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Russian trade with Vietnam in the 4th 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 Vietnam in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Vietnam was $1,236,232,935, down 12.82% ($181,840,592) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $591,292,432, down 30.44% ($258,720,958) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $644,940,503, up 13.53% ($76,880,366) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade balance with Vietnam went from a surplus of $281,953,253 in the 4th quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $53,648,071 in the 4th quarter of 2016.

Vietnam was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 20th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.9072% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.0844% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Vietnam was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.7053% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0312% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Vietnam was Russia’s 21st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 1.2301% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.1752% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.97% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (46.52% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.65% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.92% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.62% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (0.75% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.08% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (2.82% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.67% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (0.97% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.26% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $19,508,005;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,932,647;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $6,884,451;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $4,481,655;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,470,955;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $3,482,869;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,890,816;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $2,869,452;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,115,298;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,026,043.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 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) - a decrease of $33,966,988;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,010,896;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,498,367;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $3,319,137;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,114,972.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 5,953,395 1.01 1,471,740304.51
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 7,092,928 1.20 208,4773,302.26
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 285-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 699,320 0.12 501,62339.41
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 540 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,362 0.00 43,835-51.27
10 Cereals 19,508,005 3.30 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,386,861 0.23 199,635594.70
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,126,374 0.53 256,9221,116.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 6,723 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 496,039 0.08 458,5998.16
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 19,784 0.00 6,335212.30
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,831,746 0.65 348,877998.31
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 415,130 0.07 72,548472.21
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 746,631 0.13 628,74918.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 426,484 0.07 226,87487.98
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 204,993 0.03 98,249108.65
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 524,127 0.09 1,175,968-55.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 614,861 0.10 679,430-9.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,977,060 0.67 6,092,032-34.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,154,374 0.36 3,555,149-39.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 56,850,375 9.61 57,666,099-1.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,063,424 0.18 915,83116.12
29 Organic chemicals 2,725,361 0.46 610,063346.73
30 Pharmaceutical products 895,807 0.15 142,554528.40
31 Fertilizers 16,162,826 2.73 14,136,78314.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 940,403 0.16 6,60114,146.37
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 863,086 0.15 259,184233.00
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 56,672 0.01 274,974-79.39
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 33,382 0.01 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 3,319,137-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,150 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 169,246 0.03 518,841-67.38
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,586,105 0.44 2,111,86222.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,536,732 0.77 1,645,916175.64
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 473,170-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 16,852 0.00 32,486-48.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,849,635 0.31 954,29693.82
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 184-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,641,201 0.28 715,125129.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,565,578 0.60 3,689,314-3.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,834,418 0.48 2,886,391-1.80
52 Cotton 12,079 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,207 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 688,893 0.12 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,249 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 2,144-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 902-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,040 0.00 10,818-71.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 19,995 0.00 11,32476.57
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 2,987-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 113,366 0.02 65,69072.58
69 Ceramic products 3,776 0.00 2701,298.52
70 Glass and glassware 27,851 0.00 1,4071,879.46
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 14-100.00
72 Iron and steel 839,344 0.14 4,850,240-82.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,640,938 0.45 2,056,43428.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 32,777 0.01 88,757-63.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 37,554 0.01 5646,558.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,402,745 0.58 3,422,205-0.57
80 Tin and articles thereof 12,428 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 20,150 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 134,094 0.02 237,694-43.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,634 0.00 86,137-98.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,649,441 2.98 7,716,794128.71
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 26,535,966 4.49 60,502,954-56.14
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 14,914 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 20,495,002 3.47 16,024,04727.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 301,574,516 51.00 301,562,4300.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,087,186 1.03 9,585,553-36.50
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 343,382 0.06 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 82,526 0.01 24343,758.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 200 0.00 237-15.61
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,848 0.00 5461,703.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 22,932 0.00 15,47448.20
SS Classified 62,475,409 10.57 337 383 606-81.48

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 56.08% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (61.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 20.60% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (17.55% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.28% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (14.30% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.35% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (2.18% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.90% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.19% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $17,925,565;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $12,096,684;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $11,744,240;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $10,645,515;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,993,797;
  • 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 $4,747,614;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $4,405,054;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $2,691,267.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $1,994,751.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 25,750 0.00 68,800-62.57
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 34,063,480 5.28 22,319,24052.62
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 66-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,324 0.00 32,979-92.95
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 144,660 0.02 168,758-14.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 7,016,029 1.09 7,298,021-3.86
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 44,919,400 6.96 34,273,88531.06
10 Cereals 4,169,949 0.65 2,476,18368.40
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 36,799 0.01 4,263763.22
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 97,862 0.02 135,381-27.71
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 38,100 0.01 251,746-84.87
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 5,521 0.00 4,08935.02
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 13,179 0.00 5302,386.60
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,522,780 0.24 450,918237.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 19,913 0.00 47,876-58.41
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,758 0.00 1,217126.62
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,620,452 0.25 762,594112.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,119,882 0.95 5,573,6719.80
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,064,299 0.79 7,059,050-28.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 102,100 0.02 104,391-2.19
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 172,260-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 15,027 0.00 111,376-86.51
26 Ores, slag and ash 193,778 0.03 9,1862,009.49
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 589,288 0.09 550,6057.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 55,140 0.01 73,726-25.21
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,905,045 0.45 2,834,1162.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,394,803 0.37 1,101,881117.34
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 73,072 0.01 135,590-46.11
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 189,502 0.03 94,229101.11
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 142,830 0.02 461,952-69.08
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 956,033 0.15 407,645134.53
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 414,489 0.06 764,146-45.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,910,440 0.61 3,393,84615.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,138,354 0.64 3,133,02532.09
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,503 0.00 7711,002.85
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,875,114 1.22 7,861,3910.17
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 458,033 0.07 238,68291.90
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 120,018 0.02 271,348-55.77
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 973,951 0.15 687,75041.61
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 249,768 0.04 250,281-0.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,247 0.00 56,358-53.43
52 Cotton 520,684 0.08 559,623-6.96
54 Man-made filaments 100,910 0.02 40,219150.90
55 Man-made staple fibers 200,264 0.03 519,263-61.43
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 60,773 0.01 138,555-56.14
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 85 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5,193 0.00 120,322-95.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,221,585 0.19 1,589,731-23.16
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 91,578-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 25,546,086 3.96 13,449,40289.94
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 34,125,211 5.29 29,720,15714.82
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,770,466 0.43 3,255,158-14.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 67,675,825 10.49 49,750,26036.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 575,941 0.09 443,21429.95
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 162-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 86,714 0.01 38,206126.96
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 87,772 0.01 47,04686.57
69 Ceramic products 367,483 0.06 912,484-59.73
70 Glass and glassware 107,951 0.02 61,79174.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 588,408 0.09 518,95213.38
72 Iron and steel 1,931,546 0.30 2,442,404-20.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,015,201 0.31 2,127,283-5.27
74 Copper and articles thereof 98 0.00 219-55.25
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 103,743 0.02 5,4641,798.66
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,887 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,586 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,427,579 0.22 1,762,467-19.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 310,239 0.05 398,372-22.12
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 66,533,717 10.32 56,539,92017.68
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 293,516,766 45.51 288,769,1521.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 175,235 0.03 77,756125.37
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,453,230 0.23 1,149,60426.41
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 37,853 0.01 8,061369.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,263 0.00 13,281-30.25
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 2,690,381 0.42 3,161,330-14.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,444,561 1.00 3,753,29471.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,352,195 0.52 2,883,64116.25
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 67,944-100.00
SS Classified 216,400 0.03 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia