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Russian trade in goods with Malaysia in Q1 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Malaysia in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malaysia

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Malaysia totaled $768,355,448, up 11.75% ($80,777,727) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $402,628,110, up 32.40% ($98,521,226) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $365,727,338, down 4.63% ($17,743,499) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade balance with Malaysia went from a deficit of $79,363,953 in the 1st quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $36,900,772 in the 1st quarter of 2019.

Malaysia was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 40th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4881% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4362% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Malaysia was Russia’s 43rd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 47th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3857% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2952% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Malaysia was Russia’s 31st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6895% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7022% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Malaysia

The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.04% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (91.77% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (3.73% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.82% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (0.84% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.55% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.20% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $82,846,430;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,317,447;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,071,259;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $1,413,287.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,963,410;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,099,994.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
01 Live animals 9,746 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 66,726-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 12,300-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 12,816 0.00 408,062-96.86
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 87,633 0.02 20,325331.16
10 Cereals 607,853 0.15 353172,096.32
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 73,846-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,124,042 0.28 1,025,8519.57
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 1,650-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 16,557 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 48,875-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 23,226 0.01 22,1584.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 379 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 375 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 116,730 0.03 94,73723.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 584,975 0.15 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 361,815,571 89.86 278,969,14129.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 426,702 0.11 307,73738.66
29 Organic chemicals 157,197 0.04 152,1893.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,287 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 6,465,938 1.61 9,429,348-31.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,682 0.00 1,011659.84
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 112,768 0.03 54,010108.79
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 43,180 0.01 32,07034.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 4,080-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,413,287 0.35 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 29,242 0.01 105,841-72.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 439,576 0.11 380,39415.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,959,365 0.74 888,106233.22
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,555 0.00 360331.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 498,917 0.12 294,14469.62
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,852,092 0.71 2,381,02719.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,165,928 1.28 2,848,48181.36
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,757 0.00 2,11477.72
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6 0.00 0
52 Cotton 56 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 62 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 179 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,364 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,120 0.00 205,500.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 36,130 0.01 30120,333.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,623 0.00 15,820-70.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,882 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 685 0.00 501,270.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 290 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 116,204 0.03 113,8312.08
69 Ceramic products 160 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 443 0.00 10,067-95.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 181,983 0.05 0
72 Iron and steel 194,125 0.05 139,24639.41
73 Articles of iron or steel 672,165 0.17 49,0781,269.59
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,310 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,346,668 0.33 3,446,662-60.93
78 Lead and articles thereof 1 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,189 0.00 5010,278.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 360,767 0.09 459,161-21.43
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 1,322,917 0.33 246,286437.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 5,978-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 9,600 0.00 35,577-73.02
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,713,672 0.67 1,797,01951.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 398 0.00 160148.75
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,320 0.00 330300.00
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 34 0.00 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 80 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,699 0.00 1652,747.88
SS Classified 10,668,600 2.65 162 4186,468.61

Russia’s Imports from Malaysia

The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 56.97% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (62.87% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.96% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (17.91% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.99% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (14.66% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.62% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (0.39% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.95% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.15% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $22,299,302;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $5,689,303;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,438,330.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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) - a decrease of $16,474,153;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $11,604,185;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $8,438,675;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,502,923;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,827,105;
  • 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) - a decrease of $2,641,989.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 51,319 0.01 15,566229.69
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 17,703 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 88,891 0.02 91,810-3.18
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 240-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 9,600 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 11,409-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 21,456,672 5.87 29,895,347-28.23
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 116,173 0.03 57,810100.96
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 16,326,901 4.46 16,812,100-2.89
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 647,901 0.18 860,088-24.67
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 161,181 0.04 768,015-79.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,613,218 1.53 4,683,47719.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 80,634 0.02 21,162281.03
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,954,560 0.81 2,998,318-1.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 113 0.00 8,500-98.67
26 Ores, slag and ash 22,299,302 6.10 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,894,117 0.52 1,501,49726.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 30,910-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 2,778,628 0.76 5,605,733-50.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,151 0.01 3,1811,036.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,187,088 0.87 2,179,71946.22
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,220,584 1.70 531,2811,070.87
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 5,579,777 1.53 5,971,831-6.57
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 747,365 0.20 489,66752.63
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 200,446 0.05 291,584-31.26
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,810,763 1.59 4,372,43332.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,607,532 0.99 4,526,328-20.30
40 Rubber and articles thereof 44,837,941 12.26 44,670,6280.37
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 934 0.00 9,883-90.55
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 33,143 0.01 171,394-80.66
45 Cork and articles of cork 28 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 57,915 0.02 37,62653.92
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 121,393 0.03 116,7064.02
52 Cotton 402,449 0.11 152,183164.45
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 169-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 140,397 0.04 66,629110.71
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 66,041 0.02 978,169-93.25
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 766 0.00 1,788-57.16
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,475 0.01 23,66449.91
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,498,731 0.41 1,293,13515.90
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 173,208 0.05 315,930-45.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 262,192 0.07 241,4548.59
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 96,055 0.03 280,637-65.77
65 Headgear and parts thereof 82,322 0.02 73,30612.30
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 24 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,664 0.00 314429.94
69 Ceramic products 21,503 0.01 5,645280.92
70 Glass and glassware 55,347 0.02 70,146-21.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 21,200 0.01 33,477-36.67
72 Iron and steel 731,488 0.20 778,543-6.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,483,334 0.41 2,393,370-38.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 263,585 0.07 157,64867.20
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,141 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 633,010 0.17 778,853-18.73
78 Lead and articles thereof 291 0.00 60385.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 7,497-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,636 0.00 11,265-67.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 121,983 0.03 148,615-17.92
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 219,819 0.06 139,27057.84
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 44,297,648 12.11 48,800,571-9.23
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 138,485,752 37.87 154,959,905-10.63
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 1,740 0.00 14,321-87.85
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,003,261 1.37 5,617,602-10.94
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 505,050 0.14 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,075,101 5.49 31,679,286-36.63
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,242 0.00 2,509587.21
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 700,225 0.19 35,9771,846.31
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 2,029,437 0.55 4,671,426-56.56
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,379,283 0.65 2,266,5944.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 974,965 0.27 736,63632.35
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia