Russian trade with Myanmar (Burma) in 2017
February 15, 2018
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 Myanmar (Burma) in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Myanmar (Burma)
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Myanmar (Burma) was $216,711,998, down 16.09% ($41,546,479) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 were $167,349,337, down 29.99% ($71,670,930) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 totaled $49,362,661, up 156.59% ($30,124,451) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 was $117,986,676, a 46.32% decrease ($101,795,381) over 2016.
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 96th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 89th in 2016), accounting for 0.0371% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0552% in 2016).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 89th largest export market in 2017 (down from 74th in 2016), accounting for 0.0469% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0837% in 2016).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 92nd largest supplier in 2017 (up from 104th in 2016), accounting for 0.0217% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0106% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.65% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (42.65% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.63% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.95% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.40% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.61% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.52% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (0.08% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.10% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.44% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (2.34% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 over 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 $4,015,698;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $922,507;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $919,100.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $32,820,621;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $21,116,673;
- 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 $7,120,901;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $5,057,576;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,670,180;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $2,509,383;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,033,714;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $671,068;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $503,445.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 919,100 | 0.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,033,714 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 12,800 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 761,312 | 0.45 | 915,620 | -16.85 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 671,068 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,212,922 | 2.52 | 197,224 | 2,036.11 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,011 | 0.01 | 9,810 | -8.14 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 642 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 84,531 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,548,421 | 2.12 | 4,051,866 | -12.43 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 17,000 | 0.01 | 967 | 1,658.01 |
| 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 | 819 | 0.00 | 3,549 | -76.92 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,885 | 0.00 | 4,605 | -59.07 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 443,896 | 0.27 | 2,953,279 | -84.97 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 32,678 | 0.02 | 45 | 72,517.78 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 738,556 | 0.44 | 428,461 | 72.37 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 805,675 | 0.48 | 1,175,942 | -31.49 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 260,450 | 0.16 | 94,743 | 174.90 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,440 | 0.00 | 2,299 | -37.36 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 455,263 | 0.27 | 238,615 | 90.79 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 286,591 | 0.17 | 5,344,167 | -94.64 |
| 50 | Silk | 28 | 0.00 | 20 | 40.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 5,040 | 0.00 | 4,371 | 15.31 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 91 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 1,817 | 0.00 | 1,317 | 37.97 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 3,855 | 0.00 | 503 | 666.40 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 1,536 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 70,739 | 0.04 | 77,527 | -8.76 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 238 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 108,277 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 144,679 | 0.09 | 180,458 | -19.83 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 406,022 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 157,044 | 0.09 | 131,345 | 19.57 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 77,474 | 0.05 | 298,796 | -74.07 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 111,261 | 0.07 | 34,077 | 226.50 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,585,299 | 2.14 | 2,662,792 | 34.64 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 29,555 | 0.02 | 47,006 | -37.13 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 90 | 0.00 | 182 | -50.55 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,463,569 | 0.87 | 1,188,679 | 23.13 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 330 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 50 | 0.00 | 93 | -46.24 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 188 | 0.00 | 16,937 | -98.89 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 630,395 | 0.38 | 605,263 | 4.15 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 260,908 | 0.16 | 106,130 | 145.84 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,597,692 | 8.13 | 34,714,365 | -60.83 |
| 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 | 13,112,083 | 7.84 | 20,232,984 | -35.19 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 906,852 | 0.54 | 5,577,032 | -83.74 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,607,104 | 5.14 | 41,427,725 | -79.22 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 39,411 | 0.02 | 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 | 71,892 | 0.04 | 343,442 | -79.07 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,908 | 0.00 | 23,088 | -87.40 |
| SS | Classified | 111,877,041 | 66.85 | 113 703 025 | -1.61 |
Russia’s Imports from Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 71.02% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (84.89% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.40% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (4.81% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (0.66% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.01% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (0.41% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $10,488,403;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $10,076,965;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $4,573,541;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $3,948,425;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $445,677;
- 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 $388,021;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $220,562.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $358,523.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,930 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 329,953 | 0.67 | 405,735 | -18.68 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 163,538 | 0.33 | 42,039 | 289.01 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 10,325 | 0.02 | 57,255 | -81.97 |
| 10 | Cereals | 10,828,391 | 21.94 | 339,988 | 3,084.93 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 25,110 | 0.05 | 43,792 | -42.66 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 92,490 | 0.19 | 36,939 | 150.39 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,762 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 88,930 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 220,562 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,379 | 0.02 | 2,821 | 197.02 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,632 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,403,342 | 2.84 | 1,761,865 | -20.35 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 571,407 | 1.16 | 125,730 | 354.47 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 2,786 | 0.01 | 1,896 | 46.94 |
| 52 | Cotton | 2,110 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 7,179,861 | 14.55 | 3,231,436 | 122.19 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 18,541,128 | 37.56 | 8,464,163 | 119.05 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 16,033 | 0.03 | 9,155 | 75.13 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 8,997,556 | 18.23 | 4,424,015 | 103.38 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 321,935 | 0.65 | 197,253 | 63.21 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 11 | 0.00 | 5,056 | -99.78 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 199 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,676 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 458,777 | 0.93 | 70,756 | 548.39 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 28,532 | 0.06 | 7,909 | 260.75 |
| 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 | 32,876 | 0.07 | 1,725 | 1,805.86 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 11,976 | 0.02 | 8,105 | 47.76 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 388 | 0.00 | 111 | 249.55 |
| SS | Classified | 3,265 | 0.01 | 267 | 1,122.85 |