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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Switzerland was $1,200,981,997, down 17.64% ($257,235,044) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $520,886,205, down 37.40% ($311,207,442) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $680,095,792, up 8.62% ($53,972,398) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Switzerland went from a surplus of $205,970,253 in the 1st quarter of 2020, to a deficit of $159,209,587 in the 1st quarter of 2021.

Switzerland was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 20th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.7771% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.0259% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Switzerland was Russia’s 34th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 25th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.5646% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9351% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 19th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.0917% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.1779% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 33.69% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (34.58% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.42% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (24.35% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.09% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (33.83% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.37% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (5.56% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.92% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (0.68% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $22,481,294;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,106,749;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $4,139,152;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $2,672,885;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,940,538;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $1,896,856.

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

  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $131,176,775;
  • 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 $112,228,910;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $51,024,609;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $39,588,399;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $11,360,629;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $5,488,280.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 798 0.00 16,501-95.16
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 462,197 0.09 795,288-41.88
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 29 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 4,985-100.00
10 Cereals 7,116,016 1.37 9,26776,688.78
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 116,401 0.02 185,287-37.18
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,221 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 84,342 0.02 110,861-23.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 669 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 3,439-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 40,486 0.01 57,785-29.94
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,777 0.00 70,579-96.07
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,416,694 1.04 1,277,542323.99
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,900,585 0.36 3,161,274-39.88
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 41,581 0.01 69,134-39.85
26 Ores, slag and ash 22,481,294 4.32 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 151,531,373 29.09 202,555,982-25.19
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 670,096 0.13 173,652285.88
29 Organic chemicals 2,702,522 0.52 1,521,92577.57
30 Pharmaceutical products 115 0.00 614-81.27
31 Fertilizers 25,848,858 4.96 37,209,487-30.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,708 0.00 63,184-90.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 58,511 0.01 61,135-4.29
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 7,183 0.00 2,958142.83
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 644 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,044 0.00 45,797-97.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,996,505 1.15 4,055,96747.84
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,099,157 0.59 3,170,236-2.24
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,344,471 0.26 354,853278.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 141,299-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 562,035 0.11 909,737-38.22
45 Cork and articles of cork 60 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 12,578 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 132,194-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 23,387 0.00 9,047158.51
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,632 0.00 13,419-80.39
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 179 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 4,803 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 123,102 0.02 1,284,002-90.41
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,087 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 1,409-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,458 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 21,430 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 390,678 0.08 150,371159.81
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 633,777 0.12 844,524-24.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 18,824 0.00 50,550-62.76
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 820,016 0.16 307,404166.76
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,032 0.00 42,630-88.20
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 82,101 0.02 30,000173.67
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 15,083 0.00 18,738-19.51
69 Ceramic products 17,866 0.00 6,236186.50
70 Glass and glassware 135,804 0.03 27,016402.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 175,480,173 33.69 287,709,083-39.01
72 Iron and steel 255,676 0.05 528,496-51.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 108,801 0.02 186,737-41.74
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,415,722 0.46 42,004,121-94.25
75 Nickel and articles thereof 81,472,384 15.64 212,649,159-61.69
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,216,758 0.81 9,705,038-56.55
78 Lead and articles thereof 18,600,421 3.57 15,927,53616.78
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,896,856 0.36 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 891,380 0.17 517,32972.30
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,067 0.00 71349.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 738,947 0.14 706,0844.65
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 757,794 0.15 1,411,459-46.31
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 385 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 534,447 0.10 76869,489.45
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 633,512 0.12 796,893-20.50
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 541,407 0.10 841,797-35.68
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 47,846 0.01 37,87726.32
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 275,816 0.05 74,239271.52
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 129,491 0.02 45,017187.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,458 0.00 5503,256.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 4,443-100.00
SS Classified 16,655 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

The major share of Russian imports from Switzerland 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) - 51.94% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (51.48% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.57% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (25.02% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.00% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (9.64% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.89% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (3.70% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Switzerland 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 $52,691,373;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $19,284,388;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $6,220,311;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $4,570,921;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $4,294,755;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,183,489;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $3,829,970;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,076,814.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $22,545,192;
  • 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 $6,780,479;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $6,530,815;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $4,347,777;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $4,182,318.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 100,209 0.01 50,69497.67
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 9,208,174 1.35 8,369,31010.02
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,236,923 1.36 7,322,28526.15
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 933,989 0.14 1,026,771-9.04
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 47,679 0.01 63,323-24.71
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 492,890 0.07 221,560122.46
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 588,024 0.09 387,37551.80
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,830,562 0.27 1,964,605-6.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 24,239,959 3.56 19,669,03823.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 620,332 0.09 549,86012.82
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,091,004 2.37 14,014,19014.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,644,121 0.54 4,632,072-21.33
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 313,780 0.05 1,105,151-71.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 651,035 0.10 957,517-32.01
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 74,873 0.01 15,678377.57
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 905,385 0.13 640,55841.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,198,044 0.18 1,851,053-35.28
29 Organic chemicals 90,675,107 13.33 113,220,299-19.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 201,056,304 29.56 148,364,93135.51
31 Fertilizers 6,904 0.00 6,6294.15
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,824,092 1.15 9,342,008-16.25
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 27,143,686 3.99 23,313,71616.43
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 4,872,972 0.72 4,923,252-1.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,382,193 0.20 2,122,298-34.87
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 318,361-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 173,829 0.03 181,034-3.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,736,465 0.55 8,084,242-53.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,140,212 2.08 9,956,72342.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,058,396 0.16 645,55363.95
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 14,307-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 262,870 0.04 294,976-10.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 6,499 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 632,682 0.09 561,87112.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 179,035 0.03 122,59246.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,621,997 0.24 2,137,412-24.11
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 625,553 0.09 219,214185.36
52 Cotton 344 0.00 30213.91
54 Man-made filaments 32,881 0.00 14,864121.21
55 Man-made staple fibers 18,529 0.00 31,758-41.66
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 59,733 0.01 362,227-83.51
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,729 0.00 89,098-93.57
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 36,008 0.01 64,811-44.44
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 882,675 0.13 743,01618.80
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 383,550 0.06 706,423-45.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 483,190 0.07 452,9186.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 18,617 0.00 85,886-78.32
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 131,071 0.02 72,60080.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 27,640 0.00 29,978-7.80
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,546 0.00 607154.70
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,989,193 0.29 1,157,65571.83
69 Ceramic products 172,501 0.03 362,687-52.44
70 Glass and glassware 389,775 0.06 497,666-21.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,128,240 0.61 2,658,32455.29
72 Iron and steel 297,901 0.04 274,0948.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,776,612 1.14 6,300,08123.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 884,228 0.13 439,121101.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 69,298 0.01 317,147-78.15
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 562,187 0.08 867,278-35.18
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,315 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 141,953 0.02 97,69345.31
80 Tin and articles thereof 875 0.00 6,692-86.92
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 195,636 0.03 4,377,954-95.53
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,223,310 1.36 10,006,647-7.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 485,402 0.07 495,072-1.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 84,544,937 12.43 65,260,54929.55
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 30,016,304 4.41 36,796,783-18.43
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 2,370 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,363,407 0.20 970,22940.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 57,949,603 8.52 53,654,8488.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 50,823,546 7.47 44,603,23513.95
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,243 0.00 13,947-48.07
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 193,938 0.03 241,627-19.74
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 42,184 0.01 30,81536.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,076,517 0.16 722,60248.98
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 6,530,815-100.00
SS Classified 99,025 0.01 114 887-13.81
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia