Russian trade in goods with Malaysia in Q2 2018
August 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 Malaysia in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Malaysia
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Malaysia totaled $655,684,243, up 23.41% ($124,389,044) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $264,749,612, up 34.30% ($67,612,425) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $390,934,631, up 16.99% ($56,776,619) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $126,185,019, a 7.91% decrease ($10,835,806) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Malaysia was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 44th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3836% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3802% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Malaysia was Russia’s 52nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 50th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2402% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2348% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Malaysia was Russia’s 31st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 32nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6440% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5990% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Malaysia
The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.85% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (51.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.64% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (38.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.17% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (3.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.91% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (2.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 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 $98,708,768;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,312,682;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,119,715;
- 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 $1,804,716;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $1,638,353;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $799,590.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $36,780,303;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,008,960;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,682,143;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,914,180;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,237,478.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 799,590 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 175,832 | 0.07 | 8,438 | 1,983.81 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 110,986 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 6,312,682 | 2.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 457,634 | 0.17 | 1,695,112 | -73.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 46,890 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,914,180 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 70,785 | 0.03 | 38,859 | 82.16 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 200,733,453 | 75.82 | 102,024,685 | 96.75 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 546,627 | 0.21 | 395,739 | 38.13 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,275,339 | 0.86 | 155,624 | 1,362.07 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,436 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 35,940,821 | 13.58 | 72,721,124 | -50.58 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,614 | 0.00 | 5,128 | -68.53 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 122,918 | 0.05 | 111,104 | 10.63 |
| 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 | 179,264 | 0.07 | 3,271 | 5,380.40 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 54,077 | 0.02 | 50,261 | 7.59 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 561,156 | 0.21 | 279,129 | 101.04 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,713,988 | 0.65 | 1,816,517 | -5.64 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 30 | 0.00 | 40 | -25.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 323,478 | 0.12 | 569,052 | -43.15 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,818,865 | 1.06 | 1,180,512 | 138.78 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,600,392 | 0.98 | 1,965,521 | 32.30 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,020 | 0.00 | 304 | 564.47 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 15,058 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,199 | 0.00 | 774 | 54.91 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 59 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 160,621 | 0.06 | 177,477 | -9.50 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 6,760 | 0.00 | 39,335 | -82.81 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,098,900 | 0.79 | 294,184 | 613.47 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 322,736 | 0.12 | 191,469 | 68.56 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 349,951 | 0.13 | 39,107 | 794.86 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 797 | 0.00 | 176 | 352.84 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,658,651 | 0.63 | 4,340,794 | -61.79 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 83,258 | 0.03 | 59,468 | 40.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 343 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 53,681 | 0.02 | 29,428 | 82.41 |
| 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 | 1,740,651 | 0.66 | 1,221,039 | 42.55 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5,168 | 0.00 | 3,844 | 34.44 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 340,000 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,384,782 | 0.90 | 5,393,742 | -55.79 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 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 | 1,223 | 0.00 | 1,593 | -23.23 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 150 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 32,000 | 0.01 | 53 604 | -40.30 |
Russia’s Imports from Malaysia
The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.18% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (60.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.32% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (15.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.63% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (18.41% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.72% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (0.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.91% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 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 $37,680,150;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $10,915,818;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,460,495;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,372,253;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,286,547;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,239,697;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $2,202,941.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,126,405;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,464,407.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 4,359 | 0.00 | 7,397 | -41.07 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 478 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 17,520 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 43,992 | 0.01 | 213,140 | -79.36 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 672 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 72,024 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 39,032,828 | 9.98 | 28,117,010 | 38.82 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 152,329 | 0.04 | 136,139 | 11.89 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 14,734,275 | 3.77 | 12,447,728 | 18.37 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 895,623 | 0.23 | 1,367,209 | -34.49 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,251,457 | 0.32 | 593,856 | 110.73 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 7,422,162 | 1.90 | 5,182,465 | 43.22 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22,468 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 4,122,186 | 1.05 | 4,202,940 | -1.92 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 403,222 | 0.10 | 2,873 | 13,934.88 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 740,590 | 0.19 | 1,299,642 | -43.02 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 37,426 | 0.01 | 71,356 | -47.55 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,196,534 | 0.82 | 3,495,697 | -8.56 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 68,399 | 0.02 | 11,165 | 512.62 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,650,843 | 0.68 | 3,798,599 | -30.22 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 938,648 | 0.24 | 143,543 | 553.91 |
| 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 | 5,898,379 | 1.51 | 3,695,438 | 59.61 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 580,825 | 0.15 | 293,645 | 97.80 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 247,544 | 0.06 | 478,425 | -48.26 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,703,420 | 1.71 | 9,167,827 | -26.88 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,153,030 | 1.32 | 4,678,876 | 10.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 35,643,889 | 9.12 | 35,689,895 | -0.13 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 25,321 | 0.01 | 15,689 | 61.39 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 710 | 0.00 | 14,616 | -95.14 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 245,945 | 0.06 | 224,486 | 9.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,002 | 0.00 | 32,575 | -69.30 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 118,938 | 0.03 | 48,921 | 143.12 |
| 52 | Cotton | 257,055 | 0.07 | 218,822 | 17.47 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 17,655 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 158,338 | 0.04 | 217,057 | -27.05 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,052,563 | 0.27 | 764,887 | 37.61 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 642 | 0.00 | 6,691 | -90.41 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 105,797 | 0.03 | 367,795 | -71.23 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 26,463 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,493,225 | 0.38 | 1,970,073 | -24.20 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 214,040 | 0.05 | 377,427 | -43.29 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 92,529 | 0.02 | 95,580 | -3.19 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 120,121 | 0.03 | 129,286 | -7.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 55,567 | 0.01 | 81,601 | -31.90 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 107 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,923 | 0.00 | 31,128 | -80.97 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 9,189 | 0.00 | 24,390 | -62.32 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 163,648 | 0.04 | 92,799 | 76.35 |
| 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 | 4,700 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 454,036 | 0.12 | 413,896 | 9.70 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,582,070 | 1.17 | 2,209,817 | 107.35 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 146,578 | 0.04 | 148,008 | -0.97 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,190,499 | 0.30 | 77,442 | 1,437.28 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 239 | 0.00 | 95 | 151.58 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 493 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 3,171 | 0.00 | 1,985 | 59.75 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 3,997 | 0.00 | 16,738 | -76.12 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 115,663 | 0.03 | 103,550 | 11.70 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 224,838 | 0.06 | 246,103 | -8.64 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 51,428,427 | 13.16 | 56,554,832 | -9.06 |
| 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 | 156,539,780 | 40.04 | 118,859,630 | 31.70 |
| 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 | 8,262 | 0.00 | 289,639 | -97.15 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5,449,394 | 1.39 | 5,498,973 | -0.90 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 772,473 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 28,904,051 | 7.39 | 22,443,556 | 28.79 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 6,040 | 0.00 | 10,983 | -45.01 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 121,336 | 0.03 | 171,165 | -29.11 |
| 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 | 4,067,875 | 1.04 | 4,555,533 | -10.70 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,580,322 | 0.40 | 2,104,450 | -24.91 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,225,259 | 0.31 | 539,157 | 127.25 |