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Russian trade in goods with Hong Kong in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong was $270,880,215, down 7.34% ($21,467,880) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $181,713,144, down 19.60% ($44,287,463) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $89,167,071, up 34.39% ($22,819,583) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $92,546,073, a 42.03% decrease ($67,107,046) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1450% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1749% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 68th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 57th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1460% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2197% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 67th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1430% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1032% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.54% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (12.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.49% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (8.77% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 21.34% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (51.99% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.00% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (7.67% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.07% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (13.07% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.36% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.27% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $26,367,460;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $17,355,364;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $3,902,623;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $3,485,267;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,925,562;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $946,836;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $615,593.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $78,719,789;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $11,076,711;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $4,758,223;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,660,074;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $1,304,841;
  • 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 $762,318;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $588,600;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $570,866.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 7,464,297 4.11 18,541,008-59.74
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 800,624 0.44 185,031332.70
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 86,274-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,775,122 2.63 9,533,345-49.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 1,438-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,366-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 372 0.00 137,100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,576,127 1.97 90,8603,835.87
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 148,657 0.08 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,148 0.00 28,725-89.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,397,885 0.77 861,79662.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,209 0.00 4,49560.38
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,653 0.00 11,514-85.64
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 74,817-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,364 0.01 23,676-39.33
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,063 0.00 54,612-98.05
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 101,376 0.06 36,049181.22
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 24-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 18,800 0.01 11,879,900.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 108,317 0.06 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 46,274,533 25.47 28,919,16960.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 990,901 0.55 969,9002.17
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 588,600-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,213,120 0.67 4,873,194-75.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 771 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 48,852 0.03 22,495117.17
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 1,562,986 0.86 616,150153.67
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 169,633 0.09 192,911-12.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 261,868 0.14 87,431199.51
40 Rubber and articles thereof 41,627 0.02 45,487-8.49
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 2,553,027 1.40 3,857,868-33.82
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,905 0.00 21,998-91.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,706 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 419,506 0.23 407,5282.94
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 25,418 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 23,716 0.01 175,038-86.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,848 0.01 3,555177.02
50 Silk 11,485 0.01 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 4,809 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 28,080 0.02 74,216-62.16
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10 0.00 78-87.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 249,683 0.14 704,606-64.56
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 40,459 0.02 7,788419.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 128,724 0.07 12,191955.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 19,481 0.01 6,121218.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 790 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 205 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 8,547-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 313 0.00 95229.47
69 Ceramic products 173,942 0.10 0
70 Glass and glassware 17,918 0.01 8,653107.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 38,768,957 21.34 117,488,746-67.00
72 Iron and steel 18,893,588 10.40 16,968,02611.35
73 Articles of iron or steel 123,304 0.07 46,326166.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 10 0.00 41,731-99.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 528,295 0.29 251,473110.08
78 Lead and articles thereof 226,556 0.12 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 62,392 0.03 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 97,516 0.05 20,087385.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 60,949 0.03 12507,808.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 30,977,863 17.05 4,610,403571.91
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 10,539,556 5.80 11,301,874-6.75
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 2,811 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,090,307 0.60 1,099,629-0.85
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 570,866-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,893,566 1.04 2,237,033-15.35
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,010 0.00 4,850-79.18
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 19,142 0.01 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 3,904,574 2.15 1,951200,031.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 48,053 0.03 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 42,682 0.02 65,892-35.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 41,760 0.02 102,788-59.37
SS Classified 1,689,923 0.93 50 2693,261.76

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 72.72% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (62.53% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.92% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (8.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.33% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.35% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.20% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.48% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.71% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.77% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.01% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.03% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $13,943,256;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,598,179;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $908,037;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $728,640;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $724,060;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $451,088;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - an increase of $403,598;
  • 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 $367,615;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $348,981.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $775,099;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $416,507;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $388,167;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $354,924;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - a decrease of $320,599;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $315,590;
  • 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 $311,227.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 338 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 569-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 35,349 0.04 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38,701 0.04 49,881-22.41
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,814 0.01 2,73376.14
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 19,701 0.02 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 105,207 0.12 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 149,465 0.17 30,380391.98
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,218,024 1.37 850,40943.23
29 Organic chemicals 345,238 0.39 601,911-42.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 36,807 0.04 66,600-44.73
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 34,229 0.04 24,73938.36
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 25,389 0.03 178,515-85.78
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 88,170 0.10 87,7470.48
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 59,795 0.07 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 9,294 0.01 20,283-54.18
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 85,079 0.10 284,777-70.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,166,509 4.67 3,437,86921.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 98,640 0.11 329,252-70.04
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 142,716-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,096,705 1.23 1,150,245-4.65
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 219,233 0.25 994,332-77.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 78,303 0.09 150,725-48.05
45 Cork and articles of cork 57 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 108 0.00 354-69.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 247,970 0.28 602,894-58.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 577,092 0.65 594,536-2.93
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 13,147 0.01 0
52 Cotton 3,737 0.00 4,056-7.86
54 Man-made filaments 925 0.00 7,901-88.29
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 29-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,170 0.00 5,819-62.71
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 447-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 37,856 0.04 44,665-15.24
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,245 0.00 24,457-94.91
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 123,177 0.14 113,3168.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 982,328 1.10 1,168,533-15.93
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,694,878 1.90 786,841115.40
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 392,147 0.44 232,27568.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,242,386 1.39 791,29857.01
65 Headgear and parts thereof 125,167 0.14 109,99713.79
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 121,205 0.14 247,789-51.09
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 8,291 0.01 11,404-27.30
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 113,674 0.13 104,6468.63
69 Ceramic products 116,197 0.13 504,364-76.96
70 Glass and glassware 24,698 0.03 66,721-62.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,528,654 1.71 1,839,881-16.92
72 Iron and steel 351,592 0.39 2,61113,365.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 858,189 0.96 932,555-7.97
74 Copper and articles thereof 55,251 0.06 188,225-70.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 429,293 0.48 429,669-0.09
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,600 0.00 318,287.10
80 Tin and articles thereof 403,598 0.45 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 213,166 0.24 629,673-66.15
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 282,826 0.32 276,0922.44
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 259,918 0.29 513,910-49.42
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 28,439,442 31.89 18,841,26350.94
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 34,616,245 38.82 20,672,98967.45
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 8,510 0.01 18,109-53.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 227,957 0.26 275,740-17.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 87,618 0.10 93,730-6.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,459,861 1.64 1,588,552-8.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 904,402 1.01 1,225,001-26.17
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 43,787 0.05 123,925-64.67
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 1,444,797 1.62 720,737100.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,722,838 4.18 4,038,428-7.81
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 74,351 0.08 105,388-29.45
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 3,222-100.00
SS Classified 8,731 0.01 1 732404.10
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia