Russian trade with Myanmar (Burma) in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Myanmar (Burma)
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Myanmar (Burma) totaled $401,733,277, up 16.82% ($57,835,780) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 totaled $279,921,863, up 2.77% ($7,554,257) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 totaled $121,811,414, up 70.29% ($50,281,523) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 was $158,110,449, a 21.27% decrease ($42,727,266) over 2018.
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 83rd largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 91st in 2018), accounting for 0.0603% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0500% in 2018).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 80th largest export market in 2019 (up from 87th in 2018), accounting for 0.0662% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0605% in 2018).
Myanmar (Burma) was Russia’s 83rd largest supplier in 2019 (up from 90th in 2018), accounting for 0.0500% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0300% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.29% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (28.17% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.22% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.40% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.62% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.83% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (3.03% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.03% of Russia’s total exports to Myanmar (Burma) (1.53% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 over 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 $47,336,733;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $12,291,264;
- 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 $6,983,830;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,582,235;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $2,319,556;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,751,845.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,088,746;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,779,548;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,729,084;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,007,079.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,217,250 | 0.43 | 1,472,919 | -17.36 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 143,681 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 1,409 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 26,824 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 2,549,789 | 0.91 | 1,710,346 | 49.08 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,782,944 | 0.64 | 955,112 | 86.67 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 542 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 10,340 | 0.00 | 2,068 | 400.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 56,590,860 | 20.22 | 9,254,127 | 511.52 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 93,334 | 0.03 | 376,134 | -75.19 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 211 | 0.00 | 917 | -76.99 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,356 | 0.00 | 58,984 | -94.31 |
31 | Fertilizers | 6,535,215 | 2.33 | 2,952,980 | 121.31 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 65,831 | 0.02 | 97,267 | -32.32 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
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 | 17,881 | 0.01 | 3,299 | 442.01 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 18,375 | 0.01 | 2,397 | 666.58 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 2,319,556 | 0.83 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 2,480 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 18,215 | 0.01 | 4,223 | 331.33 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 193,217 | 0.07 | 333,203 | -42.01 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 855,042 | 0.31 | 1,160,578 | -26.33 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41,420 | 0.01 | 8,954 | 362.59 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 214,649 | 0.08 | 213,914 | 0.34 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 78,801 | 0.03 | 961 | 8,099.90 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 709,245 | 0.25 | 33,041 | 2,046.56 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 340,714 | 0.12 | 2,429,460 | -85.98 |
52 | Cotton | 651 | 0.00 | 11,323 | -94.25 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 466 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 1,185 | 0.00 | 2,479 | -52.20 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 658 | 0.00 | 1,881 | -65.02 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 18 | 0.00 | 25 | -28.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 14,937 | 0.01 | 155,902 | -90.42 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 841 | 0.00 | 97 | 767.01 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 115,958 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 40,138 | 0.01 | 32,528 | 23.40 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 431,780 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 26,163 | 0.01 | 18,631 | 40.43 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 10,980 | 0.00 | 95,200 | -88.47 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 18,889 | 0.01 | 255 | 7,307.45 |
72 | Iron and steel | 925 | 0.00 | 38,739 | -97.61 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,017,898 | 1.44 | 3,188,157 | 26.03 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 339,869 | 0.12 | 52,651 | 545.51 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 86,282 | 0.03 | 22,442 | 284.47 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,952,475 | 0.70 | 3,681,559 | -46.97 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,151 | 0.00 | 19 | 5,957.89 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 66 | 0.00 | 122 | -45.90 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 6,425 | 0.00 | 75,749 | -91.52 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 51,611 | 0.02 | 1,058,690 | -95.13 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 165,185 | 0.06 | 128,792 | 28.26 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 25,727,690 | 9.19 | 23,975,845 | 7.31 |
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 | 34,744,164 | 12.41 | 27,760,334 | 25.16 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,797,640 | 1.00 | 4,577,188 | -38.88 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 32,709,320 | 11.69 | 20,418,056 | 60.20 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 728 | 0.00 | 3,514 | -79.28 |
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 | 11,625 | 0.00 | 170,224 | -93.17 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,191 | 0.00 | 14,299 | -63.70 |
SS | Classified | 103,386,752 | 36.93 | 165 235 041 | -37.43 |
Russia’s Imports from Myanmar (Burma)
The major share of Russian imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 86.96% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (85.73% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.22% of Russia’s total imports from Myanmar (Burma) (9.93% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $26,963,566;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $10,141,279;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $7,052,958;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,147,005;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $2,445,065;
- Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - an increase of $478,691.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Myanmar (Burma) in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 215,724 | -100.00 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,667 | 0.00 | 3,360 | 68.66 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 229,276 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 201,950 | 0.17 | 129,660 | 55.75 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 9,302 | 0.01 | 54,457 | -82.92 |
10 | Cereals | 9,482,413 | 7.78 | 6,335,408 | 49.67 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 988 | 0.00 | 17,043 | -94.20 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 581 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 53,841 | 0.04 | 306,592 | -82.44 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 26,073 | 0.02 | 42,257 | -38.30 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 114,601 | 0.09 | 52,408 | 118.67 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,503 | 0.00 | 42,906 | -89.50 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,496,074 | 3.69 | 2,051,009 | 119.21 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 88,792 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 66,147 | 0.05 | 308,819 | -78.58 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 809 | 0.00 | 622 | 30.06 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 2,887 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 40,225 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22,369,250 | 18.36 | 12,227,971 | 82.94 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 65,055,998 | 53.41 | 38,092,432 | 70.78 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 28,917 | 0.02 | 14,595 | 98.13 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 17,551,438 | 14.41 | 10,498,480 | 67.18 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 918,896 | 0.75 | 440,205 | 108.74 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 179 | 0.00 | 7,674 | -97.67 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 1,506 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 6,752 | 0.01 | 2,147 | 214.49 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 22,350 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 11 | 309.09 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,440 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 25,555 | 0.02 | 4,073 | 527.42 |
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 | 603,553 | 0.50 | 553,510 | 9.04 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,779 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 37,876 | 0.03 | 11,063 | 242.37 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 143,456 | 0.12 | 8,200 | 1,649.46 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 131,790 | 0.11 | 53,987 | 144.11 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 31,727 | 0.03 | 7,297 | 334.80 |
SS | Classified | 95,393 | 0.08 | 3 363 | 2,736.54 |