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Russian trade in goods with Belgium in Q2 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 second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Belgium

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Belgium totaled $2,969,567,782, up 68.15% ($1,203,550,870) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $2,302,641,937, up 83.62% ($1,048,596,007) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $666,925,845, up 30.27% ($154,954,863) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $1,635,716,092, a 120.42% increase ($893,641,144) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Belgium was Russia’s 15th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.5692% of Russia’s total trade (up from 1.4475% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Belgium was Russia’s 13th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 2.0018% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.7936% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Belgium was Russia’s 23rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8986% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9829% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Belgium

The major share of Russian exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.41% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (67.51% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 23.43% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (6.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.96% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (15.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.68% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (0.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.33% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (5.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.59% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (2.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (1.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - an increase of $453,412,260;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $324,604,989;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $154,548,112;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $32,457,803;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $28,616,021;
  • 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 $22,780,690;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $13,466,919;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $8,590,545.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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 $15,563,404.
Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 1,726,005 0.07 3,52148,920.31
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 400,580 0.02 187,559113.58
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 989,913 0.04 671,33947.45
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 6,962-100.00
10 Cereals 1,402,963 0.06 789,17877.78
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17,073,197 0.74 10,682,22159.83
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 39,237 0.00 7,125450.69
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 100,322-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 485,009 0.02 792,586-38.81
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 18,347-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 180,401 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 27,006 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 123,840-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 101,067 0.00 66,58451.79
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,620,826 0.20 1,217,246279.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 182,298 0.01 588,661-69.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 22,312,655 0.97 18,208,22122.54
26 Ores, slag and ash 10,602,511 0.46 7,302,87345.18
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 805,535,263 34.98 821,098,667-1.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 45,380,150 1.97 22,599,460100.80
29 Organic chemicals 15,913,195 0.69 2,446,276550.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 63,782 0.00 4,1161,449.61
31 Fertilizers 30,604,970 1.33 22,014,42539.02
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 128,084 0.01 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 191,345 0.01 480,191-60.15
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 1,020,837 0.04 488,394109.02
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 924-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 888,029 0.04 1,418,205-37.38
39 Plastics and articles thereof 43,212,327 1.88 10,754,524301.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,448,362 0.37 6,784,37224.53
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 185 0.00 197-6.09
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 51,450,023 2.23 22,834,002125.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 290 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,356,740 0.10 964,962144.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,837,924 0.25 8,064,158-27.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,426 0.00 17,748-91.97
52 Cotton 1,227 0.00 391213.81
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 273,325 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 128,097 0.01 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,722 0.00 24,721-88.99
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 47 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 87 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,051 0.00 31,181-83.80
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,545 0.00 344,444.12
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 248,240 0.01 2,9598,289.32
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 941,853 0.04 389,497141.81
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 66,460-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 6,983,825 0.30 3,863,76080.75
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 539,419,682 23.43 86,007,422527.18
72 Iron and steel 337,713,482 14.67 183,165,37084.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,688,052 0.07 1,183,90042.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 8,274 0.00 28,021-70.47
75 Nickel and articles thereof 79 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,491,498 0.11 159,9581,457.60
78 Lead and articles thereof 611,978 0.03 103,990488.50
79 Zinc and articles thereof 165 0.00 47251.06
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,666,022 0.07 6,687,692-75.09
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 148,445 0.01 365,410-59.38
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 52,865 0.00 30,67672.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,899,700 0.30 6,630,0394.07
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 2,646,244 0.11 587,091350.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,219,849 0.10 1,791,43723.91
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 324,604,989 14.10 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,618,678 0.07 1,080,50349.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 145 0.00 357-59.38
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,590 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 291,487 0.01 123,249136.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 758,413 0.03 340,076123.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 35,681 0.00 644,483-94.46

Russia’s Imports from Belgium

The major share of Russian imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.48% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (51.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.72% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (22.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.40% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (8.24% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.54% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (6.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.44% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (3.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.74% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (3.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.77% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (1.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $56,463,190;
  • 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 $27,000,596;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $17,274,138;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $12,300,516;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $11,607,556;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $8,116,602;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $7,003,133;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $3,912,894;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $3,750,704;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,145,737;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $3,097,744;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,878,229;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $2,508,985;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,495,568;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $2,474,041;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,424,497;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,324,618.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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 $13,038,528;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $7,246,024;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,978,326;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,493,621.
Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 207,212 0.03 194,2836.65
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 554,173 0.08 990,523-44.05
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,723 0.00 1,549785.93
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,037,190 0.16 743,10839.57
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 18,717 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,786 0.00 7,589-36.94
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 713,724 0.11 446,83659.73
10 Cereals 498 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,207,602 0.48 1,919,96867.07
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 111,990 0.02 72,27954.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 355,327 0.05 147,181141.42
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 2,785-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,558,733 0.23 2,346,605-33.57
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 518,293 0.08 472,9709.58
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,979,466 0.75 2,505,42598.75
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,347,470 1.40 7,022,85233.10
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,294,207 0.94 3,869,71062.65
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,026,170 0.90 2,928,426105.78
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,949,917 0.74 2,071,688138.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 19,355,830 2.90 7,055,314174.34
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 15,855,395 2.38 8,852,26279.11
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 903,784 0.14 544,42766.01
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 333,284 0.05 183,67281.46
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,512,796 0.38 3,81165,835.35
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 26,792,745 4.02 18,676,14343.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,043,307 0.91 4,978,89121.38
29 Organic chemicals 44,832,408 6.72 52,078,432-13.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 44,318,973 6.65 47,812,594-7.31
31 Fertilizers 3,115,065 0.47 4,175,528-25.40
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 18,496,442 2.77 14,745,73825.44
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 14,326,000 2.15 15,068,451-4.93
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 25,271,211 3.79 23,622,8856.98
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,292,146 0.64 3,712,99715.60
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 5,099,267 0.76 4,644,4399.79
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 35,825,655 5.37 24,218,09947.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 121,352,829 18.20 64,889,63987.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,008,332 1.05 4,512,76455.30
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 387,985 0.06 20,8591,760.04
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,769 0.00 1931,852.85
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,815,947 0.42 1,371,363105.34
45 Cork and articles of cork 7 0.00 50-86.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 355-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,294,321 0.94 3,148,58499.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,723,045 0.41 1,429,76890.45
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 24,562 0.00 0
52 Cotton 179,774 0.03 237,693-24.37
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 282,064 0.04 126,824122.41
54 Man-made filaments 1,644,760 0.25 1,926,325-14.62
55 Man-made staple fibers 4,647,920 0.70 5,141,205-9.59
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,030,087 0.15 366,922180.74
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,954,722 1.04 3,041,828128.64
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 103,359 0.02 48,661112.41
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,499,096 0.52 3,436,0401.84
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,090,426 0.16 237,783358.58
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11,156 0.00 3,899186.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 102,937 0.02 40,689152.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,328,228 0.80 4,034,01832.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 43,364 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,292 0.00 1,804-28.38
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 27,728 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 180 0.00 764-76.44
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,652,968 0.40 3,879,442-31.61
69 Ceramic products 3,332,759 0.50 1,837,75781.35
70 Glass and glassware 3,325,789 0.50 3,918,194-15.12
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 729,377 0.11 738,858-1.28
72 Iron and steel 18,281,297 2.74 22,259,623-17.87
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,357,696 0.95 4,892,26029.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 802,899 0.12 541,21448.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 299,694 0.04 290,7093.09
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,637,793 0.25 865,89189.15
79 Zinc and articles thereof 526,783 0.08 399,64031.81
80 Tin and articles thereof 271,940 0.04 60,804347.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 253,782 0.04 587,449-56.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 394,822 0.06 325,23721.40
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,432,936 0.21 1,079,28332.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 67,476,907 10.12 80,515,435-16.19
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 40,461,656 6.07 13,461,060200.58
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 101,715 0.02 17,666475.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 31,622,018 4.74 14,347,880120.40
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 94,711 0.01 23,900296.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,078,217 0.76 5,642,728-10.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 406 0.00 31030.97
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,134 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 838,110 0.13 553,59651.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,994,331 0.30 1,000,03599.43
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,037,964 0.91 4,545,01432.85
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 74,776 0.01 51,50745.18
SS Classified 11,969 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia