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Russian trade in goods with Thailand in Q4 2021

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 fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Thailand totaled $633,195,051, up 29.19% ($143,049,895) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $134,183,012, up 15.49% ($18,002,214) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $499,012,039, up 33.44% ($125,047,681) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $364,829,027, a 41.53% increase ($107,045,467) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Thailand was Russia’s 53rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 49th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2724% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3024% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Thailand was Russia’s 76th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 70th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0891% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1230% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Thailand was Russia’s 32nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6097% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5529% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 41.20% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (23.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 30.16% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (20.06% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.03% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (8.87% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.24% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (39.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.20% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (4.40% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.07% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.17% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.12% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 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 $28,289,673;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $23,542,875;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,568,200;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,060,609;
  • 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 $2,574,396;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $1,592,781;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,522,879;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $582,903.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $41,039,804;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,528,660;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $1,932,077;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,227,781;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $810,306;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $662,311;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $573,544;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $410,390.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 26,356 0.02 20712,632.37
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,487,766 4.09 3,964,88738.41
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,660,930 1.24 68,1492,337.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 346,101 0.26 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 138,328 0.10 97,81741.42
10 Cereals 207,090 0.15 41,246,894-99.50
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,796 0.01 50,640-74.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 50,178 0.04 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 234,738-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 13,292 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 53,671 0.04 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 183,312 0.14 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,078 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 142,732 0.11 19,069648.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23,371 0.02 1,5241,433.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 249,313-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 631,062 0.47 1,293,373-51.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 54,471,942 40.60 26,182,269108.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 560,625 0.42 180,798210.08
29 Organic chemicals 295,493 0.22 27,303982.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,800 0.00 11,400-66.67
31 Fertilizers 12,505,787 9.32 6,937,58780.26
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,539 0.00 21,985-83.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 325,085 0.24 0
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 7,161 0.01 1071,510.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 784-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 150,721-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 451,610 0.34 87,652415.23
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,094,256 0.82 1,003,1549.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,177,749 1.62 1,885,91015.47
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 163-100.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 573,544-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,253,630 0.93 2,481,411-49.48
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 960,618 0.72 945,4701.60
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,745,818 3.54 1,685,209181.62
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 613 0.00 77696.10
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 23-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 425 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 63 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 366 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 529 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10 0.00 10,115-99.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 347 0.00 30713.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,566 0.00 5,808-73.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 8,366-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 798,487 0.60 215,584270.38
70 Glass and glassware 6,721 0.01 73,153-90.81
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,769,649 2.06 195,2531,318.49
72 Iron and steel 8,092,243 6.03 12,620,903-35.88
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,617,258 1.21 1,634,023-1.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 492 0.00 4,345-88.68
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,377-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 30,269,627 22.56 6,726,752349.99
78 Lead and articles thereof 332,267 0.25 2,264,344-85.33
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 15,712 0.01 18,405-14.63
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,878 0.01 22,553-56.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 87 0.00 10,499-99.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 969,732 0.72 955,8351.45
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 667,140 0.50 389,38171.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 102,875 0.08 913,181-88.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 195,479 0.15 205,395-4.83
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 30 0.00 753-96.02
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 39,844 0.03 4,860719.84
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 16,777 0.01 427,167-96.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 825 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 67 358-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 67.35% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (64.19% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.26% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (14.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.41% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (10.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.11% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.29% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.55% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.96% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.40% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 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 $53,148,376;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $29,381,711;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $14,483,853;
  • 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 $9,693,097;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $6,840,087;
  • 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 $3,176,394;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,863,226;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $2,073,504.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,114,371;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,101,719.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 840 0.00 8,000-89.50
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 4,193,160 0.84 3,955,8246.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 36,620-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 467,951 0.09 159,976192.51
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,172,131 0.23 952,07723.11
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,592,416 0.52 2,272,78714.06
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 82,700 0.02 46,77976.79
10 Cereals 513,970 0.10 2,628,341-80.45
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 197,615 0.04 408,247-51.59
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,934,262 0.39 1,273,19151.92
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 758-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 183,958 0.04 360,209-48.93
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,880,519 0.78 3,205,84021.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 202,096 0.04 67,162200.91
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 224,777 0.05 78,038188.04
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,046,858 0.21 765,88636.69
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 15,760,618 3.16 13,687,11415.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,585,587 0.92 3,888,60617.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 927,252 0.19 832,76111.35
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,251,012 0.65 4,000,561-18.74
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 604,998 0.12 796,993-24.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,720 0.00 21,554-92.02
26 Ores, slag and ash 336,697 0.07 239,62040.51
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,373,372 0.68 3,078,7059.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 442,261 0.09 616,757-28.29
29 Organic chemicals 664,861 0.13 244,045172.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,356,765 0.67 4,542,178-26.10
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 211,165 0.04 331,464-36.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,626,476 0.53 2,767,617-5.10
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 473,457 0.09 353,95533.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,251,838 0.45 1,489,77251.15
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 672,846 0.13 658,8112.13
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 969,961 0.19 175,655452.20
39 Plastics and articles thereof 16,260,004 3.26 9,419,91772.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 47,987,516 9.62 33,503,66343.23
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 855,973 0.17 11,4247,392.76
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 456,497 0.09 523,587-12.81
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 463,169 0.09 226,389104.59
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 165-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 54 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 337,327 0.07 315,6226.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 769 0.00 84,920-99.09
50 Silk 0 0.00 307-100.00
52 Cotton 56,467 0.01 43,02831.23
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 64-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 228,089 0.05 129,29976.40
55 Man-made staple fibers 737,025 0.15 269,485173.49
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 105,507 0.02 21,111399.77
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 46,943 0.01 124,030-62.15
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5,891 0.00 13,646-56.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 86,895 0.02 15,187472.17
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 2,853-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,165,850 0.43 3,539,836-38.81
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,017,009 0.20 1,382,001-26.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 296,677 0.06 517,958-42.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,842,143 0.57 4,943,862-42.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 110,392 0.02 11,479861.69
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 18,792 0.00 38,212-50.82
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 437,081 0.09 237,67183.90
69 Ceramic products 997,467 0.20 1,163,888-14.30
70 Glass and glassware 609,472 0.12 241,004152.89
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 15,477,616 3.10 12,301,22225.82
72 Iron and steel 29,314 0.01 56,229-47.87
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,812,441 0.76 3,331,14414.45
74 Copper and articles thereof 20,506 0.00 354,659-94.22
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 263,731 0.05 105,398150.22
79 Zinc and articles thereof 685 0.00 322,733.33
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,799 0.00 39,294-82.70
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,505 0.00 1,6841,058.25
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 678,067 0.14 835,091-18.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 621,606 0.12 522,02019.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 150,385,277 30.14 121,003,56624.28
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 72,601,425 14.55 62,908,32815.41
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 3,589 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,523,115 19.34 43,374,739122.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 66,103 0.01 126,871-47.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,482,346 3.10 12,619,12022.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,732,952 0.35 1,074,37461.30
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 29,032 0.01 37,408-22.39
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 2,187,388 0.44 1,474,85848.31
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,565,409 0.71 2,395,72648.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 671,035 0.13 643,1944.33
SS Classified 0 0.00 32 919-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia