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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Sweden totaled $3,562,369,720, up 19.94% ($592,127,786) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2021 totaled $1,071,598,339, up 2.69% ($28,088,146) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2021 totaled $2,490,771,381, up 29.27% ($564,039,640) from 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sweden in 2021 was $1,419,173,042, a 60.68% increase ($535,951,494) over 2020.

Sweden was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 33rd in 2020), accounting for 0.4538% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5231% in 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 57th largest export market in 2021 (down from 52nd in 2020), accounting for 0.2180% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3102% in 2020).

Sweden was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in 2021 (up from 26th in 2020), accounting for 0.8489% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.8325% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 38.09% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (48.88% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.95% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (32.44% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.01% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (6.44% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.95% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (4.84% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.72% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.62% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.41% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.28% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.24% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.03% in 2020).

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

  • 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 $44,496,849;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $37,433,598;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $15,623,270;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $14,012,426;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $13,448,279;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,744,843;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,361,894.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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) - a decrease of $106,632,882;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $6,110,000;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $5,082,908.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 95,888 0.01 26,802257.76
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 218,155 0.02 244,887-10.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 816,625 0.08 2,356,588-65.35
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 52,926 0.00 0
10 Cereals 0 0.00 469,489-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 13,092 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 21,632 0.00 27,635-21.72
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,328,795 0.31 4,626,506-28.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 36,863 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 21,339 0.00 9,094134.65
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 101,140 0.01 63,48959.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 82 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 642,615 0.06 588,1379.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 300,822 0.03 323,356-6.97
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 34,200,042 3.19 18,576,77284.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 34,150 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,364,089 0.31 418,548703.75
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,789,972 0.17 9,42318,895.78
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 402,967,393 37.60 509,600,275-20.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 277,278,246 25.88 232,781,39719.12
29 Organic chemicals 7,949,394 0.74 8,229,483-3.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 112,884 0.01 214,094-47.27
31 Fertilizers 39,029,126 3.64 34,284,28313.84
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 242,144 0.02 16,1131,402.79
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 843,433 0.08 673,64125.21
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 46,625 0.00 1,7632,544.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 75,745 0.01 55,17637.28
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,159,090 0.20 172,7871,149.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,435,947 0.79 5,593,74450.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 70,523,529 6.58 56,511,10324.80
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,006 0.00 224795.54
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 9,849 0.00 9,3105.79
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 62,457,928 5.83 49,009,64927.44
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 537,096 0.05 767,826-30.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 786,966 0.07 712,11010.51
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,424 0.00 5,12225.42
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 97-100.00
52 Cotton 12,347 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 82,533 0.01 11,382625.12
54 Man-made filaments 191 0.00 1,801-89.39
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 309-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,613,492 0.15 2,089,910-22.80
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 1,553-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 46 0.00 3339.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,905,631 0.27 2,325,82624.93
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,681,573 0.16 1,069,20157.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 982,698 0.09 907,6038.27
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,944,846 0.55 4,313,55437.82
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 29,798 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 22,321 0.00 4,120441.77
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,322,267 0.78 6,552,39427.01
69 Ceramic products 86,847 0.01 30,437185.33
70 Glass and glassware 2,748,579 0.26 3,978,907-30.92
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,016 0.00 4,29016.92
72 Iron and steel 58,170,767 5.43 20,737,169180.51
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,266,481 0.68 5,103,43442.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,349,201 0.13 779,70073.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 52 0.00 6,110,052-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 28,698,877 2.68 33,781,785-15.05
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 200,350 0.02 411,099-51.26
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 442,373 0.04 159,495177.36
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 463,558 0.04 106,939333.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,526,870 0.42 6,573,402-31.13
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 10,247,800 0.96 12,482,858-17.91
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 44,390 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,044,626 0.19 1,037,58397.06
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,424,402 0.23 512,279373.26
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,523,612 0.61 3,161,718106.33
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 42,862-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,843 0.00 4,52251.33
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 5,916,528 0.55 4,689,57026.16
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 254,275 0.02 139,78481.91
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26,264 0.00 4,355503.08
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,237-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 107-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 55.67% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (52.39% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.56% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (22.57% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.19% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (9.27% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.81% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (6.84% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.82% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (5.61% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.73% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (1.04% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $242,777,584;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $116,310,134;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $35,095,558;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $32,405,425;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $27,598,517;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $27,584,433;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $25,987,787;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $14,174,706;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $7,921,683;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,706,842.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $13,911,495;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $12,481,861.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 725,552 0.03 205,743252.65
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,592 0.00 1,519,646-99.83
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 61,214-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,412,302 0.10 2,039,32218.29
10 Cereals 5,514 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 162,443 0.01 78,554106.79
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 162,973 0.01 75,350116.29
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 42,980 0.00 15,879170.67
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 94,927,404 3.81 67,328,88740.99
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 47,873 0.00 44,1068.54
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 348,791 0.01 180,79792.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,607,196 0.10 1,812,83043.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,930,661 0.28 4,731,05446.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,018,057 0.16 3,224,29524.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20,064,434 0.81 13,845,39544.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,645,793 0.35 7,321,40618.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,476,800 0.14 2,569,56835.31
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 3,090,204-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,181,499 0.09 3,632,429-39.94
26 Ores, slag and ash 978 0.00 2,396,697-99.96
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 16,036,946 0.64 13,963,52714.85
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,769,911 0.19 3,654,59830.52
29 Organic chemicals 15,825,290 0.64 29,736,785-46.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 173,289,189 6.96 138,193,63125.40
31 Fertilizers 2,807,825 0.11 2,652,1465.87
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 39,075,530 1.57 51,557,391-24.21
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,342,070 0.46 11,019,6462.93
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 31,392,731 1.26 25,203,08724.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 11,628,434 0.47 11,024,4725.48
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 2,039,025-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,199 0.00 2,832118.89
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 36,754,745 1.48 29,047,90326.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 134,165,392 5.39 108,177,60524.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 25,019,628 1.00 22,601,27510.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 462 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,035,782 0.04 1,105,007-6.26
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 46,893 0.00 43,9996.58
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,343,129 0.13 3,285,4811.75
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,869 0.00 3,901-52.09
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,629 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 29,303,637 1.18 27,619,9056.10
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 132,464,775 5.32 100,059,35032.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,077,199 0.16 737,556452.80
52 Cotton 23,408 0.00 39,363-40.53
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 780 0.00 681,047.06
54 Man-made filaments 118,496 0.00 130,070-8.90
55 Man-made staple fibers 262,908 0.01 180,65545.53
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 775,312 0.03 1,058,379-26.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 38,383 0.00 17,538118.86
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 152,844 0.01 159,789-4.35
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,557,334 0.26 5,345,08922.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,315,077 0.25 3,387,29386.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 49,763 0.00 18,329171.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 195,205 0.01 299,630-34.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 571,139 0.02 515,54010.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 242,777 0.01 261,688-7.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 307,426 0.01 256,54919.83
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 5,148 0.00 747589.16
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,822 0.00 4,463-59.18
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,327,234 0.09 1,633,28042.49
69 Ceramic products 1,155,616 0.05 1,231,921-6.19
70 Glass and glassware 6,068,920 0.24 4,721,64228.53
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 25,080 0.00 28,766-12.81
72 Iron and steel 73,610,431 2.96 46,025,99859.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 79,952,436 3.21 65,777,73021.55
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,862,758 0.07 1,401,93332.87
75 Nickel and articles thereof 342,381 0.01 252,84535.41
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,187,579 0.33 5,601,78946.16
78 Lead and articles thereof 7,454 0.00 4,83754.10
79 Zinc and articles thereof 55,664 0.00 23,490136.97
80 Tin and articles thereof 3,674 0.00 852331.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 857,636 0.03 476,47180.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 45,076,364 1.81 42,906,0325.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 18,408,045 0.74 16,187,24613.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 640,476,959 25.71 524,166,82522.19
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 91,131,825 3.66 89,074,5842.31
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 0 0.00 152,397-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 564,360,763 22.66 321,583,17975.49
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,482,301 0.26 1,201,688439.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 81,126,948 3.26 73,205,26510.82
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 25,224 0.00 42,890-41.19
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 238,676 0.01 153,55755.43
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 25,204,986 1.01 19,486,85329.34
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,113,040 0.04 836,06833.13
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,445,304 0.10 2,025,09020.75
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,986 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 950 825-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia