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

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Slovakia totaled $7,050,969,537, up 49.97% ($2,349,500,409) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2021 totaled $5,101,262,867, up 68.24% ($2,069,183,038) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2021 totaled $1,949,706,670, up 16.79% ($280,317,371) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in 2021 was $3,151,556,197, a 131.27% increase ($1,788,865,667) over 2020.

Slovakia was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 25th in 2020), accounting for 0.8982% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8280% in 2020).

Slovakia was Russia’s 20th largest export market in 2021 (up from 22nd in 2020), accounting for 1.0377% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.9013% in 2020).

Slovakia was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 28th in 2020), accounting for 0.6645% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7213% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 91.86% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (91.10% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.13% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (3.71% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.75% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (2.57% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (1.34% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Slovakia 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 $1,622,663,527;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $247,218,462;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $54,092,969;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $27,246,756;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $23,015,157.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia 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 23,162 0.00 2,917694.03
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 669,428 0.01 296,925125.45
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 254,917 0.00 150,19569.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 34,688-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 4,191-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 93,095 0.00 47,43996.24
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 14,042 0.00 3174,329.65
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 94,371 0.00 60,48756.02
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 15,716-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 5,929-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 72-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 28,509 0.00 19,90343.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,117 0.00 4,225-2.56
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 319,371 0.01 299,6786.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,001,064 0.02 643,19455.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 172,658 0.00 48,841253.51
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,324,138 0.10 900,248491.41
26 Ores, slag and ash 373,835,824 7.33 126,617,362195.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,257,399,699 83.46 2,634,736,17261.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 12,537,584 0.25 9,842,04527.39
29 Organic chemicals 89,268,297 1.75 35,175,328153.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,031,320 0.08 1,200,179235.89
31 Fertilizers 1,552,651 0.03 87,9161,666.06
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 271,437 0.01 243,49611.47
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 366,741 0.01 298,41822.90
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 202,191 0.00 115,95574.37
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 205,917 0.00 117,04675.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 709,054 0.01 667,3546.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,702,066 0.27 6,428,496113.15
40 Rubber and articles thereof 85,593,332 1.68 58,346,57646.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 361,827 0.01 724,815-50.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 17,361 0.00 8,82396.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 20,182,108 0.40 9,511,746112.18
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 116 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,285,525 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,929,038 0.06 2,234,94731.06
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 84,530 0.00 48,39574.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 166,359 0.00 47,446250.63
52 Cotton 71,863 0.00 58,30023.26
54 Man-made filaments 98,174 0.00 216,897-54.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 806-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 22,312 0.00 20,8007.27
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 6-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,832 0.00 822,800.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 203,007 0.00 188,7827.54
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 90-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 40,138 0.00 108,743-63.09
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,694 0.00 4,24057.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 22,900 0.00 91,393-74.94
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,050 0.00 3,580-42.74
65 Headgear and parts thereof 150 0.00 1,053-85.75
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,451,698 0.11 4,813,51213.26
69 Ceramic products 6,493 0.00 5211,146.26
70 Glass and glassware 2,209,563 0.04 1,617,16036.63
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 1,698-100.00
72 Iron and steel 46,506,175 0.91 23,491,01897.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,906,025 0.10 2,435,028101.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 8,169,916 0.16 7,035,26116.13
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 21,690-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,633,368 0.19 5,935,99962.29
79 Zinc and articles thereof 391 0.00 104275.96
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,245,074 0.02 311,880299.22
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,464,795 0.03 1,072,89936.53
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 532,394 0.01 223,306138.41
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 71,969,717 1.41 63,505,20613.33
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 8,772,502 0.17 8,632,7881.62
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 2,324,409 0.05 3,226,952-27.97
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,767,606 0.03 973,62881.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 85,334 0.00 27,710207.95
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,276,669 0.06 1,645,33999.15
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,244 0.00 19,16321.30
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,541 0.00 3,4303.24
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 4,011,327 0.08 2,852,52540.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,601,779 0.03 2,161,959-25.91
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 47,397 0.00 28,59265.77
SS Classified 0 0.00 12 360 283-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 79.49% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (76.26% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.44% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (11.31% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.81% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (3.50% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.80% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.62% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.68% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.77% in 2020).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $162,455,445;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $85,136,299;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $15,007,690;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $10,136,408;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,256,194;
  • 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 $7,160,137.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $16,607,179;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $6,170,786.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 2,382,180 0.12 1,613,72447.62
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,414,603 0.23 9,301,715-52.54
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 35,874 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 2,154-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,906 0.00 1,21057.52
10 Cereals 1,646,194 0.08 2,050,340-19.71
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 480,202 0.02 568,155-15.48
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 41,179 0.00 31,43730.99
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,375 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 66,506 0.00 95,941-30.68
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 887,213 0.05 1,282,906-30.84
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18,674,553 0.96 3,666,863409.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,100,703 0.06 1,065,8653.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,464 0.00 18,527-92.10
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 292,149 0.01 170,58571.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,980,255 0.10 2,083,056-4.94
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,971,311 0.15 5,021,054-40.82
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,826,565 0.40 5,794,32235.07
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 167,834 0.01 82,310103.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,567,343 0.08 1,752,927-10.59
29 Organic chemicals 19,384,232 0.99 15,741,93323.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 45,924,071 2.36 62,531,250-26.56
31 Fertilizers 199,148 0.01 593,303-66.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 443,506 0.02 385,80014.96
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 24,099,747 1.24 23,138,0594.16
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 2,668,351 0.14 2,933,587-9.04
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 487,046 0.02 777,250-37.34
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 8,195-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,389,884 0.12 4,522,833-47.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 25,391,643 1.30 18,135,44940.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 60,395,286 3.10 58,356,9833.49
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 33 0.00 32,136-99.90
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 412,251 0.02 105,772289.75
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 152,750-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 564,943 0.03 144,687290.46
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 2,202-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 404,750 0.02 16,4952,353.77
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,280,537 0.22 3,742,47614.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 998,335 0.05 769,71729.70
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 41-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 3,570,965 0.18 810,563340.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 70 0.00 16,634-99.58
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 666,920 0.03 1,076,936-38.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8,159 0.00 19,722-58.63
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 286,552 0.01 284,6510.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 447,772 0.02 192,695132.37
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 70,589 0.00 56,33025.31
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,474,814 0.08 1,084,11736.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,476,694 0.18 3,136,71810.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,662,716 0.09 1,147,42544.91
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 20,893,702 1.07 21,717,985-3.80
65 Headgear and parts thereof 71,153 0.00 79,187-10.15
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 284 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,519,215 0.08 1,423,6016.72
69 Ceramic products 4,585,206 0.24 4,663,136-1.67
70 Glass and glassware 11,369,507 0.58 17,540,293-35.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 298,554 0.02 77,303286.21
72 Iron and steel 13,201,667 0.68 17,618,814-25.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,691,527 1.37 26,495,2390.74
74 Copper and articles thereof 385,264 0.02 244,10157.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,717 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,858,445 0.10 3,212,754-42.15
80 Tin and articles thereof 9,060 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 207,038 0.01 976,821-78.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,798,688 0.14 1,962,43442.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,267,606 0.48 7,979,02216.15
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 321,723,290 16.50 236,586,99135.99
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 106,582,271 5.47 99,422,1347.20
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 758,628 0.04 1,667,583-54.51
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,068,222,610 54.79 905,767,16517.94
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,136,408 0.52 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 33,601,783 1.72 29,606,10513.50
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,701 0.00 13,024-48.55
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 10,813 0.00 95,884-88.72
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 41,405,644 2.12 40,767,4391.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,415,055 0.12 2,493,502-3.15
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 16,393,281 0.84 13,823,88218.59
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 4,452-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 630 648-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia