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

Russia’s Trade with Hungary

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Hungary totaled $5,987,649,885, up 25.88% ($1,231,187,438) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2021 totaled $3,719,414,458, up 40.44% ($1,071,004,619) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2021 totaled $2,268,235,427, up 7.60% ($160,182,819) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hungary in 2021 was $1,451,179,031, a 168.56% increase ($910,821,800) over 2020.

Hungary was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 23rd in 2020), accounting for 0.7628% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8377% in 2020).

Hungary was Russia’s 29th largest export market in 2021 (down from 26th in 2020), accounting for 0.7566% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7873% in 2020).

Hungary was Russia’s 26th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 23rd in 2020), accounting for 0.7730% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9109% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Hungary

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 86.96% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (87.63% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.89% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (5.72% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.52% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (4.44% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hungary 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 $940,673,805;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $38,708,864;
  • 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 $34,302,338;
  • 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 $28,980,521;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $25,493,739.

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

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $28,837,734;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $25,447,161.
Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 84,162 0.00 72,21116.55
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 645,207 0.02 173,928270.96
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 449,934 0.01 345,24830.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 187,485 0.01 133,68240.25
10 Cereals 30,977 0.00 103,975-70.21
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 90,511 0.00 134,053-32.48
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 939,687 0.03 1,384,568-32.13
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 65,892 0.00 3,4321,819.93
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 302,107 0.01 352,411-14.27
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 47,943 0.00 94,455-49.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 77,206 0.00 32,936134.41
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 503,427 0.01 134,968273.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,821,989 0.05 681,318167.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,086,194 0.03 678,25360.15
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,534,194 0.15 2,574,184114.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 871,312 0.02 878,685-0.84
26 Ores, slag and ash 18,011,995 0.48 46,849,729-61.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,213,700,140 86.40 2,273,026,33541.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 91,685,711 2.47 62,705,19046.22
29 Organic chemicals 7,430,993 0.20 3,938,05188.70
30 Pharmaceutical products 27,997,744 0.75 2,504,0051,018.12
31 Fertilizers 13,701,362 0.37 10,509,71930.37
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 203,634 0.01 61,276232.32
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,836,450 0.05 1,551,02518.40
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 55,001 0.00 62,399-11.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 91,761 0.00 91,6110.16
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 569,842 0.02 732,896-22.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,200,391 0.33 7,595,32060.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 100,474,135 2.70 61,765,27162.67
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,946 0.00 1,7759.63
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 1,093-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 25,612,425 0.69 16,780,32952.63
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 259 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,598,118 0.15 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,771,311 0.10 2,586,02145.83
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 36,237 0.00 18,32197.79
52 Cotton 168,809 0.00 272,781-38.12
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 10,200-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 6 0.00 29-79.31
55 Man-made staple fibers 219 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 131,472 0.00 156,843-16.18
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,857 0.00 5,681-32.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,322 0.00 1,587109.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8,076 0.00 1,550421.03
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 16 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 72,785 0.00 77,402-5.96
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 311,081 0.01 536,211-41.99
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 650,234 0.02 706,399-7.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,537 0.00 36,519-87.58
65 Headgear and parts thereof 40 0.00 14185.71
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 443 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,030,777 0.05 1,570,30829.32
69 Ceramic products 76,652 0.00 3,1492,334.17
70 Glass and glassware 4,400,801 0.12 3,784,62216.28
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,957 0.00 5,8891.15
72 Iron and steel 17,849,021 0.48 12,026,22348.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,124,030 0.14 4,552,07112.56
74 Copper and articles thereof 168,266 0.00 3,5794,601.48
75 Nickel and articles thereof 836,291 0.02 784,9416.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,939,193 0.24 1,509,909492.04
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,214 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 32-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 32,720 0.00 50,813-35.61
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 50,443 0.00 100,812-49.96
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 227,655 0.01 77,729192.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 66,982,601 1.80 92,429,762-27.53
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 13,593,361 0.37 11,630,50816.88
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 44,877,089 1.21 10,574,751324.38
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,517,196 0.07 719,367249.92
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 36,681-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,776,405 0.07 2,160,46828.51
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 31,401 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 19,420 0.00 8092,300.49
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 9,464,639 0.25 5,045,09287.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 287,423 0.01 83,871242.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 39,259 0.00 190,210-79.36
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,606 0.00 50,718-96.83
SS Classified 0 0.00 653 636-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Hungary

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 51.59% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (50.67% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.62% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (25.99% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.34% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (9.53% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.00% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (2.25% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.95% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (1.64% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.89% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (1.01% in 2020).

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

  • 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 $73,227,638;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $51,151,854;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $20,542,982;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $14,358,137;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $11,606,493;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $11,535,213;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,673,880;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $9,510,394;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $9,333,060;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,306,592;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $8,235,898.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hungary 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 $38,659,483;
  • 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) - a decrease of $27,659,407;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $16,841,873;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $12,723,458;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $7,623,004.
Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 14,631,542 0.65 10,377,78540.99
02 Meat and edible meat offal 761,338 0.03 1,254,161-39.30
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 17,630,222 0.78 14,901,77518.31
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 500,618 0.02 1,108,636-54.84
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 20,243,508 0.89 10,910,44885.54
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,988,530 0.09 1,569,73726.68
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,468 0.00 4,17478.92
10 Cereals 34,923,087 1.54 51,764,960-32.54
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 24,346 0.00 12,90988.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,188,107 0.14 15,911,565-79.96
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 21,832 0.00 79,035-72.38
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 94,796 0.00 93,0181.91
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 8,829,693 0.39 8,649,6882.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,982,227 0.57 10,504,68223.59
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 781,335 0.03 2,829,317-72.38
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16,772,983 0.74 15,614,1597.42
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 39,347,171 1.73 27,811,95841.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,702,559 0.25 3,448,51865.36
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 32,090,183 1.41 22,579,78942.12
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,315,960 0.06 1,459,044-9.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 847 0.00 1,491-43.19
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,732,480 0.21 4,238,03211.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,673,604 0.07 2,319,959-27.86
29 Organic chemicals 52,244,390 2.30 59,867,394-12.73
30 Pharmaceutical products 308,403,669 13.60 296,797,1763.91
31 Fertilizers 40 0.00 2,685-98.51
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,500,118 0.15 3,155,02410.94
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 18,104,599 0.80 17,761,3251.93
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 4,315,742 0.19 31,975,149-86.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,482,141 0.24 7,854,385-30.20
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 32,071,427 1.41 30,492,3615.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 82,244,058 3.63 67,885,92121.15
40 Rubber and articles thereof 50,286,666 2.22 29,743,68469.07
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 13,128 0.00 47,821-72.55
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,807,166 0.12 1,546,57881.51
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 71,501 0.00 40,96974.52
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,616,382 0.25 3,894,80144.20
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 37-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 11,841 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,686,597 0.60 16,571,740-17.41
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 958,999 0.04 788,20121.67
52 Cotton 88,812 0.00 126,214-29.63
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 92-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 491,115 0.02 250,21796.28
55 Man-made staple fibers 134,025 0.01 51,344161.03
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 19,623,039 0.87 14,346,24536.78
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 240,984 0.01 114,084111.23
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 87,128 0.00 51,82568.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 170,539 0.01 160,9245.97
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,711,201 0.08 1,417,35620.73
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,819,154 0.08 1,935,629-6.02
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,033,222 0.22 4,235,76218.83
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,232,512 0.05 1,183,0234.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 13,584,497 0.60 10,758,41226.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 36,493 0.00 22,34763.30
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 5-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 13 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 10,830,936 0.48 14,439,873-24.99
69 Ceramic products 3,610,018 0.16 3,323,6808.62
70 Glass and glassware 7,250,398 0.32 6,763,7457.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 123,177 0.01 715,339-82.78
72 Iron and steel 14,570,499 0.64 6,263,907132.61
73 Articles of iron or steel 23,239,921 1.02 22,347,9343.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 475,088 0.02 753,587-36.96
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,304 0.00 172,874-94.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,066,769 0.49 5,098,152117.07
78 Lead and articles thereof 10,856 0.00 37,661-71.17
79 Zinc and articles thereof 239,081 0.01 122,45395.24
80 Tin and articles thereof 278,019 0.01 125,231122.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,748 0.00 106,588-81.47
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,842,641 0.26 3,611,75761.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 12,318,942 0.54 8,698,06741.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 539,805,564 23.80 578,465,047-6.68
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 308,890,331 13.62 235,662,69331.07
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 33,015,412 1.46 26,398,98925.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 243,967,728 10.76 192,815,87426.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 13,513 0.00 3174,162.78
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 44,391,719 1.96 34,717,83927.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 99,082 0.00 196,737-49.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,436 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 22,799,436 1.01 24,245,152-5.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 38,104,045 1.68 36,056,1355.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 104,535,834 4.61 96,299,9368.55
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,977 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 89 470-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia