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Russian trade in goods with South Korea in Q4 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 South Korea in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with South Korea

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with South Korea was $5,447,322,472, down 24.63% ($1,779,796,283) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $3,537,528,665, down 34.67% ($1,877,588,834) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $1,909,793,807, up 5.40% ($97,792,551) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $1,627,734,858, a 54.82% decrease ($1,975,381,385) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

South Korea was Russia’s 9th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 6th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 3.0285% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.8682% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

South Korea was Russia’s 10th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 5th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 3.1630% of Russia’s total exports (down from 4.3498% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

South Korea was Russia’s 8th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 2.8074% of Russia’s total imports (down from 2.9065% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to South Korea

The major share of Russian exports to South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 76.65% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (85.53% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.01% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (7.19% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.26% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (2.77% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.48% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (2.08% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.97% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (0.71% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.19% of Russia’s total exports to South Korea (1.20% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $34,099,380;
  • 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) - an increase of $31,331,604;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $31,199,729;
  • 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 $13,136,474.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $1,894,482,683;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $34,243,236;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $25,584,577;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $21,163,021;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $15,038,750.
Russia’s exports to South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 188 0.00 460-59.13
02 Meat and edible meat offal 15,610 0.00 31,485-50.42
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 392,862,621 11.11 361,662,8928.63
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 6,873-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,460,972 0.04 52,7582,669.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 60,753 0.00 11,134445.65
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 9,500 0.00 9,4500.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 84,435 0.00 206,142-59.04
10 Cereals 22,435,564 0.63 13,889,22861.53
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,940 0.00 20,281-60.85
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,841,848 0.05 2,514,431-26.75
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 39,200 0.00 309,440-87.33
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 285,826 0.01 415,578-31.22
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 7,710 0.00 517,235-98.51
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 34,980 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 152,240 0.00 207,247-26.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 64,783 0.00 26,864141.15
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 13,390 0.00 36,981-63.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 318,046 0.01 720,507-55.86
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 419,013 0.01 158,031165.15
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,636,241 0.13 8,396,416-44.78
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,809 0.00 20,055-71.03
26 Ores, slag and ash 10,434,864 0.29 36,019,441-71.03
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,701,131,133 76.36 4,595,613,816-41.22
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 96,346,275 2.72 83,209,80115.79
29 Organic chemicals 6,650,677 0.19 4,985,70033.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,223,872 0.35 13,738,246-11.02
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 4,224-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,355,816 0.04 2,082,492-34.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 88,859 0.00 50,37676.39
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 18,734 0.00 102,699-81.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,458 0.00 539356.03
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 34,466-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 243,867 0.01 117,617107.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,146,895 0.09 4,273,489-26.36
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,082,481 0.09 4,072,909-24.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,434 0.00 1892,775.13
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 280 0.00 139,972-99.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 28,571,991 0.81 30,563,648-6.52
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 792 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 11,050,138 0.31 32,213,159-65.70
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,489,974 0.04 2,094,831-28.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 884,908 0.03 297,535197.41
52 Cotton 38 0.00 108-64.81
54 Man-made filaments 17 0.00 152,220-99.99
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,780 0.00 235,636-97.55
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 102 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 336 0.00 370-9.19
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 482 0.00 6,427-92.50
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 46,614 0.00 59,649-21.85
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 51,302 0.00 133,083-61.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 72,707 0.00 83,636-13.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 139,866 0.00 89,55456.18
65 Headgear and parts thereof 6,240 0.00 13,214-52.78
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 141 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 62,179 0.00 26,949130.73
69 Ceramic products 381,890 0.01 246,25155.08
70 Glass and glassware 175,264 0.00 255,329-31.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 69,745,812 1.97 38,414,20881.56
72 Iron and steel 64,951,869 1.84 99,195,105-34.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,750,900 0.08 1,612,30670.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 77,800 0.00 125,831-38.17
75 Nickel and articles thereof 133,100 0.00 10,3901,181.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 80,436,876 2.27 46,337,49673.59
80 Tin and articles thereof 54,463 0.00 53,9690.92
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,090,026 0.06 2,568,881-18.64
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 59,119 0.00 51,59914.57
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,764 0.00 1,25740.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,691,191 0.05 16,729,941-89.89
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 3,575,435 0.10 3,039,86017.62
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 0 0.00 69,120-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 211,284 0.01 124,95469.09
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,615,509 0.05 1,513,4776.74
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,966,344 0.06 1,542,94927.44
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,610 0.00 1,809265.40
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 2,236-100.00
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 58,777 0.00 52,06212.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 542,678 0.02 492,77010.13
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,884 0.00 892895.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,523 0.00 0
SS Classified 5,105,626 0.14 3 045 32467.65

Russia’s Imports from South Korea

The major share of Russian imports from South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 65.85% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (63.24% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.40% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (17.60% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.13% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (9.38% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.20% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (2.05% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.95% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (1.76% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.35% of Russia’s total imports from South Korea (1.37% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $143,685,904;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $60,141,282;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $9,508,686;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $5,769,452.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $78,931,801;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $21,016,215;
  • 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 $13,193,314;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $11,799,982.
Russia’s imports from South Korea in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,004,894 0.05 720,71639.43
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,753 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 42,775 0.00 18,954125.68
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 863,414 0.05 550,49456.84
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 60,061 0.00 29,232105.46
10 Cereals 37,845 0.00 35,7625.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,711,101 0.25 1,653,428184.93
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,754 0.00 20,328-86.45
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 284,577 0.01 313,987-9.37
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 212,334 0.01 111,60090.26
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 440,415 0.02 401,1919.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 341,530 0.02 405,847-15.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,017,988 0.21 5,245,465-23.40
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,321,966 0.28 1,833,090190.33
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,946,120 0.68 14,183,952-8.73
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,096,977 0.42 6,536,81323.87
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 232,633 0.01 120,35793.29
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,309,112 0.17 4,986,749-33.64
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 99,420 0.01 7,8431,167.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 25,622,858 1.34 24,863,8093.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,009,388 0.79 10,440,78243.76
29 Organic chemicals 45,167,037 2.37 49,780,839-9.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,087,498 0.58 15,455,507-28.26
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 2,214-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,906,425 0.41 7,551,3434.70
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 48,654,063 2.55 39,145,37724.29
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 8,935,658 0.47 10,470,681-14.66
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,567,253 0.08 1,792,421-12.56
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 301,076 0.02 457,705-34.22
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11,308,076 0.59 9,781,15015.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 144,342,526 7.56 139,760,3163.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 37,930,118 1.99 34,257,14710.72
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 228,985 0.01 493,853-53.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,216,654 0.06 2,658,861-54.24
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 54,178 0.00 16,366231.04
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 81,910 0.00 68,36319.82
45 Cork and articles of cork 531 0.00 1,321-59.80
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 141 0.00 1,648-91.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 17,059,985 0.89 14,670,94216.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,141,087 0.06 1,466,867-22.21
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 106 0.00 33,634-99.68
52 Cotton 377,546 0.02 1,008,592-62.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 12,721 0.00 13,636-6.71
54 Man-made filaments 3,900,483 0.20 3,826,9631.92
55 Man-made staple fibers 9,891,318 0.52 10,557,721-6.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,408,068 0.49 3,638,616158.56
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 212,682 0.01 10,7301,882.12
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 276,139 0.01 333,499-17.20
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,364,726 0.39 6,878,3697.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,734,604 0.09 2,041,984-15.05
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 551,171 0.03 604,948-8.89
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 608,822 0.03 238,385155.39
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,503,430 0.13 2,378,0545.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 281,398 0.01 248,03513.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 59,939 0.00 21,154183.35
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 14,242 0.00 4,915189.77
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 113,885 0.01 107,9705.48
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,433,256 0.18 3,665,699-6.34
69 Ceramic products 397,826 0.02 275,43644.44
70 Glass and glassware 5,378,183 0.28 7,473,493-28.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 404,588 0.02 192,732109.92
72 Iron and steel 56,233,894 2.94 68,033,876-17.34
73 Articles of iron or steel 45,760,976 2.40 66,777,191-31.47
74 Copper and articles thereof 881,535 0.05 825,1286.84
75 Nickel and articles thereof 9,118 0.00 1,245632.37
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,017,994 0.11 2,457,239-17.88
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 213-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 890,223 0.05 820,1348.55
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 760,745 0.04 616,15623.47
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,148,020 0.69 10,820,89521.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 16,404,292 0.86 19,528,439-16.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 326,309,111 17.09 266,167,82922.60
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 257,320,953 13.47 270,514,267-4.88
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 61,281 0.00 544,289-88.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 441,327,434 23.11 520,259,235-15.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 153,240,370 8.02 9,554,4661,503.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 79,288,364 4.15 78,815,1600.60
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 238,180 0.01 294,001-18.99
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 647,390 0.03 292,416121.39
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 42,390,182 2.22 43,639,913-2.86
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,577,246 0.08 1,802,055-12.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,603,020 0.24 3,442,85733.70
SS Classified 113,230 0.01 2 926 367-96.13
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia