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

Russia’s Trade with the United Kingdom

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with the United Kingdom totaled $6,475,814,497, up 8.05% ($482,226,955) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $5,406,514,584, up 1.81% ($96,229,275) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $1,069,299,913, up 56.49% ($385,997,680) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $4,337,214,671, a 6.26% decrease ($289,768,405) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 10th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 5th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 3.4219% of Russia’s total trade (down from 4.9125% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 6th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 2nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 4.7002% of Russia’s total exports (down from 7.5950% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 14th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 17th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.4407% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.3118% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to the United Kingdom

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 75.97% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (84.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.85% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (11.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.69% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (0.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (1.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom 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 $371,639,375;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $53,987,672.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom 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) - a decrease of $376,848,502.
Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 113,856 0.00 14,319695.14
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 11,139,196 0.21 10,358,0837.54
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 15,831-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 390,665 0.01 1,564,832-75.03
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 66,392 0.00 82,107-19.14
10 Cereals 726,318 0.01 2,152,610-66.26
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 927 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 184,784 0.00 60,656204.64
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1,159-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 40,066 0.00 22,17480.69
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 13,360 0.00 25,600-47.81
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 158,035 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 207,505 0.00 51,258304.82
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 186,927 0.00 549,752-66.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 444,284 0.01 333,91133.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 297,268 0.01 245,51021.08
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,266,736 0.08 374,3231,039.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,328,802 0.17 10,665,450-12.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,828,665 0.11 6,249,605-6.74
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 134,896 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,683 0.00 44,688-96.23
26 Ores, slag and ash 18,226,584 0.34 6,184,273194.72
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,001,041,838 18.52 629,402,46359.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 22,733,123 0.42 36,428,207-37.59
29 Organic chemicals 3,091,646 0.06 2,872,7047.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,480,446 0.03 727,788103.42
31 Fertilizers 12,232,992 0.23 8,936,65836.89
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 29,143 0.00 67,361-56.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,331,626 0.02 1,828,774-27.18
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 9,060,450 0.17 2,473,235266.34
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 18,247 0.00 117,565-84.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 421,818 0.01 531,753-20.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,577,703 0.14 6,739,42712.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,757,685 0.05 1,207,265128.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 69,610 0.00 21,905217.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,996 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 82,398,353 1.52 28,410,681190.03
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 401,950 0.01 388,2343.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,543,664 0.16 4,638,35484.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 114,381 0.00 8,3721,266.23
52 Cotton 0 0.00 17-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,127 0.00 86929.69
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 61-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 120,064 0.00 115,1364.28
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,566 0.00 170,551-99.08
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 39,814 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 232,625 0.00 56,741309.98
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 794,870 0.01 43,1521,742.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 212,195 0.00 10,5171,917.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 132,227 0.00 14,907787.01
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,437 0.00 8051,444.97
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 208 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 12,181 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,310,123 0.02 1,032,10126.94
69 Ceramic products 43,916 0.00 101,811-56.87
70 Glass and glassware 3,334,556 0.06 1,911,21674.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,107,367,673 75.97 4,484,216,175-8.40
72 Iron and steel 29,106,246 0.54 16,629,96775.02
73 Articles of iron or steel 707,097 0.01 964,752-26.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,857,931 0.03 1,811102,491.44
75 Nickel and articles thereof 69,411 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,428,634 0.06 11,837,077-71.03
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,671,158 0.05 591,578351.53
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,164,212 0.08 6,724,270-38.07
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 64,711 0.00 13,529378.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 106,437 0.00 74214,244.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,918,554 0.16 6,516,62036.86
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 6,270,988 0.12 3,918,24260.05
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 15,771 0.00 143,286-88.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,183,659 0.02 562,835110.30
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 173,183 0.00 109,61357.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,445,622 0.03 2,148,940-32.73
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 164,163 0.00 302,428-45.72
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 17,586 0.00 9,02194.95
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 1,529,786 0.03 945,86561.73
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 893,129 0.02 1,230,042-27.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 88,624 0.00 58,82650.65
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 13,053 0.00 0
SS Classified 24,945,427 0.46 6 104 919308.61

Russia’s Imports from the United Kingdom

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 48.74% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (37.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.11% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (39.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.41% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (12.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.68% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (5.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.34% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (0.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.19% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (1.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.88% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (1.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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 $114,126,291;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $102,734,977;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $33,873,934;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $25,169,460;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $15,274,581;
  • 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 $14,799,070;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $12,377,528;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $11,189,827;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $9,931,799;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,818,516;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $6,200,303;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,165,141;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,995,810.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom 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 $10,040,803;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,972,784.
Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 1,224,555 0.11 1,161,3485.44
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,746,865 0.26 2,708,6141.41
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,701 0.00 16,179-89.49
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,186 0.00 186,488.89
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 792,554 0.07 71,1311,014.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,200,253 0.39 1,918,132118.98
10 Cereals 1,023 0.00 52295.98
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 450,096 0.04 136,855228.89
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 366,075 0.03 161,079127.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,753,922 0.16 1,732,0341.26
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 165,331 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,019,701 0.10 527,61293.27
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 711,799 0.07 545,36830.52
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,504,892 0.14 753,31099.77
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,705,165 0.25 1,942,89739.23
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,550,036 0.24 4,148,838-38.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,752,218 2.60 16,562,39167.56
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 78,664,219 7.36 44,790,28575.63
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,108,849 0.57 6,834,814-10.62
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 690 0.00 25,820-97.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 805,784 0.08 647,68424.41
26 Ores, slag and ash 109,951 0.01 16,654560.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 13,407,543 1.25 3,475,744285.75
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,654,832 0.25 2,955,915-10.19
29 Organic chemicals 33,898,536 3.17 31,669,8317.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 85,259,293 7.97 95,300,096-10.54
31 Fertilizers 2,212,427 0.21 1,259,52375.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 28,816,003 2.69 22,615,70027.42
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 37,348,748 3.49 24,971,22049.57
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 14,853,381 1.39 11,900,16624.82
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,779,946 0.45 2,588,66584.65
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2 0.00 4,304-99.95
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 410,482 0.04 341,75020.11
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 33,384,052 3.12 34,249,620-2.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 41,935,070 3.92 34,116,55422.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,068,871 1.41 10,073,06149.60
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 17,488 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 199,695 0.02 152,05131.33
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 11,036 0.00 7,96938.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 155,993 0.01 135,58515.05
45 Cork and articles of cork 24,365 0.00 5,824318.36
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 146 0.00 32,645-99.55
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,340,184 0.50 5,746,616-7.07
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,898,084 0.36 2,949,97632.14
50 Silk 50,312 0.00 46,8627.36
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 285,199 0.03 55,292415.81
52 Cotton 300,541 0.03 489,529-38.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 46,896 0.00 25,57183.40
54 Man-made filaments 2,765,039 0.26 2,690,0982.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 306,967 0.03 192,35059.59
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,549,307 0.14 898,00572.53
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,109,433 0.10 2,920,055-62.01
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 191,369 0.02 68,318180.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 542,524 0.05 461,50817.55
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 116,886 0.01 105,43410.86
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 838,029 0.08 221,243278.78
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,140,140 0.11 430,156165.05
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,156,431 0.30 1,318,963139.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 106,939 0.01 31,839235.87
65 Headgear and parts thereof 207,719 0.02 98,376111.15
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 7,594 0.00 1674,447.31
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 23,360 0.00 5,104357.68
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,379,414 0.41 2,337,54587.35
69 Ceramic products 2,666,795 0.25 751,966254.64
70 Glass and glassware 2,030,842 0.19 1,267,83860.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,743,707 0.16 194,561796.23
72 Iron and steel 3,746,583 0.35 2,392,81456.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,092,865 1.69 22,065,649-18.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 18,068,890 1.69 2,794,309546.63
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,121,170 0.20 1,030,097105.92
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,371,141 0.13 1,836,513-25.34
78 Lead and articles thereof 295,501 0.03 33,138791.73
79 Zinc and articles thereof 69,439 0.01 160,798-56.82
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,145 0.00 3,26826.84
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,049,089 0.10 1,032,5811.60
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,895,373 0.27 1,979,17346.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,340,649 0.22 1,566,95649.38
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 244,649,910 22.88 141,914,93372.39
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 47,257,803 4.42 32,458,73345.59
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 117,396 0.01 340,429-65.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 154,494,427 14.45 40,368,136282.71
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 32,774,247 3.07 7,604,787330.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 41,864,157 3.92 35,699,01617.27
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 37,925 0.00 4,733701.29
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 110,861 0.01 41,713165.77
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 7,455,715 0.70 4,628,11461.10
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,470,345 0.14 533,879175.41
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,890,598 0.18 468,044303.94
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 23,115 0.00 47,643-51.48
SS Classified 6,220,084 0.58 431 5971,341.18
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia