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Russian trade with Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Thailand in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $329,947,917, down 28.49% ($131,428,218) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $84,012,526, down 47.75% ($76,774,174) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $245,935,391, down 18.18% ($54,654,044) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $161,922,865, a 15.82% increase ($22,120,130) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Thailand was Russia’s 49th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 43rd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3032% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3384% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Thailand was Russia’s 68th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 59th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1264% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1756% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Thailand was Russia’s 34th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 30th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5802% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6711% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 45.37% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (29.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.50% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (35.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.36% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (29.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.87% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.10% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.45% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,063,593;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $525,941;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $512,544;
  • 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 $393,020;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $364,217;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $311,144.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 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 $37,997,225;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $30,704,087;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,156,190;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,543,112;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,189,947;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,679,189;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $453,192;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $411,383;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $410,335;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $395,656.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 69,787 0.08 241,867-71.15
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,827 0.01 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,403,471 1.67 877,53059.93
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 0
10 Cereals 53,839 0.06 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 423,514 0.50 112,370276.89
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 54,540-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 620 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 14,787 0.02 2,372523.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21,380 0.03 0
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 64,907 0.08 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,333,959 1.59 3,523,906-62.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,529,902 7.77 44,527,127-85.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 39,545 0.05 77,582-49.03
29 Organic chemicals 11,791 0.01 1,690,980-99.30
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,007 0.04 59,916-39.90
31 Fertilizers 36,220,133 43.11 41,376,323-12.46
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 126,522 0.15 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 196,722 0.23 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 21,264 0.03 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 540,083 0.64 675,259-20.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 928,086 1.10 3,471,198-73.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 232,115 0.28 279,126-16.84
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,479,693 1.76 1,891,076-21.75
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,533,255 1.83 1,649,662-7.06
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,598 0.01 1,433360.43
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,000 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 415 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 382 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,474 0.01 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 18,796 0.02 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 1,084-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 36,624 0.04 14,681149.47
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 367-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 112,691 0.13 52,732113.71
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 56,267 0.07 42,29533.03
72 Iron and steel 18,688,179 22.24 49,392,266-62.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 11,081-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 77,207 0.09 487,542-84.16
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17,751 0.02 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,298,349 12.26 7,234,75642.35
78 Lead and articles thereof 709,428 0.84 196,884260.33
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 16,638 0.02 10,34460.85
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 12,992 0.02 1,435805.37
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 859,534 1.02 1,255,190-31.52
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 556,792 0.66 163,772239.98
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 781,842 0.93 1,235,034-36.69
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 405,210 0.48 40,993888.49
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,757 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 49,531 0.06 6,887619.20
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,726 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 125 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 127,090-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 55.06% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (54.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.83% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (21.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.00% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (8.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.55% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.27% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.21% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,627,534;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $1,899,715;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,827,997;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,410,941;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,409,080.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $22,632,291;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $14,390,982;
  • 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 $9,589,099;
  • 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 $6,525,671;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,184,683;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,810,165;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $1,441,440;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,381,821;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,122,498;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,114,973;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,099,360;
  • 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) - a decrease of $1,004,679;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $953,026.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
01 Live animals 0 0.00 8,470-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 15,422 0.01 35,349-56.37
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,682,145 1.50 4,804,643-23.36
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,077 0.00 4,89465.04
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 941,858 0.38 749,92325.59
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 704,519 0.29 455,17754.78
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,195,790 0.49 1,132,1425.62
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 17,268 0.01 2,527583.34
10 Cereals 3,894,569 1.58 2,483,62856.81
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 84,698 0.03 287,681-70.56
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 436,258 0.18 291,92849.44
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 13,422 0.01 14,938-10.15
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 66,549 0.03 17,419282.05
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,080,072 1.66 3,495,12116.74
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 376,189 0.15 16,9372,121.11
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 68,530 0.03 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 359,792 0.15 467,543-23.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,411,013 3.42 8,049,9344.49
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 654,134 0.27 524,99924.60
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 245,628 0.10 280,520-12.44
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,351,162 0.55 690,60495.65
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 434,331 0.18 1,816,152-76.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,481 0.01 35,727-39.87
26 Ores, slag and ash 137,412 0.06 326,463-57.91
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 92,597 0.04 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 317,612 0.13 184,04272.58
29 Organic chemicals 518,882 0.21 1,633,855-68.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,295,897 2.15 5,105,8033.72
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,192,031 0.48 1,189,8390.18
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,295,927 0.53 1,818,678-28.74
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 690,772 0.28 688,3390.35
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,499,051 0.61 2,452,077-38.87
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 124,557 0.05 85,93744.94
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 754,782 0.31 543,89038.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,431,378 5.05 10,603,38117.24
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,117,551 11.03 41,508,533-34.67
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 466,610 0.19 430,2868.44
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 335,654 0.14 144,226132.73
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 410 0.00 281,364.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 248,696 0.10 300,594-17.27
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 46,247 0.02 28,43362.65
52 Cotton 5,707 0.00 1,987187.22
54 Man-made filaments 60,296 0.02 21,516180.24
55 Man-made staple fibers 155,431 0.06 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,681,664 1.90 2,781,94968.29
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 79,953 0.03 42,25089.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,423 0.00 77,542-94.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 36,266 0.01 2,8141,188.77
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 30 0.00 9,999-99.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,794,629 1.54 4,193,542-9.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 695,988 0.28 968,156-28.11
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 191,293 0.08 612,137-68.75
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,681,855 1.50 3,319,29110.92
65 Headgear and parts thereof 261,597 0.11 214,91321.72
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,497 0.00 13,863-81.99
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 171,518 0.07 114,62449.64
69 Ceramic products 714,687 0.29 2,156,127-66.85
70 Glass and glassware 122,610 0.05 411,179-70.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,036,732 3.27 14,562,403-44.81
72 Iron and steel 224,061 0.09 1,323,421-83.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,201,243 0.49 4,485,926-72.61
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,902 0.00 13,306-55.64
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 124,621 0.05 80,38355.03
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 6,589-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 20,766 0.01 51,568-59.73
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 845,074 0.34 2,655,239-68.17
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 557,831 0.23 477,65716.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 70,035,103 28.48 92,667,394-24.42
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 36,354,888 14.78 45,943,987-20.87
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 52,334 0.02 94,586-44.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,805,985 9.27 20,178,45113.02
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 134,666 0.05 163,040-17.40
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,024,854 2.45 6,212,248-3.02
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 525,032 0.21 352,02249.15
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,633 0.00 5,94028.50
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 397,029 0.16 1,401,708-71.68
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,539,847 1.44 2,130,76766.13
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 752,371 0.31 222,966237.44
SS Classified 0 0.00 7,285-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia