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Russian trade with Hong Kong in 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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong totaled $1,375,065,127, up 48.56% ($449,463,543) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2018 totaled $992,522,705, up 41.35% ($290,339,550) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2018 totaled $382,542,422, up 71.22% ($159,123,993) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2018 was $609,980,283, a 27.41% increase ($131,215,557) over 2017.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 64th in 2017), accounting for 0.1998% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1585% in 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 53rd largest export market in 2018 (up from 60th in 2017), accounting for 0.2206% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1966% in 2017).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 61st largest supplier in 2018 (up from 68th in 2017), accounting for 0.1606% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0984% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 33.63% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (50.01% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.79% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.64% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.44% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (16.44% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.04% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (10.98% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.53% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (13.93% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.23% in 2017).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $206,161,524;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $32,226,742;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $28,184,587;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $19,491,711;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $6,126,857;
  • 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 $3,954,125.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2018 over 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 $17,443,949;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $12,940,631;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $9,736,568;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,271,685;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,699,593.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 47,001,293 4.74 59,941,924-21.59
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,504,530 0.15 750,623100.44
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 96,036-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 24,998,844 2.52 34,735,412-28.03
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 13,854 0.00 1,687721.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,270 0.00 166,994-99.24
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 418 0.00 8,868-95.29
10 Cereals 0 0.00 70-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,314,611 0.64 187,7543,263.24
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 494,637 0.05 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 82,009 0.01 75,5508.55
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,855,197 0.39 1,516,017154.30
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 19,286 0.00 8,588124.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 25,387 0.00 12,89596.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 27,978 0.00 156,600-82.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 56,125 0.01 32,04675.14
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21,832 0.00 70,302-68.95
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 293,038 0.03 59,714390.74
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 60 0.00 410-85.37
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 39,463 0.00 11,750235.86
26 Ores, slag and ash 19,491,717 1.96 6324,861,850.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 143,601,490 14.47 115,416,90324.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,962,563 0.40 3,806,0634.11
29 Organic chemicals 213,556 0.02 2,147,740-90.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,552,300 0.36 7,251,893-51.02
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 88,623 0.01 193,057-54.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 218,622 0.02 166,93030.97
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 3,648,262 0.37 773,116371.89
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 598,651 0.06 807,384-25.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 626,002 0.06 416,66550.24
40 Rubber and articles thereof 207,720 0.02 91,072128.08
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 21,300,831 2.15 19,618,3088.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 42,253 0.00 23,10282.90
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 389,188 0.04 11,0603,418.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,710,243 0.17 1,001,50870.77
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 51,315 0.01 1,355,810-96.22
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 240,489 0.02 1,635,227-85.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,641 0.00 8,147116.53
50 Silk 20,415 0.00 0
52 Cotton 180 0.00 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 29,212 0.00 74,216-60.64
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 180-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33 0.00 1,639-97.99
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 2,262,790 0.23 750,709201.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 57,262 0.01 35,52361.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 236,263 0.02 21,528997.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 39,089 0.00 26,94245.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 934 0.00 133602.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 205 0.00 239-14.23
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 50,641-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,023 0.00 1,179580.49
69 Ceramic products 438,340 0.04 4,9768,709.08
70 Glass and glassware 167,327 0.02 32,984407.30
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 333,748,047 33.63 351,191,996-4.97
72 Iron and steel 223,142,100 22.48 16,980,5761,214.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 273,169 0.03 92,958193.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 484,655 0.05 54,959781.85
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,603 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,027,749 0.10 810,75526.76
78 Lead and articles thereof 226,555 0.02 240,380-5.75
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 371,603 0.04 294,87126.02
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 262,641 0.03 64,341308.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 357,102 0.04 39290,997.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 45,117,069 4.55 12,890,327250.01
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 41,850,345 4.22 43,769,415-4.38
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 13,148 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,686,009 0.47 8,957,694-47.69
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,200,000 0.22 4,538,226-51.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,767,738 0.58 6,928,440-16.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 169,886 0.02 18,115837.82
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 38,104 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 3,986,502 0.40 32,37712,212.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 109,476 0.01 142,707-23.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 105,907 0.01 537,685-80.30
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 451,757 0.05 598,786-24.55
SS Classified 40,150,864 4.05 477 6108,306.62

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 77.82% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (65.20% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.12% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (6.80% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.07% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (8.16% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.13% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.87% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (1.41% in 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.78% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (3.20% in 2017).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $135,753,437;
  • 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 $15,603,748;
  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - an increase of $4,843,147;
  • 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 $2,392,375;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,885,242;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,487,177;
  • 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 $1,409,458.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2018 over 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 $4,154,770;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $1,650,805.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,014 0.00 331206.34
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 1,956-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,391 0.00 3,027-54.05
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 35,349 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 391,534 0.10 153,879154.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 917-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,216 0.01 126,066-78.41
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 37,455 0.01 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 105,207 0.03 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 35,444-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 308,050 0.08 176,79674.24
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,295,618 1.12 2,886,16048.84
29 Organic chemicals 1,080,705 0.28 843,29728.15
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 330,398 0.09 193,37670.86
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 96,529 0.03 345,901-72.09
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 30,909 0.01 241,709-87.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 265,674 0.07 431,935-38.49
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 480,240 0.13 295,44962.55
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 60,401 0.02 28,192114.25
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 494,914 0.13 547,085-9.54
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,739,470 3.07 11,562,4801.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 527,390 0.14 798,092-33.92
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 142,774 0.04 389,732-63.37
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,878,693 1.28 2,486,31896.22
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,070,312 0.28 2,721,117-60.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 162,539 0.04 256,471-36.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 57 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 18,189 0.00 20,075-9.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,172,089 0.31 1,509,436-22.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,961,091 0.51 1,363,90243.79
50 Silk 32,266 0.01 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 129,684 0.03 0
52 Cotton 52,248 0.01 24,787110.79
54 Man-made filaments 21,955 0.01 213,614-89.72
55 Man-made staple fibers 18,511 0.00 8,081129.07
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 40,432 0.01 9,213338.86
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,333 0.00 1,421345.67
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 190,075 0.05 159,47419.19
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 39,035 0.01 59,573-34.48
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 248,235 0.06 265,585-6.53
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,562,743 1.72 6,449,0121.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,731,102 1.24 3,243,92545.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,050,259 0.27 670,98656.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,300,828 1.39 3,415,58655.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 421,030 0.11 279,08450.86
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 621,046 0.16 285,160117.79
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 114,090 0.03 116,730-2.26
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 779,155 0.20 222,589250.04
69 Ceramic products 1,212,974 0.32 917,14432.26
70 Glass and glassware 440,067 0.12 387,03313.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,000,149 0.78 7,154,919-58.07
72 Iron and steel 390,079 0.10 452,435-13.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,817,253 0.74 3,762,169-25.12
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,426,738 0.37 355,552301.27
75 Nickel and articles thereof 18,796 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 687,004 0.18 1,110,726-38.15
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,323 0.00 2541,208.27
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,843,147 1.27 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 339,672 0.09 1,238,259-72.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 996,136 0.26 938,4576.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,279,040 0.33 1,373,129-6.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 199,291,164 52.10 63,537,727213.66
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 90,798,814 23.74 75,195,06620.75
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 24,073 0.01 49,602-51.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,334,803 0.35 1,243,8377.31
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 554,630 0.14 161,132244.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,688,592 1.49 5,481,1643.78
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,278,496 0.60 2,539,033-10.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 318,071 0.08 285,95411.23
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 3,692,872 0.97 3,375,4709.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 10,124,222 2.65 10,475,671-3.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 811,902 0.21 469,23173.03
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 3,222-100.00
SS Classified 96,061 0.03 6 5351,369.95
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia