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Russian trade in goods with Thailand in Q3 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 Thailand in the third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $593,809,969, down 17.58% ($126,627,815) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $126,352,861, down 48.89% ($120,876,391) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $467,457,108, down 1.22% ($5,751,424) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $341,104,247, a 50.94% increase ($115,124,967) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Thailand was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 41st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3580% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4187% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 52nd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1223% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2204% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 28th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.7474% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7903% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 56.22% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (62.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.98% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (15.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.86% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (9.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (3.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.59% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (7.22% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.49% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.43% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $735,617;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $603,332;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $526,158.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $83,076,648;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,197,491;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,387,120;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $6,240,817;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $4,444,500;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,336,193;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,877,986;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $1,597,724;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,311,165;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $511,587;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $435,733;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $432,187.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
01 Live animals 252 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 1,384-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 654,566 0.52 5,099,066-87.16
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,092,379 0.86 1,301,542-16.07
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 22,604-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 17,100 0.01 90,618-81.13
10 Cereals 0 0.00 11,197,491-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 213,459 0.17 81,200162.88
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 4-75.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 661 0.00 34,291-98.07
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,428 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,518 0.01 15,525-58.02
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13,213 0.01 6421,958.10
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 4,390-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,039,940 1.61 1,436,60842.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 1,311,165-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 69,001,735 54.61 152,078,383-54.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 641,532 0.51 826,651-22.39
29 Organic chemicals 43,993 0.03 7,595479.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,238 0.01 15101,486.67
31 Fertilizers 15,496,598 12.26 17,374,584-10.81
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,069 0.01 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,315 0.00 161,111-97.32
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 907 0.00 422,575.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 179 0.00 62,770-99.71
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 95,951 0.08 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,257 0.00 437,444-98.80
39 Plastics and articles thereof 847,588 0.67 1,006,185-15.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,409,280 4.28 4,673,66315.74
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 37 0.00 183-79.78
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 159,628 0.13 533,732-70.09
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,863,587 1.47 3,461,311-46.16
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,116,812 1.68 4,453,005-52.46
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,143 0.00 11,348-72.30
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 4,480-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 3-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 441 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 6,170-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 30-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 83,838 0.07 105,629-20.63
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 924-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 136,305 0.11 74,55882.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 331,225 0.26 190,29474.06
72 Iron and steel 12,744,067 10.09 21,131,187-39.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,671,686 1.32 2,183,273-23.43
75 Nickel and articles thereof 14,245 0.01 2,764415.38
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,487,931 7.51 15,728,748-39.68
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 435,733-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 66,824 0.05 17,424283.52
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,619 0.00 9,332-82.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 724,068 0.57 197,910265.86
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 811,812 0.64 594,00336.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 34,960 0.03 147,481-76.30
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 310,102 0.25 128,251141.79
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 26,327-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 956 0.00 450112.44
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 20,000 0.02 5,232282.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 34,294 0.03 3,532870.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 135 0.00 8362.65
SS Classified 115,987 0.09 550 920-78.95

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 63.74% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (62.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.33% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (15.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.29% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (8.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.11% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.06% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (4.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $21,101,241;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $10,613,442;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,566,582;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $3,345,816.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 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 $11,152,422;
  • 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 $9,028,264;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $7,753,299;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $4,574,152;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,477,258;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $4,467,052;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $4,271,626.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,345,816 0.72 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,338,926 0.71 3,553,379-6.04
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,678 0.00 10,800-47.43
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 255,178 0.05 384,232-33.59
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 899,820 0.19 828,0168.67
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,001,957 0.43 1,590,51425.87
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 51,515 0.01 73,232-29.66
10 Cereals 4,362,993 0.93 5,065,042-13.86
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 331,187 0.07 148,452123.09
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 617,895 0.13 299,230106.50
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 12,543-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 236,738 0.05 138,20171.30
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,438,822 0.74 4,066,777-15.44
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 73,578 0.02 54,58534.80
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,351 0.00 1,961-31.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 551,248 0.12 549,2650.36
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,205,166 3.04 18,476,792-23.12
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,845,967 0.39 1,518,76621.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 758,776 0.16 615,73023.23
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,356,459 0.50 3,033,561-22.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 51,465 0.01 263,913-80.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 131,899 0.03 201,157-34.43
26 Ores, slag and ash 173,567 0.04 542,223-67.99
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,338,614 0.71 2,204,84251.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,429,325 0.31 2,325,538-38.54
29 Organic chemicals 515,706 0.11 4,992,964-89.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,556,535 1.83 2,989,953186.18
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 514,691 0.11 632,180-18.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,566,578 0.55 2,012,64927.52
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 538,511 0.12 598,925-10.09
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,913,650 0.62 1,744,93466.98
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,026,490 0.22 226,047354.10
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 388,886 0.08 538,244-27.75
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,410,501 2.65 16,984,653-26.93
40 Rubber and articles thereof 50,149,781 10.73 39,536,33926.84
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 169,506 0.04 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 650,172 0.14 670,704-3.06
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 403,119 0.09 328,64222.66
45 Cork and articles of cork 783 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 2,925-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 244,157 0.05 282,475-13.57
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 859 0.00 126,604-99.32
52 Cotton 16,424 0.00 22,757-27.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,261 0.00 1,910-33.98
54 Man-made filaments 74,350 0.02 59,01825.98
55 Man-made staple fibers 592,282 0.13 584,5541.32
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 61,681 0.01 199,372-69.06
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 19,802 0.00 40,533-51.15
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8,901 0.00 9,223-3.49
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,635 0.00 13,689-29.62
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 63,846-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,347,818 0.72 2,961,09413.06
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,235,364 0.26 1,143,7138.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 604,505 0.13 1,241,120-51.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,118,134 1.74 12,585,186-35.49
65 Headgear and parts thereof 429,565 0.09 263,36763.11
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 10,379 0.00 7,41240.03
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 206,813 0.04 302,781-31.70
69 Ceramic products 495,741 0.11 634,237-21.84
70 Glass and glassware 447,823 0.10 786,277-43.05
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 9,616,717 2.06 20,769,139-53.70
72 Iron and steel 92,230 0.02 94,374-2.27
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,249,235 0.70 3,032,7777.14
74 Copper and articles thereof 39,717 0.01 4,283827.32
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 178,816 0.04 270,957-34.01
78 Lead and articles thereof 59 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 5,198 0.00 1,696206.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 51,536 0.01 520,550-90.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,206,522 0.26 1,753,054-31.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 617,886 0.13 840,095-26.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 140,518,097 30.06 119,416,85617.67
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 51,565,685 11.03 60,593,949-14.90
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 2,600 0.00 10,680-75.66
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 94,916,071 20.30 102,669,370-7.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 150,232 0.03 169,579-11.41
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,809,753 2.31 11,461,052-5.68
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,357,877 0.29 1,243,0439.24
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 25,940 0.01 31,700-18.17
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 3,264,295 0.70 3,595,517-9.21
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,257,581 1.77 6,879,45620.03
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 996,718 0.21 1,303,327-23.53
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia