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Russian trade with Vietnam in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Vietnam in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Vietnam was $3,748,406,527, down 5.59% ($222,049,555) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in 2014 totaled $1,452,886,401, up 5.78% ($79,425,083) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in 2014 were $2,295,520,126, down 11.61% ($301,474,638) from 2013.

Russia’s trade deficit with Vietnam in 2014 was $842,633,725, a 31.13% decrease ($380,899,721) over 2013.

Vietnam was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 33rd in 2013), accounting for 0.4788% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4714% in 2013).

Vietnam was Russia’s 47th largest export market in 2014 (just as in 2013), accounting for 0.2924% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2605% in 2013).

Vietnam was Russia’s 26th largest supplier in 2014 (just as in 2013), accounting for 0.8027% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8245% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 52.65% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (48.13% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.44% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.68% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.67% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (5.19% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (6.63% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.97% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (4.88% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (2.20% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $260,146,273;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $60,726,411;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $42,189,816;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $7,866,712;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $6,297,844;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $6,032,030.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in 2014 over 2013 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 $87,677,515;
  • 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 $56,635,884;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $37,454,438;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $34,303,820;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $19,862,034;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,672,424;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $4,921,406;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $4,395,052.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,456,018 0.17 736,873233.30
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,008,135 0.07 307,165228.21
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 19,043 0.00 34,737-45.18
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 730,365 0.05 97,141651.86
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,088 0.00 16,095-93.24
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 17,652-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 53,368 0.00 27,13296.70
10 Cereals 4,084,484 0.28 9,756,908-58.14
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 83,481 0.01 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,841,001 0.13 6,236,053-70.48
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 854,076 0.06 118723,693.22
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,606 0.00 4051,531.11
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,958,772 0.13 5,171,391-62.12
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 308,659 0.02 234,60631.56
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 526,536 0.04 190,069177.02
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 462,100 0.03 597,963-22.72
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 86,307 0.01 228,737-62.27
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,343,736 0.23 4,043,491-17.31
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,290,976 0.09 2,461,334-47.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 17,395,117 1.20 19,673,154-11.58
26 Ores, slag and ash 9,879,575 0.68 3,581,731175.83
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 124,389,756 8.56 82,199,94051.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,641,181 0.32 7,464,165-37.82
29 Organic chemicals 1,039,832 0.07 2,205,766-52.86
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,034,619 0.21 2,560,86818.50
31 Fertilizers 106,808,254 7.35 46,081,843131.78
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 119,040 0.01 621,178-80.84
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 31,729 0.00 41,100-22.80
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 1,013,022 0.07 1,444,785-29.88
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 553 0.00 989-44.08
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 3,761,556-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 318,772 0.02 38,364730.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,119,870 0.21 5,358,593-41.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,778,284 0.40 1,723,867235.19
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,504,550 0.10 186,314707.53
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 2,333-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,052,731 0.35 3,865,05530.73
45 Cork and articles of cork 9 0.00 47-80.85
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,415,622 0.17 7,337,028-67.08
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,956,146 0.69 10,272,641-3.08
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,240,255 0.77 45,544,075-75.32
52 Cotton 97 0.00 238-59.24
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 1,467-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 1,702,114 0.12 1,712,310-0.60
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 220 0.00 8,919-97.53
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 225-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 15,392 0.00 32,306-52.36
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 133 0.00 935-85.78
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 343,500 0.02 3,5889,473.58
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 155,665 0.01 6,3602,347.56
65 Headgear and parts thereof 888,583 0.06 610145,569.34
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 363-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 112,990 0.01 153,929-26.60
69 Ceramic products 79,679 0.01 2,1203,658.44
70 Glass and glassware 120,362 0.01 13,729776.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 10,463 0.00 2,499,950-99.58
72 Iron and steel 23,957,776 1.65 61,412,214-60.99
73 Articles of iron or steel 23,079,463 1.59 17,047,43335.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 798,617 0.05 376,850111.92
75 Nickel and articles thereof 41,166 0.00 2,9331,303.55
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,188,521 0.49 3,371,077113.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 225 0.00 63,650.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 12,801-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 11,000 0.00 5901,764.41
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,841,626 0.20 6,978,180-59.28
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 870,533 0.06 1,658,408-47.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 626,298 0.04 224,394179.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 50,631,656 3.48 70,493,690-28.18
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 74,642,641 5.14 131,278,525-43.14
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 27,734 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,959,771 0.82 4,093,059192.20
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 602,951,789 41.50 342,805,51675.89
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,716,407 1.70 112,393,922-78.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,186 0.00 108,472-97.06
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 251,709 0.02 296,637-15.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 86,895 0.01 68,69726.49
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,288 0.00 20,003-88.56
SS Classified 297,914,234 20.50 342 257 600-12.96

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 47.00% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (56.98% in 2013);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 26.03% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (21.53% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.29% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (14.54% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.41% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.52% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.29% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $28,268,464;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $19,509,813;
  • 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 $15,938,601;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $13,533,860;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $12,520,981;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $10,478,021;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $8,055,015;
  • 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 $7,820,613.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in 2014 over 2013 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 $251,251,521;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $149,550,105;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $30,072,644;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $15,027,008.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
01 Live animals 17,126 0.00 27,489-37.70
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 91,860,765 4.00 81,382,74412.87
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 23,547 0.00 13,21678.17
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 86,170 0.00 84,7241.71
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 600,556 0.03 483,21224.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 64,911,157 2.83 51,377,29726.34
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 162,549,138 7.08 134,280,67421.05
10 Cereals 13,072,117 0.57 43,144,761-69.70
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 269,294 0.01 33,328708.01
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 486,653 0.02 438,50710.98
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 45,904 0.00 47,063-2.46
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,550 0.00 12,620-8.48
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,039,262 0.18 3,246,99324.40
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 230,009 0.01 230,724-0.31
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 36,431 0.00 57,839-37.01
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,757,028 0.34 7,494,3893.50
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 36,697,251 1.60 29,858,19622.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 36,579,201 1.59 24,058,22052.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 573,125 0.02 1,248,122-54.08
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,182,690 0.05 631,16087.38
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,855,614 0.21 19,882,622-75.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 503,787 0.02 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 16,313,629 0.71 375,0284,249.98
29 Organic chemicals 84,799 0.00 35,420139.41
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,867,614 0.26 6,760,998-13.21
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,050,705 0.18 2,900,01639.68
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 398,333 0.02 229,06773.89
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 725,719 0.03 635,29814.23
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,840,024 0.08 1,889,466-2.62
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 559,802 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,684,902 0.07 2,815,926-40.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,289,937 0.54 12,920,076-4.88
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,570,384 0.50 10,946,6855.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 26,861-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 34,398,432 1.50 26,577,81929.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,844,499 0.17 3,295,86316.65
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,192,290 0.10 1,334,28564.30
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,397 0.00 13,801-89.88
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,436,295 0.15 3,330,5883.17
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,286,528 0.06 1,894,107-32.08
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,665 0.00 58,378-54.32
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 143 0.00 0
52 Cotton 855,339 0.04 295,611189.35
54 Man-made filaments 143,914 0.01 4,8072,893.84
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,545,100 0.07 1,045,73447.75
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 234,123 0.01 69,046239.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 5,045-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 155,350 0.01 9,6751,505.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,230 0.00 5,12541.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 209,424 0.01 132,51158.04
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 80,518,096 3.51 72,463,08111.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 216,801,555 9.44 197,291,7429.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 16,145,183 0.70 12,776,19826.37
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 277,598,044 12.09 272,110,9452.02
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,999,828 0.13 2,575,92616.46
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,979 0.00 17,230-82.71
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 353,133 0.02 226,66855.79
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,107,412 0.05 728,15452.08
69 Ceramic products 5,386,561 0.23 4,624,04616.49
70 Glass and glassware 923,586 0.04 562,71764.13
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,971,124 0.09 898,162119.46
72 Iron and steel 13,326,104 0.58 10,638,00925.27
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,064,745 0.53 12,450,595-3.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 125,079 0.01 131,708-5.03
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,284 0.00 297,932-97.89
78 Lead and articles thereof 184 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 204 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,918,036 0.08 3,564,491-46.19
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 617,200 0.03 81,910653.51
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,443,066 0.15 6,076,767-43.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,780,661 0.08 170,219946.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 320,084,004 13.94 469,634,109-31.84
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 755,381,271 32.91 1,006,632,792-24.96
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 31,134 0.00 52,955-41.21
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,170,915 0.05 1,425,553-17.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,125,619 0.09 1,900,66711.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 104,819 0.00 33,213215.60
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 62,690 0.00 74,700-16.08
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 21,509,653 0.94 19,214,03111.95
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 17,483,704 0.76 14,635,11519.46
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,279,874 0.45 9,990,4622.90
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,384 0.00 531160.64
SS Classified 85,043 0.00 73 00016.50
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia