Russian trade in goods with Faroe Islands in Q3 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Faroe Islands
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Faroe Islands totaled $92,774,991, up 23.29% ($17,528,433) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $7,209,636, down 4.77% ($361,263) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $85,565,355, up 26.43% ($17,889,696) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $78,355,719, a 30.37% increase ($18,250,959) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Faroe Islands was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 89th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0445% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0551% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Faroe Islands was Russia’s 137th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 129th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0054% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0096% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Faroe Islands was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1140% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1168% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Faroe Islands
The major share of Russian exports to Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.98% of Russia’s total exports to Faroe Islands (66.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 34.16% of Russia’s total exports to Faroe Islands (21.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.65% of Russia’s total exports to Faroe Islands (10.30% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.83% of Russia’s total exports to Faroe Islands (1.78% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $862,897;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $348,499;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $102,319.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,628,292;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $23,921.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 7,002 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,387,312 | 46.98 | 5,015,604 | -32.46 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 15,780 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,128,620 | 15.65 | 780,121 | 44.67 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,117 | 0.07 | 3,482 | 46.96 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 23,921 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 217 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 415 | 0.01 | 10,964 | -96.21 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 198,443 | 2.75 | 96,124 | 106.44 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 72 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,462,657 | 34.16 | 1,599,760 | 53.94 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 9,194 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 11,544 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 444 | 0.01 | 4,334 | -89.76 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,871 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 224 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 890 | 0.01 | 4,389 | -79.72 |
Russia’s Imports from Faroe Islands
The major share of Russian imports from Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Faroe Islands (99.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $18,021,939.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Faroe Islands in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 85,558,763 | 99.99 | 67,536,824 | 26.68 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,592 | 0.01 | 11,427 | -42.31 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 127,408 | -100.00 |