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Russian trade in goods with Thailand in Q4 2017

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 fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Thailand totaled $812,143,670, up 53.52% ($283,133,875) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $206,701,406, up 18.41% ($32,144,147) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $605,442,264, up 70.81% ($250,989,728) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $398,740,858, a 121.65% increase ($218,845,581) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Thailand was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 45th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4859% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3882% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Thailand was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 59th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2009% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2082% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Thailand was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 30th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.9419% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.6760% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 73.85% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (57.74% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.78% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (23.33% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.23% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (8.49% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.30% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (6.09% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.99% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.07% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.40% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $48,997,463;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,852,513;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,619,224;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,596,900;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,071,624;
  • 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 $1,053,596;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,029,564;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $798,972;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $700,584.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $19,819,884;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,190,446;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $3,156,952;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,022,474;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $884,637.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 184,354 0.09 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 420,972 0.20 3,577,924-88.23
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,854,566 0.90 2,877,040-35.54
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 450-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 11,532 0.01 11,153,100.00
10 Cereals 10,322,363 4.99 7,703,13934.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 131,174-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 79,720 0.04 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,159-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 10.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 513-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,783 0.00 33,867-88.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 360 0.00 21,034-98.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 468,531-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,881,277 1.88 1,028,764277.28
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 148,761,144 71.97 99,763,68149.11
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 271,144 0.13 194,35039.51
29 Organic chemicals 54,503 0.03 11,791362.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 111 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 5,565,182 2.69 8,755,628-36.44
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 53,164 0.03 338,149-84.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 174,165 0.08 94,12785.03
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 2 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 35 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 60,590 0.03 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 184,222 0.09 4,6743,841.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 844,548 0.41 592,05342.65
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,675,042 0.81 645,478159.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 104 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 172,741 0.08 77,817121.98
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,587,705 1.25 1,887,12137.12
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,367,271 1.15 3,251,908-27.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,962 0.00 10,414-52.35
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 148 0.00 154-3.90
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,796 0.00 1,12959.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 651 0.00 688-5.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 86 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 61 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 80 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 89,989 0.04 54,63764.70
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 1,837-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 189,429 0.09 165,73714.29
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 107,985 0.05 140,582-23.19
72 Iron and steel 8,441,100 4.08 28,260,984-70.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,628,812 0.79 31,9125,004.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,376 0.00 79,134-98.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 10,445-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,965,038 6.27 11,893,4149.01
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,249,384 0.60 450,412177.39
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 58,430 0.03 4,3871,231.89
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 883 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 288,871 0.14 156,82484.20
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 1,247,161 0.60 193,565544.31
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 23,773 0.01 2,174993.51
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 644,099 0.31 344,34687.05
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 34,902 0.02 8344,084.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 26,408 0.01 6,172327.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 149 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 498 0.00 0
SS Classified 164,734 0.08 1 284 104-87.17

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 72.01% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (56.31% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.15% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (20.16% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.72% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (10.71% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.94% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.57% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.69% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.39% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.67% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.12% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 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 $180,088,229;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $47,044,815;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $8,841,415;
  • 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 $7,118,795;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $4,177,518;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,578,226;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,128,799.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $5,548,483;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $5,172,918.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 21,148-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,367,708 0.56 4,511,769-25.36
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 17,086 0.00 12,79833.51
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 563,893 0.09 690,254-18.31
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 695,624 0.11 664,0204.76
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,221,799 0.37 1,478,03350.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 27,030 0.00 9,813175.45
10 Cereals 7,308,271 1.21 3,730,04595.93
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 309,408 0.05 306,8940.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,211,635 0.20 792,84952.82
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 13,689 0.00 3254,112.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 63,288 0.01 55,62313.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 5,487,973 0.91 7,001,687-21.62
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 171,389 0.03 194,741-11.99
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,940 0.00 9,960-30.32
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 615,859 0.10 573,2627.43
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16,706,544 2.76 12,529,02633.34
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,287,023 0.21 812,24458.45
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 514,505 0.08 263,80295.03
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,533,721 0.42 949,364166.89
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,612,346 0.60 3,343,0698.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 80,185 0.01 23933,450.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 411,254 0.07 326,97725.77
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 396,458 0.07 187,152111.84
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,762,192 0.29 1,422,28323.90
29 Organic chemicals 10,624,642 1.75 1,783,227495.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,394,723 0.73 9,943,206-55.80
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 603,795 0.10 614,586-1.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,205,536 0.53 1,590,034101.60
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 582,788 0.10 694,756-16.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,206,810 0.36 2,295,409-3.86
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 279,681 0.05 203,56137.39
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,194,984 0.20 531,453124.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,790,291 2.28 12,843,4607.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 40,978,719 6.77 39,542,5473.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 791,838 0.13 567,00639.65
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 481 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 346,837 0.06 158,279119.13
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 393 0.00 45773.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,105,558 0.18 470,561134.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,162 0.00 28,183-88.78
52 Cotton 30,373 0.01 56,478-46.22
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,053 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 41,279 0.01 51,795-20.30
55 Man-made staple fibers 520,247 0.09 709,532-26.68
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 453,194 0.07 5,626,112-91.94
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 53,667 0.01 22,655136.89
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,216 0.00 7,445-56.80
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 10,178 0.00 23,233-56.19
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 36,348 0.01 5,890517.11
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,068,244 0.51 3,459,034-11.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,445,626 0.24 1,001,77044.31
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 306,180 0.05 286,9356.71
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,154,170 0.69 4,198,562-1.06
65 Headgear and parts thereof 99,177 0.02 87,89112.84
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4 0.00 203-98.03
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 22,324 0.00 13,53564.94
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 132,358 0.02 110,35919.93
69 Ceramic products 674,906 0.11 791,261-14.71
70 Glass and glassware 608,404 0.10 115,449426.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 17,804,433 2.94 16,183,45810.02
72 Iron and steel 34,212 0.01 369,164-90.73
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,351,616 0.39 1,351,59473.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 49,872 0.01 2,5121,885.35
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 169,690 0.03 13,7881,130.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 23,026 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 523 0.00 20,744-97.48
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 894,791 0.15 1,582,706-43.46
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 548,300 0.09 624,570-12.21
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 149,280,286 24.66 102,235,47146.02
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 62,606,273 10.34 55,487,47812.83
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 113,413 0.02 40,217182.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 213,716,730 35.30 33,628,501535.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 63,694 0.01 130,352-51.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,193,441 1.68 8,064,64226.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,182,867 0.20 1,511,200-21.73
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 28,462 0.00 22,55426.19
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 2,000,553 0.33 619,410222.98
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,216,521 0.37 3,556,316-37.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,006,555 0.17 1,285,898-21.72
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 132-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia