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Russian trade in goods with Australia in Q3 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 Australia in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Australia

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Australia totaled $241,665,395, up 31.69% ($58,160,085) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $57,814,893, up 73.59% ($24,508,615) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $183,850,502, up 22.40% ($33,651,470) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $126,035,609, a 7.82% increase ($9,142,855) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Australia was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 70th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1159% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1344% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 95th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 94th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0433% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0423% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 46th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 50th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2449% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2593% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Australia

The major share of Russian exports to Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 44.89% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (31.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 33.99% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (36.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.70% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (12.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.93% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (5.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.81% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (6.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (5.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,152,378;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7,610,272;
  • 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 $4,125,405;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $815,073;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $727,274;
  • 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 $462,037;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $362,963;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $275,411;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $241,575;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $198,881;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $181,106.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $655,536;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $454,173;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $409,301;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $230,562;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $193,567.
Russia’s exports to Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,644 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,067 0.00 1,157-7.78
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 772 0.00 916-15.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 351 0.00 64,659-99.46
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,289 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 63 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,263 0.01 1,245563.69
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 42,965 0.07 197,980-78.30
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 184,325 0.32 3,2195,626.16
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 33,458 0.06 187,243-82.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 9,583 0.02 11,622-17.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 243,405 0.42 141,73071.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,803 0.05 4,248554.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 654,491 1.13 1,063,792-38.48
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 12-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 16,167 0.03 2,013703.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 27,454 0.05 3,762629.77
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,595,380 2.76 2,049,553-22.16
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,025,527 10.42 1,900,122217.11
29 Organic chemicals 356,020 0.62 586,582-39.31
30 Pharmaceutical products 88,595 0.15 65,42335.42
31 Fertilizers 18,732,246 32.40 7,579,868147.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 73,821 0.13 7795,771.43
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 214,438 0.37 104,011106.17
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 276,289 0.48 87831,368.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,331 0.01 23,377-85.75
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 35,897 0.06 146,552-75.51
39 Plastics and articles thereof 28,336 0.05 71,045-60.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 119,172 0.21 46,037158.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,555 0.01 2,54439.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,602,199 33.91 11,991,92763.46
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,176 0.00 1861,069.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 46,301 0.08 15,416200.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 5,643-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 55,653 0.10 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 467 0.00 735-36.46
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 113 0.00 206-45.15
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 94,640 0.16 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 24-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11,527 0.02 7,60251.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 15,029 0.03 2,657465.64
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 208,892 0.36 10,0111,986.62
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 30,389 0.05 71,284-57.37
65 Headgear and parts thereof 575 0.00 1,554-63.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,546 0.00 25,234-93.87
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 62,273 0.11 14,226337.74
69 Ceramic products 110,192 0.19 32,238241.81
70 Glass and glassware 519,449 0.90 383,28835.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 12,170 0.02 7,32766.10
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 133,527-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 106,107 0.18 37,967179.47
74 Copper and articles thereof 10,630 0.02 7,05550.67
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,747 0.00 4,086-57.24
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,619,466 2.80 892,19281.52
79 Zinc and articles thereof 477 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 192 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,086,637 1.88 845,06228.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,063 0.04 10,036139.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 730,938 1.26 1,386,474-47.28
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 1,843,854 3.19 1,381,81733.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,337,645 2.31 974,68237.24
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,115,589 1.93 300,516271.22
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 8,000-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 63,826 0.11 44,35143.91
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 110,785 0.19 304,352-63.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 156,213 0.27 122,01328.03
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26,426 0.05 24,9236.03

Russia’s Imports from Australia

The major share of Russian imports from Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 75.31% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (81.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.35% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (12.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.56% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (3.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.32% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (1.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $14,277,338;
  • 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 $11,265,575;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,037,509;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $2,256,430;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,360,627;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,263,529;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $707,776;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $671,677;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $577,433.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,117,848;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,081,597;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $744,293.
Russia’s imports from Australia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 2,256,430 1.23 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 59,410 0.03 1,141,007-94.79
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 27,840 0.02 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 31,134 0.02 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,346 0.00 77873.01
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 365,286 0.20 195,05787.27
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 25,074 0.01 10,083148.68
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,279 0.01 59,470-79.35
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,072 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 38,749 0.02 27,83839.19
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,316,629 1.80 2,931,63113.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 410,631 0.22 388,7525.63
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,339,533 0.73 762,10075.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 16,688-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 74,386 0.04 11,091570.69
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 127,751,726 69.49 113,474,38812.58
29 Organic chemicals 13,513 0.01 7,71775.11
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,682,001 2.00 2,321,37458.61
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 488,473 0.27 198,685145.85
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,182,678 1.19 919,149137.47
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 364,293 0.20 278,80230.66
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,384,140 0.75 1,248,59710.86
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,463,540 0.80 2,207,833-33.71
39 Plastics and articles thereof 874,872 0.48 561,69555.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 257,297 0.14 444,952-42.17
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 780,791 0.42 109,114615.57
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 6,894 0.00 5,92116.43
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,371 0.00 3,919-65.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 17,652 0.01 14911,746.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,074 0.01 6,87790.11
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 45,894-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 523 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,674,705 0.91 966,92973.20
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 35-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 844 0.00 9,735-91.33
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 21,462 0.01 10,99095.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 24,931 0.01 17,22344.75
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 575 0.00 1,248-53.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 27,576 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 102 0.00 14,946-99.32
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,435 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,105 0.00 26,290-88.19
69 Ceramic products 17,271 0.01 208,798-91.73
70 Glass and glassware 239,156 0.13 206,81015.64
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,700 0.00 27,884-79.56
72 Iron and steel 232,484 0.13 1,23218,770.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,855,061 1.01 1,524,91721.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 24,721 0.01 55,018-55.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,265 0.00 5,144-55.97
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 102,261 0.06 80,10727.66
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,033 0.01 5,647237.05
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 154,016 0.08 278,857-44.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 38,075 0.02 9,776289.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,157,123 7.16 9,119,61444.27
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 13,054,269 7.10 1,788,694629.82
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 5,268 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,512,458 1.37 2,059,82221.97
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,000 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,155,533 1.72 6,273,381-49.70
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 195-100.00
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 36,072 0.02 34,4764.63
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 209,186 0.11 85,866143.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 16,658 0.01 5,837185.39
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,520 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia