Russian trade in goods with Myanmar (Burma) in Q4 2019
February 13, 2020
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 Myanmar (Burma) in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Myanmar (Burma)
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Myanmar (Burma) was $149,053,031, down 38.83% ($94,621,599) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $116,508,120, down 48.47% ($109,579,731) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $32,544,911, up 85.05% ($14,958,132) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $83,963,209, a 59.73% decrease ($124,537,863) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 76th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 70th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0829% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1304% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 69th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 59th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1042% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1816% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 93rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0478% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0282% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian exports to Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 48.26% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (0.80% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 26.68% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (23.69% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.01% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (0.34% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.78% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.10% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.36% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.08% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $54,416,839;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $846,696;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $827,420;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $713,867.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $14,257,190;
- 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 $5,421,907;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,635,892;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,110,470;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,987,322;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,866,573;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,051,085;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $479,949;
- Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - a decrease of $431,780.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 115,000 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 143,681 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,283,706 | 1.10 | 456,286 | 181.34 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 908,824 | 0.78 | 194,957 | 366.17 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 542 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 460 | 0.00 | 2,068 | -77.76 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 56,231,216 | 48.26 | 1,814,377 | 2,999.20 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 177,915 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 917 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 24,265 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 261,335 | 0.22 | 307,539 | -15.02 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 679 | 0.00 | 61,417 | -98.89 |
| 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 | 226 | 0.00 | 337 | -32.94 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 98 | 0.00 | 36 | 172.22 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 27,899 | 0.02 | 271,453 | -89.72 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 243,698 | 0.21 | 723,647 | -66.32 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 80,693 | 0.07 | 213,823 | -62.26 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 101 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 99,366 | 0.09 | 3,377 | 2,842.43 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 318,990 | 0.27 | 2,429,460 | -86.87 |
| 52 | Cotton | 91 | 0.00 | 9,590 | -99.05 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 466 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 10 | 0.00 | 2,094 | -99.52 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,881 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 5,036 | 0.00 | 142,583 | -96.47 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 97 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 115,958 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,313 | 0.00 | 15,046 | -91.27 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 431,780 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 200 | 0.00 | 3,433 | -94.17 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 114 | 0.00 | 66,168 | -99.83 |
| 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 | 255 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 107 | 0.00 | 38,028 | -99.72 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 638,632 | 0.55 | 2,625,954 | -75.68 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 146,005 | 0.13 | 44,155 | 230.66 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 22,442 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,214,348 | 1.04 | 3,080,921 | -60.58 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 109 | -67.89 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,158 | 0.00 | 75,749 | -98.47 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,535 | 0.00 | 1,052,620 | -99.85 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 71,638 | 0.06 | 78,520 | -8.76 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,793,149 | 5.83 | 21,050,339 | -67.73 |
| 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 | 14,134,373 | 12.13 | 19,556,280 | -27.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 709,605 | 0.61 | 4,345,497 | -83.67 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 9,447,567 | 8.11 | 8,600,871 | 9.84 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 136 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 3,902 | 0.00 | 45,652 | -91.45 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,649 | 0.00 | 13,817 | -73.59 |
| SS | Classified | 23,734,782 | 20.37 | 157 869 849 | -84.97 |
Russia’s Imports from Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian imports from Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 84.40% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (91.67% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.98% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (3.24% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $6,007,825;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,125,796;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $3,003,892;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $2,391,574;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $759,121.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $215,724;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $103,197.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 215,724 | -100.00 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 3,360 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,957 | 0.02 | 61,079 | -91.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 51,287 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,219,742 | 9.89 | 93,946 | 3,327.23 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 17,043 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 103,197 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 23,308 | 0.07 | 23,552 | -1.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,172 | 0.06 | 8,495 | 125.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 311 | 0.00 | 38,249 | -99.19 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,434,188 | 4.41 | 675,067 | 112.45 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 57,529 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 23,297 | 0.07 | 7,505 | 210.42 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 380 | 0.00 | 622 | -38.91 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 6,011,715 | 18.47 | 3,620,141 | 66.06 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16,628,570 | 51.09 | 10,620,745 | 56.57 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,075 | 0.01 | 284 | 630.63 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4,748,485 | 14.59 | 1,744,593 | 172.18 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 78,640 | 0.24 | 132,549 | -40.67 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 2,789 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,600 | 0.01 | 1,972 | 31.85 |
| 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 | 156,498 | 0.48 | 154,398 | 1.36 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 10,709 | 0.03 | 961 | 1,014.36 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3 | 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 | 615 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 73,569 | 0.23 | 9,221 | 697.84 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,223 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 47,325 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |