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Russian trade with Malaysia 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 Malaysia in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malaysia

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Malaysia was $1,746,697,150, down 9.71% ($187,912,598) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2012 were $275,921,949, down 33.92% ($141,634,332) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2012 were $1,470,775,201, down 3.05% ($46,278,266) from 2011.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malaysia in 2012 was $1,194,853,252, a 8.67% increase ($95,356,066) over 2011.

Malaysia was Russia’s 53rd largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 49th in 2011), accounting for 0.2074% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2352% in 2011).

Malaysia was Russia’s 79th largest export market in 2012 (down from 73rd in 2011), accounting for 0.0526% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0808% in 2011).

Malaysia was Russia’s 34th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 35th in 2011), accounting for 0.4636% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4962% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Malaysia

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.52% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (68.41% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 31.46% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.17% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.72% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (13.51% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.34% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (6.90% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.11% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (4.56% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2012 over 2011 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 $83,496,616;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $12,494,796;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,415,594;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,496,174;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,003,953.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $137,111,472;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $21,744,274;
  • 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 $20,950,071;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $17,833,484;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,618,653;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,876,691;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $5,112,177;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $5,008,294;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,462,998;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $2,592,977;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,315,785;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,552,569;
  • 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 $1,400,155;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $1,093,843.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,121 0.00 0
10 Cereals 0 0.00 505,865-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 206,121 0.07 2,6127,791.31
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 190 0.00 345-44.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,736 0.00 15,205-75.43
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 21,898 0.01 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 6,275-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 138,390 0.05 1,690,959-91.82
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 2,564-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 86,670,119 31.41 3,173,5032,631.06
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 508,266 0.18 1,908,421-73.37
29 Organic chemicals 2,833,643 1.03 20,667,127-86.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 3-100.00
31 Fertilizers 111,621,410 40.45 248,732,882-55.12
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,840,908 1.03 5,433,885-47.72
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 5,943 0.00 37,578-84.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 44,354 0.02 92,828-52.22
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 333,603-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 290,967 0.11 143,300103.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 576,120 0.21 2,891,905-80.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,909,357 6.49 5,414,561230.76
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 325 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 153,009 0.06 259,399-41.01
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,836,918 2.12 6,930,761-15.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,093,832 4.02 16,102,126-31.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 396,057 0.14 5,508,234-92.81
52 Cotton 0 0.00 25-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 4-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 92 0.00 1,124-91.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 27-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,428 0.00 1,962125.69
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 453 0.00 2,090-78.33
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,200 0.00 1764,559.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,300 0.00 7021,082.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,547 0.00 2,651-41.64
65 Headgear and parts thereof 116 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 35 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 30,670 0.01 69,633-55.95
69 Ceramic products 55 0.00 27,327-99.80
70 Glass and glassware 287 0.00 21,744,561-100.00
72 Iron and steel 21,302 0.01 14,639,955-99.85
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,853,164 2.12 1,437,570307.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,452 0.00 1,530-5.10
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,189,563 0.79 1,185,61084.68
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,827-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,266,965 1.18 1,770,79184.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 10,771 0.00 1,215786.50
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,057,166 1.47 14,933,857-72.83
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 6,783,296 2.46 27,733,367-75.54
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 359,580 0.13 204,46975.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,096,257 3.66 13,559,255-25.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 44,030 0.02 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 50,654 0.02 112,894-55.13
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 16,406 0.01 4,000310.15
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 193 0.00 121,508.33
SS Classified 1,957,283 0.71 263 706642.22

Russia’s Imports from Malaysia

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 53.16% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (54.36% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.57% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (24.42% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.85% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (13.48% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.81% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.67% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.42% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.51% in 2011).

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

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $42,060,820;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $26,886,769;
  • 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 $21,906,600;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $12,276,496;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $8,171,961;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $7,817,893;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - an increase of $6,061,917;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,416,983.

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

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $61,499,596;
  • 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 $54,081,092;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $32,144,687;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $25,588,410;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $5,220,299.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 9,618 0.00 10,043-4.23
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 264,311 0.02 178,43848.12
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 138,457 0.01 148,906-7.02
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 131,840 0.01 216,433-39.09
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 332,373 0.02 291,06414.19
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 16,732 0.00 12,65332.24
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,012 0.00 4,174-3.88
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 88,480 0.01 104,300-15.17
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 198,007,656 13.46 259,507,252-23.70
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 216,272 0.01 559,026-61.31
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 65,779,081 4.47 91,367,491-28.01
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,404,766 0.16 1,741,26638.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 80,446 0.01 60,93732.02
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,115,495 1.10 11,698,51237.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 306,312 0.02 8,8163,374.50
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,838,122 0.26 1,849,224107.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 148,429 0.01 2,631,265-94.36
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,676,133 0.11 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,439,836 0.37 5,086,7416.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,306,370 0.09 665,28896.36
29 Organic chemicals 15,261,973 1.04 2,985,477411.21
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,219 0.00 2,81385.53
31 Fertilizers 31,200 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,235,321 0.83 4,417,428176.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 566,142 0.04 51,703994.99
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 1,861,962 0.13 1,519,56222.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,001,171 0.07 718,24139.39
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,238,190 0.08 1,030,22620.19
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 34,399,839 2.34 36,846,547-6.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 46,443,458 3.16 49,711,971-6.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 133,501,727 9.08 106,614,95825.22
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 630 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 221,621 0.02 439,206-49.54
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 870-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,754,697 0.26 4,497,229-16.51
45 Cork and articles of cork 878 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 19,683 0.00 30,185-34.79
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,097,986 0.07 591,73785.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 869,448 0.06 2,001,172-56.55
52 Cotton 13,569 0.00 333,252-95.93
54 Man-made filaments 3,701,638 0.25 8,921,937-58.51
55 Man-made staple fibers 54,769 0.00 276,098-80.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,002,287 0.07 560,64378.77
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 32,408-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,990 0.00 870128.74
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 377,732 0.03 1,454,575-74.03
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 758,855 0.05 619,42622.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,740,924 0.73 6,861,79156.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,669,358 0.18 2,615,0962.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 330,996 0.02 217,44252.22
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,039,033 0.07 821,76426.44
65 Headgear and parts thereof 140,422 0.01 226,086-37.89
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 8,333 0.00 4,46086.84
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 310,046 0.02 274,29113.04
69 Ceramic products 214,585 0.01 162,25332.25
70 Glass and glassware 1,960,655 0.13 1,516,19529.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 28,675 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 410,293 0.03 805,613-49.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 29,205,559 1.99 21,033,59838.85
74 Copper and articles thereof 208,889 0.01 43,727377.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 251 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 440,987 0.03 1,054,625-58.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 298 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,814,548 0.46 752,631805.43
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,088,844 0.21 971,716217.88
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,149,400 0.08 720,00459.64
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 209,751,061 14.26 241,895,748-13.29
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 479,084,500 32.57 533,165,592-10.14
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 832,265 0.06 710,53717.13
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 9,753,752 0.66 8,628,04713.05
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 82,392,609 5.60 40,331,789104.29
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 9,036 0.00 39,705-77.24
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 64,049 0.00 26,468141.99
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 66,248,824 4.50 44,342,22449.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,238,914 0.36 6,713,656-21.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,911,369 0.27 3,318,04617.88
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia