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Russian trade in goods with the Philippines in Q4 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 the Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Philippines

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with the Philippines totaled $459,950,587, up 94.63% ($223,625,199) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $338,111,457, up 195.20% ($223,576,808) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $121,839,130, up 0.04% ($48,391) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade balance with the Philippines went from a deficit of $7,256,090 in the 4th quarter of 2017, to a surplus of $216,272,327 in the 4th quarter of 2018.

The Philippines was Russia’s 54th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 70th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2462% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1414% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The Philippines was Russia’s 51st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 71st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2716% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1113% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The Philippines was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 60th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1954% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1895% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to the Philippines

The major share of Russian exports to the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.29% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (24.54% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.10% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (26.06% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.68% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (41.03% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.09% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (4.82% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (2.45% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.50% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (1.02% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $101,972,719;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $75,286,948;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $39,606,388;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,241,780;
  • 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 $1,150,177;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,084,973.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,227,027.
Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 882,552 0.26 357,306147.00
10 Cereals 125,892,437 37.23 23,919,718426.31
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 62,643 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 161 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,080 0.00 11,71837.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,229 0.00 715211.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,591,767 0.77 3,818,794-32.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 531,045 0.16 293,85480.72
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 86,300,848 25.52 46,694,46084.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,658,120 0.49 507,943226.44
30 Pharmaceutical products 22,500 0.01 22,5000.00
31 Fertilizers 1,084,973 0.32 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 8,816 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 142,093 0.04 343,917-58.68
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 0.00 447-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 57,588-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,758 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 155,194 0.05 130,89418.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,433,340 0.42 1,745,428-17.88
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 60 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,015,973 0.30 428,572137.06
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 104,807 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,332,259 2.76 5,090,47983.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 400 0.00 193107.25
54 Man-made filaments 1,003 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 31,383-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 764 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 26 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,332 0.00 4,069-42.69
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 122-100.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 283-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,530-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 18,786 0.01 50,557-62.84
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 3,578-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 263 0.00 69281.16
72 Iron and steel 105,110,871 31.09 29,823,923252.44
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,769 0.00 6,460-57.14
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 37-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 29,162 0.01 1,2922,157.12
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 8,778-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,409 0.00 7,033-51.53
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 575,448 0.17 680,755-15.47
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 61,431 0.02 17,831244.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 967,542 0.29 418,588131.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 86,340 0.03 47,66681.14
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 700 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 0.00 559-96.06
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,250 0.00 0
SS Classified 9,284 0.00 5 61065.49

Russia’s Imports from the Philippines

The major share of Russian imports from the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 83.95% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (82.24% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.32% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (10.21% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.51% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (2.57% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.36% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (2.91% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,384,275;
  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $902,973;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $609,650;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $554,954;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $422,704.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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) - a decrease of $3,888,217;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,323,842;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $845,880;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $621,858;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $465,937;
  • 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 $409,181.
Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 21,346 0.02 15,50137.71
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,038-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,002 0.00 13,560-70.49
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,834,702 4.79 8,158,544-28.48
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,173 0.00 5,478-23.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 660-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,701,579 2.22 1,798,60650.20
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 605 0.00 1,087-44.34
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 16,363 0.01 219,476-92.54
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 422,770 0.35 386,9259.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 13,585 0.01 15,510-12.41
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,732 0.00 1,43121.03
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 731,897 0.60 478,09853.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 137,816 0.11 238,785-42.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,997 0.01 7,98312.70
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 239,266 0.20 1,085,146-77.95
29 Organic chemicals 408,047 0.33 92,717340.10
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 406,456 0.33 86,634369.16
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 40,716 0.03 84,236-51.66
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 53,683 0.04 23223,039.22
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 953,487 0.78 530,78379.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 589,678 0.48 1,055,615-44.14
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,828,903 1.50 1,273,94943.56
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 589,559 0.48 998,740-40.97
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 14,988 0.01 21,380-29.90
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 21,909 0.02 49,236-55.50
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 19,033 0.02 25,007-23.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 40,421 0.03 40,462-0.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,807 0.00 449525.17
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 128 0.00 8,282-98.45
54 Man-made filaments 62,148 0.05 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 52,999 0.04 63,005-15.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 234,984 0.19 142,11865.34
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 75,111 0.06 71,7594.67
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,718,457 1.41 1,835,692-6.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 405,883 0.33 1,027,741-60.51
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20,885 0.02 39,200-46.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 90,383 0.07 120,652-25.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 211,022 0.17 236,415-10.74
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 228 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 537 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,738 0.00 7,467-49.94
69 Ceramic products 15,341 0.01 2,005665.14
70 Glass and glassware 1,262 0.00 1,2391.86
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 3,549-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 174,376 0.14 215,114-18.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,401 0.00 311350.48
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 50,946 0.04 1,1494,333.94
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,121-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 604-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 57,837 0.05 5,669920.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 32,906,703 27.01 27,522,42819.56
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 66,095,494 54.25 69,983,711-5.56
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 347,137 0.28 334,1053.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,931,624 2.41 2,321,97426.26
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 194,276 0.16 58932,884.04
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,089 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 154,777 0.13 58,928162.65
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 378,687 0.31 304,04724.55
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 538,341 0.44 743,721-27.62
SS Classified 4,816 0.00 49 876-90.34
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia