Russian trade with Taiwan in 2011
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Taiwan
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Taiwan totaled $4,141,531,473, up 24.38% ($811,760,328) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2011 totaled $2,103,905,484, up 17.06% ($306,658,813) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2011 totaled $2,037,625,989, up 32.96% ($505,101,515) from 2010.
Russia’s trade surplus with Taiwan in 2011 was $66,279,495, a 74.96% decrease ($198,442,702) over 2010.
Taiwan was Russia’s 30th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 32nd in 2010), accounting for 0.5035% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5319% in 2010).
Taiwan was Russia’s 37th largest export market in 2011 (down from 34th in 2010), accounting for 0.4072% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4526% in 2010).
Taiwan was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 28th in 2010), accounting for 0.6664% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6695% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Taiwan
The major share of Russian exports to Taiwan in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 65.71% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (59.05% in 2010);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.49% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (29.78% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.50% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (6.40% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.71% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (1.90% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.88% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (1.34% in 2010);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.28% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (1.12% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $320,683,864;
- 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 $16,600,865;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $9,214,641;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $8,260,363;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $8,184,409;
- 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 $6,661,482.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2011 over 2010 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 $62,014,172;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $16,678,997.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 654 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 404,586 | -100.00 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,965,033 | 0.28 | 4,485,570 | 32.98 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 11,534 | 0.00 | 4,509 | 155.80 |
10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 811,039 | -100.00 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 268,415 | 0.01 | 15,240 | 1,661.25 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 9,427 | 0.00 | 323 | 2,818.58 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 25,303 | 0.00 | 71,641 | -64.68 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 959,823 | 0.05 | 914,132 | 5.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 324,340 | 0.02 | 206,251 | 57.25 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,068 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 43,368 | 0.00 | 23,461 | 84.85 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 297,077 | 0.01 | 84,852 | 250.11 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 872,245 | 0.04 | 121,466 | 618.10 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 136,776 | 0.01 | 76,609 | 78.54 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 473,115,000 | 22.49 | 535,129,172 | -11.59 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,654,701 | 0.22 | 2,121,629 | 119.39 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 57,662,456 | 2.74 | 74,341,453 | -22.44 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,431,803 | 0.07 | 802,501 | 78.42 |
31 | Fertilizers | 18,489,332 | 0.88 | 16,356,203 | 13.04 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,076,038 | 0.05 | 999,703 | 7.64 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,378 | 0.00 | 3,047 | 76.50 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3,025 | 0.00 | 26,747 | -88.69 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,423,915 | 0.21 | 2,972,191 | 48.84 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,308,612 | 0.16 | 861,585 | 284.01 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 24,710,367 | 1.17 | 16,525,958 | 49.52 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 2,771 | 0.00 | 13,942 | -80.12 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,429,844 | 0.31 | 3,997,668 | 60.84 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 15,320,349 | 0.73 | 7,059,986 | 117.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 17,825,244 | 0.85 | 13,029,396 | 36.81 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 35,063 | 0.00 | 5,649 | 520.69 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 499 | 0.00 | 1,343 | -62.84 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 64 | 0.00 | 347 | -81.56 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 15 | 0.00 | 30 | -50.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 14,783 | 0.00 | 15,695 | -5.81 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 7,162 | 0.00 | 5,488 | 30.50 |
69 | Ceramic products | 72,542 | 0.00 | 40,628 | 78.55 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 57,199 | 0.00 | 62,877 | -9.03 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 26,849,911 | 1.28 | 20,188,429 | 33.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,350,508,168 | 64.19 | 1,029,824,304 | 31.14 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 61,399 | 0.00 | 3,184,887 | -98.07 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,847,381 | 0.09 | 3,356,349 | -44.96 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 25,894,862 | 1.23 | 16,680,221 | 55.24 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 168,130 | -100.00 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,184 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 4,031,294 | 0.19 | 8,109,177 | -50.29 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 45,385 | 0.00 | 1,900 | 2,288.68 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,532,272 | 0.17 | 620,963 | 468.84 |
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 | 30,090,960 | 1.43 | 13,490,095 | 123.06 |
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 | 356,446 | 0.02 | 247,044 | 44.28 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,412 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 23,092,531 | 1.10 | 19,742,442 | 16.97 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 26,108 | 0.00 | 20,782 | 25.63 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 14,626 | -100.00 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 130 | 0.00 | 213 | -38.97 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 143 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 1 846 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Taiwan
The major share of Russian imports from Taiwan in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 67.82% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (64.81% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.96% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (15.88% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.89% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (9.00% in 2010);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.17% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (4.20% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $238,969,061;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $116,493,588;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $47,521,654;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $35,842,479;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $24,832,202;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $18,440,299;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $12,527,376;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $12,395,118;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,371,196;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $8,373,963.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $30,467,216.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 2,331 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,948,254 | 0.14 | 4,843 | 60,776.61 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 147,235 | 0.01 | 54,814 | 168.61 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 44,408 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,966 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 42,653 | 0.00 | 91,121 | -53.19 |
10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 33,040 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 20,372 | 0.00 | 43,730 | -53.41 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 79,605 | 0.00 | 202,112 | -60.61 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 51,300 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 42,970 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,824 | 0.00 | 6,143 | 11.09 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 19,570 | 0.00 | 62,354 | -68.61 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 68,236 | 0.00 | 106,838 | -36.13 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 64,184 | 0.00 | 1,505 | 4,164.72 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 37,592 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 123,582 | 0.01 | 48,513 | 154.74 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 122,762 | 0.01 | 99,308 | 23.62 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 749,172 | 0.04 | 1,092,011 | -31.40 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 11,389,836 | 0.56 | 3,015,873 | 277.66 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 276,908 | 0.01 | 42,768 | 547.47 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 6,949,242 | 0.34 | 3,017,973 | 130.26 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 7,872,222 | 0.39 | 8,869,691 | -11.25 |
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 | 3,589,591 | 0.18 | 3,236,552 | 10.91 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,348,265 | 0.07 | 1,432,457 | -5.88 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 355 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 3,900,428 | 0.19 | 3,483,271 | 11.98 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,567,917 | 0.42 | 5,155,756 | 66.18 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 127,355,353 | 6.25 | 91,512,874 | 39.17 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 29,514,684 | 1.45 | 17,119,566 | 72.40 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 1,184 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3,088,129 | 0.15 | 1,993,776 | 54.89 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 330,991 | 0.02 | 169,539 | 95.23 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,307,727 | 0.06 | 1,512,521 | -13.54 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 7,982 | 0.00 | 4,990 | 59.96 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 1,048,148 | 0.05 | 427,387 | 145.25 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,392,169 | 0.31 | 10,071,136 | -36.53 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 717,296 | 0.04 | 632,533 | 13.40 |
50 | Silk | 12,831 | 0.00 | 16,055 | -20.08 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 158 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 700,586 | 0.03 | 2,137,727 | -67.23 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 13,169 | 0.00 | 6,063 | 117.20 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 1,973,756 | 0.10 | 5,427,510 | -63.63 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 14,200,511 | 0.70 | 11,975,544 | 18.58 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 824,033 | 0.04 | 1,300,025 | -36.61 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 83,509 | 0.00 | 1,792 | 4,560.10 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 685,545 | 0.03 | 1,969,397 | -65.19 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,566,082 | 0.13 | 4,115,433 | -37.65 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,500,658 | 0.07 | 2,012,634 | -25.44 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,544,836 | 0.27 | 4,774,209 | 16.14 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,476,566 | 0.07 | 2,906,305 | -49.19 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,866,100 | 0.19 | 5,143,929 | -24.84 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 65,393,407 | 3.21 | 17,871,753 | 265.90 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,980,551 | 0.29 | 4,091,512 | 46.17 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 559,502 | 0.03 | 592,314 | -5.54 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 20,804 | 0.00 | 13,107 | 58.72 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,444,310 | 0.12 | 2,014,064 | 21.36 |
69 | Ceramic products | 467,839 | 0.02 | 413,830 | 13.05 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 9,348,178 | 0.46 | 6,860,074 | 36.27 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 314,135 | 0.02 | 394,298 | -20.33 |
72 | Iron and steel | 81,913,341 | 4.02 | 112,380,557 | -27.11 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 70,384,121 | 3.45 | 57,856,745 | 21.65 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 958,832 | 0.05 | 1,152,605 | -16.81 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 3,584 | 0.00 | 15,070 | -76.22 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,704,416 | 0.28 | 5,015,077 | 13.75 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 487 | 0.00 | 601 | -18.97 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,058 | 0.00 | 755 | 305.03 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 7,811 | 0.00 | 39,714 | -80.33 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 27,407 | 0.00 | 55,492 | -50.61 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 74,950,101 | 3.68 | 56,509,802 | 32.63 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,808,272 | 0.48 | 10,277,132 | -4.56 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 432,492,264 | 21.23 | 315,998,676 | 36.87 |
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 | 829,028,974 | 40.69 | 590,059,913 | 40.50 |
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 | 416,015 | 0.02 | 531,629 | -21.75 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 77,198,122 | 3.79 | 52,365,920 | 47.42 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 232,251 | 0.01 | 951,275 | -75.59 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 42,639,985 | 2.09 | 33,268,789 | 28.17 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,507,405 | 0.07 | 1,041,964 | 44.67 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 2,728,539 | 0.13 | 2,428,544 | 12.35 |
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 | 35,611,497 | 1.75 | 30,538,297 | 16.61 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 25,187,032 | 1.24 | 23,468,817 | 7.32 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,249,115 | 0.31 | 8,263,657 | -24.38 |
SS | Classified | 4,362,193 | 0.21 | 2 719 531 | 60.40 |