.06 8,798,32776.71
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 48,652 0.01 102,608-52.58
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 6,233,254 0.83 3,927,31758.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,228,810 0.16 906,99735.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 171,949 0.02 149,53514.99
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 323,717 0.04 257,80225.57
SS Classified 352,977 0.05 130 866169.72
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia