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Russian trade with Hong Kong in 2012

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 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $1,499,567,068, up 41.71% ($441,358,231) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2012 totaled $1,410,760,136, up 44.60% ($435,158,841) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2012 totaled $88,806,932, up 7.50% ($6,199,390) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2012 was $1,321,953,204, a 48.04% increase ($428,959,451) over 2011.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 67th in 2011), accounting for 0.1781% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1287% in 2011).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 48th largest export market in 2012 (up from 57th in 2011), accounting for 0.2689% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1888% in 2011).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 86th in 2011), accounting for 0.0280% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0270% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 58.27% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (40.70% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.13% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (27.30% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.49% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (17.22% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.44% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (5.80% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.45% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.19% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.82% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.94% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.90% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2012 over 2011 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 $425,035,912;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $46,672,043;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $14,800,891.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $22,808,779;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $8,258,481;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $7,726,197;
  • 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 $5,526,480;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $5,163,291.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
02 Meat and edible meat offal 8,500,059 0.60 8,023,9135.93
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 531,710 0.04 2,821,001-81.15
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,892,753 0.49 5,426,62927.02
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 281,280-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 67,009 0.00 37,95776.54
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 73,075 0.01 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 244,474 0.02 828,377-70.49
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 28 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 115,280 0.01 73,61856.59
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 245,595 0.02 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 81,390 0.01 3,4922,230.76
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 265,265-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,924,654 0.21 4,469,732-34.57
26 Ores, slag and ash 16,753,061 1.19 1,952,170758.18
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 306,601,382 21.73 259,929,33917.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 134,985,882 9.57 157,794,661-14.45
29 Organic chemicals 79,690 0.01 78,9600.92
30 Pharmaceutical products 9,195,345 0.65 7,565,71721.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,142 0.00 1,384199.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 30,087 0.00 13322,521.80
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 465 0.00 67,650.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 17,351-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,641,929 0.19 1,491,21577.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,061,581 0.08 752,22741.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 304,258-100.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 6,769,071 0.48 15,027,552-54.96
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 897 0.00 4,167-78.47
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 14,886-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 722,395 0.05 956,907-24.51
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 23,866,845 1.69 22,661,8915.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 294,817 0.02 303,326-2.81
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 208,278 0.01 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,451 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 24 0.00 90-73.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 140 0.00 16775.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,923 0.00 4,772-59.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,894 0.00 10,39514.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 51 0.00 10,628-99.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 43,450 0.00 24,07480.49
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 634 0.00 281125.62
69 Ceramic products 1,534 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 21,047 0.00 73,289-71.28
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 822,066,658 58.27 397,030,746107.05
72 Iron and steel 116,188 0.01 1,194,515-90.27
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,124,127 0.08 1,091,3323.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,894,143 0.21 2,079,34439.19
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,797,872-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,269,056 0.37 12,995,253-59.45
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,789,194 0.27 8,952,485-57.67
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 120,524 0.01 97,09424.13
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,756 0.00 94,035-84.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 3,352-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,694,199 0.33 4,738,786-0.94
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 38,336,465 2.72 43,862,945-12.60
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 0 0.00 54,144-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,625,257 0.12 481,992237.20
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 282,110 0.02 3,793,300-92.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,655,231 0.26 3,630,5810.68
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,532,549 0.11 889,09272.37
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 15,624 0.00 297,434-94.75
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 88,396 0.01 69,38227.40
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,546 0.00 165,933-98.47
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,449,923 0.10 399,337263.08
SS Classified 707,148 0.05 671 3825.33

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.42% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (50.29% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 19.94% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (15.86% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.06% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (16.02% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.29% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.95% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.44% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.10% in 2011);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.59% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.95% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.01% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.40% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $8,228,580;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $4,523,098;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,773,564;
  • 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 $1,512,448;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,291,220;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,225,644;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $941,213;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $760,987;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $708,693;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $485,077;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $462,968;
  • 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 $404,405;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $276,291.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $9,336,123;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $4,461,649;
  • 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 $1,247,495;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $879,525;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $613,594;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $603,138;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $580,562.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 17,074 0.02 11,23851.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 847 0.00 174,882.35
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 13,141 0.01 5,939121.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,336 0.00 908157.27
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 11,002 0.01 11,769-6.52
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,632 0.01 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 4,461,649-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 199 0.00 580-65.69
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,459,105 1.64 233,461524.99
29 Organic chemicals 489,710 0.55 26,7421,731.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 2,854-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 107,045 0.12 47122,627.18
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 244,468 0.28 181,16834.94
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 58,020 0.07 70,918-18.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 295 0.00 129,400.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 56,391-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,700 0.00 604,838-99.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,236,338 2.52 2,849,932-21.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 97,694 0.11 60,48661.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 363,164 0.41 592,410-38.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,492,439 1.68 731,452104.04
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 137,265 0.15 45,033204.81
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 28,726-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 240,344 0.27 221,7598.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,329,669 19.51 12,806,57135.32
50 Silk 0 0.00 1,560-100.00
52 Cotton 5,082 0.01 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 79-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 77,405 0.09 10,012673.12
55 Man-made staple fibers 277,569 0.31 1,27821,619.01
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 272,652 0.31 253,3057.64
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,209 0.00 45,999-97.37
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 6,124 0.01 56,084-89.08
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 194,675 0.22 29,733,650.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 43,431 0.05 6,023621.09
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,751,963 4.22 4,631,488-18.99
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,538,113 7.36 7,118,675-8.16
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 100,764 0.11 75,51833.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 937,640 1.06 700,12433.92
65 Headgear and parts thereof 42,907 0.05 55,361-22.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 8,330 0.01 79,726-89.55
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 228,806 0.26 196,68116.33
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 15 0.00 8,804-99.83
69 Ceramic products 84,874 0.10 31,942165.71
70 Glass and glassware 124,857 0.14 67,05886.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,295,796 2.59 783,348193.07
72 Iron and steel 271,251 0.31 27,122900.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,778,966 2.00 1,070,27366.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 7,530 0.01 1814,060.22
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 77,705 0.09 20,340282.03
79 Zinc and articles thereof 188 0.00 36,166.67
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 464-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 65,000 0.07 158,329-58.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 362,446 0.41 107,337237.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 488,496 0.55 350,06639.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,186,908 15.98 12,895,68810.01
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 14,534,999 16.37 15,782,494-7.90
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 1,022,365 1.15 81,1521,159.81
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 83,381 0.09 42,35496.87
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,065 0.01 9,346,188-99.89
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,168,841 5.82 3,395,27752.24
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 568,692 0.64 444,56627.92
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,419 0.00 8,514-71.59
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 1,102,333 1.24 697,92857.94
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,125,112 10.28 896,532917.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 591,126 0.67 106,049457.41
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 26,455 0.03 44,739-40.87
SS Classified 32,955 0.04 3 566824.14
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia