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Russian trade with Hong Kong in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Hong Kong in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $3,198,381,333, up 113.29% ($1,698,814,265) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2013 totaled $3,026,196,949, up 114.51% ($1,615,436,813) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2013 totaled $172,184,384, up 93.89% ($83,377,452) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2013 was $2,854,012,565, a 115.89% increase ($1,532,059,361) over 2012.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 60th in 2012), accounting for 0.3798% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1781% in 2012).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 30th largest export market in 2013 (up from 48th in 2012), accounting for 0.5739% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2689% in 2012).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 74th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 84th in 2012), accounting for 0.0547% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0280% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 78.86% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (58.27% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.88% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (23.13% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.69% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (10.49% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.86% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.44% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.07% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.19% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.29% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.76% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,564,392,093;
  • 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 $23,147,579;
  • 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 $16,962,146;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,469,184;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $12,147,403;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $10,385,735.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $16,387,019;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $14,344,476;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $10,504,400.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,876,079 0.56 8,500,05998.54
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 751,952 0.02 531,71041.42
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,940 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,507,517 0.45 6,892,75395.97
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 64,308 0.00 67,009-4.03
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 73,075-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,171,250 0.04 244,474379.09
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 33,476 0.00 28119,457.14
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 115,280-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 245,595-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 12,000 0.00 81,390-85.26
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 345,141 0.01 2,924,654-88.20
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,408,585 0.08 16,753,061-85.62
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 296,096,982 9.78 306,601,382-3.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 158,133,461 5.23 134,985,88217.15
29 Organic chemicals 168,926 0.01 79,690111.98
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,359,300 0.28 9,195,345-9.09
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 29,721 0.00 4,142617.55
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,242 0.00 30,087-65.96
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 5,516 0.00 4651,086.24
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 680 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,611 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,177,526 0.11 2,641,92920.27
39 Plastics and articles thereof 651,057 0.02 1,061,581-38.67
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,581,593 0.05 0
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 15,375,023 0.51 6,769,071127.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 688 0.00 897-23.30
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 12,147,403 0.40 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,191,180 0.04 722,39564.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,479,826 0.25 23,866,845-68.66
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 192,068 0.01 294,817-34.85
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 11,760 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,432 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 11,317 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 62,129 0.00 208,278-70.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 113 0.00 3,451-96.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 217,680 0.01 24906,900.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 31 0.00 140-77.86
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 422 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,625 0.00 1,923192.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 69,867 0.00 11,894487.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 748 0.00 511,366.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 18,522 0.00 43,450-57.37
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,490 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 389,139 0.01 63461,278.39
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 1,534-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 137,073 0.00 21,047551.27
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,386,458,751 78.86 822,066,658190.30
72 Iron and steel 1,337,283 0.04 116,1881,050.96
73 Articles of iron or steel 31,657 0.00 1,124,127-97.18
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,438,105 0.18 2,894,14387.90
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,423,574 0.05 5,269,056-72.98
78 Lead and articles thereof 235,000 0.01 3,789,194-93.80
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 234,439 0.01 120,52494.52
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 801 0.00 14,756-94.57
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 69,648 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,163,383 0.57 4,694,199265.63
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 55,298,611 1.83 38,336,46544.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 67,627 0.00 1,625,257-95.84
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 120,000 0.00 282,110-57.46
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,040,966 0.46 3,655,231284.13
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,543,561 0.05 1,532,5490.72
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 4,680 0.00 15,624-70.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 85,935 0.00 88,396-2.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,065 0.00 2,546-18.89
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,797,844 0.06 1,449,92324.00
SS Classified 126,620 0.00 707 148-82.09

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.16% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (39.42% in 2012);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 23.47% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (14.06% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.12% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (19.94% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.77% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.29% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.04% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (3.44% in 2012);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.32% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.59% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2013 over 2012 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) - an increase of $19,175,281;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $16,496,870;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $15,512,188;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $6,893,053;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,671,868;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,541,716;
  • 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 $2,885,495;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,632,981;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,723,684;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $1,527,843;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,300,780;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,132,946;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $1,022,917;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $965,917;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $820,821;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $770,106;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $730,674;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $699,209;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $594,543;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $583,183;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $565,657.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,104,471;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $963,546;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $960,471.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 76,458 0.04 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 10,335 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 368,255 0.21 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 10,026 0.01 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,538 0.00 17,074-85.14
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 929 0.00 8479.68
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 984 0.00 13,141-92.51
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,224 0.00 2,33680.82
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 26,469 0.02 11,002140.58
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,167 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,202 0.01 5,63263.39
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 112 0.00 199-43.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 498,634 0.29 1,459,105-65.83
29 Organic chemicals 2,213,394 1.29 489,710351.98
30 Pharmaceutical products 84 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 191,453 0.11 107,04578.85
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 204,665 0.12 244,468-16.28
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 81,685 0.05 58,02040.79
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,166 0.00 2951,312.20
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 1,700-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,908,206 3.43 2,236,338164.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 828,368 0.48 97,694747.92
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,891,007 1.10 363,164420.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,148,902 0.67 1,492,439-23.02
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 731,808 0.43 137,265433.14
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,118 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 27,951 0.02 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 466,096 0.27 240,34493.93
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,912,852 10.40 17,329,6693.37
52 Cotton 68,585 0.04 5,0821,249.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 42,681 0.02 0
54 Man-made filaments 291,184 0.17 77,405276.18
55 Man-made staple fibers 137,941 0.08 277,569-50.30
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 195,371 0.11 272,652-28.34
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,324 0.00 1,209174.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 181,750 0.11 6,1242,867.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 343,880 0.20 194,67576.64
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,066,348 0.62 43,4312,355.27
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,645,016 6.18 3,751,963183.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10,079,829 5.85 6,538,11354.17
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 323,343 0.19 100,764220.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 16,449,828 9.55 937,6401,654.39
65 Headgear and parts thereof 177,702 0.10 42,907314.16
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 50,081 0.03 8,330501.21
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 350,395 0.20 228,80653.14
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 376,536 0.22 152,510,140.00
69 Ceramic products 448,222 0.26 84,874428.10
70 Glass and glassware 1,257,803 0.73 124,857907.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,280,971 1.32 2,295,796-0.65
72 Iron and steel 468,486 0.27 271,25172.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,411,947 2.56 1,778,966148.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 398,192 0.23 7,5305,188.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 898,526 0.52 77,7051,056.33
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2 0.00 188-98.94
80 Tin and articles thereof 10,865 0.01 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 65,000-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 706,723 0.41 362,44694.99
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,789,276 1.04 488,496266.28
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,152,825 8.80 14,186,9086.81
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 33,710,280 19.58 14,534,999131.92
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 58,819 0.03 1,022,365-94.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 649,038 0.38 83,381678.40
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 20,905 0.01 10,065107.70
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,064,370 2.36 5,168,841-21.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 638,661 0.37 568,69212.30
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 51,627 0.03 2,4192,034.23
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 3,987,828 2.32 1,102,333261.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 25,621,982 14.88 9,125,112180.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,290,335 0.75 591,126118.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 796,561 0.46 26,4552,911.00
SS Classified 56,258 0.03 32 95570.71
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia