Russian trade with North Korea in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with North Korea
In 2017, Russia’s trade with North Korea totaled $77,877,124, up 1.34% ($1,030,847) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to North Korea in 2017 totaled $74,210,288, up 9.05% ($6,159,661) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2017 were $3,666,836, down 58.31% ($5,128,814) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with North Korea in 2017 was $70,543,452, a 19.05% increase ($11,288,475) over 2016.
North Korea was Russia’s 119th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 113th in 2016), accounting for 0.0133% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0164% in 2016).
North Korea was Russia’s 103rd largest export market in 2017 (down from 102nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0208% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0238% in 2016).
North Korea was Russia’s 132nd largest supplier in 2017 (down from 119th in 2016), accounting for 0.0016% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0048% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to North Korea
The major share of Russian exports to North Korea in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 83.39% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (84.84% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.81% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (9.39% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.80% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (4.15% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (0.42% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.17% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (0.83% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to North Korea 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 $4,091,612;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,558,538;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $919,283;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $495,300;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $323,180;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $301,810.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to North Korea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,084,717;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,046,665;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $482,035;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $262,163.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 17,005 | -100.00 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,433,309 | 3.28 | 2,110,129 | 15.32 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 22,817 | 0.03 | 10,431 | 118.74 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 40,862 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,336 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 358,269 | 0.48 | 264,138 | 35.64 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,338,435 | 3.15 | 3,385,100 | -30.92 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 10,500 | 0.01 | 51,015 | -79.42 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,970,565 | 4.00 | 412,027 | 620.96 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 47,135 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 126,898 | 0.17 | 24,575 | 416.37 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 45,598 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 25,553 | 0.03 | 18,347 | 39.28 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,769 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 309,056 | 0.42 | 7,246 | 4,165.19 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 65,168 | 0.09 | 51,911 | 25.54 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 242,412 | 0.33 | 181,352 | 33.67 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 61,644,079 | 83.07 | 57,552,467 | 7.11 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,407 | 0.00 | 5,628 | -39.46 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 14,318 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 589,404 | 0.79 | 94,104 | 526.33 |
31 | Fertilizers | 94,050 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,562 | 0.00 | 2,144 | 19.50 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 373 | 0.00 | 13 | 2,769.23 |
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 | 72,029 | 0.10 | 15,977 | 350.83 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 121 | 0.00 | 271 | -55.35 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 16,670 | 0.02 | 278,833 | -94.02 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 16,022 | 0.02 | 108,126 | -85.18 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 60,389 | 0.08 | 62,692 | -3.67 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 493 | 0.00 | 256 | 92.58 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 200,902 | 0.27 | 10,453 | 1,821.96 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 141,930 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 21,085 | 0.03 | 11,768 | 79.17 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 19 | 0.00 | 15,203 | -99.88 |
52 | Cotton | 540 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 3,174 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 7,159 | 0.01 | 234 | 2,959.40 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 5,728 | 0.01 | 572 | 901.40 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31 | 0.00 | 21,084 | -99.85 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,129 | 0.01 | 6,079 | 50.17 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 15,130 | 0.02 | 15,892 | -4.79 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,400 | 0.01 | 1,520 | 321.05 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 373 | 0.00 | 84 | 344.05 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,099 | 0.00 | 13,132 | -76.40 |
69 | Ceramic products | 5,943 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 3,402 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 930,759 | 1.25 | 11,476 | 8,010.48 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 72,628 | 0.10 | 240,739 | -69.83 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 13,542 | 0.02 | 420 | 3,124.29 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 335 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,799 | 0.01 | 2,495 | 132.42 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,900 | 0.01 | 31,864 | -78.35 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,209 | 0.00 | 460 | 597.61 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 766,377 | 1.03 | 1,248,412 | -38.61 |
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 | 207,623 | 0.28 | 89,954 | 130.81 |
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 | 8,874 | 0.01 | 37,118 | -76.09 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 327,895 | 0.44 | 1,412,612 | -76.79 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 22,531 | 0.03 | 38,117 | -40.89 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 339 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 100 | 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 | 18,683 | 0.03 | 1,226 | 1,423.90 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,143 | 0.00 | 2,773 | -22.72 |
SS | Classified | 21,877 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from North Korea
The major share of Russian imports from North Korea in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 37.43% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (16.70% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.13% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (3.94% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.04% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (33.31% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.22% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (1.14% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.21% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (0.00% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (32.03% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $222,471;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $148,581;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $53,546;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $44,341;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $42,962;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $36,522;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $32,277;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $13,936.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2017 over 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;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,811,426;
- 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 $642,226;
- Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 92) - a decrease of $114,783;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $85,043;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $72,947;
- Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - a decrease of $60,887;
- 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 $36,920;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $35,751;
- 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 $22,336;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $15,906.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 2,817,360 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 36,522 | 1.00 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 36,920 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,066 | 0.22 | 9,041 | -10.78 |
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 | 964 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,809 | 0.13 | 8,700 | -44.72 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 358,060 | 9.76 | 135,589 | 164.08 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 209,822 | 5.72 | 156,276 | 34.26 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 9,540 | 0.26 | 334 | 2,756.29 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,205 | 0.03 | 635 | 89.76 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 44,465 | 1.21 | 124 | 35,758.87 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 168 | 0.00 | 3,248 | -94.83 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 387 | 0.01 | 36,138 | -98.93 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 237 | 0.01 | 131 | 80.92 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 7 | 0.00 | 15,913 | -99.96 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,613 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 193,808 | 5.29 | 161,531 | 19.98 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,174,496 | 32.03 | 1,247,443 | -5.85 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 614 | 0.02 | 4,699 | -86.93 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,207 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 162 | -96.30 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,097 | 0.08 | 1,430 | 116.57 |
69 | Ceramic products | 420 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
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 | 2,327 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 42,962 | 1.17 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 184,117 | 5.02 | 35,536 | 418.11 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 754 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 841 | -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 | 221 | 0.01 | 2,644 | -91.64 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 70 | 0.00 | 116 | -39.66 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 40,522 | 1.11 | 26,586 | 52.42 |
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 | 179,201 | 4.89 | 821,427 | -78.18 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 171,934 | 4.69 | 1,983,360 | -91.33 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 13,061 | 0.36 | 98,104 | -86.69 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 981,315 | 26.76 | 1,096,098 | -10.47 |
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 | 22,336 | -100.00 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,210 | 0.06 | 877 | 152.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 830 | 0.02 | 8,681 | -90.44 |