# Germany exports to Russia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Germany to Russia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/DEU-RUS/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Germany reported $8.0B in goods exports to Russia. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $8.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 33.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 23 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 268 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 40.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $6.8B | 38.1% | Stable |
| 2 | 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $2.1B | 18.3% | Stable |
| 3 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $813.3M | 48.1% | Stable |
| 4 | 300290 | Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $434.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $956.6M | 5.9% | Stable |
| 6 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $488.8M | 0% | Stable |
| 7 | 293499 | Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $423.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $526.6M | 3.7% | Stable |
| 9 | 180632 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | $191.8M | 28% | High attention |
| 10 | 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $272.7M | 13.2% | Stable |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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