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

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Canada totaled $432,212,022, up 40.90% ($125,454,934) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $244,532,586, up 152.27% ($147,601,196) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $187,679,436, down 10.55% ($22,146,262) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Canada went from a deficit of $112,894,308 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $56,853,150 in the 4th quarter of 2021.

Canada was Russia’s 63rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1859% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1893% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Canada was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 75th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1624% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1027% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Canada was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 43rd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2293% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3102% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada 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) - 58.87% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (46.29% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.51% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (17.08% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.98% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (10.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.37% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (8.98% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.61% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.34% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (8.95% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $81,350,144;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $20,968,387;
  • 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 $15,076,487;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $8,469,485;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $6,562,198;
  • 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 $3,639,757;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,540,614;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $1,980,957;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $1,306,358;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,183,282.

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $960,272.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 1,148 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 9,486-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 8,933,854 3.65 464,3691,823.87
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 151,311-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 6,199 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 99,854 0.04 2,6313,695.29
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 15,890 0.01 4,764233.54
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 67,549 0.03 54,73723.41
10 Cereals 21,254 0.01 128,583-83.47
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 200,128 0.08 203,368-1.59
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,245,282 0.51 62,0001,908.52
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 136 0.00 44209.09
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 127,333 0.05 8,1951,453.79
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 167,904 0.07 199,062-15.65
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 55,633 0.02 50,40410.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 199,119 0.08 171,02816.42
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 148,771 0.06 123,39420.57
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 368,356 0.15 377,251-2.36
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 674,896 0.28 1,101,548-38.73
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 768,059 0.31 299,758156.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 349,366 0.14 567,706-38.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,113 0.00 13,482-91.74
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,980,957 0.81 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,409,412 3.44 8,662,591-2.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 26,880,470 10.99 11,803,983127.72
29 Organic chemicals 279,043 0.11 536,551-47.99
30 Pharmaceutical products 477 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 101,756,294 41.61 20,406,150398.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 275,414 0.11 27,030918.92
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 70,197 0.03 24,676184.47
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 1,465 0.00 63,087-97.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 234 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,250 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 190,883 0.08 125,38352.24
39 Plastics and articles thereof 579,243 0.24 200,236189.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,073,440 4.53 11,678,898-5.18
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 18,236 0.01 17,1926.07
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,486,977 5.92 7,924,77982.81
45 Cork and articles of cork 28 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 84 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 631,998 0.26 572,12710.46
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 147,969 0.06 206,021-28.18
52 Cotton 81,277 0.03 5,8161,297.47
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 4,933-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,994 0.00 4751,582.95
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 884 0.00 54263.10
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 40 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 21-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 50,346 0.02 29,08873.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 30,037 0.01 18,16265.38
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 86,421 0.04 48,72277.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 58,092 0.02 26,230121.47
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,236 0.00 217469.59
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 11-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 28,566 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 47,788 0.02 96,430-50.44
69 Ceramic products 23,898 0.01 13,61375.55
70 Glass and glassware 252,132 0.10 131,30292.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 159,315 0.07 144,04210.60
72 Iron and steel 31,813,657 13.01 10,845,270193.34
73 Articles of iron or steel 544,393 0.22 905,864-39.90
74 Copper and articles thereof 234,362 0.10 1,194,634-80.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 97,584 0.04 142,370-31.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,991,542 1.63 3,443,92615.90
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 455,301 0.19 19,6012,222.85
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 22,028 0.01 2,526772.05
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,693 0.00 5,824100.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,441,032 3.45 4,900,41872.25
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 6,770,920 2.77 3,131,163116.24
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 1,306,358 0.53 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,345,966 0.55 634,858112.01
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 404,066 0.17 21,8121,752.49
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 847,993 0.35 1,104,705-23.24
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 30 0.00 1,386-97.84
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 54,034 0.02 67,105-19.48
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 1,489,127 0.61 1,119,29833.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 748,167 0.31 505,28048.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 42,267 0.02 92,660-54.38
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,950 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 2 031 261-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Canada

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 48.67% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (37.51% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.14% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (21.83% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.44% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (8.14% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.26% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (9.06% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.60% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.73% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.64% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.38% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada 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 $14,212,747;
  • 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 $1,336,727;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,264,292;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,015,908;
  • 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 $945,549;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $923,522;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $795,097;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $682,003.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $13,675,505;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $4,315,033;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,929,573;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $1,856,318;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $960,515;
  • 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 $914,330;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $805,208;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $635,787.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 799,888 0.43 2,656,206-69.89
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,043,148 1.62 3,848,356-20.92
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,005,919 1.07 2,125,809-5.64
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 24,931 0.01 43,560-42.77
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,833 0.01 26,932-18.93
10 Cereals 97,291 0.05 81,20719.81
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 72 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 45,581 0.02 7,017549.58
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 38,575 0.02 51,270-24.76
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,401 0.01 320,067-95.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 316,805 0.17 147,201115.22
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38,087 0.02 36,9393.11
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,245 0.00 12,003-81.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 257,826 0.14 662,651-61.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,122,718 0.60 869,87829.07
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 785,187 0.42 276,547183.93
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,516,128 1.87 7,831,161-55.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,934 0.01 3,612175.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 12,827 0.01 6,57095.24
26 Ores, slag and ash 770 0.00 217,173-99.65
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,333,612 2.31 3,410,09027.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 17,452,094 9.30 3,239,347438.75
29 Organic chemicals 1,832,738 0.98 1,037,64176.63
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,865,940 6.86 26,541,445-51.53
31 Fertilizers 574 0.00 2,342-75.49
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 594,685 0.32 731,333-18.68
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,247,191 2.26 4,531,568-6.28
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 3,355,870 1.79 2,019,14366.20
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,162 0.00 15,683-41.58
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 136,007-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,139 0.00 60687.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,734,199 0.92 1,740,456-0.36
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,854,644 1.52 2,727,9124.65
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,124,041 1.13 3,084,556-31.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 124,993 0.07 217,445-42.52
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 39,435 0.02 39,486-0.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 548,083 0.29 227,392141.03
45 Cork and articles of cork 171 0.00 274-37.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 135,495 0.07 118,14214.69
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 137,372 0.07 202,384-32.12
54 Man-made filaments 24,302 0.01 18,57930.80
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,512 0.00 1,666230.85
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 731 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 868 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 284,515 0.15 247,94214.75
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 341,711 0.18 85,982297.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,070,480 0.57 1,706,267-37.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 357,210 0.19 284,83825.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 488,152 0.26 487,0490.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 142,158 0.08 6,9391,948.68
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 34,508 0.02 6,114464.41
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 50,633-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 738,547 0.39 336,206119.67
69 Ceramic products 176,619 0.09 36,018390.36
70 Glass and glassware 155,486 0.08 190,858-18.53
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37,176 0.02 58,325-36.26
72 Iron and steel 1,731,818 0.92 715,910141.90
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,642,327 4.07 10,571,900-27.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 199,387 0.11 395,397-49.57
75 Nickel and articles thereof 103,787 0.06 135,068-23.16
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,428,095 0.76 746,09291.41
79 Zinc and articles thereof 522 0.00 1,399-62.69
80 Tin and articles thereof 383 0.00 62517.74
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 309,684 0.17 83,728269.87
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,671,613 1.96 3,415,0147.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 709,710 0.38 1,022,119-30.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 44,425,813 23.67 43,161,5212.93
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 17,138,534 9.13 16,192,9855.84
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 24,222 0.01 29,516-17.94
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,244,081 2.79 5,309,180-1.23
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 67,908 0.04 4,1001,556.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,517,628 7.74 14,002,1423.68
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 30,622 0.02 9,322228.49
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 45,688 0.02 52,483-12.95
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 166,687 0.09 1,081,017-84.58
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,129,344 0.60 1,449,863-22.11
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 269,927 0.14 194,17739.01
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 17,000 0.01 1,850818.92
SS Classified 0 0.00 38 486 026-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia