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Russian trade in goods with South Korea in Q2 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 South Korea in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with South Korea

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with South Korea totaled $6,507,901,443, up 2.18% ($138,676,613) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $4,432,480,148, down 3.61% ($165,781,567) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $2,075,421,295, up 17.19% ($304,458,180) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $2,357,058,853, a 16.63% decrease ($470,239,747) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

South Korea was Russia’s 6th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 7th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 4.0652% of Russia’s total trade (up from 3.7266% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

South Korea was Russia’s 6th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 4.3989% of Russia’s total exports (up from 4.1725% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

South Korea was Russia’s 7th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 8th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 3.4984% of Russia’s total imports (up from 2.9172% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to South Korea

The major share of Russian exports to South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.54% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (81.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.61% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (10.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.13% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (4.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.79% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (0.26% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.16% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (1.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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 $66,020,937;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $32,355,620;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $17,072,232.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $148,024,868;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $83,948,853;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $51,484,674.
Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 200-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,214 0.00 24,131-32.81
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 415,288,044 9.37 382,932,4248.45
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,368 0.00 899163.40
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,658,002 0.06 982,506170.53
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,480 0.00 3,60024.44
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,400 0.00 40,496-86.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 33,941 0.00 13724,674.45
10 Cereals 543,478 0.01 84,492,331-99.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 52,389 0.00 22,100137.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 736,726 0.02 438,38168.06
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 128,537 0.00 111,93614.83
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 60,067-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 159,977 0.00 40,549294.53
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 22,818 0.00 34,467-33.80
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 11,787 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 60,131 0.00 172,051-65.05
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 30,582 0.00 15,62995.67
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 87,569 0.00 37,777131.81
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 343,377 0.01 383,700-10.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 239,836 0.01 273,204-12.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,418,073 0.12 9,078,208-40.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 12,669 0.00 697,968-98.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 28,518 0.00 9,576197.81
26 Ores, slag and ash 15,713,937 0.35 10,893,76144.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,598,301,698 81.18 3,746,326,566-3.95
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,189,154 0.30 5,346,170146.70
29 Organic chemicals 5,582,510 0.13 5,210,5937.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,322,362 0.07 4,498,069-26.14
31 Fertilizers 22,920 0.00 1,306,325-98.25
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,608,808 0.04 2,110,184-23.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 44,448 0.00 16,234173.80
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 16,252 0.00 143,648-88.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 337-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 46,583 0.00 8,247464.85
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 384,178 0.01 249,38154.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,765,861 0.08 5,758,279-34.60
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,187,658 0.12 3,273,09058.49
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,339 0.00 168697.02
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 9,536-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 29,089,719 0.66 31,698,101-8.23
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 18,570,609 0.42 27,940,111-33.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,647,184 0.06 2,948,565-10.22
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,179,287 0.03 1,178,5280.06
54 Man-made filaments 43,075 0.00 452,870-90.49
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,061,997 0.02 1,301,223-18.38
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 177 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,577 0.00 12,220-78.91
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,344 0.00 30,275-95.56
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 241 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 50,777 0.00 11,855328.32
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,579 0.00 7,346-24.05
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,363 0.00 2,880120.94
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 147,478 0.00 60,301144.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,442 0.00 4,871-8.81
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 37,205 0.00 20,24083.82
69 Ceramic products 185,123 0.00 313,822-41.01
70 Glass and glassware 180,685 0.00 108,07267.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 40,128,278 0.91 45,661,914-12.12
72 Iron and steel 115,343,211 2.60 98,270,97917.37
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,004,543 0.27 3,272,577266.82
74 Copper and articles thereof 116,989 0.00 45,452157.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,390 0.00 8,89016.87
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 52,461,198 1.18 103,945,872-49.53
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 78-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 54,759 0.00 54,3420.77
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,021,365 0.07 2,133,02741.65
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 80,395 0.00 82,280-2.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 50,412 0.00 1,1634,234.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 70,207,729 1.58 4,186,7921,576.89
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 4,032,173 0.09 5,106,117-21.03
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 486,449 0.01 443,3999.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 258,873 0.01 137,58188.16
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,383,602 0.03 597,501131.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,023,032 0.07 1,391,477117.25
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,950 0.00 10,612-81.62
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 12,085 0.00 1,947520.70
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 109,531 0.00 158,259-30.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 702,590 0.02 637,04010.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,150 0.00 61387.60
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,500 0.00 0
SS Classified 2,693,458 0.06 1 019 598164.17

Russia’s Imports from South Korea

The major share of Russian imports from South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 65.87% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (62.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.69% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (18.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.83% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (8.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.03% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (2.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.64% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (2.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (0.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (1.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 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 $113,080,180;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $105,720,120;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $36,272,411;
  • 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 $17,035,448;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $13,763,464;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $12,288,818;
  • 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 $11,243,466;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $9,382,189;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $8,561,610.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $16,794,448;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $7,444,736.
Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,109,039 0.25 3,455,30147.86
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 15-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 312 0.00 1,803-82.70
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 33,469 0.00 9,022270.97
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 39,256 0.00 61,991-36.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 97,229 0.00 13,485621.02
10 Cereals 0 0.00 26,276-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 12,463-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,508,073 0.12 1,814,07038.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,111 0.00 31,271-93.25
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 2,362-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 353,290 0.02 308,70014.44
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 245,325 0.01 22,1661,006.76
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 212,959 0.01 347,660-38.75
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 345,852 0.02 250,64637.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,673,168 0.23 4,163,44612.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,611,841 0.13 1,138,558129.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 11,987,339 0.58 15,226,552-21.27
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,768,584 0.52 9,543,22412.84
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 156,143 0.01 178,874-12.71
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,053,264 0.15 6,723,806-54.59
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 83,631 0.00 189,221-55.80
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 23,869,006 1.15 14,486,81764.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,311,967 0.45 10,219,502-8.88
29 Organic chemicals 42,864,254 2.07 59,658,702-28.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,837,590 0.43 6,348,08639.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 8,430,490 0.41 7,264,64516.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 39,519,440 1.90 30,957,83027.66
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 8,523,378 0.41 8,988,921-5.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,490,165 0.12 2,371,5805.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 501,453 0.02 203,996145.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,222,784 0.44 9,762,965-5.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 134,223,773 6.47 141,668,509-5.26
40 Rubber and articles thereof 61,731,230 2.97 49,442,41224.85
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 622,141 0.03 708,254-12.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,455,509 0.07 2,415,733-39.75
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 80,356 0.00 22,609255.42
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 94,970 0.00 93,7771.27
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,431 0.00 4,789-49.24
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 308,603 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 20,347,107 0.98 17,737,30814.71
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,076,871 0.05 851,57526.46
52 Cotton 756,806 0.04 452,67467.19
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 32,073-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 4,190,616 0.20 3,838,1579.18
55 Man-made staple fibers 8,301,842 0.40 10,378,497-20.01
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,897,460 0.38 7,271,0188.62
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 130,443 0.01 24,302436.76
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 328,495 0.02 307,8666.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,950,426 0.29 6,894,794-13.70
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,595,800 0.08 1,945,511-17.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 475,722 0.02 528,034-9.91
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 335,227 0.02 376,221-10.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,803,564 0.18 3,605,7455.49
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 204,196 0.01 186,0229.77
65 Headgear and parts thereof 36,628 0.00 34,2596.91
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 785 0.00 1,221-35.71
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 81,828 0.00 66,10323.79
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,171,479 0.15 3,456,470-8.25
69 Ceramic products 247,541 0.01 338,324-26.83
70 Glass and glassware 8,056,077 0.39 8,467,979-4.86
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 228,478 0.01 464,152-50.78
72 Iron and steel 77,547,659 3.74 74,652,3723.88
73 Articles of iron or steel 70,306,565 3.39 34,034,154106.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 573,143 0.03 732,812-21.79
75 Nickel and articles thereof 9,253 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,731,502 0.08 3,234,153-46.46
79 Zinc and articles thereof 442,566 0.02 1,101,279-59.81
80 Tin and articles thereof 19,520 0.00 1,0461,766.16
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,174,472 0.06 630,77686.19
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,437,445 0.55 16,242,321-29.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20,093,001 0.97 16,576,16621.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 378,378,524 18.23 272,658,40438.77
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 212,786,947 10.25 195,751,4998.70
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 113,100 0.01 91,00924.27
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 703,686,412 33.91 590,606,23219.15
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,517,851 0.31 1,816,807258.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 65,609,930 3.16 51,846,46626.55
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 392,725 0.02 159,013146.98
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 60,916 0.00 154,912-60.68
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 56,765,022 2.74 45,521,55624.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,366,149 0.07 1,536,658-11.10
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,061,441 0.20 6,485,394-37.38
SS Classified 759,336 0.04 1 731 742-56.15
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia