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Russian trade with Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong was $1,454,556,144, down 54.52% ($1,743,825,189) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2014 were $1,249,930,934, down 58.70% ($1,776,266,015) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2014 totaled $204,625,210, up 18.84% ($32,440,826) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2014 was $1,045,305,724, a 63.37% decrease ($1,808,706,841) over 2013.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 39th in 2013), accounting for 0.1858% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3798% in 2013).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 50th largest export market in 2014 (down from 30th in 2013), accounting for 0.2515% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5739% in 2013).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in 2014 (up from 74th in 2013), accounting for 0.0716% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0547% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 51.94% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (78.86% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.34% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (9.88% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.67% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (5.69% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.23% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.86% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.35% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.07% in 2013).

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

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $14,999,642;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $8,761,968;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $7,606,130;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $7,459,132;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $5,088,354.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2014 over 2013 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) - a decrease of $1,737,240,212;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $53,095,615;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $11,309,314;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,558,594;
  • 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 $6,006,885;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $4,954,053.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
02 Meat and edible meat offal 31,875,721 2.55 16,876,07988.88
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 9,300 0.00 751,952-98.76
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 13,940-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 20,966,649 1.68 13,507,51755.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 107 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 89,381 0.01 64,30838.99
10 Cereals 198,681 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 34,966 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 43,591 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,014,316 0.08 1,171,250-13.40
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 309 0.00 33,476-99.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 411 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 8,561 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 34,133 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 137,446 0.01 12,0001,045.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 65,960 0.01 345,141-80.89
26 Ores, slag and ash 11,170,553 0.89 2,408,585363.78
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 243,001,367 19.44 296,096,982-17.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 160,051,852 12.80 158,133,4611.21
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 168,926-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,785,503 0.54 8,359,300-18.83
31 Fertilizers 840,000 0.07 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 91,009 0.01 29,721206.21
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 175,457 0.01 10,2421,613.11
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 18,990 0.00 5,516244.27
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 680-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,135 0.00 3,611-40.88
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,563,159 0.13 3,177,526-50.81
39 Plastics and articles thereof 842,776 0.07 651,05729.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 498,828 0.04 1,581,593-68.46
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 22,981,153 1.84 15,375,02349.47
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 6,104 0.00 688787.21
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 838,089 0.07 12,147,403-93.10
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 414,893 0.03 1,191,180-65.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 14,738 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,775,047 0.54 7,479,826-9.42
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 54,172 0.00 192,068-71.80
50 Silk 20,379 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8,292 0.00 11,760-29.49
52 Cotton 1,364 0.00 1,432-4.75
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 210 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 8,957 0.00 11,317-20.85
55 Man-made staple fibers 6,772 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 184,474 0.01 62,129196.92
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 113-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 193,476 0.02 217,680-11.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 17,777 0.00 3157,245.16
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,036 0.00 422382.46
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 52,955 0.00 5,625841.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 56,038 0.00 69,867-19.79
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,323 0.00 74876.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 107,420 0.01 18,522479.96
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 1,490-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,527 0.00 389,139-99.35
69 Ceramic products 34,953 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 225,860 0.02 137,07364.77
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 649,218,539 51.94 2,386,458,751-72.80
72 Iron and steel 2,199,899 0.18 1,337,28364.51
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,492,249 0.12 31,6574,613.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 484,052 0.04 5,438,105-91.10
75 Nickel and articles thereof 21,460 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 395,322 0.03 1,423,574-72.23
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 235,000-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 17 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8,603 0.00 234,439-96.33
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,361 0.00 801694.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 25,066 0.00 69,648-64.01
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,604,789 0.53 17,163,383-61.52
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 49,291,726 3.94 55,298,611-10.86
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 100,312 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,155,981 0.41 67,6277,524.15
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 120,000-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 16,752,623 1.34 14,040,96619.31
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 149,851 0.01 1,543,561-90.29
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 867,897 0.07 4,68018,444.81
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 56,436 0.00 85,935-34.33
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 44,521 0.00 2,0652,055.98
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,624,238 0.21 1,797,84445.97
SS Classified 2,900,822 0.23 126 6202,190.97

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 49.47% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (31.16% in 2013);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 16.09% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (23.47% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.64% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (11.12% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.57% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.77% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.38% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.04% in 2013);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.74% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (1.32% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2014 over 2013 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 $28,895,365;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $10,350,437;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,689,167;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $4,517,463;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $3,487,745;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,326,111;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $1,488,257;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,336,170;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $1,100,441;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $1,080,541;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $945,159;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $805,956.

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

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $13,713,130;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $9,893,483;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $6,028,280;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,797,327;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,568,249;
  • 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) - a decrease of $763,354;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $762,650.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
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 125,091 0.06 76,45863.61
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 10,335-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 198,584 0.10 368,255-46.07
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 19,833 0.01 10,02697.82
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,787 0.01 2,538403.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,619 0.00 929289.56
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 40,528 0.02 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 49,111 0.02 9844,890.96
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 4,224-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,268 0.01 26,469-53.65
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 9,167-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,790 0.00 9,2026.39
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 112-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 871,743 0.43 498,63474.83
29 Organic chemicals 416,067 0.20 2,213,394-81.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 88 0.00 844.76
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 381,776 0.19 191,45399.41
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 459,988 0.22 204,665124.75
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 444,093 0.22 81,685443.67
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 27 0.00 4,166-99.35
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 481 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 805,956 0.39 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,404,094 2.64 5,908,206-8.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 561,861 0.27 828,368-32.17
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 57,342 0.03 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,378,752 2.63 1,891,007184.44
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,666,365 2.77 1,148,902393.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 422,905 0.21 731,808-42.21
45 Cork and articles of cork 37,839 0.02 2,1181,686.54
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 27,951-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,008,065 0.49 466,096116.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,019,369 3.92 17,912,852-55.23
52 Cotton 74,931 0.04 68,5859.25
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 42,681-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 1,391,625 0.68 291,184377.92
55 Man-made staple fibers 201,276 0.10 137,94145.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 656,681 0.32 195,371236.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 93,893 0.05 3,3242,724.70
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 37,216 0.02 181,750-79.52
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 389,382 0.19 343,88013.23
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 903,297 0.44 1,066,348-15.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,999,131 5.38 10,645,0163.33
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,405,940 6.55 10,079,82933.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,659,513 0.81 323,343413.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,736,698 1.34 16,449,828-83.36
65 Headgear and parts thereof 187,408 0.09 177,7025.46
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 43,670 0.02 50,081-12.80
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 150,609 0.07 350,395-57.02
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 111,856 0.05 376,536-70.29
69 Ceramic products 482,061 0.24 448,2227.55
70 Glass and glassware 495,153 0.24 1,257,803-60.63
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,517,617 0.74 2,280,971-33.47
72 Iron and steel 448,927 0.22 468,486-4.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,843,698 1.39 4,411,947-35.55
74 Copper and articles thereof 314,319 0.15 398,192-21.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,843,685 0.90 898,526105.19
79 Zinc and articles thereof 15,523 0.01 2776,050.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 407 0.00 10,865-96.25
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,080,541 0.53 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,148,268 0.56 706,72362.48
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,258,044 0.61 1,789,276-29.69
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23,841,992 11.65 15,152,82557.34
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 62,605,645 30.60 33,710,28085.72
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 200,005 0.10 58,819240.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 10,999,475 5.38 649,0381,594.74
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,015 0.01 20,905-42.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,563,281 1.74 4,064,370-12.33
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 716,418 0.35 638,66112.18
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 394,756 0.19 51,627664.63
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 4,370,675 2.14 3,987,8289.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 19,593,702 9.58 25,621,982-23.53
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,062,033 0.52 1,290,335-17.69
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,284,818 1.12 796,561186.84
SS Classified 80,604 0.04 56 25843.28
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia