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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Switzerland totaled $1,740,162,052, up 46.07% ($548,838,463) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $804,955,654, up 40.88% ($233,598,292) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $935,206,398, up 50.85% ($315,240,171) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $130,250,744, a 167.96% increase ($81,641,879) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Switzerland was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 22nd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8347% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8723% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Switzerland was Russia’s 36th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 28th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6035% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7264% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Switzerland was Russia’s 17th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 20th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.2455% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.0704% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 48.67% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (22.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 25.48% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (21.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.58% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (7.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.93% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (41.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.23% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (3.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.90% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (1.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $153,884,499;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $109,664,431;
  • 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) - an increase of $83,576,936;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $65,734,225;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $12,347,694;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,020,035;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,654,388;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $6,100,596;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $4,270,761;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,888,865.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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 $200,561,571;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $22,870,472.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 151 0.00 2,942-94.87
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,205,127 0.15 758,87958.80
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,676 0.00 0
10 Cereals 11,336,353 1.41 2,316,318389.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 6,975-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 42,660 0.01 135,160-68.44
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 438,523 0.05 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 68-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,310 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 50,834 0.01 185,612-72.61
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 689,690-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,238,795 0.28 2,264,273-1.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 50,781 0.01 85,519-40.62
26 Ores, slag and ash 119,663,297 14.87 9,998,8661,096.77
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 272,097,011 33.80 118,212,512130.18
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,660,700 0.21 767,067116.50
29 Organic chemicals 5,277,252 0.66 1,388,387280.10
30 Pharmaceutical products 40,861 0.01 17,601132.15
31 Fertilizers 101,240,814 12.58 35,506,589185.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,017 0.00 2,19483.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 608,438 0.08 36,8171,552.60
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 2,193,182 0.27 309,748608.05
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 736 0.00 10,139-92.74
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,036 0.00 44,357-90.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,794,771 1.09 2,694,175226.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,591,496 0.69 4,634,10520.66
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 19,586 0.00 8,012144.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,621,932 0.20 948,44771.01
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,162,254 0.14 694,17967.43
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 969 0.00 80,640-98.80
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 33,845 0.00 29,69613.97
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 128,377 0.02 82,61255.40
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 568-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 61,305 0.01 33,82481.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 45,086 0.01 29,54652.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 72,549 0.01 65510,976.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 49-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 811 0.00 180350.56
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 6-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 117,515 0.01 16,961592.85
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 12,353 0.00 9,17834.59
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 11,768-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 425,435 0.05 106,197300.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 205,132,098 25.48 121,555,16268.76
72 Iron and steel 248,514 0.03 374,278-33.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 573,321 0.07 218,382162.53
74 Copper and articles thereof 22,031 0.00 22,892,503-99.90
75 Nickel and articles thereof 118,615 0.01 200,680,186-99.94
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 16,251,537 2.02 3,903,843316.30
78 Lead and articles thereof 13,159,956 1.63 8,889,19548.04
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 14-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,213,483 0.15 1,303,449-6.90
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 41,349 0.01 48,052-13.95
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,557 0.00 689125.98
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23,214,476 2.88 16,560,08840.18
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 2,081,625 0.26 1,182,48076.04
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 1,515 0.00 200657.50
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 45,190 0.01 3,4581,206.82
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 63,469 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 622,205 0.08 2,531,967-75.43
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 938,419 0.12 636,18947.51
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 76,836 0.01 45,72668.04
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 504,615 0.06 176,735185.52
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 283,863 0.04 91,711209.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,260 0.00 558305.02
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,523 0.00 20,000-72.39
SS Classified 4,092,359 0.51 8 121 986-49.61

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

The major share of Russian imports from Switzerland 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) - 53.29% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (43.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.76% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (34.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.18% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (10.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.56% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (3.25% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $193,492,172;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $26,490,872;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $25,041,886;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $21,149,727;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $20,311,623;
  • 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 $8,635,549;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $7,878,171;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $5,081,537;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,921,160;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $4,165,464;
  • 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) - an increase of $3,949,463;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,651,850.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Switzerland 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 $9,036,646.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 28,846-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 140,836 0.02 137,2542.61
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,890,958 0.95 10,209,703-12.92
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,314,450 1.32 8,148,98651.12
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 761,648 0.08 1,138,484-33.10
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 73,671 0.01 11,886519.81
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 471,684 0.05 614,922-23.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 887,981 0.09 1,099,164-19.21
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,850,048 0.41 2,778,21038.58
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 27,688,040 2.96 19,809,86939.77
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 470,922 0.05 446,3495.51
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,064,750 1.29 14,614,524-17.45
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,206,177 0.66 5,556,85011.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,131,813 0.12 791,07043.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,542,418 0.16 1,477,5644.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 31,829 0.00 28,23012.75
26 Ores, slag and ash 7,013 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,651,162 0.18 442,374273.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,457,974 0.16 2,725,627-46.51
29 Organic chemicals 60,113,046 6.43 35,071,16071.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 359,771,788 38.47 166,279,616116.37
31 Fertilizers 8,863 0.00 10,250-13.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 11,935,651 1.28 14,294,717-16.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,201,887 3.02 23,120,35021.98
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 5,545,150 0.59 4,418,59625.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,210,697 0.24 1,703,80929.75
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 84,434 0.01 375,425-77.51
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,157,808 0.66 4,815,04927.89
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,422,196 2.08 14,501,03633.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,478,936 0.37 962,868261.31
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 7,993-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 426,468 0.05 283,85950.24
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 514,103 0.05 1,157,657-55.59
45 Cork and articles of cork 174,730 0.02 231,112-24.40
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,818,233 0.19 1,706,4126.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 195,045 0.02 730,563-73.30
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 14,893 0.00 0
52 Cotton 21 0.00 579-96.37
54 Man-made filaments 48,589 0.01 149,924-67.59
55 Man-made staple fibers 77,528 0.01 124,184-37.57
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 128,226 0.01 130,665-1.87
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 94,828 0.01 181,725-47.82
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33,176 0.00 25,58329.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 597,402 0.06 591,0561.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 16,617 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 886,280 0.09 740,58519.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 449,201 0.05 842,526-46.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 123,279 0.01 22,642444.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 153,202 0.02 51,908195.14
65 Headgear and parts thereof 115,428 0.01 19,170502.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,248 0.00 479369.31
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,477,399 0.26 2,647,252-6.42
69 Ceramic products 288,169 0.03 175,76663.95
70 Glass and glassware 564,509 0.06 866,812-34.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,662,930 0.71 2,713,467145.55
72 Iron and steel 544,088 0.06 329,99964.88
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,716,352 1.15 7,064,50251.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 593,797 0.06 557,8946.44
75 Nickel and articles thereof 279,233 0.03 171,23563.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,494,100 0.16 1,242,94820.21
79 Zinc and articles thereof 138,469 0.01 109,19426.81
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,960 0.00 9,192-67.80
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 247,368 0.03 145,82569.63
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,467,327 1.01 10,048,913-5.79
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 467,889 0.05 490,762-4.66
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 118,635,693 12.69 98,324,07020.66
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 45,701,890 4.89 37,066,34123.30
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 17,350 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,581,987 0.17 1,161,87336.16
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 65,645,244 7.02 74,681,890-12.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 63,993,215 6.84 37,502,34370.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 14,836 0.00 15,863-6.47
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 296,182 0.03 410,382-27.83
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 653,590 0.07 290,465125.02
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 905,858 0.10 1,023,005-11.45
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 21,248,485 2.27 98,75821,415.71
SS Classified 124,151 0.01 206 066-39.75
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia