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

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $536,484,921, down 29.44% ($223,821,646) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $72,757,544, down 67.32% ($149,847,467) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $463,727,377, down 13.76% ($73,974,179) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $390,969,833, a 24.08% increase ($75,873,288) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Thailand was Russia’s 51st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2983% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4069% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 77th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0651% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1788% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Thailand was Russia’s 30th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6817% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8625% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand 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) - 38.97% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (14.47% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.15% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (5.93% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.15% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (35.81% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.00% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (4.79% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.67% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (18.89% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.55% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.16% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,526,647;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $945,852;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $892,043;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $373,764;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $341,841;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $312,195;
  • 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 $247,330;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $242,576;
  • 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 $229,242.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $66,486,134;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $24,221,359;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $15,796,522;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,114,698;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $3,251,506;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,981,633;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,296,708;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $669,266;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $414,743.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 12,600 0.02 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,198,456 1.65 16,994,978-92.95
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,137,225 1.56 191,373494.25
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 49,888 0.07 51,953-3.97
10 Cereals 174,441 0.24 24,395,800-99.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 327,264 0.45 392,952-16.72
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 156,310 0.21 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1 0.00 2-50.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,506 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,224 0.01 3,605100.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 22,456 0.03 10,002124.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 6,195-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 312,195 0.43 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 100 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,596,234 2.19 2,265,500-29.54
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 210,210-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 26,755,543 36.77 29,737,176-10.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 344,631 0.47 341,0411.05
29 Organic chemicals 137,442 0.19 333,677-58.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,260 0.00 8,625-85.39
31 Fertilizers 9,549,502 13.13 7,022,85535.98
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,806 0.00 2,13331.55
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,990 0.02 66,103-81.86
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 25,355 0.03 7,619232.79
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 93,989 0.13 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 16 0.00 135-88.15
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,070,706 1.47 696,94253.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,604,841 7.70 4,712,79818.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 90-100.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 428-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 816,761 1.12 474,92071.98
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,096,650 1.51 4,348,156-74.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,721,814 2.37 5,836,512-70.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,012 0.01 9,629-58.33
52 Cotton 0 0.00 60-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 70 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,627 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 50-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 19-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,582 0.00 11,640-77.82
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 130,167 0.18 141,829-8.22
69 Ceramic products 2,840 0.00 1,59278.39
70 Glass and glassware 108,082 0.15 73,93646.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 342,229 0.47 112,987202.89
72 Iron and steel 4,411,271 6.06 70,897,405-93.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,250,802 4.47 3,350,170-2.97
74 Copper and articles thereof 832 0.00 1,012-17.79
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 24,329-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,761,371 6.54 4,901,952-2.87
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 414,743-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 15-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 1,403-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 55,676 0.08 121,136-54.04
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,231 0.00 3,890-68.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 769,911 1.06 527,33546.00
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 748,430 1.03 501,10049.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 152,389 0.21 70,888114.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 183,887 0.25 1,480,595-87.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 900-100.00
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 1,359 0.00 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,619 0.02 6,192103.80
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,889 0.00 0
SS Classified 5,584,062 7.67 41 838 424-86.65

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 64.69% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (67.21% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.26% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (13.53% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.25% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (9.91% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.32% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.68% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.26% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.52% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.57% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.18% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $8,502,741;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,389,729;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,761,337;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,425,061.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand 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 $45,063,175;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,089,536;
  • 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 $8,163,135;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $7,025,712;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,884,082;
  • 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 $4,415,748;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $3,110,662;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,384,858;
  • 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 $1,392,881.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,389,729 0.52 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,115,416 0.67 3,760,030-17.14
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,224 0.00 19,390-83.37
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 267,279 0.06 344,241-22.36
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,183,263 0.26 981,37720.57
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,704,385 0.80 3,243,26314.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 61,269 0.01 61,305-0.06
10 Cereals 4,663,589 1.01 7,048,447-33.84
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 445,571 0.10 114,651288.63
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,544,555 0.33 1,073,29343.91
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 29,506 0.01 12,488136.27
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 332,425 0.07 254,64430.54
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,998,244 1.51 6,864,3001.95
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 109,455 0.02 129,662-15.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,370 0.00 4,743-71.12
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 775,682 0.17 540,18543.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,789,906 3.19 21,815,618-32.20
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,047,178 0.44 1,778,04215.14
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 830,736 0.18 747,35911.16
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,367,977 0.73 2,875,55317.12
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 854,447 0.18 1,615,245-47.10
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 36,906 0.01 99,591-62.94
26 Ores, slag and ash 202,432 0.04 488,873-58.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 880,730 0.19 1,813,332-51.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 883,346 0.19 1,808,109-51.15
29 Organic chemicals 1,035,493 0.22 6,919,575-85.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,226,437 0.91 4,948,599-14.59
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 349,361 0.08 363,498-3.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,037,824 0.66 2,376,77927.81
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 955,036 0.21 648,17647.34
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,783,611 0.38 3,086,722-42.22
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,055,685 0.23 190,284454.79
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 22,670 0.00 426,922-94.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,858,304 2.56 14,968,966-20.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 45,537,908 9.82 37,035,16722.96
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 695,184 0.15 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 508,924 0.11 738,716-31.11
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 189,315 0.04 310,018-38.93
45 Cork and articles of cork 120 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 198 0.00 10588.57
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 390,400 0.08 278,89139.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 68,706 0.01 43,96256.28
52 Cotton 52,235 0.01 7,938558.04
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,552 0.00 477225.37
54 Man-made filaments 54,549 0.01 94,302-42.15
55 Man-made staple fibers 811,534 0.18 219,166270.28
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 236,303 0.05 77,609204.48
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,150 0.00 2,65018.87
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 15,917 0.00 43,734-63.60
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,142 0.00 10,241-49.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,962,599 0.85 3,021,09031.16
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,429,865 0.31 1,533,671-6.77
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 540,568 0.12 1,436,412-62.37
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,293,077 0.71 1,531,740114.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 62,483 0.01 134,022-53.38
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 33,400 0.01 45,713-26.94
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 257,427 0.06 290,221-11.30
69 Ceramic products 853,608 0.18 785,6868.64
70 Glass and glassware 470,056 0.10 1,074,262-56.24
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 15,386,427 3.32 19,802,175-22.30
72 Iron and steel 40,146 0.01 59,100-32.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,058,057 1.09 3,632,99639.23
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,201 0.00 10,22038.95
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 206,010 0.04 295,325-30.24
79 Zinc and articles thereof 298 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,672 0.00 22,275-92.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,107,654 0.24 1,393,891-20.54
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 834,867 0.18 944,034-11.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 145,942,960 31.47 155,032,496-5.86
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 59,056,854 12.74 67,219,989-12.14
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 35,363-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 82,481,053 17.79 127,544,228-35.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 81,582 0.02 189,868-57.03
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,429,434 2.68 11,359,1869.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 915,362 0.20 636,85043.73
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 40,399 0.01 37,5337.64
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 3,451,000 0.74 4,843,881-28.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,700,728 0.58 3,619,846-25.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 636,804 0.14 881,245-27.74
SS Classified 24,608 0.01 2 0001,130.40
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia