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Russian trade in goods with Vietnam in Q3 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 Vietnam in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Vietnam totaled $1,609,993,816, up 13.55% ($192,174,464) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $550,620,384, up 2.72% ($14,570,793) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $1,059,373,432, up 20.14% ($177,603,671) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $508,753,048, a 47.16% increase ($163,032,878) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Vietnam was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.9357% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9699% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Vietnam was Russia’s 39th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 33rd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4908% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6280% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Vietnam was Russia’s 12th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 16th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.7693% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.4496% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam 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) - 41.89% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (12.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.45% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (4.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.03% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (10.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.63% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (5.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.08% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (64.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.51% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (1.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $159,463,613;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $73,840,720;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $15,985,012;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $7,997,581;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $5,540,831;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,210,029;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,114,053;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,966,585;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $1,718,765.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $297,834,175;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $35,402,498;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,706,244;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $3,931,572;
  • 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 $3,407,684;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $1,663,186.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,609,234 3.02 8,611,65392.87
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,646,376 0.30 605,401171.95
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,100,048 0.38 381,283450.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 44 0.00 225,311-99.98
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 52,524-100.00
10 Cereals 203,656,647 36.99 44,193,034360.83
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 821 0.00 265,692-99.69
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 740,513 0.13 4,672,085-84.15
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,047,326 0.19 569,95483.76
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 158,414 0.03 45351,931.11
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 772,709 0.14 2,351,652-67.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 557,827 0.10 185,922200.03
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,485,778 0.27 929,48559.85
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 212,082 0.04 157,71234.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 618,543 0.11 652,606-5.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 543,785 0.10 771,468-29.51
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 478,348 0.09 405,03518.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 43,239 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,435,363 0.26 1,405,0252.16
26 Ores, slag and ash 10,686,039 1.94 7,476,01042.94
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 65,128,817 11.83 49,143,80532.53
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,896,231 0.53 1,952,76948.31
29 Organic chemicals 3,781,590 0.69 4,273,252-11.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,345,183 0.43 378,598519.44
31 Fertilizers 8,234,875 1.50 14,941,119-44.88
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 604,549 0.11 294,690105.15
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 819,996 0.15 609,16934.61
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 89,349 0.02 92,344-3.24
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 58 0.00 13,274-99.56
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 1,663,186-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 199,369 0.04 717,047-72.20
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,675,496 0.49 2,978,124-10.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,838,218 0.70 3,765,7941.92
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 56,840 0.01 522,360-89.12
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,526 0.00 1,05544.64
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,554,194 0.46 2,123,62620.28
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 26 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,225,682 0.40 1,966,18813.20
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,536,417 0.64 4,473,785-20.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,702 0.00 6,864-2.36
52 Cotton 2,599 0.00 721260.47
54 Man-made filaments 11,104 0.00 5272,007.02
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 12,433 0.00 4,608169.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 39,375 0.01 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 1,585-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 13,690 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 19,631-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 490 0.00 22,838-97.85
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 2,316-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 62,983 0.01 294,323-78.60
69 Ceramic products 1,232 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 540 0.00 20,628-97.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 29,525 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 87,253,005 15.85 13,412,285550.55
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,575,094 1.01 5,976,225-6.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 709 0.00 13,550-94.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 685-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,816,056 0.51 3,942,532-28.57
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 757-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,381-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 18,281-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 429,206 0.08 468,967-8.48
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,945 0.00 1,26553.75
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,226,352 0.95 40,628,850-87.14
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 2,187,113 0.40 5,594,797-60.91
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,428,189 1.17 887,358624.42
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 165,825 0.03 298,000,000-99.94
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,971,777 0.54 857,724246.47
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,512 0.00 7341,059.67
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 696 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 23,137 0.00 3007,612.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 182 0.00 1,882-90.33
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,019 0.00 2,029393.79
SS Classified 95,560,342 17.36 2 040 8664,582.34

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 61.38% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (56.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 21.49% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (24.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.37% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (12.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.03% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (3.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $103,748,818;
  • 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 $39,202,614;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $14,620,631;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $10,225,806;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,349,662;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $3,470,621.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $5,297,658;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $4,973,693;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $4,457,605.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
01 Live animals 38,000 0.00 20,00090.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 25,929,251 2.45 24,459,5316.01
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,344 0.00 6,47144.40
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 371,442 0.04 277,77433.72
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 14,161,238 1.34 16,327,524-13.27
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 56,496,094 5.33 41,875,46334.91
10 Cereals 846,500 0.08 3,339,565-74.65
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 61,047 0.01 58,8803.68
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 57,315 0.01 52,02410.17
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 154,800 0.01 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 844 0.00 9,026-90.65
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 38,494 0.00 1,7922,048.10
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 98,031 0.01 265,914-63.13
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 46,422 0.00 64,778-28.34
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 10,753 0.00 7,19849.39
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,101,064 0.20 1,699,29623.64
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,881,811 0.56 6,504,024-9.57
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 13,531,948 1.28 11,156,32421.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 620,089 0.06 258,484139.89
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 113,431-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 5,582-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 487,544 0.05 421,92515.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 541,505 0.05 79,501581.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,460,051 0.14 6,433,744-77.31
29 Organic chemicals 6,932 0.00 7,554-8.23
30 Pharmaceutical products 969,270 0.09 6,266,928-84.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,862,313 0.27 1,773,99361.35
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,520 0.00 97,501-97.42
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 322,524 0.03 187,47472.04
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 156,420 0.01 288,070-45.70
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,983,725 0.38 2,774,56143.58
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 628,752 0.06 1,081,253-41.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,206,125 0.49 4,789,7148.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,942,614 0.56 5,714,0214.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 14,201 0.00 7,85080.90
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,327,381 0.69 8,806,621-16.80
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 282,842 0.03 3,2728,544.32
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 136,305 0.01 122,52111.25
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 604,378 0.06 543,16411.27
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 250,723 0.02 179,47739.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 73,729 0.01 16,093358.14
52 Cotton 1,367,663 0.13 763,81079.06
54 Man-made filaments 521 0.00 244,890-99.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,123,701 0.20 158,4931,239.93
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 163,607 0.02 68,619138.43
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 273,725 0.03 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 46,848 0.00 26,68675.55
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,944,482 0.18 2,475,564-21.45
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 230,911 0.02 114,367101.90
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 33,371,692 3.15 33,825,936-1.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 83,285,138 7.86 73,059,33214.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,295,338 0.59 2,824,717122.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 97,815,844 9.23 102,273,449-4.36
65 Headgear and parts thereof 510,305 0.05 493,2983.45
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 51,416 0.00 5619,065.06
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 209,285 0.02 150,26839.27
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 428,255 0.04 144,111197.17
69 Ceramic products 606,380 0.06 422,81043.42
70 Glass and glassware 197,834 0.02 126,40556.51
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 809,647 0.08 477,92869.41
72 Iron and steel 3,041,339 0.29 1,964,28654.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,027,629 0.29 3,000,2060.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 103,305 0.01 14969,232.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 36,189 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,303 0.00 2,11256.39
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 21-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 212-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,068,344 0.29 1,907,12560.89
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 398,483 0.04 490,360-18.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 84,079,545 7.94 74,729,88312.51
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 455,857,443 43.03 416,654,8299.41
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 148,363 0.01 163,719-9.38
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 103,748,818 9.79 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,384,391 0.60 3,540,22880.34
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 170,588 0.02 37,537354.45
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 28,340 0.00 32,612-13.10
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 2,464,310 0.23 2,341,1405.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,818,726 1.21 9,711,64131.99
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,406,231 0.23 3,191,254-24.60
SS Classified 141,152 0.01 252 885-44.18
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia