Russian trade in goods with Sri Lanka in Q1 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka totaled $89,100,707, up 1.61% ($1,408,083) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $22,869,729, down 16.80% ($4,616,644) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $66,230,978, up 10.01% ($6,024,727) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $43,361,249, a 32.52% increase ($10,641,371) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 78th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0693% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0903% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 96th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 93rd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0274% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0449% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 64th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 57th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1465% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1682% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 77.59% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (40.60% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.43% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (46.59% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.67% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (2.73% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.71% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (9.84% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,986,222;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $905,963;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $114,671;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $82,876.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $9,631,580;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,516,889;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,347,875;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,248,389;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $83,231.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
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03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 2,470 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 82,876 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 290,067 | 1.27 | 1,806,956 | -83.95 |
10 | Cereals | 17,335,873 | 75.80 | 9,349,651 | 85.42 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 35,180 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,509 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,732,699 | 7.58 | 2,981,088 | -41.88 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 194,200 | 0.85 | 9,825,780 | -98.02 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 198,890 | 0.87 | 84,219 | 136.16 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 164,000 | 0.72 | 210,000 | -21.90 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 25,600 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,871 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,363,465 | 5.96 | 457,502 | 198.02 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 760 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 89,360 | 0.39 | 58,874 | 51.78 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 83,231 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,214,621 | 5.31 | 2,562,496 | -52.60 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,113 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,350 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 11,259 | 0.05 | 17,474 | -35.57 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 541 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,517 | 0.01 | 2,987 | -49.21 |
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 | 9,228 | 0.04 | 36,145 | -74.47 |
SS | Classified | 113,750 | 0.50 | 7 500 | 1,416.67 |
Russia’s Imports from Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 55.67% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (61.26% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 37.16% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (33.86% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.83% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (3.87% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (0.81% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $2,576,343;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,546,787;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,121,209;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $390,629.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $291,394.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
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03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 431,004 | 0.65 | 391,402 | 10.12 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 55,778 | 0.08 | 11,525 | 383.97 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 25,938 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 40,445 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 35,939,021 | 54.26 | 36,230,415 | -0.80 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 860 | 0.00 | 2,685 | -67.97 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 43,784 | 0.07 | 26,843 | 63.11 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 236,402 | 0.36 | 138,229 | 71.02 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 73,376 | 0.11 | 45,859 | 60.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 111 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,454 | 0.01 | 3,605 | 23.55 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 17,933 | 0.03 | 19,609 | -8.55 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 11,814 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 10,591 | 0.02 | 13,614 | -22.21 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 999,888 | 1.51 | 609,259 | 64.12 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,867 | 0.04 | 3,642 | 555.33 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,826,606 | 4.27 | 1,705,397 | 65.74 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 52,074 | 0.08 | 59,722 | -12.81 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,870 | 0.01 | 3,162 | 54.02 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 21,023 | 0.03 | 41,754 | -49.65 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 59 | 0.00 | 87 | -32.18 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 2,027 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 75,832 | 0.11 | 206,605 | -63.30 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 101 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 20,409 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 71,031 | 0.11 | 23,811 | 198.31 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 14,828,575 | 22.39 | 12,252,232 | 21.03 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,170,944 | 13.85 | 7,624,157 | 20.29 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 693 | 0.00 | 310 | 123.55 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,292 | 0.00 | 245 | 835.51 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 438,261 | 0.66 | 250,082 | 75.25 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 276 | 0.00 | 27,385 | -98.99 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,546 | 0.00 | 794 | 94.71 |
69 | Ceramic products | 74,277 | 0.11 | 4,370 | 1,599.70 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,805 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,945 | 0.00 | 2,439 | 20.75 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 318 | 0.00 | 131 | 142.75 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,078 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,513 | 0.06 | 10,424 | 269.46 |
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 | 467,407 | 0.71 | 374,093 | 24.94 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 181,731 | 0.27 | 102,618 | 77.09 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,955 | 0.01 | 23 | 21,443.48 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,893 | -100.00 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 34,929 | 0.05 | 4,316 | 709.29 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,060 | 0.00 | 1,555 | 32.48 |