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

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Israel was $722,184,221, down 4.20% ($31,652,010) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $440,850,334, down 9.27% ($45,065,296) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $281,333,887, up 5.01% ($13,413,286) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $159,516,447, a 26.83% decrease ($58,478,582) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Israel was Russia’s 51st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3107% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4652% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Israel was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 39th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2927% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5146% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Israel was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 39th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3437% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3961% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 30.79% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (7.64% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 19.93% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (15.30% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.27% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (15.46% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.89% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (3.79% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.28% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (11.55% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.69% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (4.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel 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 $91,829,169;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $24,781,267;
  • 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 $13,327,313;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $10,988,236;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $10,119,614;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $8,788,726;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,842,860;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,644,778;
  • 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 $2,424,095;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,312,633;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,209,550;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,730,830;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,692,690.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $24,955,671;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $7,049,280;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $5,305,917.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 18,110 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 167,606 0.04 76,872118.03
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 65,667 0.01 49,49032.69
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,629,764 0.60 317,131729.24
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 165,084 0.04 149,73210.25
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,352,518 0.31 1,328,2171.83
10 Cereals 13,396,546 3.04 38,352,217-65.07
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,256,355 0.51 1,151,00096.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 223,877 0.05 185,33320.80
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,796,995 2.68 3,008,269292.15
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,757,437 0.40 26,6076,505.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 285,693 0.06 235,67321.22
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,049,798 0.24 1,124,339-6.63
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,018,304 0.23 903,08112.76
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,112,451 0.48 2,119,247-0.32
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,329,646 0.98 4,411,919-1.86
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,378,525 0.54 2,542,453-6.45
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 214,225 0.05 154,56138.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,461 0.00 5,311,378-99.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 62,765,303 14.24 69,814,583-10.10
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,087,331 0.93 1,663,236145.75
29 Organic chemicals 221,275 0.05 402,366-45.01
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,947 0.01 36,770-29.43
31 Fertilizers 34,027,119 7.72 9,245,852268.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 228,182 0.05 110,759106.02
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,739,324 0.39 46,6343,629.73
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 2,208 0.00 104,254-97.88
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 35,133 0.01 6585,450.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,275,596 1.42 4,066,04654.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,691,920 3.11 2,703,684406.42
40 Rubber and articles thereof 767,586 0.17 44,6741,618.19
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 238 0.00 9,553-97.51
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 28,117,764 6.38 17,998,15056.23
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,013,462 0.23 827,33222.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,785,271 1.99 2,942,411198.57
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 332,282 0.08 276,66520.10
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,851 0.00 692,582.61
52 Cotton 98,298 0.02 97101,238.14
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 752-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,230 0.00 920251.09
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5 0.00 64-92.19
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 44-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 58,257 0.01 51,72312.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,463 0.00 10,6887.25
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 43,637 0.01 27,95756.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,473 0.00 8,38624.89
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,328 0.00 581128.57
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 27,298 0.01 26,9701.22
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,427,584 1.00 4,042,5259.53
69 Ceramic products 100,512 0.02 57,35775.24
70 Glass and glassware 100,233 0.02 103,510-3.17
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 87,682,821 19.89 74,355,50817.92
72 Iron and steel 123,893,924 28.10 32,064,755286.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 924,277 0.21 91,698907.96
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,100 0.00 1,144170.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,341,450 2.12 3,696,672152.70
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 964,765 0.22 1,226,136-21.32
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 17,988 0.00 10,98563.75
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 294,777 0.07 21,8541,248.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 983,781 0.22 1,003,416-1.96
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 1,455,611 0.33 932,20856.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,058 0.00 123,943-99.15
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 157,889-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 648,588 0.15 688,123-5.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 62 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,708 0.00 8,841-24.13
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 911,537 0.21 794,22214.77
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 219,122 0.05 182,92619.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 345,616 0.08 197,17775.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 4,508-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 194 281 488-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel 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) - 40.77% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (45.45% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.03% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (24.83% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.00% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (20.31% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.37% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (3.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.54% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (2.34% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

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

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,272,456;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $4,578,713;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $4,015,782;
  • 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) - an increase of $3,959,702;
  • 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 $2,333,584;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,765,133;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $1,705,603;
  • 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 $1,612,781;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,290,241;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,013,383;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $887,884.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $10,231,296;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,111,704;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,650,999;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,063,588.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 128,848 0.05 107,67319.67
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 481,828 0.17 288,89366.78
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,171,265 0.77 465,662366.27
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 30,081,783 10.69 26,066,00115.41
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 37,303,513 13.26 32,724,80013.99
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 49,744 0.02 69,264-28.18
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 780,391 0.28 1,134,649-31.22
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,914 0.00 1,832331.99
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 58,741 0.02 182,719-67.85
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 225,439 0.08 77,876189.48
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 29,084 0.01 9,821196.14
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 118,553 0.04 61,60592.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,558,479 1.98 4,545,09622.30
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 877,502 0.31 712,70423.12
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 339,066 0.12 75,570348.68
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,546,801 0.55 932,12965.94
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 267,236 0.09 323,860-17.48
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,979,789 1.06 646,205361.12
29 Organic chemicals 1,376,718 0.49 919,96349.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,641,221 4.14 17,752,925-34.43
31 Fertilizers 301,602 0.11 46,580547.49
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,804,512 0.64 2,868,100-37.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,828,622 3.14 9,376,142-5.84
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 3,101,608 1.10 3,201,598-3.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 37,663 0.01 57,838-34.88
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 66,119 0.02 142,115-53.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 12,756,455 4.53 5,483,999132.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,811,970 5.26 13,521,7299.54
40 Rubber and articles thereof 898,635 0.32 389,764130.56
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 221,167 0.08 92,979137.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,671 0.00 40,967-95.92
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 574,072 0.20 639,686-10.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 406,493 0.14 403,6250.71
52 Cotton 334,363 0.12 503,040-33.53
54 Man-made filaments 90,895 0.03 36,576148.51
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,393,768 1.21 5,044,767-32.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 8,067-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 195,538 0.07 458,293-57.33
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 34,515 0.01 14,467138.58
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,293 0.00 4,82051.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 27,134 0.01 18,45347.04
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 217,736 0.08 191,76813.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 42 0.00 83-49.40
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,046,458 0.37 1,106,021-5.39
69 Ceramic products 55,794 0.02 30018,498.00
70 Glass and glassware 15,201 0.01 165,923-90.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 680,578 0.24 739,468-7.96
73 Articles of iron or steel 259,170 0.09 497,772-47.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,333 0.00 442,810-99.70
75 Nickel and articles thereof 302 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 67,636 0.02 95,062-28.85
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,825 0.00 6,514-71.98
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,001,197 3.20 7,236,06424.39
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83,231 0.03 58,73841.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,403,519 5.48 14,515,6356.12
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 69,930,548 24.86 68,317,7672.36
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 340,277 0.12 628,290-45.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 53,875 0.02 23,611128.18
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 28,062,940 9.97 38,294,236-26.72
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,616 0.00 967170.53
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 4,309-100.00
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 9,822,971 3.49 5,863,26967.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 104,039 0.04 75,57837.66
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,896 0.00 6,346-38.61
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,274 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 197 218-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia