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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Sweden was $731,373,568, down 1.40% ($10,421,114) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $145,201,957, down 51.02% ($151,234,841) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $586,171,611, up 31.62% ($140,813,727) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sweden in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $440,969,654, a 196.11% increase ($292,048,568) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Sweden was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 39th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4732% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5219% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 60th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 46th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1574% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3331% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 22nd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 25th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.9409% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.8378% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

The major share of Russian exports to Sweden 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) - 35.67% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (48.15% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.29% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (34.31% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.06% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (4.63% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.55% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (4.56% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.87% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.13% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.76% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (4.16% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (0.86% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $6,582,014;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,517,592;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $768,827;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $620,744;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $590,111;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $571,587;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $450,448.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $90,938,457;
  • 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 $51,892,462;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $4,506,399;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $4,148,732;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,905,320;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,751,922;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $1,993,296;
  • 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 $1,434,742;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $583,041;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $475,458;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $469,489.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 14,189 0.01 8571,555.66
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 96,481 0.07 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 684,254 0.47 94,143626.82
10 Cereals 0 0.00 469,489-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 13,092 0.01 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 121,533 0.08 3,026,853-95.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 21,915 0.02 20,0749.17
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 202,616 0.14 227,532-10.95
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 32,357 0.02 64,277-49.66
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,278,218 2.95 8,426,950-49.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,355 0.00 18,182-81.55
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,003 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,778,990 35.66 142,717,447-63.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 34,580,413 23.82 86,472,875-60.01
29 Organic chemicals 724,512 0.50 152,925373.77
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,751 0.00 22,154-69.53
31 Fertilizers 437,997 0.30 4,944,396-91.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,294 0.01 9,560-23.70
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 180,641 0.12 121,95848.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,242 0.00 8,712-62.79
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 178,819 0.12 37,784373.27
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,346,471 0.93 577,644133.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,877,035 7.49 9,359,44316.21
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 839 0.00 192336.98
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,535,123 7.26 13,287,045-20.71
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 276,106 0.19 126,959117.48
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 151,834 0.10 110,05737.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,906 0.00 2,44119.05
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 44-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,666 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 1,169-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 57-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 410,359 0.28 993,400-58.69
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 744,526 0.51 481,53754.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 348,397 0.24 185,35687.96
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 238,395 0.16 259,393-8.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,091,094 0.75 640,64670.31
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,087,256 0.75 1,562,714-30.43
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 8,862-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 556,724 0.38 843,263-33.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,237 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 11,093,936 7.64 4,511,922145.88
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,090,510 0.75 1,351,069-19.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 142,609 0.10 303,405-53.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,993,296-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,965,226 3.42 5,382,601-7.75
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 17,881 0.01 122,761-85.43
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 57,092 0.04 7,002715.37
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 145,065 0.10 40,100261.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 721,396 0.50 1,053,662-31.53
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 2,651,776 1.83 4,086,518-35.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 523,991 0.36 233,234124.66
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 267,587 0.18 97,066175.68
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,458,049 1.00 837,30574.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 29,067-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 808 0.00 4,412-81.69
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 1,006,261 0.69 1,071,909-6.12
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,674 0.01 34,925-72.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,456 0.00 1542,793.51

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

The major share of Russian imports from Sweden 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) - 59.63% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (52.69% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.60% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (20.53% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.52% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (9.98% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.30% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (8.26% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.28% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (4.98% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.72% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (1.16% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $87,121,546;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $31,465,721;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $16,823,295;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $6,137,730;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $3,845,462;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,685,086;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,958,874;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,886,172;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,886,075.

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

  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $5,887,275;
  • 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 $4,398,282;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,264,345;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,109,800;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $2,108,115.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 494,033 0.08 171,660187.80
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 563,515-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 499,493 0.09 477,5584.59
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 4,570-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 75,899 0.01 7,965852.91
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 26,453 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 20,353,846 3.47 14,216,11643.17
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 17,939 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 64,258 0.01 66,548-3.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 470,338 0.08 402,18316.95
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,271,984 0.22 1,233,4203.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 635,364 0.11 612,7523.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,970,921 0.68 1,285,835208.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,555,254 0.44 2,453,1154.16
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 539,115 0.09 625,184-13.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 48,684-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 482,136 0.08 336,68343.20
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 1,473,502-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,709,804 0.63 3,358,79110.45
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,076,458 0.18 923,78516.53
29 Organic chemicals 7,709,887 1.32 8,648,463-10.85
30 Pharmaceutical products 35,720,645 6.09 18,897,35089.02
31 Fertilizers 2,012,598 0.34 126,4261,491.92
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,249,676 1.07 12,136,951-48.51
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,574,294 0.44 2,520,4232.14
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 6,690,952 1.14 6,165,9398.51
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,214,025 0.55 2,906,74410.57
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 717,748 0.12 284,631152.17
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,571 0.00 493,106.12
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,213,651 1.74 8,327,57622.65
39 Plastics and articles thereof 27,172,798 4.64 25,741,2375.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,651,643 0.96 4,758,84818.76
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 83,020 0.01 66,10325.59
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 9,033-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 436,187 0.07 804,436-45.78
45 Cork and articles of cork 210 0.00 3,485-93.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,161,449 0.88 7,269,564-29.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 25,232,088 4.30 28,496,433-11.46
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 224,559 0.04 203,53810.33
52 Cotton 0 0.00 4,323-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 68-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 24,842 0.00 40,111-38.07
55 Man-made staple fibers 65,646 0.01 27,514138.59
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 116,409 0.02 339,564-65.72
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13,422 0.00 13,902-3.45
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 14,561 0.00 103,623-85.95
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,476,609 0.25 1,297,81413.78
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,424,858 0.24 340,087318.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,542 0.00 6,394-44.60
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 42,622 0.01 7,622459.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 80,449 0.01 106,335-24.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 49,983 0.01 3,6611,265.28
65 Headgear and parts thereof 49,585 0.01 87,768-43.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 121-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 364 0.00 470-22.55
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 503,440 0.09 393,22828.03
69 Ceramic products 136,623 0.02 558,543-75.54
70 Glass and glassware 1,313,278 0.22 875,58349.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,010 0.00 1541,854.55
72 Iron and steel 14,532,612 2.48 12,824,57613.32
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,367,455 3.13 16,408,58111.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 553,422 0.09 240,009130.58
75 Nickel and articles thereof 50,450 0.01 68,732-26.60
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,621,264 0.28 1,001,04261.96
78 Lead and articles thereof 850 0.00 1,209-29.69
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,489 0.00 3,81144.03
80 Tin and articles thereof 878 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 171,834 0.03 47,410262.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,819,028 1.85 10,033,6067.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,789,753 0.65 3,819,849-0.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 158,072,030 26.97 126,606,30924.85
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 15,298,743 2.61 19,697,025-22.33
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 36,984-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 154,491,440 26.36 67,369,894129.32
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,499,142 0.77 653,680588.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 17,185,428 2.93 20,295,228-15.32
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 145 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 5,291,579 0.90 5,626,571-5.95
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 94,756 0.02 291,368-67.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 488,486 0.08 484,9340.73
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,986 0.00 0
SS Classified 200,302 0.03 11 0861,706.80
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia