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Russian trade in goods with Vietnam in Q4 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 Vietnam in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Vietnam totaled $1,752,418,135, up 41.75% ($516,185,200) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $792,925,656, up 34.10% ($201,633,224) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $959,492,479, up 48.77% ($314,551,976) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $166,566,823, a 210.48% increase ($112,918,752) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Vietnam was Russia’s 21st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 25th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.0484% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.9072% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Vietnam was Russia’s 30th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.7708% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.7053% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Vietnam was Russia’s 17th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.4927% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.2301% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 48.10% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (62.97% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.35% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.62% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.14% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.20% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.86% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (10.65% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.77% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (5.08% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.42% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.67% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $97,534,950;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $72,102,323;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $50,072,938;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $24,692,914;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $4,141,991;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,096,794;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $3,424,248;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,801,154.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 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 $24,106,019;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $21,530,335;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $8,475,777;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,156,986;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $3,367,688;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $3,292,116;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $2,870,366;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,480,274.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 9,377,643 1.18 5,953,39557.52
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 4,222,562 0.53 7,092,928-40.47
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,609 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,040,062 0.13 699,32048.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 27,833 0.00 5405,054.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 22,993 0.00 21,3627.64
10 Cereals 91,610,328 11.55 19,508,005369.60
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 778 0.00 1,386,861-99.94
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,268,365 0.92 3,126,374132.49
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 6,723-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,050,556 0.13 496,039111.79
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,621 0.00 19,784-86.75
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,375,260 0.30 3,831,746-38.01
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 740,714 0.09 415,13078.43
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 868,186 0.11 746,63116.28
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 632,215 0.08 426,48448.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 404,769 0.05 204,99397.46
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,048,371 0.13 524,127100.02
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 828,619 0.10 614,86134.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 194,004 0.02 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 609,372 0.08 3,977,060-84.68
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,583,140 0.33 2,154,37419.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 35,320,040 4.45 56,850,375-37.87
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,052,207 0.38 1,063,424187.02
29 Organic chemicals 5,526,515 0.70 2,725,361102.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,504,320 0.19 895,80767.93
31 Fertilizers 20,259,620 2.56 16,162,82625.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 223,916 0.03 940,403-76.19
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 963,075 0.12 863,08611.59
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 202,711 0.03 56,672257.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 12 0.00 33,382-99.96
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 4,150-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 820,085 0.10 169,246384.55
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,398,558 0.30 2,586,105-7.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,887,916 0.36 4,536,732-36.34
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 53,713 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 19,622 0.00 16,85216.44
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,151,928 0.27 1,849,63516.34
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 960,225 0.12 1,641,201-41.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,392,467 0.55 3,565,57823.19
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 27,527,332 3.47 2,834,418871.18
52 Cotton 206 0.00 12,079-98.29
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 1,207-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 3 0.00 688,893-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 17,889 0.00 7,249146.78
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 50,467 0.01 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 24,049 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 40 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 50,142 0.01 3,0401,549.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,128 0.00 19,995-74.35
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 15 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 61,260 0.01 113,366-45.96
69 Ceramic products 8,673 0.00 3,776129.69
70 Glass and glassware 39,039 0.00 27,85140.17
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 29,618 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 98,374,294 12.41 839,34411,620.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 160,664 0.02 2,640,938-93.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 25,948 0.00 32,777-20.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 37,554-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,302,954 0.67 3,402,74555.84
80 Tin and articles thereof 39 0.00 12,428-99.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 20,150-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 337,725 0.04 134,094151.86
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 16,608 0.00 1,634916.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 67,722,379 8.54 17,649,441283.71
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 2,429,947 0.31 26,535,966-90.84
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 14,914-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,019,225 1.52 20,495,002-41.36
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 298,282,400 37.62 301,574,516-1.09
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 930,200 0.12 6,087,186-84.72
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 10,107 0.00 343,382-97.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 172 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 95,120 0.01 82,52615.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 11,353 0.00 2005,576.50
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,844 0.00 9,84850.73
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 22,932-100.00
SS Classified 73,726,886 9.30 62 475 40918.01

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 66.31% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (56.08% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 15.55% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (20.60% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.03% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (16.28% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.45% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (2.35% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (0.90% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 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 $229,368,150;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $21,131,617;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $19,279,487;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $10,556,664;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $8,605,666;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $5,140,756;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $4,600,831;
  • Photographic or cinematographic goods (HS code 37) - an increase of $4,319,051;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,503,595.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,585,656.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
01 Live animals 46,000 0.00 25,75078.64
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 33,812,173 3.52 34,063,480-0.74
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,204 0.00 2,324-5.16
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 216,342 0.02 144,66049.55
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 17,572,693 1.83 7,016,029150.46
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 45,868,386 4.78 44,919,4002.11
10 Cereals 584,293 0.06 4,169,949-85.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 72,631 0.01 36,79997.37
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 106,942 0.01 97,8629.28
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 76,499 0.01 38,100100.78
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,138 0.00 5,521-43.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,388 0.00 13,179251.98
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 873,139 0.09 1,522,780-42.66
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 30,607 0.00 19,91353.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 59,544 0.01 2,7582,058.96
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,919,388 0.20 1,620,45218.45
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,230,119 0.65 6,119,8821.80
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,709,161 0.80 5,064,29952.23
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 190,789 0.02 102,10086.86
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 18,080 0.00 15,02720.32
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 193,778-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 20,535 0.00 589,288-96.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 53,818 0.01 55,140-2.40
29 Organic chemicals 8,682 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,704,980 0.28 2,905,045-6.89
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,057,773 0.21 2,394,803-14.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 26,805 0.00 73,072-63.32
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 1,488,805 0.16 189,502685.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 56,880 0.01 142,830-60.18
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 5,275,084 0.55 956,033451.77
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 381,900 0.04 414,489-7.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,489,523 0.57 3,910,44040.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,983,433 0.62 4,138,35444.58
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 9,376 0.00 8,50310.27
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,116,692 0.85 7,875,1143.07
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 129,748 0.01 458,033-71.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 151,362 0.02 120,01826.12
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 664,527 0.07 973,951-31.77
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 226,855 0.02 249,768-9.17
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 25,113 0.00 26,247-4.32
52 Cotton 838,015 0.09 520,68460.95
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 15,496 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 2,404 0.00 100,910-97.62
55 Man-made staple fibers 618,626 0.06 200,264208.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 23,128 0.00 60,773-61.94
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 85-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 16,240 0.00 5,193212.73
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,675,375 0.17 1,221,58537.15
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 127,785 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 25,361,899 2.64 25,546,086-0.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 42,730,877 4.45 34,125,21125.22
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,068,560 0.42 2,770,46646.85
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 72,816,581 7.59 67,675,8257.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 709,374 0.07 575,94123.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 152,009 0.02 86,71475.30
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 156,624 0.02 87,77278.44
69 Ceramic products 565,727 0.06 367,48353.95
70 Glass and glassware 186,518 0.02 107,95172.78
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 868,033 0.09 588,40847.52
72 Iron and steel 1,901,337 0.20 1,931,546-1.56
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,518,796 0.58 2,015,201173.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 596 0.00 98508.16
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,361 0.00 103,743-96.76
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,887-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 4,586-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,059,497 0.32 1,427,579114.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 378,695 0.04 310,23922.07
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 87,665,334 9.14 66,533,71731.76
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 522,884,916 54.50 293,516,76678.14
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 315,125 0.03 175,23579.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 19,279,487 2.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,054,061 0.63 1,453,230316.59
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 78,599 0.01 37,853107.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 29,860 0.00 9,263222.36
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 2,798,858 0.29 2,690,3814.03
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,197,195 0.75 6,444,56111.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,918,064 0.30 3,352,195-12.95
SS Classified 165,020 0.02 216 400-23.74
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia