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Russian trade with Hong Kong in 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 Hong Kong in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong was $1,279,565,834, down 6.95% ($95,499,293) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2019 were $803,298,329, down 19.06% ($189,224,376) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2019 totaled $476,267,505, up 24.50% ($93,725,083) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in 2019 was $327,030,824, a 46.39% decrease ($282,949,459) over 2018.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 60th in 2018), accounting for 0.1920% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1998% in 2018).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 58th largest export market in 2019 (down from 53rd in 2018), accounting for 0.1900% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2206% in 2018).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 61st in 2018), accounting for 0.1954% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1606% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 60.17% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (33.63% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.58% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (16.44% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.96% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (10.04% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.66% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (8.53% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.96% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.32% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.02% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (22.79% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2019 over 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) - an increase of $149,594,637;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $17,635,483;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $3,962,728;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,063,306.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $205,140,926;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $34,702,795;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $19,624,789;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $19,491,717;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $16,112,905;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $15,428,950;
  • 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 $5,796,806;
  • 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 $3,943,488;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $3,353,700;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,752,838.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
01 Live animals 98 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 30,888,388 3.85 47,001,293-34.28
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,467,258 0.68 1,504,530263.39
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 583,577 0.07 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 21,645,144 2.69 24,998,844-13.42
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 13,854-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,270-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 418-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,969,734 0.74 6,314,611-5.46
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 458,730 0.06 494,637-7.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 159,600 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,754,806 0.22 82,0092,039.77
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,559,250 0.32 3,855,197-33.62
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,374 0.00 19,286-61.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 25,387-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 9,944 0.00 27,978-64.46
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 56,125-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 51,602 0.01 21,832136.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 45,980 0.01 293,038-84.31
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 60-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 164,067 0.02 39,463315.75
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 19,491,717-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 108,898,695 13.56 143,601,490-24.17
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,405,444 0.55 3,962,56311.18
29 Organic chemicals 62,573 0.01 213,556-70.70
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,584,027 0.45 3,552,3000.89
31 Fertilizers 17,635,483 2.20 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 92,495 0.01 88,6234.37
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 841,377 0.10 218,622284.85
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 1,438,762 0.18 3,648,262-60.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 62 0.00 4,396-98.59
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,072 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 204,946 0.03 598,651-65.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 249,401 0.03 626,002-60.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,271,026 0.41 207,7201,474.73
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,676,042 0.21 21,300,831-92.13
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,057,042 0.13 42,2532,401.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 433,516 0.05 389,18811.39
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,678,581 0.21 1,710,243-1.85
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 13,339 0.00 51,315-74.01
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,426,893 0.18 240,489493.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 50,054 0.01 17,641183.74
50 Silk 16,995 0.00 20,415-16.75
52 Cotton 11,131 0.00 1806,083.89
54 Man-made filaments 8,292 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,935 0.00 4,80965.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 569 0.00 29,212-98.05
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,679 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 39,971 0.00 33121,024.24
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 710 0.00 95647.37
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 45 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,726,821 0.34 2,262,79020.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 974,609 0.12 57,2621,602.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 59,860 0.01 236,263-74.66
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 76,398 0.01 39,08995.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 934-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 15,930 0.00 2057,670.73
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 106,249 0.01 8,0231,224.31
69 Ceramic products 385,019 0.05 438,340-12.16
70 Glass and glassware 62,791 0.01 167,327-62.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 483,342,684 60.17 333,748,04744.82
72 Iron and steel 18,001,174 2.24 223,142,100-91.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 280,034 0.03 273,1692.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 679,367 0.08 484,65540.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 58,053 0.01 1,6033,521.52
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,042,780 0.38 1,027,749196.06
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,719,812 0.21 226,555659.11
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 5-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 124,822 0.02 371,603-66.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 218,116 0.03 262,641-16.95
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 149,292 0.02 357,102-58.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 29,688,119 3.70 45,117,069-34.20
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 36,053,539 4.49 41,850,345-13.85
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 10,009 0.00 13,148-23.87
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,933,171 0.24 4,686,009-58.75
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,393 0.00 2,200,000-99.35
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,298,782 0.54 5,767,738-25.47
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 837,589 0.10 169,886393.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 66,338 0.01 38,10474.10
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 43,014 0.01 3,986,502-98.92
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 103,306 0.01 109,476-5.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 156,674 0.02 105,90747.94
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 366,341 0.05 451,757-18.91
SS Classified 824,534 0.10 40 150 864-97.95

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 76.72% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (77.82% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.51% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.07% in 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.13% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (5.12% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.88% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.08% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.25% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (3.35% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $56,396,440;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $18,192,691;
  • 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 $12,996,769;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $4,899,083;
  • 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 $4,332,526;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $2,691,003;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $2,660,452;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,747,493;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,494,076.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - a decrease of $4,842,196;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,958,731;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,923,043;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $1,910,323.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,960 0.00 1,014290.53
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 716 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,694 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 1,391-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 35,349-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 241,646 0.05 391,534-38.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 402,134 0.08 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 166,280 0.03 27,216510.96
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 97,783 0.02 37,455161.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 105,207-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 18,500,741 3.88 308,0505,905.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,628,144 1.81 4,295,618100.86
29 Organic chemicals 2,828,198 0.59 1,080,705161.70
30 Pharmaceutical products 85 0.00 109-22.02
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 550,098 0.12 330,39866.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 112,618 0.02 96,52916.67
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 134,239 0.03 30,909334.30
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 398,780 0.08 265,67450.10
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 316,185 0.07 480,240-34.16
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 14,203 0.00 60,401-76.49
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 410,039 0.09 494,914-17.15
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,786,772 2.47 11,739,4700.40
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,067,547 0.22 527,390102.42
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 222,434 0.05 142,77455.79
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,968,370 0.62 4,878,693-39.16
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 180,235 0.04 1,070,312-83.16
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 159,799 0.03 162,539-1.69
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 57-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 64,229 0.01 18,189253.12
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,427,375 0.30 1,172,08921.78
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,717,701 0.36 1,961,091-12.41
50 Silk 0 0.00 32,266-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 13,580 0.00 129,684-89.53
52 Cotton 16,510 0.00 52,248-68.40
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,074 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 194,526 0.04 21,955786.02
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,439 0.00 18,511-70.62
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 97,012 0.02 40,432139.94
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,235 0.00 6,333-1.55
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 321,689 0.07 190,07569.24
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 190,737 0.04 39,035388.63
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 448,357 0.09 248,23580.62
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,604,012 0.76 6,562,743-45.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,808,059 0.59 4,731,102-40.65
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 925,300 0.19 1,050,259-11.90
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,199,911 2.14 5,300,82892.42
65 Headgear and parts thereof 245,312 0.05 421,030-41.74
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 292,410 0.06 621,046-52.92
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 320,995 0.07 114,090181.35
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 528,709 0.11 779,155-32.14
69 Ceramic products 3,903,977 0.82 1,212,974221.85
70 Glass and glassware 570,375 0.12 440,06729.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,504,140 0.53 3,000,149-16.53
72 Iron and steel 327,326 0.07 390,079-16.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,547,276 0.74 2,817,25325.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 302,839 0.06 1,426,738-78.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 18,796-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 579,091 0.12 687,004-15.71
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,149 0.00 3,32324.86
80 Tin and articles thereof 951 0.00 4,843,147-99.98
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,271,776 0.27 339,672274.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,933,070 0.41 996,13694.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,773,116 0.58 1,279,040116.81
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 255,687,604 53.69 199,291,16428.30
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 103,795,583 21.79 90,798,81414.31
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 12,383 0.00 24,073-48.56
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 912,181 0.19 1,334,803-31.66
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 101,786 0.02 554,630-81.65
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,882,113 1.03 5,688,592-14.18
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,699,700 0.36 2,278,496-25.40
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 478,818 0.10 318,07150.54
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 4,672,552 0.98 3,692,87226.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,784,674 2.68 10,124,22226.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 717,533 0.15 811,902-11.62
SS Classified 182,620 0.04 96 06190.11
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia