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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Sweden totaled $962,118,039, up 17.14% ($140,807,164) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $259,042,981, up 17.91% ($39,353,119) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $703,075,058, up 16.86% ($101,454,045) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $444,032,077, a 16.26% increase ($62,100,926) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Sweden was Russia’s 43rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 35th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4139% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5068% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 61st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 57th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1720% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2327% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 23rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8590% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8895% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

The major share of Russian exports to Sweden 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) - 48.32% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (29.17% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.75% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (47.83% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.91% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (8.32% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.74% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (6.91% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.44% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.63% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.79% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (3.06% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.24% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.31% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $61,248,058;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $7,586,307;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $7,433,022;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,890,725;
  • 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 $1,027,749;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $856,139.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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) - a decrease of $36,591,339;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $4,670,028;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,567,283;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $1,223,183;
  • 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 $779,014.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 15,603 0.01 10,48948.76
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 244,887-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 406,182-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 15,176 0.01 27,635-45.08
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,251,560 0.48 395,421216.51
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 9,094-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 51,515 0.02 21,638138.08
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 92,462 0.04 16,502460.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 86,219 0.03 90,204-4.42
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,942,954 3.84 2,356,647321.91
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 34,150 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 18,787 0.01 195,694-90.40
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 4,281-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 125,128,815 48.30 63,880,75795.88
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 44,138,593 17.04 80,729,932-45.33
29 Organic chemicals 912,607 0.35 263,643246.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 45,030 0.02 70,934-36.52
31 Fertilizers 4,079,248 1.57 6,646,531-38.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 65,737 0.03 6,482914.15
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 205,992 0.08 182,55512.84
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 40,698 0.02 1,5622,505.51
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 45 0.00 35,830-99.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 563,206 0.22 105,602433.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,345,351 0.91 2,466,529-4.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 19,467,938 7.52 14,577,21333.55
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,013 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 17,524,792 6.77 17,704,083-1.01
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 304,239-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 374,677 0.14 264,89241.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 109 0.00 1,222-91.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 77,051 0.03 0
54 Man-made filaments 191 0.00 632-69.78
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 244-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 284,734 0.11 269,2355.76
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 1,553-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 33-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 670,156 0.26 746,546-10.23
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 470,076 0.18 329,88842.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 239,942 0.09 326,639-26.54
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,433,162 0.55 1,197,76119.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 19,343 0.01 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 8,450 0.00 2,683214.95
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,100,663 0.81 1,707,44923.03
69 Ceramic products 10,508 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 370,354 0.14 970,684-61.85
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,093 0.00 1631,797.55
72 Iron and steel 13,021,365 5.03 5,588,343133.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,495,401 0.58 1,011,90747.78
74 Copper and articles thereof 418,614 0.16 258,17162.15
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,223,183-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,151,166 0.83 6,821,194-68.46
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 10,000 0.00 121,211-91.75
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 175,793 0.07 102,65371.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 175,221 0.07 56,538209.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,454,170 0.56 1,299,37611.91
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 2,629,877 1.02 3,408,891-22.85
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 44,390 0.02 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 801,958 0.31 490,28363.57
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 545,781 0.21 121,567348.95
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,739,528 0.67 1,398,17424.41
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,613 0.00 0
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 2,153,942 0.83 1,126,19391.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 62,080 0.02 83,797-25.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 21,676 0.01 4,084430.75
SS Classified 0 0.00 107-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

The major share of Russian imports from Sweden 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) - 53.73% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (56.16% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.96% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (20.24% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.97% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (8.32% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.95% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (6.21% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.35% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (6.20% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $21,557,779;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $20,167,556;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,671,397;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,485,900;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $8,586,490;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $7,066,571;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5,109,060;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $3,144,970;
  • 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 $3,125,059;
  • 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 $3,123,518;
  • 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 $2,666,975;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,558,487.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $6,714,412.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 223,207 0.03 23,197862.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 318,385-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 732,249 0.10 619,33518.23
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 121,123 0.02 57,703109.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 22,535 0.00 40,219-43.97
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,569 0.00 5,067-49.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27,195,434 3.87 22,086,37423.13
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 13,329 0.00 19,915-33.07
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 115,620 0.02 35,146228.97
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 933,358 0.13 771,96120.91
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,056,111 0.43 1,743,96975.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,666,551 0.24 1,640,3011.60
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,211,775 0.88 4,817,39528.94
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,817,172 0.40 2,681,3225.07
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,365,613 0.19 777,68875.60
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 1,642,499-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 64,290 0.01 567,365-88.67
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 423,759-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,697,732 0.53 3,898,425-5.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,076,582 0.15 1,153,854-6.70
29 Organic chemicals 1,599,613 0.23 8,314,025-80.76
30 Pharmaceutical products 62,815,172 8.93 41,257,39352.25
31 Fertilizers 163,882 0.02 1,272,729-87.12
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 11,954,985 1.70 10,065,35218.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,144,615 0.45 4,073,779-22.81
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 10,123,962 1.44 6,998,90344.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,219,843 0.46 3,186,7201.04
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 887,672-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,590 0.00 703126.17
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,199,938 1.17 7,725,4586.14
39 Plastics and articles thereof 37,453,555 5.33 28,867,06529.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,997,329 1.00 7,938,927-11.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 716,186 0.10 150,519375.81
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 10,710 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,074,477 0.15 883,23921.65
45 Cork and articles of cork 364 0.00 72405.56
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 72 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 9,007,367 1.28 8,085,52511.40
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 35,111,196 4.99 28,044,62525.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,464,408 0.49 319,438984.53
52 Cotton 1,570 0.00 16,835-90.67
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 278 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 15,780 0.00 31,586-50.04
55 Man-made staple fibers 51,465 0.01 47,5948.13
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 463,271 0.07 250,93184.62
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 15,669 0.00 3,150397.43
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 12,120 0.00 14,070-13.86
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,966,527 0.28 1,157,27369.93
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,441,226 0.20 988,90345.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 35,220 0.01 7,700357.40
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 41,391 0.01 141,129-70.67
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 173,073 0.02 233,506-25.88
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 170,721 0.02 160,1816.58
65 Headgear and parts thereof 136,410 0.02 64,152112.64
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,301 0.00 565,794.64
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,458 0.00 2,696-45.92
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 744,979 0.11 523,43242.33
69 Ceramic products 127,149 0.02 250,710-49.28
70 Glass and glassware 1,946,867 0.28 1,748,13311.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,349 0.00 18,994-82.37
72 Iron and steel 23,414,820 3.33 11,928,92096.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,845,439 2.68 20,172,575-6.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 451,969 0.06 550,059-17.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 135,670 0.02 81,76565.93
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,787,663 0.25 1,146,27155.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 765 0.00 1,403-45.47
79 Zinc and articles thereof 25,322 0.00 4,240497.22
80 Tin and articles thereof 985 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 245,644 0.03 97,412152.17
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 12,907,987 1.84 11,486,34612.38
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,002,058 0.71 4,612,0998.46
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 174,789,776 24.86 162,118,3797.82
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 30,202,922 4.30 27,535,9479.69
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 0 0.00 36,029-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 145,513,156 20.70 125,345,60016.09
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 684,028 0.10 357,50591.33
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 25,056,714 3.56 22,498,22711.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,296 0.00 12,82181.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 150,145 0.02 88,16570.30
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 8,314,241 1.18 5,190,72360.18
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 361,708 0.05 201,62879.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 595,862 0.08 578,8722.94
SS Classified 0 0.00 518 973-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia