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Russian trade with Hong Kong in 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Hong Kong in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $2,367,553,072, up 85.03% ($1,087,987,238) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2020 totaled $1,943,212,734, up 141.90% ($1,139,914,405) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2020 were $424,340,338, down 10.90% ($51,927,167) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2020 was $1,518,872,396, a 364.44% increase ($1,191,841,572) over 2019.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 62nd in 2019), accounting for 0.4170% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1920% in 2019).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 36th largest export market in 2020 (up from 58th in 2019), accounting for 0.5777% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1900% in 2019).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 59th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 57th in 2019), accounting for 0.1834% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1954% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 41.25% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (60.17% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.45% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (13.58% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.73% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.96% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.16% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (8.66% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.99% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.02% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.44% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (8.96% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $318,229,131;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $110,472,611;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $73,555,773;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $53,904,674;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $33,690,498;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $6,890,376.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $22,876,755.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 554 0.00 98465.31
02 Meat and edible meat offal 64,578,886 3.32 30,888,388109.07
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,006,076 0.15 5,467,258-45.02
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,126 0.00 583,577-99.12
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 24,653,383 1.27 21,645,14413.90
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 12,862 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 6,847 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 348,108 0.02 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,915,556 0.10 5,969,734-67.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 237,014 0.01 458,730-48.33
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 159,600-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,215,885 0.11 1,754,80626.28
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,975,246 0.15 2,559,25016.25
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17,442 0.00 7,374136.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,591 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 211,825 0.01 9,9442,030.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,774 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 79,967 0.00 51,60254.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 15,449 0.00 45,980-66.40
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,000 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,419,112 0.07 164,067764.96
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 162,803,369 8.38 108,898,69549.50
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,743,463 0.19 4,405,444-15.03
29 Organic chemicals 1,768 0.00 62,573-97.17
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,238,079 0.22 3,584,02718.25
31 Fertilizers 128,108,094 6.59 17,635,483626.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 759,602 0.04 92,495721.24
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,731,753 0.40 841,377818.94
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 1,483,890 0.08 1,438,7623.14
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,080,094 0.06 621,741,987.10
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 2,072-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 106,362 0.01 204,946-48.10
39 Plastics and articles thereof 933,085 0.05 249,401274.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,955,046 0.10 3,271,026-40.23
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 75,168 0.00 1,676,042-95.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,167,273 0.06 1,057,04210.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 113,259 0.01 433,516-73.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 788,049 0.04 1,678,581-53.05
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,150 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,423,300 0.07 13,33910,570.22
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,447,172 0.13 1,426,89371.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 62,009 0.00 50,05423.88
50 Silk 9,549 0.00 16,995-43.81
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,454 0.00 0
52 Cotton 3,228 0.00 11,131-71.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 178 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 528 0.00 8,292-93.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,728 0.00 7,935-78.22
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 159,900 0.01 56928,001.93
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 5,679-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,166 0.00 39,971-94.58
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,000 0.00 71040.85
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 45-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 47,920 0.00 2,726,821-98.24
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 215,561 0.01 974,609-77.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,449,072 0.07 59,8602,320.77
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 470,902 0.02 76,398516.38
65 Headgear and parts thereof 248 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,871 0.00 15,930-56.87
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 62,898 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 44,739 0.00 106,249-57.89
69 Ceramic products 482,978 0.02 385,01925.44
70 Glass and glassware 18,701 0.00 62,791-70.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 801,571,815 41.25 483,342,68465.84
72 Iron and steel 91,556,947 4.71 18,001,174408.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 864,918 0.04 280,034208.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 232,443 0.01 679,367-65.79
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,472 0.00 58,053-92.30
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 426,353 0.02 3,042,780-85.99
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,719,812-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 138,726 0.01 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,590 0.00 124,822-93.92
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 124,585 0.01 218,116-42.88
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,584,147 0.18 149,2922,300.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,811,364 0.35 29,688,119-77.06
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 32,522,404 1.67 36,053,539-9.79
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 8,624 0.00 10,009-13.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,449,916 0.13 1,933,17126.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 14,393-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,574,887 0.29 4,298,78229.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 449,381 0.02 837,589-46.35
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 87,419 0.00 66,33831.78
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 69,675 0.00 43,01461.98
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,550,248 0.13 103,3062,368.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 367,501 0.02 156,674134.56
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 22,965 0.00 366,341-93.73
SS Classified 570,038,045 29.33 824 53469,034.57

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 69.31% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (76.72% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.06% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (3.88% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.38% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.13% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.51% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.75% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.25% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2020 over 2019 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 $49,603,606;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,597,621.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $36,496,945;
  • 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 $35,749,490;
  • 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 $7,952,965;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $6,137,818;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $4,924,450;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,586,804;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $2,510,023;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,899,748;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $1,632,902;
  • 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) - a decrease of $1,589,112.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 3,960-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,036 0.00 71644.69
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,694-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 48,970 0.01 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,727 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 457,930 0.11 241,64689.50
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,999,755 0.47 402,134397.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 119,314 0.03 166,280-28.25
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 121,819 0.03 97,78324.58
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 63,704 0.02 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 68,104,347 16.05 18,500,741268.12
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 675,179 0.16 8,628,144-92.17
29 Organic chemicals 3,043,822 0.72 2,828,1987.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 47,164 0.01 8555,387.06
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 666,367 0.16 550,09821.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 68,369 0.02 112,618-39.29
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 88,116 0.02 134,239-34.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,964 0.00 398,780-99.51
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 463,755 0.11 316,18546.67
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 174,185 0.04 14,2031,126.40
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 565,152 0.13 410,03937.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,862,322 1.62 11,786,772-41.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,552,444 0.37 1,067,54745.42
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 222,434-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,523,150 0.59 2,968,370-15.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 180,235-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 387,522 0.09 159,799142.51
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,791 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 37,996 0.01 64,229-40.84
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,247,750 0.53 1,427,37557.47
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 592,697 0.14 1,717,701-65.49
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 13,580-100.00
52 Cotton 91,959 0.02 16,510456.99
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 16,126 0.00 1,0741,401.49
54 Man-made filaments 80,435 0.02 194,526-58.65
55 Man-made staple fibers 47,185 0.01 5,439767.53
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 456,029 0.11 97,012370.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,249 0.00 6,235-15.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 241,416 0.06 321,689-24.95
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 297,631 0.07 190,73756.04
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 381,958 0.09 448,357-14.81
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,704,264 0.40 3,604,012-52.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,715,678 0.40 2,808,059-38.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 987,959 0.23 925,3006.77
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 7,613,107 1.79 10,199,911-25.36
65 Headgear and parts thereof 183,715 0.04 245,312-25.11
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 134,726 0.03 292,410-53.93
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 386,515 0.09 320,99520.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 712,377 0.17 528,70934.74
69 Ceramic products 1,393,954 0.33 3,903,977-64.29
70 Glass and glassware 1,033,168 0.24 570,37581.14
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 915,028 0.22 2,504,140-63.46
72 Iron and steel 605,785 0.14 327,32685.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,335,025 0.79 3,547,276-5.98
74 Copper and articles thereof 217,853 0.05 302,839-28.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 360,305 0.08 579,091-37.78
79 Zinc and articles thereof 9,852 0.00 4,149137.45
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 951-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 75,257 0.02 1,271,776-94.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,665,716 0.39 1,933,070-13.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,140,214 0.27 2,773,116-58.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 219,190,659 51.65 255,687,604-14.27
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 68,046,093 16.04 103,795,583-34.44
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 22,634 0.01 12,38382.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,537,564 0.36 912,18168.56
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 34,316 0.01 101,786-66.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,263,402 1.24 4,882,1137.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,367,013 0.32 1,699,700-19.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 293,717 0.07 478,818-38.66
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 4,170,805 0.98 4,672,552-10.74
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,646,856 1.57 12,784,674-48.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 963,668 0.23 717,53334.30
SS Classified 72,778 0.02 182 620-60.15
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia