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

Russia’s Trade with France

In 2021, Russia’s trade with France totaled $22,044,043,947, up 73.13% ($9,311,559,327) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to France in 2021 totaled $9,839,077,875, up 111.99% ($5,197,715,176) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from France in 2021 totaled $12,204,966,072, up 50.84% ($4,113,844,151) from 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with France in 2021 was $2,365,888,197, a 31.42% decrease ($1,083,871,025) over 2020.

France was Russia’s 12th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 13th in 2020), accounting for 2.8082% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.2423% in 2020).

France was Russia’s 13th largest export market in 2021 (up from 18th in 2020), accounting for 2.0015% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.3797% in 2020).

France was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in 2021 (just as in 2020), accounting for 4.1596% of Russia’s total imports (up from 3.4961% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to France

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 86.54% of Russia’s total exports to France (83.69% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.58% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.17% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.47% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.35% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.12% of Russia’s total exports to France (2.40% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.47% of Russia’s total exports to France (2.03% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.27% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to France 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 $4,220,583,573;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $290,244,651;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $170,798,866;
  • 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 $119,039,793;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $90,922,720;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $49,071,715;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $48,217,042;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $37,866,892.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to France 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 153,499 0.00 129,08618.91
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 40,648,881 0.41 16,008,861153.91
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 2,712-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 198,872 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 193,820 0.00 206,205-6.01
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,527,684 0.02 1,721,854-11.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 316,692 0.00 14,4402,093.16
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 163,033 0.00 0
10 Cereals 2,395 0.00 624,338-99.62
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 293,653 0.00 182,32261.06
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 11,898-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,894 0.00 2,710,391-99.78
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 929 0.00 283,217.86
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 35,520 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,420,305 0.01 240,502490.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 438,733 0.00 247,91676.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,383,036 0.09 7,530,78311.32
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,056,347 0.01 601,61675.58
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 56,262,168 0.57 28,932,71694.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,721,458 0.06 3,718,22953.88
26 Ores, slag and ash 326,549,713 3.32 36,305,062799.46
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,065,063,716 81.97 3,844,480,143109.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 142,049,987 1.44 23,010,194517.34
29 Organic chemicals 20,668,998 0.21 4,081,459406.41
30 Pharmaceutical products 654,564 0.01 720,665-9.17
31 Fertilizers 57,273,095 0.58 31,876,02779.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 140,607 0.00 169,222-16.91
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,143,150 0.08 7,010,05116.16
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 47,876 0.00 344,320-86.10
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 189 0.00 28,286-99.33
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 102,939 0.00 60,05871.40
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,789,681 0.08 1,130,518589.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,940,391 0.15 10,315,60744.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 50,677,061 0.52 32,876,10054.15
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,771,086 0.05 3,524,72035.36
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 198,975 0.00 755,170-73.65
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 136,212,954 1.38 87,141,23956.31
45 Cork and articles of cork 8,855 0.00 1,222624.63
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,134,096 0.01 796,13142.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,724,419 0.05 4,897,439-3.53
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 879,262 0.01 1,261,993-30.33
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 28-100.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 5,640-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 31,211 0.00 111,794-72.08
54 Man-made filaments 64,156 0.00 82,415-22.15
55 Man-made staple fibers 29 0.00 467-93.79
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 855,749 0.01 276,378209.63
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 47 0.00 7,169-99.34
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 62 0.00 10,254-99.40
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43,120 0.00 4,937773.40
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,305,549 0.01 1,130,02015.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,631,515 0.04 2,359,82653.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,985,354 0.11 8,107,61635.49
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,651,433 0.03 3,246,990-18.34
65 Headgear and parts thereof 68,619 0.00 42,30362.21
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 334 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 13,722 0.00 5,566146.53
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 295,052 0.00 199,46947.92
69 Ceramic products 230,749 0.00 181,65127.03
70 Glass and glassware 26,091,001 0.27 16,990,93753.56
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 778,965 0.01 746,7254.32
72 Iron and steel 186,919,447 1.90 95,996,72794.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 14,171,938 0.14 7,824,68081.12
74 Copper and articles thereof 49,033,820 0.50 816,7785,903.32
75 Nickel and articles thereof 189,606 0.00 310,543-38.94
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 69,651,242 0.71 31,784,350119.14
78 Lead and articles thereof 205,184 0.00 120,84269.80
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 51-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 717 0.00 871-17.68
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 14,419,635 0.15 18,056,369-20.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 554,202 0.01 139,963295.96
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,383,289 0.01 221,559524.34
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 261,009,204 2.65 90,210,338189.33
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 41,907,434 0.43 29,378,64842.65
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 29,105 0.00 129,024-77.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 23,685,688 0.24 14,855,61859.44
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,319,654 0.04 295,5531,361.55
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 16,629,394 0.17 12,283,98135.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 245,919 0.00 120,365104.31
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 63,778 0.00 41,75452.75
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 11,114,398 0.11 11,662,621-4.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,109,547 0.01 787,62940.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 631,469 0.01 377,60667.23
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 110,294 0.00 36,544201.81
SS Classified 0 0.00 138 730 577-100.00

Russia’s Imports from France

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 42.24% of Russia’s total imports from France (31.45% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.01% of Russia’s total imports from France (24.22% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.16% of Russia’s total imports from France (11.01% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.86% of Russia’s total imports from France (2.98% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.40% of Russia’s total imports from France (1.16% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from France 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 $307,427,042;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $230,431,487;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $139,824,017;
  • 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 $134,500,655;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $89,348,723;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $88,653,246;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $62,028,066;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $50,778,585;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $42,756,403;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $39,297,558.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from France 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 6,575,388 0.05 4,080,59561.14
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 463,602 0.00 476,300-2.67
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 55,397,706 0.45 40,782,40935.84
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,106,035 0.01 922,61319.88
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 6,535,786 0.05 3,771,52773.29
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,023,535 0.02 839,468141.05
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 23,289 0.00 9,704139.99
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,221,071 0.04 3,774,41038.33
10 Cereals 38,291,321 0.31 33,878,92513.02
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,469,615 0.04 3,891,40140.56
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 107,116,320 0.88 142,605,429-24.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 20,107,052 0.16 19,318,6124.08
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 41,777 0.00 24,29671.95
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,579,082 0.05 4,247,08531.36
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,395,044 0.01 916,00752.30
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 21,010,911 0.17 17,458,84020.35
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 29,687,807 0.24 22,912,85829.57
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 25,177,719 0.21 22,986,6259.53
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 31,150,177 0.26 23,772,93231.03
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 61,506,075 0.50 50,983,92620.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 434,258,429 3.56 344,909,70625.90
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 176,502,606 1.45 133,746,20331.97
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 27,627,650 0.23 14,275,06693.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 13,627,215 0.11 13,211,6983.15
26 Ores, slag and ash 892,869 0.01 1,244,060-28.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 35,754,125 0.29 26,372,91135.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 38,551,550 0.32 50,065,479-23.00
29 Organic chemicals 308,945,219 2.53 246,917,15325.12
30 Pharmaceutical products 715,952,166 5.87 576,128,14924.27
31 Fertilizers 2,282,693 0.02 1,070,309113.27
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 74,562,488 0.61 66,525,73612.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 872,051,277 7.15 641,619,79035.91
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 174,718,121 1.43 148,956,72917.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 97,375,629 0.80 85,587,45013.77
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 2,958,799-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 241,523 0.00 224,9507.37
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 411,429,917 3.37 372,132,35910.56
39 Plastics and articles thereof 350,118,231 2.87 261,464,98533.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 122,785,897 1.01 90,688,11235.39
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,225,890 0.01 674,33881.79
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 67,493,570 0.55 48,632,71838.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,828,086 0.04 4,018,30220.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,501,810 0.11 10,296,40431.13
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,114,667 0.01 696,16160.12
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 87,933 0.00 64,05437.28
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,504 0.00 11,002-59.06
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 85,258,599 0.70 73,388,71616.17
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,920,255 0.04 9,465,040-48.02
50 Silk 131,013 0.00 121,2888.02
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 56,869 0.00 45,71424.40
52 Cotton 1,107,304 0.01 976,67413.37
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 19,558 0.00 25,368-22.90
54 Man-made filaments 567,892 0.00 552,7062.75
55 Man-made staple fibers 977,020 0.01 1,372,161-28.80
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,026,508 0.03 2,495,54461.35
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,543,142 0.02 2,817,031-9.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,066,495 0.01 958,55511.26
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,459,787 0.04 3,347,24533.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 366,357 0.00 385,865-5.06
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,936,652 0.06 5,420,64027.97
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 29,580,658 0.24 24,500,14220.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,246,795 0.03 3,817,82611.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,601,643 0.01 1,940,243-17.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,350,945 0.01 925,84245.92
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 65,397 0.00 86,493-24.39
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 23,141 0.00 75,740-69.45
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 10,802,281 0.09 10,113,4766.81
69 Ceramic products 14,433,722 0.12 14,344,0170.63
70 Glass and glassware 69,775,719 0.57 57,089,20522.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 40,594,868 0.33 22,281,35882.19
72 Iron and steel 30,905,613 0.25 38,054,113-18.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 134,858,004 1.10 108,997,78923.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,918,354 0.14 12,394,13136.50
75 Nickel and articles thereof 11,564,491 0.09 11,011,4345.02
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 43,330,357 0.36 30,683,65641.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 13,165 0.00 8,16461.26
79 Zinc and articles thereof 933,137 0.01 695,53434.16
80 Tin and articles thereof 33,741 0.00 46,449-27.36
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 5,226,154 0.04 4,427,40518.04
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 21,182,120 0.17 16,626,02227.40
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,407,018 0.20 18,472,11332.13
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,243,262,465 10.19 935,835,42332.85
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 614,394,725 5.03 479,894,07028.03
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 568,601 0.00 832,642-31.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 351,153,073 2.88 300,374,48816.91
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,879,748 0.04 3,201,79752.41
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 262,182,909 2.15 239,179,1439.62
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,163,716 0.02 1,399,22654.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,351,962 0.01 1,070,69026.27
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 41,205,265 0.34 34,958,36717.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,611,403 0.08 6,466,84048.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26,207,759 0.21 22,718,05815.36
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,559,748 0.01 977,19659.61
SS Classified 0 0.00 2 046 103 697-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia