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

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Estonia totaled $1,238,276,263, up 67.46% ($498,810,624) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,106,698,287, up 79.76% ($491,047,537) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $131,577,976, up 6.27% ($7,763,087) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $975,120,311, a 98.26% increase ($483,284,450) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Estonia was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.5327% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4563% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Estonia was Russia’s 27th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 31st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.7349% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6520% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Estonia was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 59th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1608% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1831% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 44.26% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (39.93% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.82% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (27.37% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.81% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (10.01% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.79% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (8.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.65% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (2.73% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.89% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.44% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $215,659,235;
  • 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 $120,309,794;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $42,995,270;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $27,731,447;
  • 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 $18,781,166;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,521,325;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,001,822;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $8,675,922;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $5,096,141;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $4,464,634;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,138,192.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 144,377 0.01 75,50191.23
02 Meat and edible meat offal 4,011 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,526,439 0.23 1,615,57656.38
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,153 0.00 464,580.43
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 136,091 0.01 196,993-30.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,724,309 0.16 2,328,840-25.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 551,750 0.05 350,11157.59
10 Cereals 5,767 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 82,901 0.01 238,169-65.19
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 14,806 0.00 149,396-90.09
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 18,424 0.00 9101,924.62
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 85,296 0.01 123,535-30.95
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,233 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 173,942 0.02 75,988128.91
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,011,333 0.09 969,8024.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 440,669 0.04 340,39829.46
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 240,876 0.02 246,903-2.44
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,348,338 0.12 1,395,700-3.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 762,663 0.07 701,0358.79
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 30,624 0.00 25,56919.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,366 0.00 13,499-60.25
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 40,698 0.00 113,173-64.04
26 Ores, slag and ash 205,774 0.02 151,15036.14
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 461,239,581 41.68 245,580,34687.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 155,833,529 14.08 35,523,735338.67
29 Organic chemicals 4,149,941 0.37 2,138,68294.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 228,177 0.02 165,84437.59
31 Fertilizers 167,195,160 15.11 124,199,89034.62
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 327,025 0.03 269,28821.44
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 957,622 0.09 850,77312.56
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 224,703 0.02 208,7127.66
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 163,369 0.01 177,272-7.84
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 4,198-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 6,948-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,805,407 0.25 970,915188.94
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,640,028 0.69 2,543,887200.33
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,709,818 0.24 1,459,36485.68
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 159,296 0.01 182,634-12.78
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 44,383 0.00 41,2897.49
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,416 0.00 4,764-70.28
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 84,937,362 7.67 57,205,91548.48
45 Cork and articles of cork 9,733 0.00 5,26884.76
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 9 0.00 253-96.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,220,554 0.56 3,670,32469.48
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 691,530 0.06 748,340-7.59
50 Silk 0 0.00 26-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 96 0.00 277-65.34
52 Cotton 39,856 0.00 48,653-18.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 9,817 0.00 15,049-34.77
54 Man-made filaments 8,848 0.00 15,307-42.20
55 Man-made staple fibers 10,810 0.00 1576,785.35
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 509,967 0.05 860,456-40.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,570 0.00 2514,180.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,372 0.00 1,211178.45
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 148,045 0.01 94,45956.73
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,805 0.00 629,983.33
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 87,208 0.01 77,85612.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 93,127 0.01 331,989-71.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 295,388 0.03 219,84734.36
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 264,939 0.02 231,86314.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25,164 0.00 10,379142.45
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,681 0.00 394,210.26
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,208 0.00 7,943-47.02
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,415,988 0.22 2,330,6793.66
69 Ceramic products 193,414 0.02 58,872228.53
70 Glass and glassware 7,919,013 0.72 3,454,379129.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,413,134 0.13 879,94960.59
72 Iron and steel 34,069,529 3.08 21,548,20458.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 19,030,082 1.72 10,354,16083.79
74 Copper and articles thereof 403,469 0.04 51,728679.98
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,839 0.00 1,166,189-99.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,394,920 0.76 8,481,398-1.02
78 Lead and articles thereof 302,109 0.03 2,112,770-85.70
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,787 0.00 2,33262.39
80 Tin and articles thereof 196 0.00 1855.95
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8,302,513 0.75 8,959,908-7.34
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 163,201 0.01 54,175201.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 85,020 0.01 77,8259.25
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,403,156 1.30 5,401,334166.66
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 22,968,132 2.08 4,186,966448.56
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 2,025,868 0.18 1,184,47971.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,249,040 0.56 2,110,848196.04
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 717,950 0.06 2,915,854-75.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,139,016 0.19 989,341116.21
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 51,297 0.00 33,52853.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 148,079 0.01 327,278-54.75
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 3,740,316 0.34 2,091,02478.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 368,878 0.03 516,840-28.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 531,072 0.05 963,218-44.86
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 500 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 48 410 810-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia 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) - 58.27% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (60.82% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.48% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (18.46% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.89% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (6.98% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.29% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (7.33% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.78% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.95% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.37% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.25% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $22,352,276;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $3,209,980;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,344,938;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $1,251,250;
  • 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 $1,142,934;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $941,609;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $913,855;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $890,804;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $719,932;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $660,059.

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

  • 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) - a decrease of $13,135,777;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $8,005,073;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $2,286,178;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $841,618;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $530,390;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $432,392.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 917,997 0.70 4,14222,063.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,535,945 1.17 284,695439.51
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 11,046 0.01 24,084-54.14
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 250,882 0.19 286,904-12.56
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 124,173 0.09 136,510-9.04
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 186,168 0.14 135,43037.46
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 386,769 0.29 559,626-30.89
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 23,770 0.02 67,876-64.98
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,278,816 1.73 1,388,01264.18
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 410,813 0.31 348,33717.94
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 266 0.00 12,796-97.92
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,047,791 3.08 3,835,5145.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,503,761 1.14 1,196,85225.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 13,418 0.01 361,649-96.29
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 5,896-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 267,244 0.20 282,651-5.45
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,118 0.00 149,664-96.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 212,511 0.16 145,16946.39
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,490,181 1.89 1,347,24784.83
29 Organic chemicals 271,013 0.21 204,80732.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,389,981 4.10 6,231,599-13.51
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 538-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,302,781 7.83 7,092,80145.26
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,830 0.01 11,334-30.92
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 177,407 0.13 81,742117.03
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 232,514 0.18 452,349-48.60
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 64,366-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 934,154 0.71 903,0813.44
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,490,464 4.93 5,830,40511.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 629,159 0.48 632,924-0.59
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 51,923 0.04 267,896-80.62
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,324 0.00 2,2075.30
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 587,069 0.45 595,501-1.42
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 809,761 0.62 89,829801.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 245,688 0.19 678,080-63.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 152,624 0.12 183,332-16.75
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6,260 0.00 2,294172.89
54 Man-made filaments 35,748 0.03 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 21,007 0.02 94,287-77.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 689,327 0.52 1,015,402-32.11
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 340 0.00 4,757-92.85
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 91,049-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32,663 0.02 22,40145.81
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 29,255 0.02 18,78255.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 40,187 0.03 61,367-34.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 964,370 0.73 1,494,760-35.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 418,747 0.32 313,17533.71
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,159 0.01 286,346-95.06
65 Headgear and parts thereof 82,873 0.06 249,113-66.73
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 189 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 110,035 0.08 106,2393.57
69 Ceramic products 1,393,090 1.06 451,481208.56
70 Glass and glassware 202,535 0.15 166,96821.30
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 60,503 0.05 72,976-17.09
72 Iron and steel 257,138 0.20 171,97449.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,789,532 2.88 2,444,59455.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 39,182 0.03 31,06326.14
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 228,058 0.17 419,149-45.59
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,655,768 2.02 4,941,946-46.26
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 246,930 0.19 211,52716.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,049,963 0.80 852,63523.14
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 35,961,017 27.33 43,966,090-18.21
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 15,423,813 11.72 28,559,590-45.99
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 17,099 0.01 12,00042.49
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 810,846 0.62 840,060-3.48
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 22,475,349 17.08 123,07318,161.80
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,910,218 1.45 1,804,6205.85
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 823,681 0.63 891,408-7.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 346,523 0.26 26,7961,193.19
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 28,907 0.02 125,219-76.91
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 329,349 0.25 40,903705.20
SS Classified 0 0.00 5 000-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia