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Russian trade with Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka totaled $400,144,593, up 0.37% ($1,479,804) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in 2018 totaled $105,732,061, up 24.33% ($20,688,268) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2018 were $294,412,532, down 6.12% ($19,208,464) from 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Sri Lanka in 2018 was $188,680,471, a 17.45% decrease ($39,896,732) over 2017.

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 88th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 84th in 2017), accounting for 0.0582% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0683% in 2017).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 104th largest export market in 2018 (down from 99th in 2017), accounting for 0.0235% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0238% in 2017).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 65th largest supplier in 2018 (down from 64th in 2017), accounting for 0.1236% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1382% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 42.03% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (0.13% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.26% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (67.66% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.77% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (13.68% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.90% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (11.21% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.46% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (5.70% in 2017).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $44,195,370;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,033,085;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,704,045;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,512,401;
  • 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 $2,111,477;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,512,599;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,059,161;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $767,593.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $39,382,928;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $732,907.
Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,467 0.00 4,252-65.50
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 448,446 0.42 754,243-40.54
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,128,547 2.96 1,615,94893.60
10 Cereals 15,655,298 14.81 55,038,226-71.56
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 26,451 0.03 35,180-24.81
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 40,740-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1,385-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 28,676 0.03 47,210-39.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 21,085 0.02 5,832261.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,935,675 7.51 4,231,63087.53
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,126,118 2.96 613,717409.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,881,303 3.67 1,769,826119.30
29 Organic chemicals 26 0.00 199-86.93
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,115,120 3.89 4,848,027-15.12
31 Fertilizers 7,568 0.01 76,519-90.11
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,182 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 0 0.00 24,639-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,310-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 485 0.00 41,532-98.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 28,523 0.03 45,346-37.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,494,840 3.31 2,727,24728.15
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 760-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,555,535 1.47 496,374213.38
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 56,722 0.05 36,99653.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 16,122,835 15.25 11,089,75045.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 469 0.00 12,043-96.11
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 145 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 1,443-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 280 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 16,288 0.02 37,909-57.03
69 Ceramic products 94 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 4,187 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 36,343 0.03 1,0753,280.74
72 Iron and steel 44,237,097 41.84 41,727105,915.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 39,858 0.04 70,386-43.37
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 320-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 155,932 0.15 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,450 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 381,679 0.36 144,780163.63
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 209,625 0.20 95,949118.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 211,236 0.20 112,52787.72
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 17,248 0.02 11,29552.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 55,190 0.05 9405,771.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 113 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,272 0.00 0
SS Classified 726,653 0.69 966 511-24.82

Russia’s Imports from Sri Lanka

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 53.07% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (57.54% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 38.88% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (35.49% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.82% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (5.59% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.97% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (0.97% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka 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 $4,066,387;
  • 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 $2,656,478;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,169,784.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $24,999,040;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,751,433;
  • Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - a decrease of $1,208,033.
Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
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 3,067,057 1.04 2,387,00928.49
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 224 0.00 45,500.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 198,928 0.07 170,03616.99
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,969 0.00 25,945-65.43
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 141,311 0.05 137,9652.43
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 149,981,023 50.94 174,980,063-14.29
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 62,531 0.02 16,268284.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 103,338 0.04 86,67519.22
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,829,955 0.62 2,207,888-17.12
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 491,955 0.17 322,86352.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1,512-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 54,988 0.02 22,182147.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 290,967 0.10 87,496232.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 2,806-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 179,605 0.06 34,022427.91
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 13,571 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,036,652 1.03 4,788,085-36.58
39 Plastics and articles thereof 70,224 0.02 45,03055.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 13,844,898 4.70 12,675,1149.23
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 221,833 0.08 286,547-22.58
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 11,186 0.00 51,018-78.07
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 110 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 35,399 0.01 84,848-58.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,776 0.00 9,201-15.49
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 2,027-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,912,950 0.99 2,621,18411.13
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 121,123-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 64,094 0.02 188,017-65.91
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 80 0.00 72,174-99.89
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,109 0.00 261324.90
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 65,840,465 22.36 65,591,2870.38
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 43,946,408 14.93 39,880,02110.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 19,934 0.01 23,484-15.12
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 158,617 0.05 54,798189.46
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,524,650 0.52 2,732,683-44.21
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 845-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,077 0.00 20,681-85.12
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 12,738 0.00 19,917-36.04
69 Ceramic products 239,965 0.08 157,98951.89
70 Glass and glassware 46,313 0.02 14,560218.08
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 49,907 0.02 74,110-32.66
73 Articles of iron or steel 40,362 0.01 151,359-73.33
74 Copper and articles thereof 108 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 300 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,453 0.00 617135.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,672 0.00 2,830-40.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 96,350 0.03 135,418-28.85
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 4,920,466 1.67 2,263,988117.34
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 731,923 0.25 628,02416.54
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 37,923 0.01 29,92826.71
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 43,831 0.01 331,964-86.80
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 46,142 0.02 55,827-17.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 19,195 0.01 23,303-17.63
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia