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Russian trade with Mongolia in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Mongolia in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mongolia

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Mongolia was $1,613,063,969, down 15.80% ($302,658,744) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Mongolia in 2013 were $1,572,137,151, down 15.08% ($279,254,197) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Mongolia in 2013 were $40,926,818, down 36.38% ($23,404,547) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mongolia in 2013 was $1,531,210,333, a 14.32% decrease ($255,849,650) over 2012.

Mongolia was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 50th in 2012), accounting for 0.1915% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2275% in 2012).

Mongolia was Russia’s 44th largest export market in 2013 (down from 40th in 2012), accounting for 0.2982% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3528% in 2012).

Mongolia was Russia’s 97th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 91st in 2012), accounting for 0.0130% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0203% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Mongolia

The major share of Russian exports to Mongolia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 72.25% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (73.07% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.49% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (8.11% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.61% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (6.41% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.46% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (5.91% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.47% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (4.55% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $5,336,641.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in 2013 over 2012 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 $216,770,126;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $25,835,617;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $19,501,337;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $9,316,490;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $8,457,053;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $7,434,073;
  • 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) - a decrease of $5,968,855;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $5,319,835.
Russia’s exports to Mongolia in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 485,358 0.03 245,26097.90
02 Meat and edible meat offal 80,202 0.01 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 16,513,965 1.05 13,492,15922.40
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 24,460 0.00 76,417-67.99
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 523,838 0.03 504,6133.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,710,659 0.17 2,133,46427.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 605,186 0.04 571,3525.92
10 Cereals 3,544,805 0.23 5,625,584-36.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 8,428,548 0.54 13,748,383-38.69
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 291,615 0.02 134,607116.64
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 114,478 0.01 136,680-16.24
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 686-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 23,997,888 1.53 22,483,8236.73
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,023,870 0.26 3,256,52823.56
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 9,688,816 0.62 7,826,33823.80
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 28,466,550 1.81 25,446,45811.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,349,066 1.23 14,012,42538.09
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,253,886 0.33 4,688,64612.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 18,986,098 1.21 18,271,3043.91
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 17,275,029 1.10 13,440,57328.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 815,253 0.05 579,63440.65
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,721,818 0.24 3,476,5597.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,462,449 0.09 1,656,049-11.69
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 43,840-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,134,413,611 72.16 1,351,183,737-16.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 867,001 0.06 1,025,544-15.46
29 Organic chemicals 10,557,390 0.67 8,284,13627.44
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,615,314 0.55 17,072,367-49.54
31 Fertilizers 16,395,066 1.04 20,064,876-18.29
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,256,515 0.21 3,364,796-3.22
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,812,639 0.12 2,602,751-30.36
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 5,811,668 0.37 4,510,44028.85
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 535,370 0.03 436,70022.59
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 5,080,870 0.32 7,432,336-31.64
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,985 0.00 10,480-52.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,916,090 0.63 8,436,23517.54
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,966,744 0.19 4,248,542-30.17
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,457,253 0.28 6,744,271-33.91
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 936,896 0.06 285,455228.21
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 37,948 0.00 93,575-59.45
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 6,897 0.00 3,76683.14
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,048,681 0.19 2,367,08428.79
45 Cork and articles of cork 7,203 0.00 7,283-1.10
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 914 0.00 8863.16
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 151,022 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,257,056 0.14 2,682,882-15.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 118,726 0.01 243,818-51.31
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 59,062 0.00 105,453-43.99
52 Cotton 539,939 0.03 470,21614.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,547 0.00 5,191-50.93
54 Man-made filaments 7,907 0.00 8,226-3.88
55 Man-made staple fibers 364,082 0.02 406,887-10.52
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 418,344 0.03 353,85518.22
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 31,839 0.00 36,479-12.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,320 0.00 1,618167.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 179,303 0.01 239,993-25.29
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,396 0.00 1,43666.85
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 437,066 0.03 707,366-38.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 274,222 0.02 243,22212.75
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 226,760 0.01 216,4594.76
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,096,828 0.07 1,630,807-32.74
65 Headgear and parts thereof 188,339 0.01 98,98990.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 491 0.00 791-37.93
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 10,117,536 0.64 10,334,764-2.10
69 Ceramic products 1,167,196 0.07 1,233,510-5.38
70 Glass and glassware 2,020,022 0.13 11,336,512-82.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 139,970 0.01 162,208-13.71
72 Iron and steel 45,360,585 2.89 71,196,202-36.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 37,571,250 2.39 33,807,34911.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 345,817 0.02 1,297,646-73.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 20 0.00 545-96.33
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 825,731 0.05 1,169,550-29.40
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,236 0.00 1,95865.27
80 Tin and articles thereof 7,363 0.00 888,267.05
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 1,734-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,029,303 0.07 1,126,649-8.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 654,063 0.04 794,564-17.68
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 30,788,230 1.96 38,222,303-19.45
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 28,903,524 1.84 26,015,50911.10
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 4,156,219 0.26 10,125,074-58.95
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 21,301,668 1.35 40,803,005-47.79
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 43,392 0.00 18,999128.39
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,961,921 0.19 3,444,100-14.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,418 0.00 357577.31
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,321 0.00 2,28689.02
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 2,359,998 0.15 1,808,85930.47
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 251,455 0.02 294,678-14.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 94,311 0.01 84,62611.44
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 66 0.00 0
SS Classified 574,395 0.04 627 943-8.53

Russia’s Imports from Mongolia

The major share of Russian imports from Mongolia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 76.59% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (86.17% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.88% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (10.91% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.91% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (0.34% in 2012);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.05% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (2.10% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,348,643;
  • 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 $1,304,015;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,131,177;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,127,014;
  • 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 $246,175.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $24,006,249;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $4,997,439;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $171,915;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $144,134.
Russia’s imports from Mongolia in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,201,446 2.94 6,198,885-80.62
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,127,014 2.75 0
10 Cereals 2,696,116 6.59 347,473675.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 67,423 0.16 46,80344.06
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 262 0.00 172,177-99.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21,181 0.05 16,54628.01
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 142,161 0.35 122,81215.75
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,243,111 3.04 111,9341,010.57
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,762,238 75.16 54,768,487-43.83
26 Ores, slag and ash 195,600 0.48 131,10049.20
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 388,185 0.95 532,319-27.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,238 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 465 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 74 0.00 3,376-97.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,021 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,300 0.01 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 78,965 0.19 57,67836.91
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 449,975 1.10 440,3562.18
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 71,290 0.17 143,747-50.41
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 634,676 1.55 651,193-2.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 24,458 0.06 12,99988.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 27,819 0.07 57,148-51.32
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,276 0.01 33,443-84.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 33,872 0.08 11,683189.93
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 262 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 5,042-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 43,713 0.11 9264,620.63
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 153-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 42,157 0.10 111,099-62.05
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 246,175 0.60 0
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 1,304,015 3.19 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 62-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,467 0.02 110,218-92.32
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,725-100.00
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 96,187 0.24 180,992-46.86
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 650 0.00 300116.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 60,689-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia