Russian trade in goods with Sri Lanka in Q3 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka was $86,458,493, down 17.53% ($18,377,753) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $12,608,033, down 50.46% ($12,841,733) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $73,850,460, down 6.97% ($5,536,020) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $61,242,427, a 13.54% increase ($7,305,713) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 88th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 80th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0502% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0717% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 115th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 97th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0298% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Sri Lanka was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 60th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1233% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1305% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian exports to Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 45.54% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (17.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.69% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (8.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.72% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (71.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.67% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (2.66% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.38% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (0.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.43% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (0.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,413,338;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,125,272;
- 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 $691,101;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $390,694;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $155,842;
- 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 $145,498.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $16,154,860;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $511,305;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $116,270;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $78,568;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $40,740.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 160,879 | 1.28 | 141,532 | 13.67 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 269,046 | 2.13 | 385,316 | -30.18 |
10 | Cereals | 1,407,896 | 11.17 | 17,562,756 | -91.98 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 40,740 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 18,117 | 0.14 | 42,064 | -56.93 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,703,421 | 13.51 | 578,149 | 194.63 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 19,829 | 0.16 | 98,397 | -79.85 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 980,533 | 7.78 | 289,432 | 238.78 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 829,600 | 6.58 | 1,340,905 | -38.13 |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,568 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 1,310 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,888 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,127 | 0.05 | 18,873 | -67.54 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 784,557 | 6.22 | 393,863 | 99.20 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 85,715 | 0.68 | 121,181 | -29.27 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 24,552 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,655,528 | 44.86 | 4,242,190 | 33.32 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 280 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,037 | 0.06 | 12,678 | -36.61 |
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 | 534 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 173,419 | 1.38 | 17,577 | 886.62 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,000 | 0.03 | 7,645 | -47.68 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,935 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 110,529 | 0.88 | 93,013 | 18.83 |
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 | 159,248 | 1.26 | 13,750 | 1,058.17 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 30,769 | 0.24 | 20,481 | 50.23 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 940 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 190,000 | 1.51 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Sri Lanka
The major share of Russian imports from Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 51.13% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (54.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 39.91% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (38.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.14% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (5.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.43% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (0.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $985,972;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $747,403;
- 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 $648,510.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $5,633,314;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,396,107;
- Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - a decrease of $761,517;
- Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 14) - a decrease of $242,814.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 736,820 | 1.00 | 579,840 | 27.07 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 557 | 0.00 | 3,150 | -82.32 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 13,500 | 0.02 | 42,395 | -68.16 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 36,350,969 | 49.22 | 41,984,283 | -13.42 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 13,094 | 0.02 | 2,535 | 416.53 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18,110 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 409,414 | 0.55 | 652,228 | -37.23 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 128,352 | 0.17 | 58,838 | 118.14 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 5,062 | 0.01 | 7,953 | -36.35 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 83,045 | 0.11 | 29,740 | 179.24 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 2,806 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 54,834 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 938,737 | 1.27 | 1,071,671 | -12.40 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 15,470 | 0.02 | 7,399 | 109.08 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,265,685 | 5.78 | 3,518,282 | 21.24 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 65,185 | 0.09 | 115,783 | -43.70 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 276 | 0.00 | 11,757 | -97.65 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,224 | 0.01 | 16,704 | -62.74 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,605 | 0.01 | 7,652 | -39.82 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,148,055 | 1.55 | 1,257,723 | -8.72 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 60,192 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 12,617 | 0.02 | 5 | 252,240.00 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 170 | 0.00 | 200 | -15.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 15,246,610 | 20.65 | 16,642,717 | -8.39 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11,668,771 | 15.80 | 10,682,799 | 9.23 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,540 | 0.01 | 4,826 | 97.68 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 143,248 | 0.19 | 1,092 | 13,017.95 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,241,379 | 1.68 | 2,002,896 | -38.02 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 795 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 14,924 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 158,193 | 0.21 | 8,613 | 1,736.68 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 16,714 | 0.02 | 4,994 | 234.68 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,974 | 0.01 | 4,911 | 21.65 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 276 | 0.00 | 55 | 401.82 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,672 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,149 | 0.03 | 11,961 | 68.46 |
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 | 888,249 | 1.20 | 239,739 | 270.51 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 138,743 | 0.19 | 182,217 | -23.86 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 12,583 | 0.02 | 13,628 | -7.67 |
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 | 11,926 | 0.02 | 132,328 | -90.99 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,716 | 0.01 | 2,275 | 107.30 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 10,930 | 0.01 | 4,488 | 143.54 |