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

Russia’s Trade with Denmark

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Denmark totaled $4,236,297,000, up 49.22% ($1,397,288,173) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2021 totaled $2,985,357,704, up 75.03% ($1,279,765,930) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2021 totaled $1,250,939,296, up 10.37% ($117,522,243) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Denmark in 2021 was $1,734,418,408, a 203.13% increase ($1,162,243,687) over 2020.

Denmark was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 37th in 2020), accounting for 0.5397% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.5000% in 2020).

Denmark was Russia’s 36th largest export market in 2021 (up from 37th in 2020), accounting for 0.6073% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5070% in 2020).

Denmark was Russia’s 37th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 36th in 2020), accounting for 0.4263% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4897% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Denmark

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 63.69% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (67.71% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.07% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (10.90% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.84% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (9.75% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.84% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (6.28% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.17% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (1.77% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.98% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (3.15% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2021 over 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 $746,175,987;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $314,944,531;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $128,479,594;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $40,327,481;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $25,996,065.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Denmark 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 11,647 0.00 5,086129.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 7,171,131 0.24 13,877,349-48.32
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 462 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,805,350 0.09 7,680,263-63.47
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 1,966-100.00
10 Cereals 6,446,904 0.22 435,0111,382.01
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,445 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 24,247 0.00 229,682-89.44
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 20,150 0.00 587,188-96.57
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,873,696 1.57 20,877,631124.52
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 6,933,772 0.23 10,72064,580.71
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 21,359-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 257,015 0.01 77,266232.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 199,596 0.01 195,1392.28
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 103,483,152 3.47 63,155,67163.85
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 38,241 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10,056 0.00 9,7613.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,900,977,749 63.68 1,154,801,76264.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,621,905 0.15 9,892,913-53.28
29 Organic chemicals 251,329 0.01 268,310-6.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,007 0.00 26,717-43.83
31 Fertilizers 31,279,554 1.05 31,045,5000.75
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,282,835 0.14 1,204,516255.56
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,343,623 0.35 6,698,51554.42
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 3,158 0.00 707346.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 595 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,657,156 0.06 1,873,130-11.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,396,641 0.21 1,854,374244.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 394,762 0.01 855,797-53.87
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,019 0.00 3713,464.86
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,184,221 0.04 151,787680.19
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 170,423,451 5.71 162,659,7544.77
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,865,455 0.13 3,547,8618.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 163,270 0.01 114,32042.82
52 Cotton 20,840 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 83,951 0.00 55,06552.46
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,384 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 853,578 0.03 308,396176.78
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 525 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 922-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 164,094 0.01 17,922815.60
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 30,727 0.00 13,499127.62
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,559,926 0.05 1,217,79528.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 15,878 0.00 7,220119.92
65 Headgear and parts thereof 676 0.00 116482.76
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,207,443 0.17 3,714,95940.17
69 Ceramic products 111,209 0.00 20,643438.72
70 Glass and glassware 1,359,284 0.05 904,25050.32
72 Iron and steel 494,089,420 16.55 179,144,889175.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,147,470 0.14 564,398634.85
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,136 0.00 2691,065.80
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,910,829 0.37 6,219,17875.44
79 Zinc and articles thereof 316 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 2,974-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 198,788 0.01 8,3192,289.57
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 7,706 0.00 2,768178.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,309,999 0.11 1,555,546112.79
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 1,162,226 0.04 8,831,866-86.84
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 167,228 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 749,878 0.03 7,06110,520.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 146,968,681 4.92 18,489,087694.89
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,095,473 0.07 1,371,79152.75
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,230 0.00 1,557-21.00
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 1,091,425 0.04 785,75738.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 267,273 0.01 113,113136.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 12,281 0.00 4,110198.81
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 34,928 0.00 56,212-37.86
SS Classified 0 0.00 12 000-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Denmark

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.58% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (46.06% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.83% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (31.07% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.05% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (15.15% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.94% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (3.21% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.04% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (0.80% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.94% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (1.05% in 2020).

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

  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $65,152,953;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $57,454,053;
  • 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 $31,682,697;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $10,146,505;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $9,311,679;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $6,676,426;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $5,037,153;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $4,720,101;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $4,616,697;
  • 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 $4,025,194.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $65,560,891;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $10,204,292;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $7,175,517.
Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 53,194,784 4.25 43,048,27923.57
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 1,517,246-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 87,750 0.01 485,673-81.93
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 684,369 0.05 2,365,088-71.06
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 7,443,919 0.60 5,495,91535.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 20,351 0.00 38,964-47.77
10 Cereals 206,639 0.02 101,449103.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,155,077 0.49 5,931,3353.77
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,861,248 0.87 12,065,188-9.98
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,333,766 0.67 8,632,760-3.46
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,958,899 0.16 1,696,58815.46
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,268,637 0.10 653,43694.15
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 670,259 0.05 1,356,800-50.60
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,167,205 0.09 627,78385.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 22,342,677 1.79 24,056,771-7.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 479,450 0.04 240,10899.68
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,879,087 0.71 7,160,90123.99
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,340,416 0.35 3,256,34833.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 55,456,158 4.43 48,779,73213.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,686,407 0.37 4,233,40910.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,234,944 0.10 1,030,74219.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 265,931 0.02 186,08542.91
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,137,083 0.09 722,44257.39
29 Organic chemicals 27,559,876 2.20 37,764,168-27.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 169,833,183 13.58 112,379,13051.13
31 Fertilizers 7,730 0.00 1,507412.94
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 20,602,939 1.65 15,986,24228.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,946,706 0.32 3,197,99423.41
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 9,626,404 0.77 8,293,32816.07
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 130,313,679 10.42 65,160,72699.99
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 4,940-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 209-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 71,196,067 5.69 72,425,012-1.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 32,632,901 2.61 30,980,6935.33
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,175,473 0.49 5,253,97217.54
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 16,381-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 87,887 0.01 112,206-21.67
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,139,323 0.09 1,220,800-6.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 908,033 0.07 975,892-6.95
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,039 0.00 79231.19
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 502 0.00 249101.61
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,024,797 0.72 10,438,140-13.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,847,336 0.15 507,139264.27
50 Silk 0 0.00 401-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 19,769 0.00 23,313-15.20
52 Cotton 16,097 0.00 5,649184.95
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 5,087 0.00 5,0480.77
54 Man-made filaments 15,440 0.00 17,465-11.59
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,017,222 0.08 853,79919.14
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,662,955 0.53 1,942,854242.95
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,832,306 0.15 1,704,1697.52
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 23,279 0.00 21,13910.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 887,558 0.07 767,08915.70
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 8,408 0.00 3272,471.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 94,864 0.01 194,105-51.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 192,613 0.02 535,189-64.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,180,205 0.17 2,874,745-24.16
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 69,165 0.01 66,7023.69
65 Headgear and parts thereof 16,185 0.00 18,050-10.33
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,754 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,843,150 0.39 5,919,023-18.18
69 Ceramic products 3,074,242 0.25 3,297,879-6.78
70 Glass and glassware 1,155,230 0.09 2,172,773-46.83
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 321,272 0.03 231,28638.91
72 Iron and steel 254,050 0.02 231,3009.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 24,199,911 1.93 21,470,37612.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 584,796 0.05 1,927,440-69.66
75 Nickel and articles thereof 59,589 0.00 34,32673.60
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,176,680 0.41 5,480,054-5.54
78 Lead and articles thereof 23 0.00 224.55
79 Zinc and articles thereof 27,511 0.00 12,117127.04
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 144,848 0.01 159,787-9.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,672,202 0.13 1,490,98712.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,697,133 0.38 5,561,546-15.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 270,965,614 21.66 336,526,505-19.48
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 138,089,455 11.04 106,406,75829.78
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 69,281 0.01 469,174-85.23
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,379,174 0.99 19,554,691-36.69
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,181,116 0.81 869,4371,071.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 63,287,008 5.06 58,249,8558.65
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,716 0.00 3,5564.50
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 8,947 0.00 3,563151.11
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 10,059,955 0.80 6,034,76166.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,254,237 0.66 7,315,43012.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,163,016 0.17 2,291,735-5.62
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 931 0.00 260,088-99.64
SS Classified 0 0.00 9 978-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia