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Russian trade with Canada in 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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Canada totaled $1,665,931,481, up 45.41% ($520,282,487) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Canada in 2021 totaled $737,806,146, up 131.23% ($418,729,997) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Canada in 2021 totaled $928,125,335, up 12.29% ($101,552,490) from 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in 2021 was $190,319,189, a 62.50% decrease ($317,177,507) over 2020.

Canada was Russia’s 59th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 62nd in 2020), accounting for 0.2122% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2018% in 2020).

Canada was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2021 (up from 71st in 2020), accounting for 0.1501% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0949% in 2020).

Canada was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in 2021 (down from 42nd in 2020), accounting for 0.3163% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3572% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 44.84% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (47.50% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 23.62% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (13.64% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.08% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (13.61% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.71% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (7.20% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.98% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (7.68% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.29% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.05% in 2020).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $116,565,367;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $112,624,610;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $47,263,141;
  • 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 $34,955,738;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $29,490,681;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $13,854,176;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $8,366,127;
  • 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 $7,057,666;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,728,194;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,813,651;
  • 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 $3,207,873;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,881,568.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Canada in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 22,212 0.00 4055,430.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 21,445-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 9,110,036 1.23 743,9091,124.62
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 85,651 0.01 245,564-65.12
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 106,285 0.01 8,5001,150.41
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 33,531 0.00 13,771143.49
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 248,670 0.03 136,82581.74
10 Cereals 1,347,970 0.18 148,631806.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 469,432 0.06 644,400-27.15
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,417,307 0.19 71,0251,895.50
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 2,169-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 136 0.00 11815.25
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 184,427 0.02 41,181347.84
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 563,189 0.08 426,91731.92
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 212,911 0.03 182,42216.71
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 839,429 0.11 761,44110.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 534,328 0.07 470,58713.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,400,891 0.19 1,343,3224.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,449,895 0.33 2,801,399-12.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,905,236 0.26 1,860,1002.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 117,600 0.02 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,161,367 0.29 2,998,880-27.93
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 20,137 0.00 34,541-41.70
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,586,048 0.49 1,895,80889.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 88,752,604 12.03 41,489,463113.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 73,106,203 9.91 38,150,46591.63
29 Organic chemicals 3,630,641 0.49 1,908,32990.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,062 0.00 17,373-59.35
31 Fertilizers 167,059,694 22.64 54,435,084206.90
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 727,779 0.10 149,918385.45
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 148,070 0.02 57,220158.77
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 4,177 0.00 67,847-93.84
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,476 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,250 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 449,424 0.06 446,2020.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,156,288 0.29 734,404193.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 69,433,337 9.41 55,579,16124.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,221 0.01 29,61076.36
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 3,980-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 50,389,075 6.83 20,898,394141.11
45 Cork and articles of cork 28 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 503 0.00 1,032-51.26
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,523,801 0.48 1,519,662131.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 552,796 0.07 564,993-2.16
50 Silk 157 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 5,099 0.00 1,993155.85
52 Cotton 96,992 0.01 6,4121,412.66
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,704 0.00 5,367-49.62
54 Man-made filaments 50,560 0.01 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,476 0.00 3,355122.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 12,068 0.00 6,14296.48
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 45 0.00 3625.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,240 0.00 2,323-3.57
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,497 0.00 2,086-28.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 637-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 172,568 0.02 66,262160.43
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 96,540 0.01 55,88772.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 384,432 0.05 157,064144.76
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 221,498 0.03 283,281-21.81
65 Headgear and parts thereof 13,767 0.00 3,780264.21
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 26 0.00 1844.44
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 46,184 0.01 29,59656.05
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 152,439 0.02 200,142-23.83
69 Ceramic products 133,003 0.02 30,009343.21
70 Glass and glassware 1,125,995 0.15 1,001,25512.46
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 765,656 0.10 478,80859.91
72 Iron and steel 140,319,955 19.02 23,754,588490.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,089,906 0.69 2,208,338130.49
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,588,490 0.35 3,023,748-14.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 580,442 0.08 482,71920.24
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 17,502,330 2.37 13,688,67927.86
78 Lead and articles thereof 28 0.00 12,700.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 643,528 0.09 262,255145.38
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 66,640 0.01 26,065155.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 43,791 0.01 66,951-34.59
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,090,502 2.32 10,362,30864.93
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 15,225,217 2.06 8,167,55186.41
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 3,215,454 0.44 7,58142,314.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,167,095 0.43 1,542,087105.38
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 980,750 0.13 241,737305.71
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,550,849 0.35 4,173,617-38.88
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 41,434 0.01 59,962-30.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 202,645 0.03 204,825-1.06
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 5,320,066 0.72 3,690,81044.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,337,034 0.18 920,34545.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 250,166 0.03 115,179117.20
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 18,945 0.00 17,7186.93
SS Classified 0 0.00 12 818 500-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Canada

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 45.43% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (37.81% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.38% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (27.87% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.38% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (9.64% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.28% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (6.94% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.96% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.45% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $13,396,222;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $12,572,696;
  • 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 $5,936,171;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,367,644;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $4,166,159;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $3,867,715;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,564,604;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $3,437,979;
  • 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 $3,397,142;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,839,380.

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

  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $11,278,418;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $8,096,413;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,953,131;
  • 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 $6,051,840.
Russia’s imports from Canada in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 6,917,834 0.75 15,014,247-53.92
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 15,861,588 1.71 12,296,98428.99
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,038,683 0.65 5,659,2896.70
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 25,162 0.00 44,595-43.58
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 91,481 0.01 66,74337.06
10 Cereals 365,606 0.04 284,31828.59
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 161 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,559,751 0.49 2,882,07558.21
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 162,031 0.02 154,3025.01
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 39 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 977,427 0.11 570,63971.29
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 611,954 0.07 590,6123.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 350,358 0.04 331,1325.81
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,884 0.00 51,082-86.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,374 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 744,619 0.08 1,246,474-40.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,992,631 0.54 2,597,09792.24
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,519,110 0.27 953,388164.23
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 25,620,570 2.76 36,898,988-30.57
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 83,537 0.01 80,8043.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 131,796 0.01 126,6314.08
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 14,491,809 1.56 11,652,42924.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 18,692,131 2.01 21,049,407-11.20
29 Organic chemicals 8,200,763 0.88 3,833,119113.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 147,068,417 15.85 154,021,548-4.51
31 Fertilizers 213,824 0.02 219,762-2.70
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,743,709 0.30 2,188,67225.36
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 18,048,402 1.94 13,882,24330.01
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 11,633,976 1.25 8,236,83441.24
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 332,234 0.04 139,233138.62
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 509,716-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,149 0.00 6,975-40.52
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,174,472 0.67 5,304,52816.40
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,791,748 1.16 10,628,7821.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,183,594 1.10 10,376,133-1.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 386,893 0.04 428,386-9.69
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 349,017 0.04 140,672148.11
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,259,446 0.14 914,07137.78
45 Cork and articles of cork 996 0.00 397150.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 406,773 0.04 331,92222.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 769,305 0.08 647,96518.73
54 Man-made filaments 69,118 0.01 42,98560.80
55 Man-made staple fibers 168 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 61,919 0.01 45,19237.01
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,057 0.00 75,878-98.61
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 90,281 0.01 16,537445.93
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 970,486 0.10 628,08554.52
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 267,687-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,273,334 0.14 836,13652.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,982,963 0.32 3,006,068-0.77
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 927,321 0.10 888,0264.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 582,082 0.06 1,010,820-42.41
65 Headgear and parts thereof 148,295 0.02 26,671456.02
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 34,686 0.00 6,114467.32
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 109,059 0.01 98,33810.90
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,531,056 0.16 1,221,98725.29
69 Ceramic products 338,134 0.04 172,96795.49
70 Glass and glassware 771,649 0.08 669,97915.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,765,014 0.73 828,843716.20
72 Iron and steel 2,833,001 0.31 2,772,6832.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 32,160,716 3.47 34,760,049-7.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,770,416 0.19 1,535,56015.29
75 Nickel and articles thereof 647,600 0.07 559,39615.77
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,862,853 0.52 2,654,60883.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 469-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10,446 0.00 2,229368.64
80 Tin and articles thereof 8,986 0.00 11,391-21.11
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,488,348 0.16 655,359127.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,808,826 1.60 11,370,84730.24
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,204,205 0.35 3,039,3345.42
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 206,086,550 22.20 192,690,3286.95
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 54,716,014 5.90 60,767,854-9.96
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 65,772 0.01 78,403-16.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 29,870,343 3.22 17,297,64772.68
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,557,977 0.49 690,262560.33
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 43,600,988 4.70 40,980,0116.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 81,788 0.01 14,944447.30
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 178,421 0.02 412,095-56.70
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 741,739 0.08 1,825,732-59.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,856,857 0.52 3,543,41537.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 844,332 0.09 512,17364.85
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 24,225 0.00 1,8501,209.46
SS Classified 0 0.00 115 974 526-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia