Russian trade in goods with North Korea in Q1 2017
May 24, 2017
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with North Korea in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with North Korea
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with North Korea totaled $31,837,260, up 85.94% ($14,714,762) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $31,416,494, up 134.47% ($18,017,639) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $420,766, down 88.70% ($3,302,877) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $30,995,728, a 220.36% increase ($21,320,516) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
North Korea was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 114th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0248% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0176% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
North Korea was Russia’s 89th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 101st in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0377% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0219% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
North Korea was Russia’s 134th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 100th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0104% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to North Korea
The major share of Russian exports to North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.77% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (87.43% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.18% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (10.20% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (1.17% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $16,726,635;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,079,791;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $193,285;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $145,392;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $96,996.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $184,726;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $160,296;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $95,330.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 979,586 | 3.12 | 1,164,312 | -15.87 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,520 | 0.02 | 3,000 | 84.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 145,392 | 0.46 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 15,680 | 0.05 | 175,976 | -91.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 3,329 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,079,791 | 3.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 25,080 | 0.08 | 3,500 | 616.57 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,826 | 0.02 | 4,000 | 20.65 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 13,057 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 76,498 | 0.24 | 840 | 9,006.90 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 28,440,702 | 90.53 | 11,714,067 | 142.79 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 42,821 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 26,374 | 0.08 | 2,137 | 1,134.16 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,359 | 0.00 | 1,789 | -24.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 11,825 | 0.04 | 18,017 | -34.37 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 16,823 | 0.05 | 13,872 | 21.27 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 202 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,553 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 95,330 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 17,477 | 0.06 | 1,955 | 793.96 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,001 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10,540 | 0.03 | 8,457 | 24.63 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,967 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 193 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,703 | 0.02 | 14,636 | -47.37 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 38 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,091 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 240,723 | 0.77 | 47,438 | 407.45 |
| 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 | 71,680 | 0.23 | 17,851 | 301.55 |
| 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 | 16,882 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 171,633 | 0.55 | 74,637 | 129.96 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,417 | 0.01 | 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 | 11,217 | 0.04 | 205 | 5,371.71 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 38 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from North Korea
The major share of Russian imports from North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.78% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (3.92% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.18% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (2.20% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.96% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.81% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (8.18% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.25% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (2.32% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (75.66% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $158,823;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $25,570;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $8,265;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $4,809;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,493;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $2,257;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $1,613.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from North Korea in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $2,817,360;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $284,277;
- Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 92) - a decrease of $131,774;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $99,115;
- Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - a decrease of $60,887;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $22,948;
- 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 $22,307;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $21,012;
- 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 $18,400;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $15,913;
- 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 $5,869;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4,313;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,761;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,750;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,582;
- 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) - a decrease of $1,454.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 2,817,360 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 8,265 | 1.96 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 18,400 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 529 | 0.13 | 97 | 445.36 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,809 | 1.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 158,823 | 37.75 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,218 | 1.72 | 106,333 | -93.21 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 193 | 0.05 | 21,205 | -99.09 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 498 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 121 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 15,913 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,613 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 30 | 0.01 | 1,791 | -98.32 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 284,277 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 568 | 0.13 | 2,318 | -75.50 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,207 | 0.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 162 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,473 | 0.59 | 216 | 1,044.91 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 1,454 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 22,948 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 60,887 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,033 | 0.25 | 2,615 | -60.50 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 77 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,682 | 1.11 | 189 | 2,377.25 |
| 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 | 20,388 | 4.85 | 26,257 | -22.35 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 76,666 | 18.22 | 51,096 | 50.04 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,313 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 130,792 | 31.08 | 262,566 | -50.19 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 22,307 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,477 | 0.35 | 243 | 507.82 |