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Russian trade in goods with Thailand 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 Thailand in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Thailand totaled $513,244,488, up 55.55% ($183,296,571) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $132,881,001, up 58.17% ($48,868,475) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $380,363,487, up 54.66% ($134,428,096) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $247,482,486, a 52.84% increase ($85,559,621) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Thailand was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 49th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3672% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3032% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Thailand was Russia’s 63rd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 68th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1582% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1264% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Thailand was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 34th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6818% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5802% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 59.57% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (9.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.00% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (45.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.89% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (35.50% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.78% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (3.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.58% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.71% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (3.10% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand 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 $70,444,789;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,763,554;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,564,211;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $1,350,983;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,126,746;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $844,593;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $575,000;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $518,487.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $14,657,114;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,562,025;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $719,612;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $718,604;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $423,514.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
01 Live animals 201 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 301,154 0.23 69,787331.53
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 185,600 0.14 5,8273,085.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,754,454 2.07 1,403,47196.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 28,175 0.02 0
10 Cereals 65,588 0.05 53,83921.82
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 423,514-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 79,560 0.06 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,137 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 10.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 620-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 14,787-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,899 0.00 21,380-81.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,203 0.01 0
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 64,907-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,178,552 1.64 1,333,95963.31
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 76,974,691 57.93 6,529,9021,078.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 129,790 0.10 39,545228.21
29 Organic chemicals 42,067 0.03 11,791256.77
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 36,007-100.00
31 Fertilizers 21,563,019 16.23 36,220,133-40.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 112,522 0.08 126,522-11.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 216,951 0.16 196,72210.28
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 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,433 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,810 0.01 21,264-49.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,115,083 0.84 540,083106.47
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,054,832 1.55 928,086121.41
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 75 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 36,084 0.03 232,115-84.45
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,602,867 1.21 1,479,6938.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,051,742 1.54 1,533,25533.82
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,257 0.00 6,598-20.32
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,000-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 415-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 8-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,225 0.00 3821,529.58
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 12,474-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,085 0.00 18,796-78.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 757 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 72,893 0.05 36,62499.03
70 Glass and glassware 172,790 0.13 112,69153.33
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 79,038 0.06 56,26740.47
72 Iron and steel 5,126,154 3.86 18,688,179-72.57
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,564,211 1.18 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 15,800 0.01 77,207-79.54
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 17,751-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,061,903 9.08 10,298,34917.12
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,007,588 0.76 709,42842.03
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,200 0.00 16,638-62.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,631 0.00 12,992-87.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 139,922 0.11 859,534-83.72
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 501,427 0.38 556,792-9.94
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 63,238 0.05 781,842-91.91
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 238,544 0.18 405,210-41.13
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 2,757-100.00
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 0 0.00 49,531-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 543 0.00 3,726-85.43
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 30 0.00 125-76.00
SS Classified 293,273 0.22 0

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 58.46% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (55.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.42% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (20.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.34% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (11.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.72% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.03% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (5.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.87% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand 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 $46,402,615;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $30,290,164;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $16,623,232;
  • 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 $7,611,923;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $6,338,665;
  • 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 $6,118,217;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $4,089,085;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,051,725;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,680,062;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,040,002;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $1,423,064;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,410,359;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,202,377.

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

  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,288,053.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 18,269 0.00 15,42218.46
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,349,736 0.88 3,682,145-9.03
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 9,730 0.00 8,07720.47
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 815,091 0.21 941,858-13.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 838,155 0.22 704,51918.97
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,218,511 0.58 1,195,79085.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 104,044 0.03 17,268502.52
10 Cereals 6,946,294 1.83 3,894,56978.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 191,857 0.05 84,698126.52
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 909,043 0.24 436,258108.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 13,422-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 100,255 0.03 66,54950.65
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 5,490,431 1.44 4,080,07234.57
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 133,155 0.04 376,189-64.60
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,681 0.00 68,530-81.50
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 565,843 0.15 359,79257.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 12,500,098 3.29 8,411,01348.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,278,908 0.34 654,13495.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 410,530 0.11 245,62867.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,462,166 0.65 1,351,16282.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 955,858 0.25 434,331120.08
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 61,404 0.02 21,481185.85
26 Ores, slag and ash 186,976 0.05 137,41236.07
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 340,361 0.09 92,597267.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 426,559 0.11 317,61234.30
29 Organic chemicals 6,857,547 1.80 518,8821,221.60
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,214,763 1.63 5,295,89717.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,252,888 0.33 1,192,0315.11
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,855,045 0.49 1,295,92743.14
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 360,138 0.09 690,772-47.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,922,115 0.77 1,499,05194.93
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 161,520 0.04 124,55729.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 866,894 0.23 754,78214.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,004,349 3.42 12,431,3784.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 43,740,783 11.50 27,117,55161.30
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 509,596 0.13 466,6109.21
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 116,681 0.03 335,654-65.24
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 410-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,288,698 0.60 248,696820.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,035 0.00 46,247-91.28
50 Silk 4,682 0.00 0
52 Cotton 78,538 0.02 5,7071,276.17
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 66 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 56,072 0.01 60,296-7.01
55 Man-made staple fibers 243,800 0.06 155,43156.85
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,393,611 0.89 4,681,664-27.51
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,974 0.00 79,953-95.03
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 32,855 0.01 4,423642.82
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 20,969 0.01 36,266-42.18
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 287 0.00 30856.67
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,550,849 0.93 3,794,629-6.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 925,487 0.24 695,98832.97
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 188,045 0.05 191,293-1.70
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,697,442 0.71 3,681,855-26.74
65 Headgear and parts thereof 307,456 0.08 261,59717.53
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 226 0.00 211,200.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,067 0.00 2,49762.88
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 205,293 0.05 171,51819.69
69 Ceramic products 1,214,834 0.32 714,68769.98
70 Glass and glassware 82,673 0.02 122,610-32.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 14,154,949 3.72 8,036,73276.13
72 Iron and steel 7,052 0.00 224,061-96.85
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,540,004 0.40 1,201,24328.20
74 Copper and articles thereof 50,230 0.01 5,902751.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 257 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 27,671 0.01 124,621-77.80
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,787 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 20,869 0.01 20,7660.50
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,116,434 0.29 845,07432.11
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 561,310 0.15 557,8310.62
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 116,437,718 30.61 70,035,10366.26
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 43,966,811 11.56 36,354,88820.94
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 9,442 0.00 52,334-81.96
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 53,096,149 13.96 22,805,985132.82
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 157,273 0.04 134,66616.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,704,916 2.29 6,024,85444.48
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,050,386 0.28 525,032100.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 40,864 0.01 7,633435.36
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 460,343 0.12 397,02915.95
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,742,224 1.25 3,539,84733.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 724,565 0.19 752,371-3.70
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia