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Russian trade in goods with Malaysia in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malaysia

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Malaysia was $727,058,115, down 4.61% ($35,146,386) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $243,505,453, down 5.86% ($15,164,155) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $483,552,662, down 3.97% ($19,982,231) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $240,047,209, a 1.97% decrease ($4,818,076) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Malaysia was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 44th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4486% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4238% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Malaysia was Russia’s 55th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2579% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2313% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Malaysia was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7150% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.7402% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Malaysia

The major share of Russian exports to Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 82.45% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (88.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.24% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.72% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (3.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.65% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (2.66% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.82% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (2.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.09% of Russia’s total exports to Malaysia (1.34% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5,575,446;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,936,109;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $1,710,800;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $1,458,592;
  • 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 $1,453,623;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,438,079;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,087,942;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $861,235;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $847,989;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $744,160.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $21,985,410;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $4,980,974;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,616,985;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,966,175;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,050,974.
Russia’s exports to Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 140 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 12,404 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 145,768 0.06 290,999-49.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 246,395 0.10 24,847891.65
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 335,004 0.14 247,79735.19
10 Cereals 231,311 0.09 37,500516.83
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 8,640-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 458,006 0.19 75,653505.40
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,487,614 3.49 2,912,168191.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 235,991 0.10 206,48214.29
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,575 0.01 561,569-95.27
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 26,906-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,024 0.00 56,762-78.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,321 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 119,219 0.05 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 420,007 0.17 339,31823.78
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,199,711 0.49 6,180,685-80.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 199,143,064 81.78 221,128,474-9.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 916,400 0.38 412,857121.97
29 Organic chemicals 319,346 0.13 227,17940.57
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,349 0.00 1,278240.30
31 Fertilizers 3,325,799 1.37 6,291,974-47.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,720 0.01 3,677490.70
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 90,074 0.04 67,40733.63
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 9,658 0.00 50,998-81.06
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,710,800 0.70 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 183,813 0.08 62,058196.20
39 Plastics and articles thereof 661,768 0.27 459,03644.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,493,376 1.02 1,645,38751.54
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 10 0.00 37-72.97
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,305,688 0.54 561,528132.52
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,352,919 0.97 1,491,68457.74
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,416,309 0.58 1,418,745-0.17
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,955 0.00 4121,741.46
52 Cotton 3,708 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 12,643-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 25,021 0.01 4006,155.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 55-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 9 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,219 0.00 2,171-43.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 150-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 57,351 0.02 132,329-56.66
70 Glass and glassware 36,664 0.02 28,66927.89
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,605,364 0.66 1,641,951-2.23
72 Iron and steel 3,169,952 1.30 233,8431,255.59
73 Articles of iron or steel 382,012 0.16 3,998,997-90.45
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,871 0.00 2,931100.31
75 Nickel and articles thereof 214 0.00 14,450-98.52
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,697,244 1.52 2,609,30241.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,458,592 0.60 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,350 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 167,373 0.07 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 779 0.00 17,672-95.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,636 0.00 548198.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,151,483 0.88 713,404201.58
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 2,782,369 1.14 1,328,746109.40
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,289 0.00 2,68159.98
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 138,992-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,932,476 0.79 2,983,450-35.23
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 9,694-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 958-100.00
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 4,553 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 249 0.00 3,886-93.59
SS Classified 118,137 0.05 0

Russia’s Imports from Malaysia

The major share of Russian imports from Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 64.97% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (66.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.51% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (13.77% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.03% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (11.46% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.97% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (2.92% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.28% of Russia’s total imports from Malaysia (3.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $33,620,042;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,595,805;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $3,388,560;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,248,217;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,753,792.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $19,921,888;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $18,648,114;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,678,009;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $8,052,099;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $6,901,714;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $5,215,967.
Russia’s imports from Malaysia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 3,942-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 337 0.00 136147.79
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 14,760-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 59,682 0.01 188,649-68.36
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 1,024-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1,013-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15,693,915 3.25 15,801,399-0.68
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 122,869 0.03 100,12022.72
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 21,664,479 4.48 29,716,578-27.10
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,183,868 0.24 1,005,48317.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 775,359-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,344,398 1.52 8,379,793-12.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 23,404-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,090,298 0.43 1,691,86123.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 331,857 0.07 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 493,709 0.10 19,141,823-97.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 856,097 0.18 891,458-3.97
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 322,892 0.07 165,38795.23
29 Organic chemicals 4,714,321 0.97 2,960,52959.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 38,394 0.01 11,585231.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,719,329 0.77 3,441,0858.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,164,067 0.45 7,380,034-70.68
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 8,605,322 1.78 5,216,76264.96
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 841,694 0.17 570,62847.50
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 84,778 0.02 230,630-63.24
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,877,092 1.42 6,436,7626.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,529,491 0.94 4,425,4532.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 72,099,585 14.91 38,479,54387.37
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 740 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 6,182 0.00 19,742-68.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 91,501 0.02 135,584-32.51
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 101 0.00 219-53.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 768,401 0.16 189,598305.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 30,506 0.01 187,870-83.76
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 129,163-100.00
52 Cotton 681,195 0.14 307,773121.33
54 Man-made filaments 283,173 0.06 104,134171.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 290,786-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,176 0.00 4,05427.68
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,613 0.00 1,94234.55
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 10,525 0.00 6021,648.34
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 877,514 0.18 942,775-6.92
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 221,698 0.05 175,61226.24
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 268,124 0.06 120,571122.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 113,343 0.02 20,517452.43
65 Headgear and parts thereof 204,593 0.04 120,56869.69
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,909 0.00 1,433242.57
69 Ceramic products 25,916 0.01 13,91586.25
70 Glass and glassware 82,650 0.02 57,87242.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 33,000 0.01 18183,233.33
72 Iron and steel 896,389 0.19 9,574,398-90.64
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,632,999 0.34 2,218,142-26.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,073,481 0.22 1,324,223-18.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,912 0.00 52,312-75.32
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 609,825 0.13 307,75998.15
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 43-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 75 0.00 686,929-99.99
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,802 0.00 11,077-65.68
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 188,774 0.04 151,58124.54
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 256,747 0.05 376,476-31.80
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 57,328,495 11.86 51,732,69010.82
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 219,860,359 45.47 239,782,247-8.31
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 31,614 0.01 287,605-89.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,161,046 1.69 4,912,82966.12
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 279 0.00 345-19.13
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 28,774,375 5.95 35,676,089-19.35
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 28,630 0.01 7,695272.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,081,407 0.22 1,310,279-17.47
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 2,432,647 0.50 2,022,51020.28
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,065,654 0.63 2,194,08239.72
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 562,818 0.12 1,025,634-45.12
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia