# German imports from Russia fall 96.4% in first half of 2026 > Germany imported 96.4% less goods from Russia in the first half of 2026 than in the same period of 2021, according to foreign trade figures released by Destatis on 21 October. The import value was slightly above half a billion euros. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: Germany - Published: 2026-10-21T11:11:48+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-21T11:11:48+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-06 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026.md) The main remaining import categories were food and feed, worth €206.1 million; metals, €168.3 million; and chemical goods, €95.9 million. German exports to Russia were €3.4 billion in the first half of 2026, including €1.5 billion in pharmaceutical products. ## Data ### Trade with Russia Germany, first half of 2026; comparison with reference period Methodology: Destatis trade figures; published changes are reproduced without recalculation. | Indicator | Percent change | |---|---| | Goods imports from Russia, H1 2026 vs H1 2021 | -96.4 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026/data/release-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-russia-imports-fall-96-percent-first-half-2026/data/release-data?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Destatis]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)