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Russian trade in goods with Thailand in Q1 2019

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 first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Thailand totaled $635,853,747, up 13.23% ($74,278,091) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $240,292,738, up 49.30% ($79,351,775) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $395,561,009, down 1.27% ($5,073,684) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $155,268,271, a 35.22% decrease ($84,425,459) over the 1st quarter of 2018.

Thailand was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 44th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4039% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3563% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 54th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 62nd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2302% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1562% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 30th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.7457% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.7336% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 35.20% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (39.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.24% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (24.80% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.62% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (16.61% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.62% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.98% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.27% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.70% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.67% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.34% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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 $21,644,343;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,287,083;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,629,849;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,046,712;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,219,742;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $983,277;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $904,613;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $744,025.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $7,966,097;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,105,248;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,626,052;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,059,337;
  • 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 $759,760.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
01 Live animals 1,213 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 41,509-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 904,613 0.38 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 35,603 0.01 1,661,655-97.86
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 20,260 0.01 23,053-12.12
10 Cereals 299,919 0.12 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 275,739 0.11 243,60013.19
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 37,000-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 3-66.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,417 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 25,300 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,140 0.00 33,057-90.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,866 0.00 14,253-58.84
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 19,104 0.01 103,529-81.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,224,301 1.34 2,618,05823.16
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 447,057-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 81,353,283 33.86 59,708,94036.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 136,030 0.06 895,790-84.81
29 Organic chemicals 201,236 0.08 100,87999.48
31 Fertilizers 17,179,299 7.15 19,284,547-10.92
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 273,472-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 100 0.00 190,762-99.95
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 4 0.00 5-20.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 20,159 0.01 10618,917.92
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 55,800 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 16,185 0.01 1,075,522-98.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 928,971 0.39 1,222,195-23.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,970,308 2.90 3,683,22589.24
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 13,760 0.01 3045,766.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 424,670 0.18 142,044198.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,959,270 1.23 1,975,99349.76
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,302,820 2.21 2,672,97198.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 12,419 0.01 6,22699.47
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 1,063-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 115 0.00 389-70.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 799 0.00 11,088-92.79
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 453 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 660,321 0.27 3,26720,111.85
69 Ceramic products 122 0.00 1,224-90.03
70 Glass and glassware 160,458 0.07 114,99039.54
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 169,593 0.07 135,15725.48
72 Iron and steel 22,618,188 9.41 20,571,4769.95
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,620,376 0.67 876,35184.90
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 866-100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,172 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,970,927 4.15 17,937,024-44.41
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 526,302-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,216 0.00 5,206-76.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,867 0.00 2,48215.51
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,587,695 0.66 367,953331.49
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 813,716 0.34 652,33224.74
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 5,297 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,131 0.00 37,272-91.60
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 636,548 0.26 75,821739.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,327 0.00 300675.67
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 4,091 0.00 71,099-94.25
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,874 0.00 58,224-91.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 24 0.00 80-70.00
SS Classified 81,610,638 33.96 23 035 516254.28

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 64.40% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (62.61% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.42% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (17.34% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.83% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (9.40% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.32% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.48% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.71% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.71% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.50% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.12% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,229,871;
  • 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 $3,008,133;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,111,012.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $7,674,278;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,521,910;
  • 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 $4,145,960;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $3,584,567;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,425,550;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,292,872.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 271,656 0.07 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,521,458 0.64 3,814,330-33.90
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,849 0.00 4,575137.14
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 528,677 0.13 916,593-42.32
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 951,665 0.24 722,19731.77
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,392,190 0.86 2,571,05331.94
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 67,789 0.02 52,67028.71
10 Cereals 6,123,385 1.55 5,899,0843.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 183,908 0.05 244,561-24.80
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,258,789 0.32 907,64038.69
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,578 0.00 10,452-17.93
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 221,709 0.06 131,35868.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,667,235 0.93 4,021,088-8.80
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 113,753 0.03 83,98635.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,016 0.00 2172,211.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 511,561 0.13 325,75457.04
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 13,955,512 3.53 13,626,0392.42
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,182,203 0.30 703,84767.96
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 517,274 0.13 489,0655.77
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,671,183 0.68 1,573,66369.74
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 715,671 0.18 1,559,705-54.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,688 0.01 89,776-65.82
26 Ores, slag and ash 355,808 0.09 273,00030.33
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,203,826 0.30 1,378,367-12.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,696,636 0.43 2,210,746-23.26
29 Organic chemicals 3,055,876 0.77 6,481,426-52.85
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,008,080 0.51 3,118,804-35.61
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 550,645 0.14 269,554104.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,340,477 0.59 1,594,33046.80
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 1,596,657 0.40 819,77994.77
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,090,695 0.53 2,120,614-1.41
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 348,368 0.09 179,94793.59
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 468,366 0.12 284,34764.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,052,013 3.05 9,941,00121.24
40 Rubber and articles thereof 34,776,840 8.79 42,451,118-18.08
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 40,260-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 459,058 0.12 662,840-30.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 148,651 0.04 313,110-52.52
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 131,019 0.03 982,235-86.66
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,477 0.01 26,1791.14
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 3,714-100.00
52 Cotton 43,577 0.01 21,433103.32
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,116 0.00 463357.02
54 Man-made filaments 92,792 0.02 68,17436.11
55 Man-made staple fibers 92,194 0.02 252,200-63.44
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 181,253 0.05 193,579-6.37
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,099 0.00 1831,046.99
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 6,444 0.00 5,61914.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,093 0.00 47,661-97.71
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 494-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,993,667 0.76 3,681,740-18.69
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,033,756 0.26 1,224,639-15.59
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 774,665 0.20 306,487152.76
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,449,649 1.38 9,034,216-39.68
65 Headgear and parts thereof 38,482 0.01 16,770129.47
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,121 0.00 389445.24
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 447,693 0.11 54,774717.35
69 Ceramic products 557,456 0.14 611,509-8.84
70 Glass and glassware 598,181 0.15 356,27667.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 13,128,785 3.32 13,939,581-5.82
72 Iron and steel 117,200 0.03 17,686562.67
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,449,182 0.87 2,622,53931.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 50,591 0.01 117,775-57.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 241,813 0.06 200,74320.46
80 Tin and articles thereof 198 0.00 842-76.48
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 442,275 0.11 22,9541,826.79
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 663,516 0.17 864,666-23.26
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 953,754 0.24 642,81748.37
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 112,392,816 28.41 100,162,94512.21
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 43,425,075 10.98 47,571,035-8.72
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 550 0.00 3,993-86.23
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 88,528,884 22.38 93,050,794-4.86
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 113,050 0.03 125,090-9.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,269,466 2.60 9,909,4033.63
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,124,597 0.28 986,11914.04
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 61,051 0.02 10,242496.08
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 3,941,849 1.00 933,716322.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,621,763 0.41 1,307,46424.04
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 480,477 0.12 1,368,659-64.89
SS Classified 16,638 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia