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Russian trade with Vietnam in the 2nd 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 Vietnam in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Vietnam was $803,196,475, down 11.37% ($103,019,557) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $230,354,964, down 56.43% ($298,307,700) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $572,841,511, up 51.72% ($195,288,143) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade with Vietnam went from a surplus of $151,109,296 in the 2nd quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $342,486,547 in the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Vietnam was Russia’s 27th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.7380% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6647% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Vietnam was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 34th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3467% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5775% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Vietnam was Russia’s 19th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 26th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 1.3513% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.8430% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 38.62% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (61.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 24.91% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (5.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.00% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.60% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.04% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.26% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (0.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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 $33,849,924;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $33,122,567;
  • 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 $22,319,909;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $20,788,313;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $14,272,844;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $9,779,878;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,869,956;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,327,231;
  • 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 $1,138,692;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,010,139;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $820,214.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $301,399,303;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $12,219,722;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,896,437;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,801,156;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $2,209,179;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,189,847;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $1,680,071;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,538,723;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $887,401.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,828,441 1.66 958,485299.43
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,749 0.00 258,634-98.55
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,107-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 827,870 0.36 646,20028.11
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 22,867 0.01 1,2201,774.34
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,942,352 0.84 1,122,13873.09
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 493,718 0.21 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 367,019 0.16 357,3282.71
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 23,891 0.01 2,0491,065.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 20,618 0.01 1,0531,858.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,482 0.00 3,542167.70
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 827,074 0.36 165,259400.47
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 35,351 0.02 24,05346.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 143,136 0.06 119,89919.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 578,649 0.25 493,01917.37
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 677,854 0.29 383,93576.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,029,077 1.31 5,925,514-48.88
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,923,775 1.27 5,132,954-43.04
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,429,443 22.33 17,579,519192.55
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,500,112 0.65 361,420315.06
29 Organic chemicals 3,750 0.00 9,652-61.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 485,306 0.21 1,372,707-64.65
31 Fertilizers 19,568,026 8.49 31,787,748-38.44
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 224,128 0.10 104 436114.61
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 375,816 0.16 12,7982,836.52
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 24,787 0.01 207,839-88.07
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 639 0.00 17,325-96.31
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 222,422 0.10 49,375350.47
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,662,674 1.16 335,443693.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,956,721 1.72 2,946,58234.28
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 594,412 0.26 684,568-13.17
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,245 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 8,181 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,445,555 0.63 1,161,39924.47
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 467,321 0.20 1,075,009-56.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,962,842 1.29 2,590,65114.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,418 0.00 2,805,574-99.84
52 Cotton 0 0.00 216-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 11,722 0.01 1,691,793-99.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,481 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 36,851 0.02 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 3,124-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,347 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 249,772 0.11 52,820372.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 60,737 0.03 10955,622.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 913 0.00 1,079-15.38
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,114 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 66,698 0.03 19,318245.26
70 Glass and glassware 858 0.00 2,077-58.69
72 Iron and steel 34,812,949 15.11 1,690,3821,959.47
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,814,389 1.22 5,004,236-43.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 7,544 0.00 12,819-41.15
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,951 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,229,969 0.53 2,768,692-55.58
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 262-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 25,582 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 253,306 0.11 303,929-16.66
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,016 0.00 9,078-66.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 21,393,854 9.29 7,121,010200.43
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 30,942,440 13.43 8,622,531258.86
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 23,810 0.01 7,435220.24
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 15,198,210 6.60 5,418,332180.50
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 31,213 0.01 301,430,516-99.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 21,367,719 9.28 579,4063,587.87
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 113 0.00 0
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 83,601 0.04 3,9202,032.68
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 20,003-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 526 0.00 9,798-94.63
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 18,558 0.01 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 115,191,345-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 61.21% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (53.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 16.05% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (17.59% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.13% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (18.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.23% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (2.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.05% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.08% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.01% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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) - an increase of $140,112,058;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $20,405,629;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $12,069,928;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,238,144;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $7,020,679;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $6,098,147;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $5,823,525;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,811,590;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,077,328.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $3,011,723;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,592,435;
  • 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 $1,949,076.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
01 Live animals 28,150 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 18,330,493 3.20 19,332,351-5.18
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 9,947-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 20,495 0.00 18,26512.21
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 90,212 0.02 214,558-57.95
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,105,819 0.89 5,441,234-6.16
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 49,929,826 8.72 29,524,19769.11
10 Cereals 259,781 0.05 2,852,216-90.89
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,137 0.00 33,512-90.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 58,968 0.01 36,07163.48
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 205,500 0.04 13,0821,470.86
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,140 0.00 10,619-70.43
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,823 0.00 1,242690.90
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 899,490 0.16 850,9655.70
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,916 0.00 6,903-43.27
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,191 0.00 4 485-28.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 659,435 0.12 955,926-31.02
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,996,257 1.05 7,402,398-19.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,935,256 0.86 4,204,16717.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 79,708 0.01 122,463-34.91
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 57,420 0.01 89,753-36.02
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,767 0.00 47,169-94.13
26 Ores, slag and ash 410,684 0.07 3,422,407-88.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 46,111 0.01 347,721-86.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 70,601 0.01 61,89814.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,657,963 0.64 846,373332.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,590,317 0.28 1,096,53945.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 109,865 0.02 101,0738.70
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 51,023 0.01 119,241-57.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 300,240 0.05 353,016-14.95
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 181,222 0.03 178,5531.49
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 741,137 0.13 1,016,421-27.08
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,237,146 0.39 2,533,435-11.70
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,829,830 0.67 1,752,502118.53
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,860,578 1.55 8,137,2628.89
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 22,911 0.00 644,027-96.44
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 273,322 0.05 334,671-18.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 529,524 0.09 649,356-18.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 126,125 0.02 168,051-24.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,629 0.00 13,214-11.99
50 Silk 0 0.00 7,745-100.00
52 Cotton 579,500 0.10 458,66226.35
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 43,732-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 146,550 0.03 287,118-48.96
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 34,765 0.01 25,90734.19
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 167 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,344 0.00 61,870-92.98
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,211,254 0.21 14,1938,434.16
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 41,119 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 15,914,408 2.78 10,090,88357.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 21,036,326 3.67 14,015,64750.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,458,227 0.43 3,057,958-19.61
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 49,996,315 8.73 37,926,38731.82
65 Headgear and parts thereof 446,099 0.08 384,84915.92
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 25 0.00 831-96.99
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 73,235 0.01 17,596316.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 23,753 0.00 158,766-85.04
69 Ceramic products 298,603 0.05 659,630-54.73
70 Glass and glassware 64,822 0.01 152,102-57.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 373,999 0.07 280,84633.17
72 Iron and steel 2,127,544 0.37 2,864,935-25.74
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,861,996 0.33 1,675,07811.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 290 0.00 69,368-99.58
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,417 0.00 902611.42
78 Lead and articles thereof 20 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,361 0.00 1,901-28.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,334,607 1.28 1,236,460493.19
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 417,860 0.07 369,14313.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 42,552,078 7.43 35,313,93420.50
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 306,180,168 53.45 166,068,11084.37
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 0 0.00 2,500-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 269,897 0.05 537,934-49.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,641,379 0.29 579,133183.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 16,146 0.00 7,170125.19
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 8,150 0.00 2,635209.30
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 2,204,042 0.38 4,153,118-46.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,136,326 0.55 2,105,81148.94
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,646,707 0.46 1,965,67634.65
SS Classified 0 0.00 7,555-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia