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Russian trade with Malaysia in 2015

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Malaysia in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malaysia

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Malaysia was $1,950,838,624, down 40.83% ($1,346,082,186) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2015 were $635,653,087, down 65.42% ($1,202,371,183) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2015 were $1,315,185,537, down 9.85% ($143,711,003) from 2014.

Russia’s trade balance with Malaysia went from a surplus of $379,127,730 in 2014, to a deficit of $679,532,450 in 2015.

Malaysia was Russia’s 44th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 40th in 2014), accounting for 0.3707% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4211% in 2014).

Malaysia was Russia’s 58th largest export market in 2015 (down from 37th in 2014), accounting for 0.1850% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3699% in 2014).

Malaysia was Russia’s 30th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 34th in 2014), accounting for 0.7199% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5101% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Malaysia

The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 51.94% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (84.01% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.16% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (9.21% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.77% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (2.82% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.14% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.63% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.98% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (0.40% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.86% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (0.89% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $53,368,775;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $7,111,267;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,211,836;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $2,582,806.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,214,805,034;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $12,816,828;
  • 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 $12,426,957;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,441,191;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $4,384,206;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,745,891.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 0 0.00 554-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 453,614 0.07 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 290,862 0.05 168,01973.11
10 Cereals 7,464,440 1.17 4,252,60475.53
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 122,543 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,490,647 0.23 847,39075.91
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 824 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 12,118-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,818 0.00 11,17386.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,098,163 1.43 1,986,896357.91
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 259,736 0.04 155,70066.82
26 Ores, slag and ash 649,401 0.10 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 329,249,026 51.80 1,544,054,060-78.68
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 923,865 0.15 763,91720.94
29 Organic chemicals 8,075,831 1.27 13,517,022-40.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 1,687-100.00
31 Fertilizers 194,430,151 30.59 141,061,37637.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 682,567 0.11 2,550,200-73.23
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,723 0.00 11,687-8.25
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 6,090 0.00 42,406-85.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 21,612 0.00 47,708-54.70
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 4,560 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 94,955 0.01 91,6803.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 558,280 0.09 904,182-38.26
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,971,194 0.94 10,355,400-42.34
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,310 0.00 520151.92
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 493,591 0.08 281,09875.59
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,113,662 1.28 5,530,85646.70
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,215,789 1.76 24,032,617-53.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 105,417 0.02 141,053-25.26
55 Man-made staple fibers 5 0.00 19-73.68
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,413 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,194 0.00 1,056107.77
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 32,227 0.01 1,3912,216.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 709 0.00 302,263.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,856 0.00 2,50753.81
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,739 0.00 543220.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,620 0.00 7,710-78.99
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 265 0.00 70278.57
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 114,959 0.02 64,09379.36
69 Ceramic products 195 0.00 50290.00
70 Glass and glassware 45,029 0.01 114,996-60.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54 0.00 4,829-98.88
72 Iron and steel 6,007,942 0.95 6,125,552-1.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,004,668 0.32 4,750,559-57.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,892 0.00 21,433-81.84
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 170,676-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,407,529 0.54 4,019,190-15.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 42 0.00 192,941-99.98
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,324 0.00 29,535-88.75
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 362,336 0.06 888,684-59.23
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,545 0.00 107,044-91.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 24,387,912 3.84 22,853,8286.71
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 8,599,348 1.35 21,026,305-59.10
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 125,828 0.02 40,788208.49
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 667,795 0.11 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,255,461 1.46 7,877,68417.49
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 58,994 0.01 159,255-62.96
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 58,697 0.01 204,115-71.24
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 64,553 0.01 69,972-7.74
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,380 0.00 18,658-65.81
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 68,675 0.01 0
SS Classified 544,230 0.09 18 448 834-97.05

Russia’s Imports from Malaysia

The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.56% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (58.44% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.33% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (16.53% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.47% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (15.84% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.01% in 2014);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.96% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.56% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $100,953,249;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,789,914;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,657,583.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2015 over 2014 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 $106,146,191;
  • 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) - a decrease of $35,417,349;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $23,510,951;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $21,704,378;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $20,229,100;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $15,104,072;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $7,403,025;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $6,504,237;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $4,198,882.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 0 0.00 4,139-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 32,366 0.00 174,735-81.48
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 3,592-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 59,111 0.00 146,867-59.75
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 48,000 0.00 164,984-70.91
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 204,041 0.02 385,674-47.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 7,847-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,798 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 50,060 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 12,722-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 111,047,113 8.44 106,257,1994.51
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 314,862 0.02 434,380-27.51
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 81,327,024 6.18 101,556,124-19.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,952,805 0.30 6,213,369-36.38
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,278,240 0.10 1,103,61615.82
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 19,311,636 1.47 14,654,05331.78
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 53,149-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,067,312 0.77 9,978,3710.89
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 216,273 0.02 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 704 0.00 2,270,633-99.97
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,388,100 0.56 8,538,137-13.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 391,046 0.03 709,606-44.89
29 Organic chemicals 18,952,837 1.44 18,217,1384.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,699 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,789,530 0.59 7,971,206-2.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 705,256 0.05 935,586-24.62
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 6,028,126 0.46 4,026,07349.73
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 807,156 0.06 1,041,093-22.47
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,232,309 0.09 940,43431.04
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 18,365,161 1.40 22,564,043-18.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 27,636,776 2.10 42,740,848-35.34
40 Rubber and articles thereof 108,409,975 8.24 131,920,926-17.82
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 45-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 35,326 0.00 97,665-63.83
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 3,253-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,099,533 0.08 851,52729.12
45 Cork and articles of cork 7,475 0.00 5713,014.04
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 150 0.00 19,756-99.24
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,482,995 0.19 2,148,95015.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,397,589 0.11 1,918,836-27.16
50 Silk 265 0.00 0
52 Cotton 59,515 0.00 1,4823,915.86
54 Man-made filaments 625,443 0.05 1,846,015-66.12
55 Man-made staple fibers 465,314 0.04 30,1621,442.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 683,402 0.05 317,334115.36
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 69,203 0.01 37,22985.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10,680 0.00 1,561584.18
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 576,662 0.04 938,059-38.53
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 339,192 0.03 627,971-45.99
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,094,541 0.54 14,497,566-51.06
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,350,420 0.10 2,531,069-46.65
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 279,614 0.02 564,568-50.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 949,941 0.07 1,171,231-18.89
65 Headgear and parts thereof 170,594 0.01 211,690-19.41
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 889 0.00 10,288-91.36
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 118,903 0.01 395,622-69.95
69 Ceramic products 3,582,403 0.27 7,353,477-51.28
70 Glass and glassware 662,249 0.05 1,584,279-58.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 94,793 0.01 26,028264.20
72 Iron and steel 1,488,188 0.11 390,331281.26
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,347,187 0.71 7,756,08320.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 470,032 0.04 727,150-35.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17,810 0.00 12148,316.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 958,188 0.07 2,438,517-60.71
78 Lead and articles thereof 46 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 34,164 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 15,744 0.00 969,494-98.38
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 56,138 0.00 27,332105.39
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 571,943 0.04 740,932-22.81
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,848,120 0.14 1,730,8826.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 293,987,671 22.35 193,034,42252.30
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 458,569,446 34.87 564,715,637-18.80
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 119,002 0.01 232,061-48.72
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,564,312 0.58 14,068,549-46.23
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,000,000 0.46 2,325,843157.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 56,543,752 4.30 78,248,130-27.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 9,893 0.00 13,494-26.69
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 64,457 0.00 38,59966.99
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 24,462,146 1.86 59,879,495-59.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,737,547 0.28 7,668,419-51.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,494,746 0.11 3,678,894-59.37
SS Classified 12,598 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia