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Russian trade in goods with Hong Kong in Q2 2018

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 the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $441,153,202, up 75.32% ($189,519,491) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $301,703,171, up 52.56% ($103,944,083) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $139,450,031, up 158.84% ($85,575,408) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $162,253,140, a 12.77% increase ($18,368,675) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 52nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 63rd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2581% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1801% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 49th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2738% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2355% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 68th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2297% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0966% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 47.16% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (52.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 24.44% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (0.07% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.19% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (13.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.78% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (15.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.47% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (11.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.86% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $72,766,741;
  • 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) - an increase of $38,129,266;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $6,381,220.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $3,680,000;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,954,312;
  • 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 $2,644,008;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $2,458,302;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $2,308,959;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,581,448.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 10,719,731 3.55 13,028,690-17.72
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 373,539 0.12 564,958-33.88
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 2,292-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,044,514 2.33 9,502,816-25.87
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 13,854 0.00 9514,483.16
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,270 0.00 432,853.49
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 3,961-100.00
10 Cereals 0 0.00 70-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 689,843 0.23 4,12016,643.76
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 91,060 0.03 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 64,967 0.02 16,403296.07
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 414,978 0.14 174,742137.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 12,078 0.00 3,070293.42
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 911 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 718 0.00 3,816-81.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 39,771 0.01 6561,086.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,969 0.00 3151,160.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 41,244 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 100 0.00 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 23,363 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 33,739,604 11.18 27,358,38423.32
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 861,995 0.29 982,099-12.23
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 81,973-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 874,020 0.29 588,63648.48
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 39,894-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 110,141 0.04 112,776-2.34
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 420,491 0.14 9,3384,403.01
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,396 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,902-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 92,000 0.03 205,300-55.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 81,767 0.03 156,743-47.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 137,624 0.05 10,4581,215.97
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 7,181,071 2.38 7,153,5570.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 18,343 0.01 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 263,969 0.09 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 479,000 0.16 63,758651.28
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 691,855-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 18,641 0.01 371,075-94.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,609 0.00 2,98021.11
50 Silk 8,930 0.00 0
52 Cotton 180 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 980 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8 0.00 1,530-99.48
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 95 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 523-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 760,404 0.25 21,3093,468.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,966 0.00 7,842-74.93
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,648 0.00 4,5751.60
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 7,805 0.00 5,76335.43
65 Headgear and parts thereof 54 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 9,213-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 824 0.00 581,320.69
69 Ceramic products 24,179 0.01 1,1072,084.19
70 Glass and glassware 74,399 0.02 5,2251,323.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 142,278,281 47.16 104,149,01536.61
72 Iron and steel 72,766,741 24.12 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 42,403 0.01 29,29644.74
74 Copper and articles thereof 480,838 0.16 13,2283,535.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,603 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 249,859 0.08 72,449244.88
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 204,967 0.07 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 500 0.00 17,331-97.11
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 599 0.00 159276.73
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,929,742 1.63 6,511,190-24.29
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 12,876,887 4.27 15,520,895-17.04
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 10,337 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,687,553 0.56 4,641,865-63.64
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 3,680,000-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 944,690 0.31 1,160,705-18.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 164,936 0.05 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 300 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 39,733 0.01 2,8081,314.99
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 11,048 0.00 60,485-81.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,976 0.01 367,759-94.84
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 167,976 0.06 259,902-35.37
SS Classified 118,149 0.04 78 67250.18

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 88.57% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (69.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.44% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (8.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.85% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (3.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.78% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (7.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.30% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.43% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $83,918,236;
  • 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 $2,278,782;
  • 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 $1,218,560;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - an increase of $890,290;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $606,737;
  • 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 $566,997.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,293,539;
  • 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 $890,013;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $709,030;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $697,042.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 1,010-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 756 0.00 62520.96
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 116,257 0.08 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,054 0.00 365188.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 9,884-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,994 0.00 115,696-98.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,406,455 1.01 839,45867.54
29 Organic chemicals 333,682 0.24 40,040733.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 109 0.00 1090.00
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 60,636-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 143,780 0.10 78,54983.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 34,985 0.03 81,196-56.91
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 4,381 0.00 17,167-74.48
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 53,861 0.04 114,671-53.03
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 208,956 0.15 37,434458.20
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 18,547 0.01 2,592615.55
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 50,347 0.04 41,93820.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,332,319 1.67 3,041,349-23.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 205,520 0.15 275,593-25.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 142,774 0.10 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,530,076 1.10 311,516391.17
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 183,245 0.13 596,207-69.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,212 0.02 14,44588.38
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 16,585 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 214,345 0.15 278,328-22.99
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 248,384 0.18 125,28298.26
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 54,858 0.04 0
52 Cotton 29,447 0.02 15,85385.75
54 Man-made filaments 18,949 0.01 157,757-87.99
55 Man-made staple fibers 4,273 0.00 3,49022.44
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 31,977 0.02 4570,960.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 870 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 45,966 0.03 24,70386.07
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,099 0.00 13,120-68.76
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 73,057 0.05 31,147134.56
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 885,797 0.64 2,179,336-59.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 654,583 0.47 504,57029.73
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 122,324 0.09 136,038-10.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 471,279 0.34 776,662-39.32
65 Headgear and parts thereof 49,969 0.04 49,1601.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 26,041 0.02 9,267181.01
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,310 0.00 30,661-85.94
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 292,010 0.21 19,0421,433.50
69 Ceramic products 211,073 0.15 161,83630.42
70 Glass and glassware 114,364 0.08 67,89268.45
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 419,103 0.30 1,309,116-67.99
72 Iron and steel 623 0.00 163,495-99.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 423,231 0.30 1,120,273-62.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 657,533 0.47 50,7961,194.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 66,400 0.05 151,881-56.28
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 135-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 890,290 0.64 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 59,200-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 324,116 0.23 176,22183.93
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 212,461 0.15 223,365-4.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 101,803,018 73.00 17,884,782469.22
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 20,181,575 14.47 17,902,79312.73
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 0 0.00 9,096-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 369,576 0.27 259,76042.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,156,200 0.83 1,290,656-10.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 415,563 0.30 201,473106.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 96,510 0.07 25,471278.90
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 450,660 0.32 797,788-43.51
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,492,181 1.07 1,839,280-18.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 115,366 0.08 139,657-17.39
SS Classified 4,755 0.00 4 7160.83
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia