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Russian trade in goods with Hong Kong in Q2 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Hong Kong in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $251,633,711, up 27.77% ($54,696,370) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $197,759,088, up 18.93% ($31,472,276) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $53,874,623, up 75.77% ($23,224,094) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $143,884,465, a 6.08% increase ($8,248,182) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 63rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 67th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1801% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1809% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 49th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 54th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2355% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2503% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 68th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 74th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0966% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0723% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 52.66% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (59.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.94% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (11.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.83% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (9.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.78% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (10.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.11% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.07% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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 $11,542,451;
  • 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 $6,206,551;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,873,187;
  • 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) - an increase of $5,146,054;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $4,293,754;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $4,128,172;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $3,494,399;
  • 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 $910,898;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $802,796.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $4,462,028;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,511,604;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $1,201,278.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 13,028,690 6.59 8,734,93649.16
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 564,958 0.29 2,19825,603.28
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,292 0.00 52,348-95.62
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 9,502,816 4.81 8,700,0209.23
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 95 0.00 166-42.77
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 43 0.00 31,333.33
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,961 0.00 2,83239.87
10 Cereals 70 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,120 0.00 565629.20
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 20,915-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 16,403 0.01 1908,533.16
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 174,742 0.09 397,512-56.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,070 0.00 9,487-67.64
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 2,866-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,816 0.00 2,29766.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 65 0.00 2,387-97.28
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 315 0.00 6,087-94.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 22,600-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 22,908-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 27,358,384 13.83 15,815,93372.98
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 982,099 0.50 71,2011,279.33
29 Organic chemicals 81,973 0.04 22,471264.79
30 Pharmaceutical products 588,636 0.30 1,149,470-48.79
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 39,894 0.02 20,41095.46
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 112,776 0.06 89,31826.26
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 9,338 0.00 221,148-95.78
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,902 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 205,300 0.10 320,262-35.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 156,743 0.08 146,4087.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,458 0.01 252,027-95.85
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 7,153,557 3.62 3,025,385136.45
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 1,201,278-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 63,758 0.03 356,560-82.12
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 691,855 0.35 400,83272.60
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 371,075 0.19 732,031-49.31
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,980 0.00 42,568-93.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 21,720-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,530 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 523 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 21,309 0.01 4,790344.86
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 7,842 0.00 5381,357.62
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,575 0.00 4,692-2.49
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,763 0.00 8,106-28.90
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,213 0.00 32,437-71.60
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 58 0.00 10,116-99.43
69 Ceramic products 1,107 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 5,225 0.00 8,508-38.59
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 104,149,015 52.66 99,002,9615.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 29,296 0.01 25,98912.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 13,228 0.01 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,452-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 72,449 0.04 4,534,477-98.40
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 552,112-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 17,331 0.01 7423,320.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 159 0.00 692-77.02
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,511,190 3.29 638,003920.56
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 15,520,895 7.85 9,314,34466.63
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,641,865 2.35 8,153,469-43.07
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,680,000 1.86 185,6011,882.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,160,705 0.59 1,234,680-5.99
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 4,451-100.00
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 2,808 0.00 11,612-75.82
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 60,485 0.03 26,230130.59
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 367,759 0.19 217,05169.43
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 259,902 0.13 445,088-41.61
SS Classified 78,672 0.04 0

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 69.32% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (54.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.60% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (9.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.30% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (15.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.61% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.43% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (1.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,618,588;
  • 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 $5,647,274;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,825,586;
  • 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) - an increase of $943,896;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $434,375;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $403,353;
  • 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 $327,037;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $322,471;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $169,860;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $162,855.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $736,987;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $466,969;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $296,163;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $266,556;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $225,163;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $224,471;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $222,508;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $190,261;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $179,476;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $162,498.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,010 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 625 0.00 656-4.73
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 470-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 365 0.00 8,830-95.87
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,884 0.02 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 115,696 0.21 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 839,458 1.56 512,42163.82
29 Organic chemicals 40,040 0.07 265,203-84.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 109 0.00 8725.29
31 Fertilizers 60,636 0.11 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 78,549 0.15 345,105-77.24
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 81,196 0.15 186,128-56.38
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 17,167 0.03 27,991-38.67
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 114,671 0.21 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 37,434 0.07 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,592 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 41,938 0.08 204,436-79.49
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,041,349 5.65 1,215,763150.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 275,593 0.51 304,020-9.35
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 59,887-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 311,516 0.58 360,475-13.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 596,207 1.11 273,736117.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,445 0.03 26,003-44.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 278,328 0.52 108,468156.60
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 125,282 0.23 113,44310.44
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 37,447-100.00
52 Cotton 15,853 0.03 3,148403.59
54 Man-made filaments 157,757 0.29 337,233-53.22
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,490 0.01 324977.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 45 0.00 75-40.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 219-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 24,703 0.05 2,924744.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 13,120 0.02 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 31,147 0.06 253,655-87.72
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,179,336 4.05 2,916,323-25.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 504,570 0.94 553,323-8.81
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 136,038 0.25 156,846-13.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 776,662 1.44 373,309108.05
65 Headgear and parts thereof 49,160 0.09 38,52327.61
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9,267 0.02 11,887-22.04
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 30,661 0.06 8233,625.52
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 19,042 0.04 14,96627.24
69 Ceramic products 161,836 0.30 85,03590.32
70 Glass and glassware 67,892 0.13 85,744-20.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,309,116 2.43 365,220258.45
72 Iron and steel 163,495 0.30 64025,446.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,120,273 2.08 685,89863.33
74 Copper and articles thereof 50,796 0.09 21,493136.34
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 151,881 0.28 342,142-55.61
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 52-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 135 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 59,200 0.11 36915,943.36
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 176,221 0.33 160,7699.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 223,365 0.41 359,952-37.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,884,782 33.20 2,266,194689.20
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 17,902,793 33.23 12,255,51946.08
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 9,096 0.02 11,006-17.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 259,760 0.48 726,729-64.26
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 224,471-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,290,656 2.40 1,188,3388.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 201,473 0.37 154,89530.07
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 25,471 0.05 36,179-29.60
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 797,788 1.48 738,9917.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,839,280 3.41 2,135,443-13.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 139,657 0.26 91,30352.96
SS Classified 4,716 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia