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Russian trade in goods with Thailand 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 Thailand in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $447,960,045, down 29.55% ($187,893,702) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $63,206,164, down 73.70% ($177,086,574) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $384,753,881, down 2.73% ($10,807,128) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $321,547,717, a 107.09% increase ($166,279,446) over the 1st quarter of 2019.

Thailand was Russia’s 50th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 42nd in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3152% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4039% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 77th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 54th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0710% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2302% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7238% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7457% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.09% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (10.62% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.99% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (35.20% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.37% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (14.24% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.58% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.27% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.30% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (3.62% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.71% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (0.67% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,375,237;
  • 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 $828,419;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $771,399;
  • 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 $764,793;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $688,709;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $445,636;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $291,529.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand 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 $69,274,603;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $20,010,829;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,699,392;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,130,661;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,339,192;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $2,087,872;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $773,241;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $552,554;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $268,887;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $206,532.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 1,213-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,162 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 986,941 1.56 904,6139.10
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,977 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 206,399 0.33 35,603479.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 35,711 0.06 20,26076.26
10 Cereals 300,464 0.48 299,9190.18
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 69,207 0.11 275,739-74.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 18,310 0.03 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 9,179 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 660 0.00 19,417-96.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 25,300-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,054 0.02 3,140283.89
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13,757 0.02 5,866134.52
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 55,064 0.09 19,104188.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,451,060 3.88 3,224,301-23.98
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12,078,680 19.11 81,353,283-85.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 900,823 1.43 136,030562.22
29 Organic chemicals 98,038 0.16 201,236-51.28
31 Fertilizers 19,554,536 30.94 17,179,29913.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 680 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,176 0.00 1001,076.00
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 359 0.00 48,875.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 20,159-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 55,800-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 16,185-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 947,236 1.50 928,9711.97
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,839,647 6.07 6,970,308-44.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 39 0.00 13,760-99.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 870,306 1.38 424,670104.94
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 871,398 1.38 2,959,270-70.55
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,603,428 2.54 5,302,820-69.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,798 0.00 12,419-77.47
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6 0.00 115-94.78
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,821 0.02 7991,254.32
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,470 0.01 453886.75
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 107,767 0.17 660,321-83.68
69 Ceramic products 66 0.00 122-45.90
70 Glass and glassware 111,700 0.18 160,458-30.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 105,699 0.17 169,593-37.67
72 Iron and steel 2,607,359 4.13 22,618,188-88.47
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,351,489 2.14 1,620,376-16.59
74 Copper and articles thereof 162 0.00 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,601 0.00 10,172-74.43
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,631,735 12.07 9,970,927-23.46
78 Lead and articles thereof 4 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,000 0.01 1,216475.66
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,480 0.01 2,867230.66
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,276,404 3.60 1,587,69543.38
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 1,642,135 2.60 813,716101.81
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 5,297-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,127 0.15 3,1312,970.17
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,407,947 2.23 636,548121.18
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 929 0.00 2,327-60.08
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 0 0.00 4,091-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 296,403 0.47 4,8745,981.31
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 24-100.00
SS Classified 604,769 0.96 81 610 638-99.26

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.89% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (64.40% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.11% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (15.42% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.42% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (9.83% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.62% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.71% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.55% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.32% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.50% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,964,825;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,655,575;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $3,752,956.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $28,588,878;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,271,053;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,119,667;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,977,887;
  • 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 $1,920,452;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,861,574;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,263,192.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 240 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 592,956 0.15 271,656118.27
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,416,246 0.63 2,521,458-4.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,816 0.00 10,84918.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 402,375 0.10 528,677-23.89
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,356,700 0.35 951,66542.56
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,160,769 1.08 3,392,19022.66
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 30,167 0.01 67,789-55.50
10 Cereals 4,860,193 1.26 6,123,385-20.63
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 394,400 0.10 183,908114.46
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,023,281 0.27 1,258,789-18.71
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 8,578-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 275,024 0.07 221,70924.05
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,269,714 1.11 3,667,23516.43
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 106,128 0.03 113,753-6.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,761 0.00 5,01674.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 726,434 0.19 511,56142.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,977,625 3.11 13,955,512-14.17
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,196,960 0.57 1,182,20385.84
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 662,454 0.17 517,27428.07
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,640,081 0.95 2,671,18336.27
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 984,845 0.26 715,67137.61
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 59,875 0.02 30,68895.11
26 Ores, slag and ash 353,654 0.09 355,808-0.61
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,324,725 0.34 1,203,82610.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 890,054 0.23 1,696,636-47.54
29 Organic chemicals 784,823 0.20 3,055,876-74.32
30 Pharmaceutical products 146,506 0.04 2,008,080-92.70
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 332,929 0.09 550,645-39.54
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,363,334 0.61 2,340,4770.98
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 574,450 0.15 1,596,657-64.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,189,920 0.57 2,090,6954.75
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 875,218 0.23 348,368151.23
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 597,067 0.16 468,36627.48
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,932,346 2.58 12,052,013-17.59
40 Rubber and articles thereof 39,432,415 10.25 34,776,84013.39
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 356,159 0.09 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 526,002 0.14 459,05814.58
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 236,991 0.06 148,65159.43
45 Cork and articles of cork 7 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 396,435 0.10 131,019202.58
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,736 0.00 26,477-78.34
52 Cotton 15,561 0.00 43,577-64.29
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,717 0.00 2,116-18.86
54 Man-made filaments 121,254 0.03 92,79230.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 187,652 0.05 92,194103.54
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 280,795 0.07 181,25354.92
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 30,278 0.01 2,0991,342.50
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,009 0.00 6,444-53.31
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,670 0.00 1,09352.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,562,164 0.67 2,993,667-14.41
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,301,719 0.34 1,033,75625.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 181,042 0.05 774,665-76.63
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,202,605 2.39 5,449,64968.87
65 Headgear and parts thereof 20,183 0.01 38,482-47.55
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 366 0.00 2,121-82.74
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 237,975 0.06 447,693-46.84
69 Ceramic products 1,071,383 0.28 557,45692.19
70 Glass and glassware 427,124 0.11 598,181-28.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 13,663,636 3.55 13,128,7854.07
72 Iron and steel 67,775 0.02 117,200-42.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,508,368 0.91 3,449,1821.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 438,490 0.11 50,591766.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 118,345 0.03 241,813-51.06
79 Zinc and articles thereof 43 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 15 0.00 198-92.42
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,497 0.00 442,275-99.66
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 954,158 0.25 663,51643.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 581,729 0.15 953,754-39.01
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 128,357,641 33.36 112,392,81614.20
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 42,641,112 11.08 43,425,075-1.81
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 0.00 550-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 59,940,006 15.58 88,528,884-32.29
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 176,037 0.05 113,05055.72
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,858,266 2.82 10,269,4665.73
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 957,922 0.25 1,124,597-14.82
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 14,958 0.00 61,051-75.50
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 2,021,397 0.53 3,941,849-48.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,734,305 0.71 1,621,76368.60
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 591,359 0.15 480,47723.08
SS Classified 3,505 0.00 16 638-78.93
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia