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

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Vietnam was $1,303,815,571, down 36.31% ($743,472,629) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $308,368,252, down 72.78% ($824,318,175) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $995,447,319, up 8.84% ($80,845,546) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade balance with Vietnam went from a surplus of $218,084,654 in the 4th quarter of 2018, to a deficit of $687,079,067 in the 4th quarter of 2019.

Vietnam was Russia’s 29th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.7249% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.0958% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Vietnam was Russia’s 52nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 23rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2757% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9098% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Vietnam was Russia’s 17th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 16th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.4633% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.4670% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam 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) - 47.62% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (8.28% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.58% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (10.54% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.49% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (6.05% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.01% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (4.38% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.83% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (56.28% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.96% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (0.78% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam 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) - an increase of $42,006,635;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $11,573,365;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,022,319;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,736,798;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,437,081;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,763,601;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $954,833.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam 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 $588,412,465;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $68,399,056;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $18,425,789;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $15,986,634;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,534,918;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $9,393,576;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $6,594,522;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,446,769;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,209,358;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,914,820;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,777,402;
  • 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 $1,658,997;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,530,805.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 4,700 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 7,410,039 2.40 16,803,615-55.90
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,354,484 0.76 8,949,006-73.69
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 111 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,000,396 0.32 2,531,201-60.48
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,217 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 104,585 0.03 17,924483.49
10 Cereals 18,615,324 6.04 30,150,242-38.26
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,205 0.00 7,949-21.94
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 22,000 0.01 51,000-56.86
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,063,455 0.67 1,731,88819.14
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,096,913 0.36 142,080672.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,868,138 0.93 2,988,882-4.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 472,029 0.15 639,369-26.17
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,633,057 1.50 1,896,259144.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 633,939 0.21 273,234132.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,754,542 0.89 990,941177.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 286,537 0.09 667,372-57.06
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 320,766 0.10 596,522-46.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 32,175 0.01 81,783-60.66
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 902,511 0.29 1,458,440-38.12
26 Ores, slag and ash 14,419,320 4.68 2,845,955406.66
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 131,510,849 42.65 89,504,21446.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 768,281 0.25 1,255,024-38.78
29 Organic chemicals 4,386 0.00 5,451,155-99.92
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,370,538 1.09 2,452,18937.45
31 Fertilizers 17,313,981 5.61 33,300,615-48.01
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 281,092 0.09 382,514-26.51
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 880,748 0.29 883,279-0.29
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 43,008 0.01 200,526-78.55
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 153-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 4,700 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 263,010 0.09 384,455-31.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 264,673 0.09 3,179,493-91.68
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,598,567 1.49 2,161,486112.75
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 171,536 0.06 89,39991.88
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,738 0.00 15,870-63.84
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,034,830 2.28 3,012,511133.52
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 171 0.00 25584.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,375,749 0.45 1,726,838-20.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,792,847 1.23 3,866,381-1.90
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,488 0.01 275,671-93.66
54 Man-made filaments 83,300 0.03 35,674133.50
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,040 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 409 0.00 12,360-96.69
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,233 0.00 807,691.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 2,979-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,302 0.00 1,778479.42
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,533 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 159,546 0.05 121,40831.41
69 Ceramic products 349,970 0.11 1,13930,626.08
70 Glass and glassware 236,709 0.08 389,484-39.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37 0.00 1,222-96.97
72 Iron and steel 44,698,711 14.50 113,097,767-60.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 698,180 0.23 3,907,538-82.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,525 0.00 15,801-58.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,547,844 0.83 2,079,38722.53
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 90,168 0.03 279,318-67.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,262 0.00 27,716-70.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,257,334 1.70 7,034,736-25.27
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 4,745,827 1.54 6,404,824-25.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,499,628 5.35 604,912,093-97.27
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 716,631 0.23 19,142,420-96.26
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 868 0.00 6,712-87.07
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,630 0.00 3003,110.00
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 51,958 0.02 16,923207.03
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 18,072 0.01 3814,643.31
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,179 0.00 43,800-81.33
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 707 0.00 136419.85
SS Classified 455,014 0.15 154 184 991-99.70

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam 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) - 58.31% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (62.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 21.52% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (18.86% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.19% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (11.92% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.21% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (2.33% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.19% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.16% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $18,389,806;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $16,125,704;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $15,361,413;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $13,038,404;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $11,106,397;
  • 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 $7,830,224;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,819,045;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $4,038,204.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam 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) - a decrease of $19,273,884;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $10,114,782.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
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 34,466,434 3.46 18,340,73087.92
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,600 0.00 2,127163.28
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 264,933 0.03 239,68010.54
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 16,377,366 1.65 16,710,269-1.99
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 41,342,106 4.15 51,456,888-19.66
10 Cereals 3,095,852 0.31 942,588228.44
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 77,833 0.01 3,5672,082.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 106,243 0.01 173,875-38.90
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 217,800 0.02 230,044-5.32
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,256 0.00 2,696-53.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 71,785 0.01 36,58696.21
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 92,030 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 132,569 0.01 38,603243.42
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 23,629 0.00 23,2521.62
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,161,136 0.22 2,339,052-7.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,865,362 0.69 5,721,34620.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 15,231,966 1.53 12,446,79722.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 859,008 0.09 334,315156.95
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 966-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,185,107 0.42 146,9032,748.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 224,746 0.02 462,116-51.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 293,915 0.03 611,677-51.95
29 Organic chemicals 25,933 0.00 30,105-13.86
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,605,716 0.66 1,786,671269.72
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,872,699 0.29 2,961,720-3.01
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,126 0.00 33,134-15.11
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 1,380,633 0.14 316,505336.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 92,340-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,364,440 0.44 3,192,51236.71
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,979,200 0.20 855,982131.22
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,727,130 0.58 4,680,53222.36
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,719,467 0.88 6,770,54628.79
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 21,050-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,450,412 0.85 7,151,86618.16
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,952 0.00 16,540-76.11
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 313,012 0.03 330,166-5.20
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 678,848 0.07 614,93410.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 351,284 0.04 275,31027.60
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,075 0.00 7,089-0.20
52 Cotton 1,381,185 0.14 1,414,578-2.36
54 Man-made filaments 4,539 0.00 68,972-93.42
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,198,482 0.12 1,031,02516.24
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 14,986 0.00 32,148-53.38
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 246,055 0.02 42585,745.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 50,403 0.01 16,838199.34
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,646,135 0.17 1,975,598-16.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 40,910 0.00 46,504-12.03
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 42,063,172 4.23 29,024,76844.92
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 67,626,805 6.79 56,520,40819.65
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,737,729 0.68 6,092,16410.60
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 90,991,530 9.14 75,630,11720.31
65 Headgear and parts thereof 899,304 0.09 373,223140.96
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,647 0.00 1,096232.76
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,317,503 0.13 262,961401.03
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 972,913 0.10 422,109130.49
69 Ceramic products 697,186 0.07 1,032,312-32.46
70 Glass and glassware 121,265 0.01 160,613-24.50
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 653,652 0.07 902,923-27.61
72 Iron and steel 1,206,596 0.12 2,211,289-45.43
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,855,900 0.59 5,161,21713.46
74 Copper and articles thereof 993,816 0.10 91,127990.58
75 Nickel and articles thereof 16,005 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 22,149 0.00 7,125210.86
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,893 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 202,419 0.02 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,406,017 0.24 2,254,8036.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,111,393 0.11 890,97224.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 100,642,198 10.11 82,252,39222.36
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 470,847,925 47.30 463,017,7011.69
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 5,391-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 630,077 0.06 344,54382.87
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 19,273,884-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,364,494 0.84 7,823,3656.92
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 237,241 0.02 176,73034.24
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 75,341 0.01 32,634130.87
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 3,490,811 0.35 2,679,94330.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,046,861 1.21 11,252,4667.06
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,984,587 0.30 2,680,38811.35
SS Classified 39,592 0.00 36 3258.99
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia