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Russian trade in goods with Malaysia in Q2 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 Malaysia in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malaysia

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Malaysia was $523,805,247, down 19.82% ($129,493,069) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $233,424,289, up 6.20% ($13,617,900) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $290,380,958, down 33.01% ($143,110,969) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $56,956,669, a 73.35% decrease ($156,728,869) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Malaysia was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4293% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4081% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Malaysia was Russia’s 51st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 56th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3339% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2181% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Malaysia was Russia’s 33rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5575% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7307% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Malaysia

The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 84.61% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (82.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (3.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.93% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (6.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.26% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (3.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.88% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (2.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd 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) - an increase of $18,285,470.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,713,985;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $3,994,625;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,404,270;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,461,318;
  • 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 $1,435,382;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,335,243;
  • 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) - a decrease of $832,625;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $810,865.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 14,642 0.01 4,054261.17
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 116,919-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,818-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 56,882 0.02 30,16888.55
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,418 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 66,345 0.03 71,725-7.50
10 Cereals 0 0.00 344,694-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 26,371-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 546,837 0.23 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,176,829 0.93 6,171,454-64.73
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,263 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 95-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16,756 0.01 11,10550.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 16,101-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,927 0.00 414848.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 49,959 0.02 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 573,226-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,676,538 0.72 3,137,856-46.57
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 195,819,301 83.89 177,533,83110.30
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 685,564 0.29 666,3642.88
29 Organic chemicals 550,839 0.24 75,765627.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,067 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 1,239,975 0.53 10,953,960-88.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 18,686-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 50,378 0.02 49,4551.87
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 12,141 0.01 17,853-31.99
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 28,466 0.01 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,635 0.00 31,189-88.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 543,338 0.23 528,3812.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,399,698 0.60 1,701,624-17.74
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 99 0.00 30230.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 238,637 0.10 657,141-63.69
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,303,633 0.56 979,03533.15
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,255,705 0.54 2,066,570-39.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 1,326-100.00
52 Cotton 962 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 3 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 180 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,978 0.00 31,422-84.16
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 1,207-100.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 1,276-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 60 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 53,691 0.02 70,836-24.20
69 Ceramic products 44 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 46,799 0.02 6127,546.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 541,575 0.23 1,374,200-60.59
72 Iron and steel 743,746 0.32 86,375761.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 675,948 0.29 250,176170.19
74 Copper and articles thereof 8,288 0.00 22,131-62.55
75 Nickel and articles thereof 313 0.00 63,361-99.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,540,297 1.52 6,944,567-49.02
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,484 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 107,155 0.05 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 25,738 0.01 67,274-61.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,437 0.00 1,3704.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 622,187 0.27 901,621-30.99
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 559,316 0.24 1,994,698-71.96
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 27,951 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 4,285-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 10,764-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 842,170 0.36 2,177,413-61.32
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,216 0.00 700216.57
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 0.00 128-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 11,662-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,330 0.00 3,10171.88
SS Classified 17,854,526 7.65 0

Russia’s Imports from Malaysia

The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 59.47% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (58.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.60% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (19.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.93% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (13.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.44% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (1.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.48% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (4.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,605,419;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $3,229,175;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,005,756;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,513,831.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $59,777,824;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $18,729,997;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $16,544,047;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $13,302,065;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $6,988,538;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $6,597,923;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $5,579,986;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $4,287,574;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $3,812,977;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $3,172,999;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,702,817;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $2,533,052;
  • 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 $2,189,702;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $2,143,123;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,458,736;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,355,869;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,068,713;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,036,998;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $894,699.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 6,504-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 10 0.00 52-80.77
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 17,616 0.01 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 68,137 0.02 49,39337.95
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,360 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15,036,209 5.18 22,024,747-31.73
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 88,913 0.03 120,035-25.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 15,429,780 5.31 19,717,354-21.75
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,457,671 0.50 980,31648.69
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 25,700 0.01 1,062,698-97.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,376,630 2.54 11,189,607-34.08
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 46,130-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 831,789 0.29 2,974,912-72.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 126,354 0.04 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 326-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 256,504 0.09 18,986,501-98.65
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,143,436 0.39 2,499,305-54.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 253,927 0.09 37,356579.75
29 Organic chemicals 5,541,891 1.91 3,028,06083.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,605 0.00 27,378-79.53
31 Fertilizers 10,940 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,145,864 0.39 3,678,916-68.85
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,288,561 0.79 8,886,484-74.25
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 5,818,367 2.00 6,162,835-5.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 395,064 0.14 1,133,181-65.14
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 51,727 0.02 84,630-38.88
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,792,137 1.99 6,860,850-15.58
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,718,228 1.28 6,891,227-46.04
40 Rubber and articles thereof 34,794,961 11.98 48,097,026-27.66
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 200 0.00 576-65.28
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 123-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 44,862 0.02 72,806-38.38
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 17-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 479,517 0.17 32,8081,361.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 52,072 0.02 173,556-70.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 77,613 0.03 0
52 Cotton 211,073 0.07 614,167-65.63
54 Man-made filaments 231,270 0.08 39,588484.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 21,489 0.01 251,596-91.46
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8,008 0.00 2,745191.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,067 0.00 1,290137.75
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 689,490 0.24 57,0521,108.53
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 275,428 0.09 1,170,127-76.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 109,083 0.04 83,20931.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 242,037 0.08 127,05690.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,026 0.00 86,748-89.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 44,077 0.02 71,455-38.32
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,899 0.00 1,05580.00
69 Ceramic products 5,034 0.00 6,306-20.17
70 Glass and glassware 50,939 0.02 45,50911.93
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 9,616-100.00
72 Iron and steel 4,939,723 1.70 1,334,304270.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,103,156 0.38 2,561,892-56.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,537,029 1.22 307,8541,048.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 93-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 85,463 0.03 290,437-70.57
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 78-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,905-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,282 0.01 11,390157.09
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 146,656 0.05 160,998-8.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 154,698 0.05 278,351-44.42
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 36,097,464 12.43 52,641,511-31.43
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 108,763,322 37.46 168,541,146-35.47
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 179,625 0.06 48,642269.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,398,989 1.17 6,101,806-44.30
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 5,579,986-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,243,917 8.35 21,238,16114.15
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,850 0.00 12,438-36.89
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 444,818 0.15 613,353-27.48
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 975,038 0.34 3,164,740-69.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,470,686 0.51 2,059,830-28.60
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 569,677 0.20 1,148,784-50.41
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia