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Russian trade with Bangladesh in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Bangladesh in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bangladesh

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Bangladesh totaled $896,573,443, up 5.76% ($48,837,727) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Bangladesh in 2014 were $234,219,843, down 8.63% ($22,114,289) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Bangladesh in 2014 totaled $662,353,600, up 12.00% ($70,952,016) from 2013.

Russia’s trade deficit with Bangladesh in 2014 was $428,133,757, a 27.78% increase ($93,066,305) over 2013.

Bangladesh was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 72nd in 2013), accounting for 0.1145% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1007% in 2013).

Bangladesh was Russia’s 84th largest export market in 2014 (down from 81st in 2013), accounting for 0.0471% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0486% in 2013).

Bangladesh was Russia’s 49th largest supplier in 2014 (up from 55th in 2013), accounting for 0.2316% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1878% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Bangladesh

The major share of Russian exports to Bangladesh in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.84% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (18.74% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.70% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (22.60% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.72% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (21.53% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.46% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (0.35% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.04% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (25.68% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.95% of Russia’s total exports to Bangladesh (2.64% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bangladesh in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $40,894,033;
  • 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 $39,653,201;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $7,894,148;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $5,491,157;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $3,395,220;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $3,174,809;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,668,856.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bangladesh in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $44,655,628;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $36,614,736;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $17,258,453;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $14,120,093;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,790,038;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,323,699.
Russia’s exports to Bangladesh in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
10 Cereals 40,431,005 17.26 57,689,458-29.92
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 25,191 0.01 95,060-73.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,323,940 1.42 149,1312,128.87
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 756 0.00 856-11.68
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 18,050 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,643,272 1.98 2,974,41656.11
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,296,713 3.97 3,805,556144.29
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 390,750 0.17 210,39585.72
29 Organic chemicals 253,010 0.11 33,612652.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 116,400 0.05 0
31 Fertilizers 40,262,492 17.19 54,382,585-25.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 103 0.00 13,729-99.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,874 0.00 1,597142.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 483,361 0.21 550,848-12.25
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 5,111,502 2.18 1,716,282197.82
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 390,247-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 499,159-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 40,895,000 17.46 9674,228,958.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 570 0.00 6,009-90.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 3,488-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 92,598-100.00
72 Iron and steel 21,096,087 9.01 65,751,715-67.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 66,329 0.03 78,019-14.98
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 595-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 479 0.00 42313.24
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 11-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 5,745-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 274-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,025,204 0.44 2,815,242-63.58
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 45,420,200 19.39 5,766,999687.59
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 305,370 0.13 36,920,106-99.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,894,148 3.37 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,201,558 0.51 2,525,257-52.42
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 18,834 0.01 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,233 0.00 0
SS Classified 11,933,412 5.09 19 853 753-39.89

Russia’s Imports from Bangladesh

The major share of Russian imports from Bangladesh in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 92.11% of Russia’s total imports from Bangladesh (91.82% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.31% of Russia’s total imports from Bangladesh (7.95% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bangladesh in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $29,764,405;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $23,750,778;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $10,356,489;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $9,730,311;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $6,491,172.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bangladesh in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $7,043,553;
  • Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn (HS code 53) - a decrease of $4,026,338.
Russia’s imports from Bangladesh in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 22,650,945 3.42 29,694,498-23.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 11,060,876 1.67 704,3871,470.28
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 5,000-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 156,400 0.02 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,605,334 0.54 5,349,835-32.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,484 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,929,182 1.65 11,249,767-2.85
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,018 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 119,075 0.02 228,371-47.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 293,108 0.04 97,463200.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,698 0.00 912524.78
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 12,667-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 998,311 0.15 345,253189.15
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 43,858 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16 0.00 0
45 Cork and articles of cork 757 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 18,120 0.00 13,01839.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 52,539 0.01 1,3163,892.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,443 0.00 1,214101.24
52 Cotton 805 0.00 2,686-70.03
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 18,094,703 2.73 22,121,041-18.20
55 Man-made staple fibers 36 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,002,235 0.45 1,966,32152.68
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 456,582 0.07 226,146101.90
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 1,072-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,701 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 16,159-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 313,084,553 47.27 283,320,14810.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 231,308,008 34.92 207,557,23011.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 27,792,927 4.20 18,062,61653.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 15,706,898 2.37 9,215,72670.44
65 Headgear and parts thereof 633,480 0.10 529,68119.60
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,483 0.00 0
69 Ceramic products 480,534 0.07 265,55680.95
70 Glass and glassware 1,819 0.00 169976.33
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 107 0.00 1,764-93.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 117 0.00 684-82.89
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 906 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 424 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 153,121 0.02 95,03161.13
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 284 0.00 0
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 3,712 0.00 2601,327.69
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 236,642 0.04 60638,949.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 236,333 0.04 264,517-10.65
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 636 0.00 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 26,184 0.00 38,543-32.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,175,553 0.18 9,51212,258.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7,653 0.00 2,415216.89
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia