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Russian trade in goods with Australia in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Australia

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Australia totaled $290,526,846, up 41.30% ($84,915,006) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $67,024,628, up 96.84% ($32,974,829) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $223,502,218, up 30.27% ($51,940,177) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $156,477,590, a 13.79% increase ($18,965,348) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Australia was Russia’s 71st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1250% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1269% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 96th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0445% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0361% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Australia was Russia’s 46th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 48th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2731% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2537% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Australia

The major share of Russian exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 35.99% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (36.75% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 33.63% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (8.07% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.00% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (23.88% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.15% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (11.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.97% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (8.42% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.38% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (7.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.34% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (1.08% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $19,705,591;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $11,405,809;
  • 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 $3,588,727;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,275,267;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $812,860;
  • 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 $674,722;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $453,971;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $247,067;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $231,989;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $208,731.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,639,323;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $822,846;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $391,328;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $341,412;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $326,862;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $300,414;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $234,384.
Russia’s exports to Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,794 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 8,531-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,217 0.00 653239.51
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 38,617 0.06 861,463-95.52
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 969-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 814,878 1.22 2,01840,280.48
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 121,318 0.18 115,6474.90
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 236,708 0.35 4,7194,916.06
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 30,836 0.05 152,181-79.74
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 24,153 0.04 10,793123.78
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 102,299 0.15 121,839-16.04
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 69,936 0.10 9,252655.90
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 796,556 1.19 1,123,418-29.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 4,607-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 13,273 0.02 9,17244.71
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,622,743 3.91 2,857,127-8.20
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,298,553 9.40 2,709,826132.43
29 Organic chemicals 769,217 1.15 315,246144.01
30 Pharmaceutical products 90,937 0.14 40,364125.29
31 Fertilizers 703,154 1.05 4,342,477-83.81
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 87,512 0.13 159,691-45.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 285,767 0.43 237,12220.51
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 55,812 0.08 39,67240.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 12,625 0.02 37,505-66.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 31 0.00 148,850-99.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 276,892 0.41 29,825828.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 50,344 0.08 71,873-29.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,767 0.01 2,576201.51
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 23,866,668 35.61 12,460,85991.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,904 0.00 15,167-80.85
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,319 0.04 36,405-27.70
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6,858 0.01 3618,950.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 37-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 42,063-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,528 0.00 569168.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 4,199-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 243 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 63,250 0.09 63,2500.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,658 0.01 12,895-40.61
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 21,497 0.03 9,946116.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 60,240 0.09 181,009-66.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 59,849 0.09 50,03319.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 439 0.00 172,482.35
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5,742 0.01 3,12983.51
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 59,889 0.09 69,794-14.19
69 Ceramic products 33,338 0.05 1,4402,215.14
70 Glass and glassware 173,572 0.26 473,986-63.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37,158 0.06 14,100163.53
72 Iron and steel 19,732,509 29.44 26,91873,206.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 249,892 0.37 41,161507.11
74 Copper and articles thereof 646 0.00 1,798-64.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,649,481 2.46 1,599,6843.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 692,503 1.03 1,033,915-33.02
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,250 0.00 45,242-95.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 895,975 1.34 1,287,303-30.40
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 1,577,896 2.35 903,17474.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,336,101 3.49 1,060,834120.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 602,604 0.90 690,386-12.71
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 13,779 0.02 13,941-1.16
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 65,552 0.10 67,900-3.46
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 350,532 0.52 238,47646.99
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 249,064 0.37 135,43383.90
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 35,399 0.05 35,687-0.81
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 11,267-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 330-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Australia

The major share of Russian imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 83.40% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (79.70% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.87% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (13.51% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.17% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (3.60% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.91% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (1.21% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $52,793,748;
  • 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 $7,364,527;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,061,289.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $5,127,671;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $2,841,677;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,027,207.
Russia’s imports from Australia in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 201,028 0.09 723,762-72.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 30,826-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,506 0.00 24,967-85.96
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,161 0.00 88431.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,101,138 0.49 948,15416.13
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 37,677 0.02 31,05221.34
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,561 0.00 40,550-88.75
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1,750-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,718 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,072 0.00 6,144-50.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,542 0.01 7,80886.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 65,153 0.03 43,51649.72
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,281,423 2.36 4,220,13425.15
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 363,470 0.16 98,958267.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 999,897 0.45 816,30922.49
26 Ores, slag and ash 14,575 0.01 2,985388.27
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,225 0.00 38,844-91.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 177,474,786 79.41 124,681,03842.34
29 Organic chemicals 15,594 0.01 14,7385.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,041,374 0.47 2,068,581-49.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 484,150 0.22 208,096132.66
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,974,923 0.88 1,808,2629.22
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 261,735 0.12 304,840-14.14
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,521,542 1.13 5,363,219-52.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,283,211 0.57 1,365,557-6.03
39 Plastics and articles thereof 854,888 0.38 702,76321.65
40 Rubber and articles thereof 251,220 0.11 226,28911.02
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 446,595 0.20 166,977167.46
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,928 0.00 10,797-8.05
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,815 0.00 1,186305.99
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,621 0.00 9,177-60.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 20,313 0.01 8,604136.09
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 163,502 0.07 127,87427.86
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 619-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 746,794 0.33 1,186,047-37.04
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 14,802 0.01 1,469907.62
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 47,049 0.02 2,0322,215.40
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 35,321 0.02 8,292325.96
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 32,604 0.01 3,540821.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,146 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,644 0.00 386,857.89
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 74,579 0.03 16,603349.19
69 Ceramic products 235,722 0.11 232,8301.24
70 Glass and glassware 431,387 0.19 250,30672.34
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37,636 0.02 69,151-45.57
72 Iron and steel 171,074 0.08 58229,294.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,322,052 0.59 969,11336.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 38,617 0.02 34,10513.23
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,405 0.00 6,58527.64
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,918 0.00 163,672-93.33
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 376,745-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 10,354 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 422,658 0.19 516,073-18.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 39,722 0.02 16,437141.66
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,960,211 3.11 12,087,882-42.42
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 11,140,805 4.98 3,776,278195.02
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 2,001 0.00 4,293-53.39
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 908,148 0.41 1,444,571-37.13
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,403 0.00 6,16220.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,243,955 2.35 5,863,923-10.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 319 0.00 3,275-90.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 148,407 0.07 131,63712.74
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 66,319 0.03 190,147-65.12
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 132,315 0.06 67,37196.40
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,265 0.01 16,2895.99
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 486 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 11 333-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia