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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Sweden totaled $912,224,239, up 30.62% ($213,864,282) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $372,920,106, up 60.67% ($140,813,285) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $539,304,133, up 15.67% ($73,050,997) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sweden in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $166,384,027, a 28.94% decrease ($67,762,288) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Sweden was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 33rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4376% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5113% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 53rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 49th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2796% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2951% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 26th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.7183% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8050% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

The major share of Russian exports to Sweden 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) - 51.48% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (36.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.02% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (43.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.95% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (8.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.37% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (5.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.07% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.52% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.80% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $80,309,922;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $13,027,102;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $12,421,410;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $8,275,958;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $8,057,856;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $5,807,385;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,077,574;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,540,602;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,533,856.

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

  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $2,121,983.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 25,434 0.01 10,650138.82
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 71,668 0.02 962,726-92.56
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 52,926 0.01 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6,456 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,583,724 0.42 992,63759.55
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 21,777-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 82 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 98,099 0.03 7,5611,197.43
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 101,747 0.03 94,7077.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,497,880 2.55 1,440,024559.56
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 165,624 0.04 189,495-12.60
26 Ores, slag and ash 997,491 0.27 3,92125,339.71
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 99,588,813 26.71 99,622,436-0.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 124,704,416 33.44 44,394,494180.90
29 Organic chemicals 5,334,287 1.43 256,7131,977.92
30 Pharmaceutical products 29,715 0.01 80,414-63.05
31 Fertilizers 29,552,027 7.92 17,130,61772.51
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 67,208 0.02 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 246,558 0.07 164,90649.51
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 5,927 0.00 1453,987.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 15,908 0.00 7,99099.10
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 834,934 0.22 2,33835,611.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,285,559 0.88 1,751,70387.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,885,082 7.48 22,077,69726.30
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 9,849 0.00 3,518179.96
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,856,614 5.32 11,580,65671.46
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 119,860-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 169,989 0.05 142,99918.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,051 0.00 1,414115.77
52 Cotton 12,347 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 280 0.00 5,844-95.21
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 571,037 0.15 266,989113.88
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 626,388 0.17 541,89415.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 382,911 0.10 198,33593.06
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 186,889 0.05 146,00128.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,783,068 0.48 1,259,96941.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 208 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,540 0.00 1,437146.35
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,408,200 0.65 1,782,33435.11
69 Ceramic products 49,189 0.01 9,528416.26
70 Glass and glassware 854,562 0.23 966,267-11.56
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 102 0.00 2,933-96.52
72 Iron and steel 19,111,829 5.12 6,084,727214.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,396,664 0.64 1,557,04553.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 303,510 0.08 217,91639.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 52 0.00 2,122,035-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,355,721 3.05 10,863,7204.53
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 46,090 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 75,532 0.02 6,6861,029.70
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 74,291 0.02 2,1583,342.59
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,232,254 0.33 1,206,5922.13
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 2,395,765 0.64 1,614,34548.40
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 362,183 0.10 155,855132.38
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 835,522 0.22 234,138256.85
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,890,312 0.51 349,710440.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 13,773-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 20 0.00 110-81.82
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 1,667,402 0.45 1,427,53716.80
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 102,743 0.03 6,2711,538.38
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 37-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,237-100.00
SS Classified 417 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.57% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (53.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.60% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (22.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.55% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (9.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.32% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (6.03% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.59% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (5.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (1.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $14,458,871;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,460,336;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $8,857,350;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $7,897,865;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,660,333;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $7,309,376;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,554,611;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,612,768;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,343,957;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $2,033,261;
  • 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 $1,720,784;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,633,736.

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

  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $4,130,002.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 8,312 0.00 7,8186.32
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 130,411-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 644,163 0.12 546,98217.77
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 33,484 0.01 16,281105.66
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 42,451 0.01 21,24399.84
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,243 0.00 6,134-47.13
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,959,609 4.26 15,650,23346.70
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 16,605 0.00 13,14826.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 98,419 0.02 49,56698.56
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 730,894 0.14 373,42295.73
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,594,275 0.30 932,47970.97
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 980,571 0.18 799,95222.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,137,394 0.95 4,020,05727.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,431,747 0.45 1,961,84923.95
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 843,642 0.16 648,68330.05
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 783,193-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 828,974 0.15 946,139-12.38
26 Ores, slag and ash 939 0.00 499,436-99.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,452,884 0.83 3,877,60314.84
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,444,689 0.27 791,12082.61
29 Organic chemicals 4,425,759 0.82 5,767,701-23.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 35,360,458 6.56 29,805,84718.64
31 Fertilizers 481,437 0.09 1,067,899-54.92
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 11,330,487 2.10 15,460,489-26.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,684,987 0.50 1,966,72336.52
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 6,899,880 1.28 5,179,09633.23
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,109,422 0.39 2,779,026-24.09
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 546,153 0.10 220,471147.72
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 132 0.00 1,798-92.66
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,952,089 1.66 6,608,13235.47
39 Plastics and articles thereof 35,437,770 6.57 27,777,43727.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,810,524 1.26 5,484,63224.17
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 171,018 0.03 795,999-78.52
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 36,183 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,054,839 0.20 873,42820.77
45 Cork and articles of cork 123 0.00 9726.80
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,557 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 7,846,154 1.45 5,812,89334.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 35,716,651 6.62 21,257,78068.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 241,442 0.04 154,28056.50
52 Cotton 10,111 0.00 6,44956.78
54 Man-made filaments 20,318 0.00 31,051-34.57
55 Man-made staple fibers 68,845 0.01 58,17318.35
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 95,865 0.02 141,460-32.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,633 0.00 4521,146.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10,377 0.00 12,861-19.31
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,233,215 0.23 1,193,1643.36
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,895,471 0.35 1,015,47086.66
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 8,333 0.00 3,102168.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 39,812 0.01 144,465-72.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 178,858 0.03 110,29262.17
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 13,380 0.00 96,408-86.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 87,457 0.02 41,466110.91
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 233 0.00 523-55.45
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 605,053 0.11 450,86534.20
69 Ceramic products 537,755 0.10 132,214306.73
70 Glass and glassware 1,376,002 0.26 1,354,3351.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,438 0.00 3385,355.03
72 Iron and steel 17,516,123 3.25 9,618,25882.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,591,674 3.45 15,978,90616.35
74 Copper and articles thereof 422,291 0.08 367,64714.86
75 Nickel and articles thereof 88,411 0.02 78,11313.18
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 996,186 0.18 1,128,730-11.74
78 Lead and articles thereof 4,081 0.00 1,829123.13
79 Zinc and articles thereof 13,717 0.00 7,37585.99
80 Tin and articles thereof 979 0.00 85214.91
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 93,600 0.02 223,745-58.17
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,939,890 1.84 11,126,332-10.66
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,818,740 0.71 4,874,600-21.66
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 139,954,816 25.95 127,494,4809.77
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 22,061,381 4.09 22,076,978-0.07
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 0 0.00 8,928-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 91,461,344 16.96 82,603,99410.72
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 352,223 0.07 119,322195.19
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 18,920,811 3.51 17,287,0759.45
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 11 0.00 4175.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 33,375 0.01 44,213-24.51
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 5,431,513 1.01 4,295,68526.44
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 266,118 0.05 196,68635.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 596,963 0.11 416,94443.18
SS Classified 175,370 0.03 419 875-58.23
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia