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Russian trade in goods with Thailand in Q2 2018

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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Thailand totaled $575,036,597, up 12.04% ($61,792,109) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $131,099,905, down 1.34% ($1,781,096) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $443,936,692, up 16.71% ($63,573,205) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $312,836,787, a 26.41% increase ($65,354,301) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Thailand was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3365% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3672% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Thailand was Russia’s 71st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 63rd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1190% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1582% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Thailand was Russia’s 28th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 29th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.7313% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.6818% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.72% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (19.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.82% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (14.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.43% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (59.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.46% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.64% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.88% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $5,926,678;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,779,858;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,914,967;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,261,455;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $989,432;
  • 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 $659,086;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $633,516;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $478,857;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $443,438.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand 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) - a decrease of $59,718,220;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,600,554;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $2,291,124;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $522,100.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
01 Live animals 142 0.00 201-29.35
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 301,154-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 57,130 0.04 185,600-69.22
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 463,330 0.35 2,754,454-83.18
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 59,442 0.05 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 13,750 0.01 28,175-51.20
10 Cereals 373,504 0.28 65,588469.47
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 162,400 0.12 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 79,560-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,137-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,297 0.01 3,899317.98
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,702 0.01 7,2036.93
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,656,452 1.26 2,178,552-23.97
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,256,471 13.16 76,974,691-77.58
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,119,222 0.85 129,790762.33
29 Organic chemicals 348,665 0.27 42,067728.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 61,788 0.05 0
31 Fertilizers 26,342,877 20.09 21,563,01922.17
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 99,984 0.08 112,522-11.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 142,273 0.11 216,951-34.42
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 0 0.00 2-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 2,433-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 74,442 0.06 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 454,248 0.35 10,8104,102.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,021,738 0.78 1,115,083-8.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,981,510 6.09 2,054,832288.43
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 120 0.00 7560.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 261,834 0.20 36,084625.62
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,517,834 4.21 1,602,867244.25
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,685,258 2.05 2,051,74230.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,823 0.00 5,257-8.26
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 13 0.00 6,225-99.79
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 58,504 0.04 4,0851,332.17
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 757-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 66,942 0.05 72,893-8.16
70 Glass and glassware 62,799 0.05 172,790-63.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 268,346 0.20 79,038239.52
72 Iron and steel 2,525,600 1.93 5,126,154-50.73
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,688,265 1.29 1,564,2117.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 15,800-100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,682 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 15,323,358 11.69 12,061,90327.04
78 Lead and articles thereof 975,048 0.74 1,007,588-3.23
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,291 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 54,119 0.04 6,200772.89
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 161,858 0.12 1,6319,823.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 618,779 0.47 139,922342.23
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 1,160,513 0.89 501,427131.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 63,238-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 372,328 0.28 238,54456.08
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,500 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 22,122 0.02 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,711 0.01 5431,135.91
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 30-100.00
SS Classified 41,540,891 31.69 293 27314,064.58

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 62.40% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (58.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.71% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (20.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.81% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (10.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.83% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.72% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.42% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.22% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (0.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $39,520,251;
  • 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 $10,831,361;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $6,953,134;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,152,300;
  • 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 $2,828,856;
  • 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) - an increase of $2,451,778;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,795,985;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,535,219;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,530,107.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,837,327;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $3,259,742;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,960,132;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,794,050.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 7,033 0.00 18,269-61.50
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,578,663 0.81 3,349,7366.83
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 18,210 0.00 9,73087.15
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 353,874 0.08 815,091-56.58
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 891,379 0.20 838,1556.35
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,955,024 0.67 2,218,51133.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 39,064 0.01 104,044-62.45
10 Cereals 5,900,484 1.33 6,946,294-15.06
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 710,678 0.16 191,857270.42
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 773,718 0.17 909,043-14.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 10,347 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 161,429 0.04 100,25561.02
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,256,191 1.41 5,490,43113.95
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 56,467 0.01 133,155-57.59
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,464 0.00 12,681-88.46
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 563,311 0.13 565,843-0.45
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 19,453,232 4.38 12,500,09855.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,551,518 0.35 1,278,90821.32
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 589,076 0.13 410,53043.49
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,001,009 0.68 2,462,16621.88
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,097,048 0.25 955,85814.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 8,777 0.00 61,404-85.71
26 Ores, slag and ash 106,960 0.02 186,976-42.79
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,136,346 0.48 340,361527.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,285,390 0.29 426,559201.34
29 Organic chemicals 2,020,220 0.46 6,857,547-70.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,254,631 0.73 6,214,763-47.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 784,897 0.18 1,252,888-37.35
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,271,924 0.51 1,855,04522.47
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 613,541 0.14 360,13870.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,527,930 0.57 2,922,115-13.49
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 189,405 0.04 161,52017.26
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 540,091 0.12 866,894-37.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,692,076 3.08 13,004,3495.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 42,550,665 9.58 43,740,783-2.72
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,789 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 737,889 0.17 509,59644.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 148,835 0.03 116,68127.56
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 494,648 0.11 2,288,698-78.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,625 0.00 4,035113.75
50 Silk 240 0.00 4,682-94.87
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 27,159 0.01 0
52 Cotton 5,720 0.00 78,538-92.72
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,229 0.00 661,762.12
54 Man-made filaments 115,362 0.03 56,072105.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,432,300 0.32 243,800487.49
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 133,869 0.03 3,393,611-96.06
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,670 0.00 3,974-7.65
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9,978 0.00 32,855-69.63
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,470 0.00 20,969-83.45
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 209 0.00 287-27.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,605,950 0.81 3,550,8491.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,173,976 0.26 925,48726.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 823,326 0.19 188,045337.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,040,053 0.68 2,697,44212.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 387,399 0.09 307,45626.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 226-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 153 0.00 4,067-96.24
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 287,494 0.06 205,29340.04
69 Ceramic products 679,311 0.15 1,214,834-44.08
70 Glass and glassware 641,017 0.14 82,673675.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,983,805 3.83 14,154,94919.98
72 Iron and steel 19,324 0.00 7,052174.02
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,070,111 0.69 1,540,00499.36
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,128 0.00 50,230-97.75
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 257-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 265,083 0.06 27,671857.98
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,798 0.00 1,787168.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 21,949 0.00 20,8695.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,365,756 0.31 1,116,43422.33
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 681,200 0.15 561,31021.36
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 119,590,018 26.94 116,437,7182.71
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 54,798,172 12.34 43,966,81124.64
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 325,661 0.07 9,4423,349.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 92,616,400 20.86 53,096,14974.43
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 187,770 0.04 157,27319.39
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,483,791 2.14 8,704,9168.95
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 729,328 0.16 1,050,386-30.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 25,452 0.01 40,864-37.72
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 2,912,121 0.66 460,343532.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,277,443 1.41 4,742,22432.37
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 861,615 0.19 724,56518.91
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 24 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia