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

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $381,488,636, down 36.99% ($223,975,391) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $75,241,717, down 57.97% ($103,756,145) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $306,246,919, down 28.19% ($120,219,246) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $231,005,202, a 6.65% decrease ($16,463,101) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Thailand was Russia’s 50th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 42nd in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3127% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3782% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 59th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1076% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1776% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 30th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 29th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5879% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7189% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

The major share of Russian exports to Thailand 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) - 48.93% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (45.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.03% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (15.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.54% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (13.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.68% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (3.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.66% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (4.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.15% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (1.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,539,426;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,279,046;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $786,327;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $623,673;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $599,937;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $534,503;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $259,455;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $228,131.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand 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) - a decrease of $45,283,318;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,933,884;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,106,226;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $5,600,000;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,310,242;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $2,741,684;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,531,850;
  • 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 $421,524;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $362,444;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $341,254;
  • 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 $288,743;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $285,819.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 649,921 0.86 49,9841,200.26
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 419,020 0.56 1,950,870-78.52
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 43,320-100.00
10 Cereals 74,013 0.10 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 165,772 0.22 304,416-45.54
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12,977 0.02 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 400 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,482 0.04 1,5371,688.03
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,066 0.01 12,732-60.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 259,455 0.34 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,382,368 3.17 1,758,69535.46
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 34,430,747 45.76 79,714,065-56.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 607,717 0.81 1,029,241-40.95
29 Organic chemicals 244,260 0.32 16,1291,414.42
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 9,843-100.00
31 Fertilizers 13,595,292 18.07 21,701,518-37.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 3,033-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 47,637-100.00
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 5,760 0.01 3,92246.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 428 0.00 1,609-73.40
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,924 0.01 4,727-16.99
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,150,514 1.53 1,436,333-19.90
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,222,926 4.28 3,564,180-9.57
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 145-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,897,291 3.85 357,865709.60
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 472,851 0.63 3,214,535-85.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,158,981 4.20 2,624,47820.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 61 0.00 4,916-98.76
54 Man-made filaments 15 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,443 0.00 3,150-22.44
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 307-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 2,069-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 922 0.00 771,097.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 1,933-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 34-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 207,773 0.28 118,86074.80
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 4,839-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 45,479-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 13,545 0.02 302,288-95.52
72 Iron and steel 1,299,889 1.73 14,233,773-90.87
73 Articles of iron or steel 30,113 0.04 3,340,355-99.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 594 0.00 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,765-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,778,375 7.68 5,950,786-2.90
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 0.00 53-81.13
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 68,127 0.09 83,861-18.76
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,843 0.00 3,924-27.55
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,055,256 1.40 1,417,700-25.57
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 741,557 0.99 660,51712.27
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 29,717 0.04 45,457-34.63
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 5,600,000-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 924,731 1.23 138,404568.14
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 677 0.00 55023.09
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 250 0.00 1,396-82.09
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,280,846 1.70 1,80071,058.11
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 140-100.00
SS Classified 16,808 0.02 29 180 614-99.94

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 60.16% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (62.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.31% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (17.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.35% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (10.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.10% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.72% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.25% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.63% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

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

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,124,036;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,014,250.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd 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 $52,877,537;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $22,703,622;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $9,955,284;
  • 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 $8,694,428;
  • 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 $5,875,725;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $5,034,994;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $2,256,381;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,620,856;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $1,441,541;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,306,214;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $1,234,114;
  • 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 $1,129,553;
  • 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 $974,379.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
01 Live animals 555 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 2,256,381-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,169,462 1.03 3,474,608-8.78
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,590 0.00 11,23012.11
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 93,504 0.03 313,455-70.17
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 563,720 0.18 930,030-39.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,742,679 0.90 3,553,375-22.81
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 64,166 0.02 66,815-3.96
10 Cereals 3,900,827 1.27 3,781,7443.15
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 556,257 0.18 243,666128.29
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 747,535 0.24 750,043-0.33
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 28,051-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 149,539 0.05 215,486-30.60
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,689,805 1.53 5,038,686-6.92
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 62,304 0.02 99,017-37.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7,084 0.00 2,425192.12
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 822,747 0.27 695,93918.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,755,777 4.82 15,655,639-5.75
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,160,022 0.71 2,282,875-5.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 637,661 0.21 558,31914.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,239,344 0.73 3,094,407-27.63
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 434,639 0.14 318,80736.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 46,543 0.02 191,692-75.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 231,026 0.08 797,866-71.04
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,560,270 1.16 4,179,190-14.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 514,259 0.17 1,643,812-68.72
29 Organic chemicals 583,946 0.19 569,5452.53
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,667,349 1.52 5,973,563-21.87
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 367,651 0.12 552,277-33.43
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,025,037 0.66 2,337,063-13.35
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 701,652 0.23 551,32127.27
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,022,914 0.99 2,740,06410.32
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 900,288 0.29 693,37229.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 719,748 0.24 576,12324.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,602,796 2.81 13,637,790-36.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 37,044,275 12.10 46,999,559-21.18
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 649,170 0.21 217,042199.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 137,870 0.05 423,252-67.43
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 110,959 0.04 359,658-69.15
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 287-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 28 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 188,060 0.06 275,370-31.71
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 117 0.00 66,192-99.82
52 Cotton 50,921 0.02 29,08975.05
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 993 0.00 67147.99
54 Man-made filaments 57,303 0.02 32,76874.87
55 Man-made staple fibers 268,883 0.09 1,502,997-82.11
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 74,531 0.02 115,733-35.60
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 55,459 0.02 6,223791.19
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 502 0.00 19,683-97.45
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43,285 0.01 3,3021,210.87
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,053,284 0.67 3,674,140-44.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 501,724 0.16 1,025,857-51.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 276,206 0.09 648,798-57.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,996,346 0.98 1,872,31060.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 50,146 0.02 182,419-72.51
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 10-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 401 0.00 33519.70
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 361,050 0.12 260,17938.77
69 Ceramic products 659,122 0.22 517,95927.25
70 Glass and glassware 185,329 0.06 397,056-53.32
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,926,544 0.63 7,802,269-75.31
72 Iron and steel 39,967 0.01 44,687-10.56
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,344,665 0.77 2,916,853-19.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,043,883 0.34 29,6333,422.70
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 127,796 0.04 322,391-60.36
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,065 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 203 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 13,687 0.00 4,191226.58
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,083 0.00 407166.09
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,306,080 0.43 1,673,515-21.96
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 381,222 0.12 678,826-43.84
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 97,112,045 31.71 119,815,667-18.95
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 37,492,235 12.24 46,186,663-18.82
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 76,000 0.02 1,6854,410.39
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 39,326,364 12.84 92,203,901-57.35
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 100,180 0.03 147,286-31.98
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,116,966 3.30 10,216,251-0.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 259,565 0.08 535,533-51.53
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 40,817 0.01 13,420204.15
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 1,138,666 0.37 2,113,045-46.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,177,825 1.04 4,619,366-31.21
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 696,996 0.23 695,0110.29
SS Classified 3,405 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia