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Russian trade with Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016

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 the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Malaysia

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Malaysia was $442,273,063, down 9.54% ($46,631,302) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $171,562,208, down 0.02% ($33,198) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $270,710,855, down 14.69% ($46,598,104) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade deficit with Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $99,148,647, a 31.96% decrease ($46,564,906) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Malaysia was Russia's 41st largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 44th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.4545% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.3695% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Malaysia was Russia's 52nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 57th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2796% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.1901% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Malaysia was Russia's 31st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 30th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.7533% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.7549% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Malaysia

The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 59.14% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (45.45% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.60% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (39.02% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.96% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (2.05% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.86% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (0.90% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.75% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (8.12% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.67% of Russia's total exports to Malaysia (4.12% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $24,188,753;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,393,338;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,104,101;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $913,064;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $560,798;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $549,551;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $546,003.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $13,408,488;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $5,810,108;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,242,296;
  • 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 $4,517,828;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $667,795;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $649,401;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $521,794.
Russia's exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 383,037 0.22 647.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 224 0.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 70,845 0.04 38.23
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 77,820 0.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,393,338 1.40
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 -100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,975,407 1.15 38.20
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 -100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 -100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 101,466,343 59.14 31.30
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 102,122 0.06 -52.79
29 Organic chemicals 2,070,521 1.21 37.15
31 Fertilizers 50,849,676 29.64 -20.87
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 -100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 -100.00
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 0 0.00 -100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 17,530 0.01 -5.71
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 -100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,063 0.00 -92.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 126,230 0.07 15.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,048,667 0.61 28.73
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 320 0.00 -75.57
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 316,060 0.18 140.65
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,888,415 1.10 93.61
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,865,187 1.67 23.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,632 0.00 -97.44
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 -100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 -100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 150 0.00 -64.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 -100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,355 0.00 -19.54
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,676 0.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 85 0.00 -68.52
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 70 0.00 -73.58
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 50 0.00 -96.49
69 Ceramic products 30 0.00 -84.62
70 Glass and glassware 170 0.00 -86.27
72 Iron and steel 165,759 0.10 -97.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 83,674 0.05 -86.18
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,706 0.00 20.74
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,595 0.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,486,136 1.45 550.76
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 115,201 0.07 20.41
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,470 0.00 -69.21
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 382,686 0.22 -93.20
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 483,511 0.28 -90.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,200 0.00 -91.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,140,820 1.25 -18.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 15,799 0.01 -73.22
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 1,100 0.00 -98.12
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,700 0.00 2,601.75
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,186 0.00 256.61
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 422 0.00
SS Classified 8,220 0.00 -98.16

Russia's Imports from Malaysia

The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 61.06% of Russia's total imports from Malaysia (58.87% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.96% of Russia's total imports from Malaysia (18.26% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.60% of Russia's total imports from Malaysia (15.41% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.22% of Russia's total imports from Malaysia (1.34% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.17% of Russia's total imports from Malaysia (1.02% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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) - an increase of $5,755,951;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $1,937,399;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,864,171;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,604,609.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $14,955,539;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $14,656,130;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $13,906,427;
  • 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 $4,880,664;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,224,246;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,108,785;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,091,522;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,528,355;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $1,135,172;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $968,752;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $879,331.
Russia's imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,109 0.00 -68.58
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 89,122 0.03 78.14
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,025 0.01
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 58,067 0.02 57.74
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 -100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 99,445 0.04 222.25
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 20,730,157 7.66 -41.42
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 61,730 0.02 90.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 14,545,273 5.37 -6.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 968,686 0.36 47.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 220,707 0.08 823.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,313,053 2.33 41.90
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,155,631 0.80 22.51
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 641,024 0.24
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,210,651 0.45 -55.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 193,256 0.07 99.01
29 Organic chemicals 5,007,693 1.85 -30.76
30 Pharmaceutical products 86,243 0.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,572,255 0.58 -2.93
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 140,889 0.05 58.25
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 2,357,093 0.87 461.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 269,715 0.10 193.52
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 120,090 0.04 -49.36
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,073,100 1.87 6.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,830,921 2.15 -26.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 24,289,699 8.97 -7.93
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,000 0.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 84,801 0.03 1,701.98
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 233,434 0.09 101.72
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 -100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 151,308 0.06 -48.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 222,808 0.08 -41.19
52 Cotton 92,738 0.03 1,855.67
54 Man-made filaments 12,546 0.00 -94.26
55 Man-made staple fibers 160,478 0.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 199,011 0.07 225.22
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 14 0.00 -99.93
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 438 0.00 -65.78
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 81,912 0.03 -46.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 51,951 0.02 -61.87
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,787,682 0.66 5.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 525,130 0.19 43.27
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 106,156 0.04 15.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 85,205 0.03 -78.19
65 Headgear and parts thereof 63,116 0.02 -18.19
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 119 0.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,182 0.00 -9.69
69 Ceramic products 819,954 0.30 -51.75
70 Glass and glassware 358,684 0.13 131.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,452 0.00 -77.17
72 Iron and steel 279,573 0.10 -50.81
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,544,248 0.94 7.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 118,178 0.04 -23.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,010 0.00 -83.10
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 69,196 0.03 -85.26
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 65 0.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 28,694 0.01 156.38
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 32,672 0.01 -64.01
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 219,018 0.08 -62.43
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 33,454,100 12.36 -29.36
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 113,714,403 42.01 -11.62
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 10,540 0.00 39.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,108,100 1.15 106.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,462 0.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,004,417 5.54 62.24
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,505 0.00 -31.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 175,341 0.06 22,437.40
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 3,589,664 1.33 -57.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 797,722 0.29 -58.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 450,194 0.17 19.68
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia