Russian trade with Myanmar (Burma) in 2018
February 10, 2019
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Myanmar (Burma) in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Myanmar (Burma)
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Myanmar (Burma) totaled $343,897,497, up 58.69% ($127,185,499) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 totaled $272,367,606, up 62.75% ($105,018,269) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 totaled $71,529,891, up 44.91% ($22,167,230) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 was $200,837,715, a 70.22% increase ($82,851,039) over 2017.
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 91st largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 96th in 2017), accounting for 0.0500% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0371% in 2017).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 87th largest export market in 2018 (up from 89th in 2017), accounting for 0.0605% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0469% in 2017).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 92nd in 2017), accounting for 0.0300% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0217% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 28.17% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (21.65% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.40% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (2.52% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.03% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.63% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.83% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.40% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.53% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.01% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 over 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 $14,648,251;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $11,810,952;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $10,378,153;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $5,041,205;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,670,336;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,217,990;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $2,142,869;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,710,346.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,472,919 | 0.54 | 919,100 | 60.26 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,409 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 26,824 | 0.01 | 12,800 | 109.56 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,710,346 | 0.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 955,112 | 0.35 | 761,312 | 25.46 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 542 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,068 | 0.00 | 13 | 15,807.69 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 9,254,127 | 3.40 | 4,212,922 | 119.66 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 376,134 | 0.14 | 9,011 | 4,074.16 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 917 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 58,984 | 0.02 | 84,531 | -30.22 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,952,980 | 1.08 | 3,548,421 | -16.78 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 97,267 | 0.04 | 17,000 | 472.16 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 3,299 | 0.00 | 819 | 302.81 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,397 | 0.00 | 1,885 | 27.16 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 443,896 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,223 | 0.00 | 32,678 | -87.08 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 333,203 | 0.12 | 738,556 | -54.88 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,160,578 | 0.43 | 805,675 | 44.05 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 8,954 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 213,914 | 0.08 | 260,450 | -17.87 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 961 | 0.00 | 1,440 | -33.26 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 33,041 | 0.01 | 455,263 | -92.74 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,429,460 | 0.89 | 286,591 | 747.71 |
| 50 | Silk | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 11,323 | 0.00 | 5,040 | 124.66 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 466 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 2,479 | 0.00 | 1,817 | 36.43 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,881 | 0.00 | 3,855 | -51.21 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 155,902 | 0.06 | 70,739 | 120.39 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 115,958 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 32,528 | 0.01 | 144,679 | -77.52 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 431,780 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 18,631 | 0.01 | 157,044 | -88.14 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 95,200 | 0.03 | 77,474 | 22.88 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 255 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 38,739 | 0.01 | 111,261 | -65.18 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,188,157 | 1.17 | 3,585,299 | -11.08 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 52,651 | 0.02 | 29,555 | 78.15 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 22,442 | 0.01 | 90 | 24,835.56 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,681,559 | 1.35 | 1,463,569 | 151.55 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 122 | 0.00 | 50 | 144.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 75,749 | 0.03 | 188 | 40,192.02 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,058,690 | 0.39 | 630,395 | 67.94 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 128,792 | 0.05 | 260,908 | -50.64 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 23,975,845 | 8.80 | 13,597,692 | 76.32 |
| 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 | 27,760,334 | 10.19 | 13,112,083 | 111.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,577,188 | 1.68 | 906,852 | 404.73 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 20,418,056 | 7.50 | 8,607,104 | 137.22 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3,514 | 0.00 | 39,411 | -91.08 |
| 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 | 170,224 | 0.06 | 71,892 | 136.78 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 14,299 | 0.01 | 2,908 | 391.71 |
| SS | Classified | 165,235,041 | 60.67 | 111 877 041 | 47.69 |
Russia’s Imports from Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 85.73% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (71.02% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.93% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (23.40% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.79% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (1.01% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.43% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (1.16% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $19,551,304;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $5,048,110;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,500,924;
- 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 $647,667;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $215,724.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,492,983;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $329,953;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $262,588;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $220,562.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 215,724 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,360 | 0.00 | 5,930 | -43.34 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 329,953 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 129,660 | 0.18 | 163,538 | -20.72 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 54,457 | 0.08 | 10,325 | 427.43 |
| 10 | Cereals | 6,335,408 | 8.86 | 10,828,391 | -41.49 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 17,043 | 0.02 | 25,110 | -32.13 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 306,592 | 0.43 | 92,490 | 231.49 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 42,257 | 0.06 | 3,762 | 1,023.26 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 88,930 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 220,562 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 52,408 | 0.07 | 8,379 | 525.47 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 42,906 | 0.06 | 1,632 | 2,529.04 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,051,009 | 2.87 | 1,403,342 | 46.15 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 308,819 | 0.43 | 571,407 | -45.95 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 622 | 0.00 | 2,786 | -77.67 |
| 52 | Cotton | 2,887 | 0.00 | 2,110 | 36.82 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 40,225 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 12,227,971 | 17.09 | 7,179,861 | 70.31 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 38,092,432 | 53.25 | 18,541,128 | 105.45 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 14,595 | 0.02 | 16,033 | -8.97 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 10,498,480 | 14.68 | 8,997,556 | 16.68 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 440,205 | 0.62 | 321,935 | 36.74 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 7,674 | 0.01 | 11 | 69,663.64 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,506 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,147 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,073 | 0.01 | 11,676 | -65.12 |
| 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 | 553,510 | 0.77 | 458,777 | 20.65 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 11,063 | 0.02 | 28,532 | -61.23 |
| 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 | 8,200 | 0.01 | 32,876 | -75.06 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 53,987 | 0.08 | 11,976 | 350.79 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,297 | 0.01 | 388 | 1,780.67 |
| SS | Classified | 3,363 | 0.00 | 3 265 | 3.00 |