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

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Japan totaled $5,808,840,049, up 40.27% ($1,667,631,327) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Japan in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $3,406,354,030, up 68.41% ($1,383,691,218) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Japan in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $2,402,486,019, up 13.40% ($283,940,109) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Japan went from a deficit of $95,883,098 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $1,003,868,011 in the 4th quarter of 2021.

Japan was Russia’s 13th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 11th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 2.4991% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.5554% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Japan was Russia’s 15th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 12th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 2.2620% of Russia’s total exports (up from 2.1421% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Japan was Russia’s 8th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 2.9354% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.1325% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan 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) - 61.84% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (58.34% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.75% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (6.28% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.60% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (12.35% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 7.63% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (15.77% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.21% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (4.34% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.00% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.88% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan 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 $900,931,520;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $258,352,346;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $118,794,616;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $89,319,424;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $14,532,688.

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

  • 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) - a decrease of $63,987,989;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $14,126,239.
Russia’s exports to Japan in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 6,964 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 26,258 0.00 119,587-78.04
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 375,576,116 11.03 117,223,770220.39
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 15,210 0.00 12,39922.67
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 503,934 0.01 388,16829.82
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 37,440 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 47,901 0.00 8,576458.55
10 Cereals 9,707,343 0.28 3,600,132169.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 348,467 0.01 711,386-51.02
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 460,256 0.01 325,34841.47
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,200,742 0.06 922,905138.46
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 95,677 0.00 285,418-66.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,816 0.00 152,408-96.18
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,580,433 0.05 12,14212,916.25
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 74,277 0.00 81,634-9.01
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 46,027 0.00 2,6701,623.86
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 187,825 0.01 67,459178.43
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 337,570 0.01 216,81655.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 346,278 0.01 2,79812,275.91
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,101,155 0.03 2,805,631-60.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,026,882 0.06 1,597,07126.91
26 Ores, slag and ash 31,252,435 0.92 45,378,674-31.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,034,026,648 59.71 1,133,095,12879.51
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,330,928 0.16 3,047,31174.94
29 Organic chemicals 16,312,846 0.48 24,123,253-32.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 366 0.00 63480.95
31 Fertilizers 3,801,747 0.11 3,086,23823.18
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 13,768 0.00 1,996589.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 624,981 0.02 795,183-21.40
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 94,396 0.00 1,0149,209.27
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,133 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 471,839 0.01 162,517190.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 201,068 0.01 199,3330.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,621,057 0.19 6,700,410-1.18
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 6,832 0.00 2,501173.17
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 195,541,662 5.74 76,747,046154.79
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 12,116,007 0.36 10,910,57311.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 53,798 0.00 3,2851,537.69
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 29,075 0.00 33,055-12.04
52 Cotton 0 0.00 2,317-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 41,364-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,506 0.00 2322,273.28
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 917 0.00 151507.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 11,639 0.00 1,505673.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 126,478 0.00 145,450-13.04
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 749-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 190,718 0.01 77,483146.14
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 32,048 0.00 28,85111.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 292,364 0.01 235,26824.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 363,754 0.01 229,88358.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 403 0.00 700-42.43
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 40,609 0.00 3,4921,062.92
69 Ceramic products 42,386 0.00 27,24955.55
70 Glass and glassware 590,329 0.02 249,928136.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 254,941,700 7.48 318,929,689-20.06
72 Iron and steel 109,651,576 3.22 20,332,152439.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 329,798 0.01 283,42816.36
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,157 0.00 268,321-98.82
75 Nickel and articles thereof 347,532 0.01 1,088,477-68.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 239,936,242 7.04 225,403,5546.45
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,984,545 0.12 2,367,50868.30
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 100,755 0.00 8,4201,096.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,752 0.00 5001,250.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,419,047 0.51 15,594,79011.70
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 1,782,018 0.05 601,459196.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,124,818 0.03 2,362,960-52.40
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,589,988 0.25 8,75598,015.23
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 716,021 0.02 1,161,720-38.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 16,846 0.00 44,382-62.04
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 285,415 0.01 14,5011,868.24
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 498,198 0.01 213,917132.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 225,015 0.01 42,165433.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 82,868 0.00 5,9811,285.52
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 63-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 61 549-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan 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) - 77.15% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (79.09% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.73% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (12.77% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.10% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (3.07% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan 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) - an increase of $143,441,046;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $45,063,315;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $34,640,401;
  • 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 $32,174,421;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $30,956,121;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $10,338,088;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $8,166,959;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $8,014,754.

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $42,672,841;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $15,114,967.
Russia’s imports from Japan in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
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 487,015 0.02 348,91339.58
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,282,122 0.09 1,783,50327.96
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 12,787 0.00 12,2644.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 15,706 0.00 104,828-85.02
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 22,833 0.00 15,12350.98
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 753,494 0.03 977,553-22.92
10 Cereals 73,518 0.00 247,918-70.35
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 80,165 0.00 31,475154.69
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 359,684 0.01 156,174130.31
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 465,460 0.02 335,48138.74
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 13,954 0.00 23,999-41.86
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 91,016 0.00 62,64145.30
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 29,857 0.00 25,31717.93
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 878,341 0.04 500,44475.51
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 620,890 0.03 333,14686.37
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 371,306 0.02 297,89224.64
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 198,855 0.01 137,32944.80
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,645,197 0.19 7,319,820-36.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,488,684 0.15 2,822,05523.62
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 321,206 0.01 229,27140.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 350,107-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 244,857 0.01 11,6042,010.11
26 Ores, slag and ash 84,867 0.00 16,762406.31
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,124,272 0.88 13,109,51861.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,582,592 0.15 2,554,79440.23
29 Organic chemicals 64,920,671 2.70 30,280,270114.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 51,560,215 2.15 66,675,182-22.67
31 Fertilizers 506 0.00 6,062-91.65
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,289,167 0.26 5,586,97112.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 18,917,005 0.79 14,515,07330.33
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 8,972,562 0.37 8,908,9650.71
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 431,224 0.02 372,73915.69
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 19,896,829 0.83 18,224,6109.18
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 15,296,896 0.64 15,890,080-3.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 43,283,611 1.80 32,945,52331.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 119,685,936 4.98 74,622,62160.39
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,588 0.00 59,074-10.98
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 330-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 141,162 0.01 451,659-68.75
45 Cork and articles of cork 6,195 0.00 6,826-9.24
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 8,913 0.00 6181,342.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,182,162 0.13 1,969,54161.57
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 397,986 0.02 339,83617.11
50 Silk 4,049 0.00 7,122-43.15
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,607 0.00 11,801-77.91
52 Cotton 26,602 0.00 4,976434.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 643 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 2,137,936 0.09 3,574,569-40.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 6,789,136 0.28 7,592,091-10.58
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,333,629 0.10 1,812,54828.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 374,105 0.02 440,039-14.98
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 30,216 0.00 8,662248.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,136,716 0.05 637,16378.40
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 245,797 0.01 178,76737.50
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 347,192 0.01 420,518-17.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 749,726 0.03 851,489-11.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 500,248 0.02 374,00533.75
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 15,320 0.00 24,259-36.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 196,205 0.01 11,6041,590.84
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 10,560 0.00 4,796120.18
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 148 0.00 268-44.78
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,116,867 0.17 3,496,81117.73
69 Ceramic products 2,070,420 0.09 1,486,37839.29
70 Glass and glassware 8,370,954 0.35 6,187,11735.30
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,029,095 0.21 2,000,129151.44
72 Iron and steel 1,417,747 0.06 1,534,672-7.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 43,509,278 1.81 39,321,28710.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 783,644 0.03 524,30749.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 157,070 0.01 118,39332.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,109,159 0.05 2,143,180-48.25
78 Lead and articles thereof 365 0.00 445-17.98
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,172 0.00 8,474-62.57
80 Tin and articles thereof 25,914 0.00 7,562242.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 322,483 0.01 304,0746.05
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,220,127 0.59 11,166,78227.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 12,782,636 0.53 9,929,91228.73
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 538,016,965 22.39 394,575,91936.35
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 162,935,254 6.78 130,760,83324.61
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 1,618 0.00 52,129-96.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 921,153,818 38.34 963,826,659-4.43
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 40,227,704 1.67 9,271,583333.88
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 185,172,094 7.71 177,005,1354.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,301,384 0.05 706,05684.32
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,101,876 0.09 2,795,465-24.81
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 9,923,147 0.41 7,072,00240.32
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,297,533 0.14 3,299,560-0.06
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 28,521,967 1.19 32,202,004-11.43
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 21,403 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 130 454-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia