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Russian trade with South Korea in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with South Korea in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with South Korea

In 2011, Russia’s trade with South Korea totaled $24,942,022,010, up 40.71% ($7,215,559,813) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to South Korea in 2011 totaled $13,359,851,125, up 27.98% ($2,920,721,436) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from South Korea in 2011 totaled $11,582,170,885, up 58.94% ($4,294,838,377) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with South Korea in 2011 was $1,777,680,240, a 43.60% decrease ($1,374,116,941) over 2010.

South Korea was Russia’s 12th largest trading partner in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 3.0325% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.8318% in 2010).

South Korea was Russia’s 14th largest export market in 2011 (up from 15th in 2010), accounting for 2.5855% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.6291% in 2010).

South Korea was Russia’s 9th largest supplier in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 3.7880% of Russia’s total imports (up from 3.1835% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to South Korea

The major share of Russian exports to South Korea in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 79.32% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (73.27% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.66% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (10.48% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.25% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (8.12% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (1.53% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.43% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (1.83% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.30% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (4.32% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Korea in 2011 over 2010 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 $2,908,885,050;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $282,230,587;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $102,802,382;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $68,456,210;
  • 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 $47,953,561.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Korea in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $355,163,098;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $161,342,996;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $76,107,311.
Russia’s exports to South Korea in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 51,463 0.00 70,000-26.48
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,499 0.00 196,800-99.24
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 914,911,935 6.85 812,109,55312.66
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 304 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,758,636 0.01 1,974,453-10.93
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 159,902 0.00 12,9331,136.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 33,542 0.00 18,62680.08
10 Cereals 230,168 0.00 11,468,210-97.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 37,045 0.00 100,115-63.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 174,840 0.00 112,18155.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 699,939 0.01 396,38576.58
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 99,389 0.00 1,340,051-92.58
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,513,738 0.02 2,314,0418.63
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 98,475 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,517,368 0.03 2,025,88973.62
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,587,542 0.04 2,584,615116.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,358 0.00 156,335-97.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 312,025 0.00 191,09363.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 166,771 0.00 125,55332.83
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 38,510,813 0.29 11,325,969240.02
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 267,840 0.00 1,472,538-81.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 67,585 0.00 29,800126.80
26 Ores, slag and ash 39,351,647 0.29 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 10,557,401,216 79.02 7,648,516,16638.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 137,148,012 1.03 115,737,39918.50
29 Organic chemicals 9,753,738 0.07 5,141,98089.69
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,362,992 0.05 6,510,317-2.26
31 Fertilizers 4,994,306 0.04 10,240,359-51.23
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,721,701 0.05 12,958,142-48.13
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,766 0.00 15,654-24.84
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 113,325 0.00 32,552248.14
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 36,716 0.00 18,45698.94
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 10,200-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,175 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 916,789 0.01 2,763,827-66.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,115,100 0.05 4,154,86971.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,614,415 0.13 33,470,465-47.37
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 83,996 0.00 638,642-86.85
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,164 0.00 19,344-78.47
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 781,152 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 155,335,944 1.16 86,879,73478.79
45 Cork and articles of cork 28 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 68,551,976 0.51 64,648,3166.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,859,748 0.01 1,498,62424.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,813,617 0.07 6,844,75843.37
50 Silk 2,576 0.00 2,768-6.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 665 0.00 0
52 Cotton 6 0.00 90-93.33
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,861 0.00 5,940-68.67
54 Man-made filaments 4,350,495 0.03 1,247,469248.75
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,877,998 0.01 1,322,85841.97
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 45-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 108,680 0.00 27,590293.91
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 14,080 0.00 22,593-37.68
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,293 0.00 136,244-95.38
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20,155 0.00 42,559-52.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 302,162 0.00 242,33324.69
65 Headgear and parts thereof 631 0.00 15,143-95.83
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 14,857-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 137,908 0.00 60,368128.45
69 Ceramic products 30,915 0.00 6,933345.91
70 Glass and glassware 119,463 0.00 389,641-69.34
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,756,943 0.07 11,943,932-26.68
72 Iron and steel 599,655,636 4.49 760,998,632-21.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 32,460,849 0.24 12,630,852157.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 434,751 0.00 13,1693,201.32
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7,990 0.00 76,115,301-99.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 513,523,285 3.84 231,292,698122.02
78 Lead and articles thereof 252 0.00 138,747-99.82
79 Zinc and articles thereof 294 0.00 615,472-99.95
80 Tin and articles thereof 59,980 0.00 18332,675.96
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 9,792,758 0.07 11,451,798-14.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 930,919 0.01 592,80657.04
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 293,816 0.00 243,28120.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 49,472,086 0.37 21,953,396125.35
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 72,848,617 0.55 24,895,056192.62
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 2,011,659 0.02 2,960,436-32.05
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,617,282 0.03 4,075,06613.31
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 15,029,239 0.11 370,192,337-95.94
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 29,883,998 0.22 26,804,49811.49
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 266 0.00 5,385-95.06
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 284,354 0.00 257,64610.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 21,939 0.00 180,309-87.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,886 0.00 25,780-84.93
SS Classified 19,605,738 0.15 30 080 534-34.82

Russia’s Imports from South Korea

The major share of Russian imports from South Korea in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 77.27% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (73.18% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.81% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (12.65% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.17% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (5.67% in 2010);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.60% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (2.23% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.07% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (1.75% in 2010);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.83% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (1.00% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Korea in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $1,969,072,748;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,298,847,778;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $412,080,054;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $154,346,880;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $109,066,828;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $102,084,910;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $76,107,192;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $69,287,481;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $45,061,800.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Korea in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $127,554,815.
Russia’s imports from South Korea in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 104,260 0.00 87,85618.67
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 294,276 0.00 105,308179.44
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 169,369 0.00 48,115252.01
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,211,342 0.01 1,122,7627.89
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,303 0.00 38,809-68.30
10 Cereals 83,228 0.00 90,000-7.52
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 692 0.00 17,452-96.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,093,923 0.01 631,05573.35
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 29,523 0.00 6,483355.39
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 495 0.00 99400.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,817,370 0.03 2,993,02327.54
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 37,916 0.00 37,957-0.11
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 372,540 0.00 180,951105.88
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,068,035 0.01 445,377139.80
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 15,968,821 0.14 15,147,3755.42
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,225,577 0.01 875,39640.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 42,810,314 0.37 37,265,07514.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 15,026,862 0.13 10,993,30736.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 40,842,396 0.35 57,594,964-29.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10,596,369 0.09 7,625,51438.96
26 Ores, slag and ash 311,000 0.00 104,640197.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 85,765,282 0.74 65,429,90231.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 38,085,788 0.33 42,217,823-9.79
29 Organic chemicals 118,945,944 1.03 73,884,14460.99
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,325,019 0.09 7,394,80039.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 42,509,489 0.37 28,476,55149.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,357,965 0.07 8,675,762-3.66
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 28,957,761 0.25 18,496,41056.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,074,491 0.03 3,249,659-5.39
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 45,959 0.00 155,106-70.37
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,507,289 0.02 4,040,564-37.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 26,304,510 0.23 19,498,20334.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 739,721,500 6.39 585,374,62026.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 232,814,536 2.01 130,729,62678.09
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,524,935 0.07 7,783,0799.53
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,095,585 0.04 1,696,992141.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 101,363 0.00 19,904409.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,930,270 0.03 1,909,23153.48
45 Cork and articles of cork 627 0.00 262,311.54
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 150 0.00 3,181-95.28
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 64,244,899 0.55 51,244,16625.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,270,735 0.01 8,142,582-84.39
50 Silk 11,663 0.00 4,638151.47
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 40,481 0.00 28,45442.27
52 Cotton 1,911,586 0.02 893,551113.93
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 176,197 0.00 38,858353.44
54 Man-made filaments 19,286,533 0.17 13,885,72238.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 51,646,289 0.45 47,208,0319.40
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 11,075,734 0.10 8,308,76933.30
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 197,701 0.00 442,903-55.36
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,123,390 0.01 799,81040.46
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 26,736,636 0.23 18,870,86541.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 32,738,669 0.28 35,900,135-8.81
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,228,136 0.09 9,764,1694.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 15,492,168 0.13 16,124,938-3.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,218,140 0.11 8,368,49357.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 969,059 0.01 1,047,795-7.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 289,963 0.00 281,5732.98
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 18,002 0.00 23,017-21.79
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 246,257 0.00 281,786-12.61
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 20,974,079 0.18 10,917,72692.11
69 Ceramic products 2,064,026 0.02 1,144,64580.32
70 Glass and glassware 36,399,446 0.31 20,624,62676.49
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,717,344 0.04 3,599,65731.05
72 Iron and steel 296,992,550 2.56 187,925,72258.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 167,975,287 1.45 142,116,44118.20
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,783,834 0.04 3,466,32638.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7,013 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,469,787 0.10 9,905,67815.79
78 Lead and articles thereof 17,169 0.00 13,53126.89
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,651,797 0.04 2,308,366101.52
80 Tin and articles thereof 617,853 0.01 539,16514.59
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 38,075 0.00 44,375-14.20
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 60,085,013 0.52 42,200,94242.38
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 52,264,785 0.45 24,710,916111.50
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,783,151,222 15.40 1,371,071,16830.06
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 1,348,583,552 11.64 1,476,138,367-8.64
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 1,624,104 0.01 6,516,685-75.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,618,264,239 31.24 2,319,416,46156.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,971,612,761 17.02 2,540,01377,522.15
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 226,245,727 1.95 156,958,24644.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,205,075 0.07 7,497,1519.44
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 421,702 0.00 655,305-35.65
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 193,021,778 1.67 116,914,58665.10
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,800,012 0.08 7,761,05013.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 12,873,399 0.11 10,423,27923.51
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,898 0.00 0
SS Classified 7,240,046 0.06 5 814 72524.51
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia