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Russian trade in goods with Thailand 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 Thailand in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $760,306,567, down 6.38% ($51,837,103) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $222,605,011, up 7.69% ($15,903,605) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $537,701,556, down 11.19% ($67,740,708) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $315,096,545, a 20.98% decrease ($83,644,313) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Thailand was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4069% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4859% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Thailand was Russia’s 61st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1788% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2009% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Thailand was Russia’s 28th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 27th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8625% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9419% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.81% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (11.78% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.89% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (6.23% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.47% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (73.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.93% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (4.30% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.79% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.48% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.16% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.07% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $62,456,305;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $16,574,006;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,073,437;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,469,241;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,037,756;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $1,760,451;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,721,358;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,457,673;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $836,496.

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

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $119,023,968;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $8,063,086;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,663,193;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,615,777;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $834,641;
  • 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 $746,061.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
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 0 0.00 184,354-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 16,994,978 7.63 420,9723,937.08
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 191,373 0.09 1,854,566-89.68
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 51,953 0.02 11,532350.51
10 Cereals 24,395,800 10.96 10,322,363136.34
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 392,952 0.18 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 79,720-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2 0.00 1100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,605 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 10,002 0.00 3,783164.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,195 0.00 3601,620.83
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,265,500 1.02 3,881,277-41.63
26 Ores, slag and ash 210,210 0.09 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 29,737,176 13.36 148,761,144-80.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 341,041 0.15 271,14425.78
29 Organic chemicals 333,677 0.15 54,503512.22
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,625 0.00 1117,670.27
31 Fertilizers 7,022,855 3.15 5,565,18226.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,133 0.00 53,164-95.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 66,103 0.03 174,165-62.05
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 7,619 0.00 2380,850.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 35-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 60,590-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 135 0.00 184,222-99.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 696,942 0.31 844,548-17.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,712,798 2.12 1,675,042181.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 90 0.00 104-13.46
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 428 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 474,920 0.21 172,741174.93
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,348,156 1.95 2,587,70568.03
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,836,512 2.62 2,367,271146.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,629 0.00 4,96294.05
52 Cotton 60 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 50 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 19 0.00 148-87.16
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 1,796-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 11,640 0.01 6511,688.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 86-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 61-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 80-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 141,829 0.06 89,98957.61
69 Ceramic products 1,592 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 73,936 0.03 189,429-60.97
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 112,987 0.05 107,9854.63
72 Iron and steel 70,897,405 31.85 8,441,100739.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,350,170 1.50 1,628,812105.68
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,012 0.00 1,376-26.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 24,329 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,901,952 2.20 12,965,038-62.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 414,743 0.19 1,249,384-66.80
80 Tin and articles thereof 15 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,403 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 121,136 0.05 58,430107.32
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,890 0.00 883340.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 527,335 0.24 288,87182.55
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 501,100 0.23 1,247,161-59.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 70,888 0.03 23,773198.19
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,480,595 0.67 644,099129.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 900 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 0 0.00 34,902-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,192 0.00 26,408-76.55
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 149-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 498-100.00
SS Classified 41,838,424 18.79 164 73425,297.56

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 67.21% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (72.01% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.53% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (13.15% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.91% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (7.72% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.68% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.94% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.52% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.69% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.18% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (0.67% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand 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 $5,752,210;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $5,109,074;
  • 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 $4,613,716;
  • 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 $2,843,328;
  • 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 $1,997,742.

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $86,172,502;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,943,552;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,705,067;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,622,430;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,997,101.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
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 3,760,030 0.70 3,367,70811.65
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 19,390 0.00 17,08613.48
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 344,241 0.06 563,893-38.95
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 981,377 0.18 695,62441.08
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,243,263 0.60 2,221,79945.97
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 61,305 0.01 27,030126.80
10 Cereals 7,048,447 1.31 7,308,271-3.56
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 114,651 0.02 309,408-62.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,073,293 0.20 1,211,635-11.42
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 12,488 0.00 13,689-8.77
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 254,644 0.05 63,288302.36
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,864,300 1.28 5,487,97325.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 129,662 0.02 171,389-24.35
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,743 0.00 6,940-31.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 540,185 0.10 615,859-12.29
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,815,618 4.06 16,706,54430.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,778,042 0.33 1,287,02338.15
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 747,359 0.14 514,50545.26
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,875,553 0.53 2,533,72113.49
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,615,245 0.30 3,612,346-55.29
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 99,591 0.02 80,18524.20
26 Ores, slag and ash 488,873 0.09 411,25418.87
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,813,332 0.34 396,458357.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,808,109 0.34 1,762,1922.61
29 Organic chemicals 6,919,575 1.29 10,624,642-34.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,948,599 0.92 4,394,72312.60
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 363,498 0.07 603,795-39.80
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,376,779 0.44 3,205,536-25.85
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 648,176 0.12 582,78811.22
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,086,722 0.57 2,206,81039.87
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 190,284 0.04 279,681-31.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 426,922 0.08 1,194,984-64.27
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,968,966 2.78 13,790,2918.55
40 Rubber and articles thereof 37,035,167 6.89 40,978,719-9.62
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 738,716 0.14 791,838-6.71
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 481-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 310,018 0.06 346,837-10.62
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 105 0.00 393-73.28
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 278,891 0.05 1,105,558-74.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 43,962 0.01 3,1621,290.32
52 Cotton 7,938 0.00 30,373-73.86
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 477 0.00 1,053-54.70
54 Man-made filaments 94,302 0.02 41,279128.45
55 Man-made staple fibers 219,166 0.04 520,247-57.87
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 77,609 0.01 453,194-82.88
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,650 0.00 53,667-95.06
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 43,734 0.01 3,2161,259.89
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 10,241 0.00 10,1780.62
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 36,348-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,021,090 0.56 3,068,244-1.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,533,671 0.29 1,445,6266.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,436,412 0.27 306,180369.14
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,531,740 0.28 4,154,170-63.13
65 Headgear and parts thereof 134,022 0.02 99,17735.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 45,713 0.01 22,324104.77
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 290,221 0.05 132,358119.27
69 Ceramic products 785,686 0.15 674,90616.41
70 Glass and glassware 1,074,262 0.20 608,40476.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,802,175 3.68 17,804,43311.22
72 Iron and steel 59,100 0.01 34,21272.75
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,632,996 0.68 2,351,61654.49
74 Copper and articles thereof 10,220 0.00 49,872-79.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 295,325 0.05 169,69074.04
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 23,026-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 22,275 0.00 5234,159.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,393,891 0.26 894,79155.78
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 944,034 0.18 548,30072.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 155,032,496 28.83 149,280,2863.85
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 67,219,989 12.50 62,606,2737.37
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 35,363 0.01 113,413-68.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 127,544,228 23.72 213,716,730-40.32
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 189,868 0.04 63,694198.09
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 11,359,186 2.11 10,193,44111.44
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 636,850 0.12 1,182,867-46.16
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 37,533 0.01 28,46231.87
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 4,843,881 0.90 2,000,553142.13
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,619,846 0.67 2,216,52163.31
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 881,245 0.16 1,006,555-12.45
SS Classified 2,000 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia