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

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $1,029,866,713, up 140.96% ($602,457,487) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $960,444,425, up 158.49% ($588,882,674) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $69,422,288, up 24.31% ($13,574,813) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $891,022,137, a 182.22% increase ($575,307,861) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Greece was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 47th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.5442% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3503% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Greece was Russia’s 28th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 41st in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8350% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5314% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Greece was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 69th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0935% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1072% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece 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) - 89.90% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (83.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.36% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (10.59% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.74% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (2.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.86% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece 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) - an increase of $553,810,522;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,993,896;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $8,183,603;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,897,847;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,739,529.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Greece 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 142 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 6,624 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,583 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 1,756-100.00
10 Cereals 13,821,182 1.44 3,827,286261.12
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 36,844 0.00 25414,405.51
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 9,992 0.00 714,241-98.60
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 579,455 0.06 391,77147.91
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 413 0.00 698-40.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 13,314 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 16,391 0.00 613,969-97.33
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 105 0.00 6,392-98.36
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,862 0.00 7,7731.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 38,812 0.00 13,994177.35
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 13,889 0.00 9,10752.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 204,362 0.02 107,19890.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,963,073 0.20 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,946 0.00 2,527-22.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 226,719 0.02 109,631106.80
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 863,235,672 89.88 309,425,150178.98
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,472,913 0.26 2,755,094-10.24
29 Organic chemicals 161,265 0.02 396,177-59.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 116,725 0.01 8,5341,267.76
31 Fertilizers 5,423,882 0.56 1,526,035255.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 16,823 0.00 32,449-48.16
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,478 0.00 13211,625.76
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 16,150 0.00 16,500-2.12
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 298,124 0.03 70,390323.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 639,917 0.07 115,839452.42
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,398,840 0.25 2,936,218-18.30
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 12,145-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,069 0.00 722,773.61
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 214,336 0.02 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,418,878 0.67 2,679,349139.57
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,832,192 0.19 2,265,381-19.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 22,939 0.00 14,10662.62
54 Man-made filaments 272,529 0.03 407,733-33.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,895 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 194 0.00 302-35.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 197 0.00 741-73.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 28,156 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,135 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11,539 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 287,625 0.03 121,567136.60
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 96-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 739,514 0.08 458,21161.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,454 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 4,669,409 0.49 2,079,595124.53
73 Articles of iron or steel 150,004 0.02 132,59813.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 90,823 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 45,323,776 4.72 37,140,17322.03
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,187,527 0.12 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 15,411 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,507 0.00 7091,805.08
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,739 0.00 2,77134.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 829,309 0.09 386,519114.56
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 1,187,426 0.12 215,226451.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,212 0.00 3021,625.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,829,389 0.50 2,366,377104.08
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 331,924 0.03 62,806428.49
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 39,944 0.00 25,60156.03
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,720 0.00 6971,007.60
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 97,102 0.01 99,559-2.47
SS Classified 86,054 0.01 0

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece 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) - 33.65% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (40.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.46% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (18.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.89% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (17.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.77% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (14.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.66% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (4.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.84% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (0.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $3,885,748;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $1,375,972;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,069,244;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,015,070;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $969,463;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $824,882;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $701,247;
  • 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 $697,354;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $641,741;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $582,110;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $571,185;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $565,441;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $538,172;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $524,373;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $466,788;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $444,970;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $307,694;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $244,219;
  • Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - an increase of $229,989;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $226,005;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $216,025.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,763,734;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,108,807;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $306,147;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $303,060;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $284,158.
Russia’s imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 737 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 71,385 0.10 64,31410.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,214 0.00 69474.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12,630 0.02 67,046-81.16
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,864 0.00 813129.27
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,482,236 3.58 1,916,79529.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 10,765 0.02 7,94935.43
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 85,409 0.12 44,74390.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 167,499 0.24 18,424809.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 552,785 0.80 245,091125.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,845,678 8.42 4,830,60821.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 124,919 0.18 146,977-15.01
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,177,904 1.70 653,53180.24
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 20,830-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,575,635 3.71 1,750,75347.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 976,898 1.41 510,11091.51
26 Ores, slag and ash 969,463 1.40 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 22,118 0.03 39,286-43.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 475,593 0.69 300,83158.09
29 Organic chemicals 136,345 0.20 2,6655,016.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,918,294 11.41 9,682,028-18.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,579,340 3.72 2,545,0211.35
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,424,113 2.05 885,94160.75
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 315,901 0.46 205,36753.82
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,317 0.00 1042,127.88
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 284,158-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,248,594 6.12 3,547,34719.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,219,906 8.96 5,150,66220.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 41,973 0.06 33,56625.05
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 4,343-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,415 0.00 1,06233.24
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,377,477 1.98 1,50591,426.71
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,657 0.03 5,010292.36
45 Cork and articles of cork 893 0.00 901-0.89
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 733 0.00 186294.09
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 272,119 0.39 190,84142.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 340,951 0.49 159,145114.24
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 108,969 0.16 217,989-50.01
52 Cotton 8,433 0.01 15,399-45.24
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 833 0.00 57245.63
54 Man-made filaments 222,008 0.32 39,490462.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,511 0.01 652745.25
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 278,108 0.40 581,168-52.15
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 216,025 0.31 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 366,787 0.53 136,798168.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8,551 0.01 5,06268.93
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 787,277 1.13 1,093,424-28.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 449,599 0.65 205,380118.91
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 296,416 0.43 112,867162.62
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 283,814 0.41 57,809390.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 200,168 0.29 137,44245.64
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,670 0.00 2,290-27.07
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,505,627 2.17 863,88674.29
69 Ceramic products 721 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 1,852 0.00 1,863-0.59
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,472 0.01 2,24099.64
72 Iron and steel 688,936 0.99 117,751485.08
73 Articles of iron or steel 505,726 0.73 554,956-8.87
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,029,112 13.01 5,143,36475.55
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,871,462 2.70 1,908,686-1.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,218 0.00 1,080105.37
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,134,728 4.52 2,552,61822.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 358,665 0.52 168,400112.98
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,892,030 4.17 4,000,837-27.71
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 4,197,714 6.05 3,500,36019.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 266,053 0.38 153,56273.25
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 117,245-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 122,687 0.18 234,759-47.74
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 38-100.00
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 177,481 0.26 262,514-32.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 192,959 0.28 181,7286.18
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 335,946 0.48 156,599114.53
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 444,970 0.64 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia