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

Russia’s Trade with Norway

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Norway totaled $2,718,289,488, up 76.47% ($1,177,912,354) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Norway in 2021 totaled $1,814,859,856, up 66.76% ($726,572,938) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Norway in 2021 totaled $903,429,632, up 99.83% ($451,339,416) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Norway in 2021 was $911,430,224, a 43.26% increase ($275,233,522) over 2020.

Norway was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 55th in 2020), accounting for 0.3463% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2713% in 2020).

Norway was Russia’s 46th largest export market in 2021 (up from 50th in 2020), accounting for 0.3692% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3235% in 2020).

Norway was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in 2021 (up from 57th in 2020), accounting for 0.3079% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1953% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Norway

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.23% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (27.20% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 30.10% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (33.54% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.72% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (11.49% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.44% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (5.27% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.49% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (19.15% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (1.61% in 2020).

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $233,898,959;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $195,392,278;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $177,102,342;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $106,255,012;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $30,866,910;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $28,940,502;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $24,872,766;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $20,645,911;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $11,060,797;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $10,363,693;
  • 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 $7,691,392;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,748,848.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $143,414,383.
Russia’s exports to Norway in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 266 0.00 6,184-95.70
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,226 0.00 6,543-65.98
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 54,915,422 3.03 25,974,920111.42
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 980 0.00 2,065-52.54
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,080,003 0.17 1,231,204150.16
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 187 0.00 100,547-99.81
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 109 0.00 692-84.25
10 Cereals 11,187,621 0.62 4,438,773152.04
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 41,146,361 2.27 36,542,02512.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 4-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 390,604,626 21.52 195,212,348100.09
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 390 0.00 3,027-87.12
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 345,349-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 723-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 21,497 0.00 14,51448.11
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 43,803 0.00 84,348-48.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,441 0.00 3,115427.80
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,810,738 0.10 1,953,400-7.30
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 136,366,582 7.51 30,111,570352.87
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 55,528,043 3.06 55,407,9720.22
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,535,213 0.47 4,577,30086.47
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 482,103,536 26.56 305,001,19458.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,837,137 0.82 7,145,745107.64
29 Organic chemicals 3,537,672 0.19 2,948,36119.99
31 Fertilizers 42,555,167 2.34 11,688,257264.08
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,203 0.00 8,89637.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 14,463 0.00 19,504-25.85
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 32,320 0.00 7461,614.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,543 0.00 4,164-38.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,269 0.00 133,082-98.30
39 Plastics and articles thereof 872,539 0.05 1,113,273-21.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 54,951,020 3.03 34,305,10960.18
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,261 0.00 3,256-61.27
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 267-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,398,534 1.51 16,337,73767.70
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,327,694 0.07 1,187,02311.85
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6 0.00 11,033-99.95
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 7,418-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 403,056 0.02 387,1294.11
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 27,606 0.00 5285,128.41
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,268 0.00 272366.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 46,981 0.00 64,668-27.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 27,283 0.00 18,98943.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,130,221 0.17 1,758,44278.01
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 32,045 0.00 17,34484.76
65 Headgear and parts thereof 106,145 0.01 45,281134.41
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 94,853 0.01 78,44020.92
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,110,771 0.12 1,909,13410.56
69 Ceramic products 316,330 0.02 241,30631.09
70 Glass and glassware 4,797,155 0.26 3,973,09220.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 884,205 0.05 4,31820,377.19
72 Iron and steel 33,648,174 1.85 8,775,408283.44
73 Articles of iron or steel 16,797,816 0.93 6,434,123161.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 11,135 0.00 5,526101.50
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 480-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 343,391,005 18.92 109,492,046213.62
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 2,430-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 99,927 0.01 310,293-67.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 105,751 0.01 29,696256.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,819,166 0.49 9,576,688-7.91
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 8,000,563 0.44 8,898,638-10.09
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 18,330 0.00 15,94014.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 473,400 0.03 230,201105.65
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 44,665,617 2.46 188,080,000-76.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,366,009 0.08 1,649,264-17.17
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 14,739-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,088 0.00 14,271-64.35
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 13,797,178 0.76 9,994,02438.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 89,201 0.00 121,680-26.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 13,842 0.00 26,144-47.05
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 18,567 0.00 158,843-88.31
SS Classified 0 0.00 26 592-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Norway

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 68.12% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (51.01% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.48% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (23.97% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.84% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (11.91% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.67% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (6.99% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.70% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (2.36% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.99% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (1.77% in 2020).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $273,546,936;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $121,491,831;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $32,029,354;
  • 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 $7,881,324;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $7,377,949;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $6,413,425;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $5,744,988;
  • 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 $3,047,224;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,014,793.

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

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $7,164,659;
  • 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 $3,543,689.
Russia’s imports from Norway in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 330,740 0.04 868,742-61.93
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 31,085,243 3.44 23,707,29431.12
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 51,479 0.01 5,532830.57
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 22,117 0.00 116,826-81.07
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,375 0.00 2,3272.06
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 4,921-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,852,007 0.32 3,171,813-10.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 12,504-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 546,152 0.06 277,41996.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 106,126 0.01 93,83813.09
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 2,946-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,748,669 0.30 1,321,562107.99
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,073,862 0.12 739,94545.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 110,049,170 12.18 78,019,81641.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 13,597,414 1.51 7,852,42673.16
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,719,861 0.19 2,771,738-37.95
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 49,547-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 18,959,594 2.10 11,078,27071.14
29 Organic chemicals 2,384,440 0.26 2,474,405-3.64
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,424,619 0.60 5,605,063-3.22
31 Fertilizers 3,389,971 0.38 3,482,320-2.65
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,163,901 0.57 4,570,37812.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 195,162 0.02 778,601-74.93
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 5,258,771 0.58 2,211,547137.79
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,724,045 0.19 1,936,082-10.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,888,153 0.32 2,859,9910.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 24,557,075 2.72 18,143,65035.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 917,987 0.10 711,11829.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,070 0.00 7,82515.91
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 982-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,804,716 0.20 1,602,78712.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 36-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,828,935 0.20 1,742,4684.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 677,660 0.08 213,901216.81
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 40,372 0.00 120,530-66.50
52 Cotton 11,705 0.00 14,993-21.93
54 Man-made filaments 41,903 0.00 30,18338.83
55 Man-made staple fibers 20,138 0.00 1,837996.24
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,708,714 0.74 5,715,05317.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 335 0.00 51556.86
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 699 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 46,034 0.01 16,829173.54
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,312,352 0.15 825,01359.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 335,622 0.04 688,048-51.22
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 330,825 0.04 512,221-35.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,495 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 63,216 0.01 69,790-9.42
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 94 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 800,869 0.09 594,71434.66
69 Ceramic products 223,530 0.02 210,7016.09
70 Glass and glassware 71,459 0.01 3,3872,009.80
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,507 0.00 2,062118.57
72 Iron and steel 15,520,355 1.72 14,780,4505.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,490,714 1.16 7,475,92140.33
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,161,040 0.13 920,12426.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,078,651 0.34 2,462,26125.03
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,179,333 0.13 2,124,172-44.48
78 Lead and articles thereof 98 0.00 248-60.48
79 Zinc and articles thereof 711,354 0.08 2,242,874-68.28
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 240,162 0.03 82,210192.13
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 531,507 0.06 1,225,428-56.63
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 203,167 0.02 293,458-30.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 208,905,142 23.12 87,413,311138.99
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 16,570,993 1.83 20,114,682-17.62
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 83,268 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,041,496 0.56 4,701,0617.24
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 362,848,485 40.16 89,301,549306.32
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 21,934,862 2.43 29,099,521-24.62
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 121,248 0.01 215,534-43.75
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 2,630,536 0.29 1,921,51336.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,736,378 0.30 1,418,40692.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 32,367 0.00 49,599-34.74
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 15,081-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 988 781-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia