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Russian trade in goods with Sri Lanka in Q1 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Sri Lanka in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Sri Lanka

In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Sri Lanka totaled $212,861,827, up 151.96% ($128,378,665) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $147,550,712, up 764.16% ($130,476,301) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $65,311,115, down 3.11% ($2,097,636) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Sri Lanka went from a deficit of $50,334,340 in the 1st quarter of 2019, to a surplus of $82,239,597 in the 1st quarter of 2020.

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 83rd in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1498% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0537% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 65th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1658% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0164% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Sri Lanka was Russia’s 66th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 64th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1229% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1271% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Sri Lanka

The major share of Russian exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.46% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (37.19% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.44% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (18.26% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.09% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (21.52% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.98% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (16.94% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.06% of Russia’s total exports to Sri Lanka (1.20% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $20,142,304;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,045,344.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $2,633,584;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $627,691;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $525,199.
Russia’s exports to Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,513 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 355,173 0.24 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 503,289 0.34 114,569339.29
10 Cereals 26,369,474 17.87 6,227,170323.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 8,137-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,086,760 2.09 1,041,416196.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 2,633,584-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 416,806 0.28 942,005-55.75
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 7,516-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 3 0.00 214,200-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 8,056-100.00
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 0 0.00 222-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 59,646-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,842 0.01 9,257-15.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,023,559 0.69 1,651,250-38.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 272,785 0.18 224,74521.38
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,331,137 2.26 2,893,01615.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 690-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 700-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 53,764 0.04 0
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 23,348-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,280 0.00 6,132-79.13
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,770 0.00 998277.76
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 800-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 54,979 0.04 123,360-55.43
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 1,342 0.00 17,462-92.31
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 21,300-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 25,161 0.02 42,332-40.56
SS Classified 112,040,075 75.93 802 50013,861.38

Russia’s Imports from Sri Lanka

The major share of Russian imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 46.70% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (39.71% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.06% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (51.27% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.27% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (5.49% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.42% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (1.10% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Sri Lanka (2.26% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,565,407;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,223,988;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $980,357;
  • 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 $272,512.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $5,604,575;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,525,960.
Russia’s imports from Sri Lanka in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 644,924 0.99 694,693-7.16
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 47 0.00 9422.22
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,076 0.00 99,973-98.92
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 2,219-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 554 0.00 19,031-97.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 27,391,712 41.94 32,996,287-16.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 22,367 0.03 17,76125.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 15,787 0.02 17,757-11.09
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 297,826 0.46 370,703-19.66
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 177,795 0.27 245,168-27.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,862 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 69,948 0.11 8997,680.65
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 154,420 0.24 93,14965.78
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 1,525,960-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 13-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 50-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 118,615 0.18 128,515-7.70
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 1,171 0.00 4,736-75.27
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,485,534 2.27 261,546467.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 17,033 0.03 23,087-26.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,122,922 4.78 3,283,459-4.89
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 46,967 0.07 25,68482.86
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 183-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 54,940 0.08 15,244260.40
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 559-100.00
52 Cotton 148 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 51,741 0.08 38,24635.28
55 Man-made staple fibers 43,750 0.07 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 117,334 0.18 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 22 0.00 109-79.82
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 17,201,957 26.34 16,221,6006.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,015,688 19.93 10,450,28124.55
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,460 0.01 7,693-42.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,945 0.00 9,726-80.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 36,604 0.06 38,599-5.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 24,018 0.04 2595,972.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,345 0.01 3,47724.96
69 Ceramic products 32,528 0.05 23,42238.88
70 Glass and glassware 22,131 0.03 5,210324.78
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 973 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 50,524 0.08 13,358278.23
74 Copper and articles thereof 38,286 0.06 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,456 0.02 1,266804.90
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 344 0.00 251,276.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 235 0.00 299-21.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 50,009 0.08 40,33823.97
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 770,120 1.18 497,60854.76
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 93,715 0.14 198,742-52.85
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,651 0.02 6,947125.29
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 34,149 0.05 19,16478.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 48,437 0.07 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,045 0.02 5,931136.81
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia