Countries with fastest growing economies 2022
Russian foreign trade
reports and reviews

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

Russia’s Trade with Thailand

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Thailand was $490,145,156, down 8.64% ($46,339,765) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $116,180,798, up 59.68% ($43,423,254) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $373,964,358, down 19.36% ($89,763,019) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $257,783,560, a 34.07% decrease ($133,186,273) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Thailand was Russia’s 49th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 51st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3024% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2983% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 77th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1230% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0651% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Thailand was Russia’s 33rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 30th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5529% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6817% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Thailand

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 39.54% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (4.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.65% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (38.97% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.06% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (17.15% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.87% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (23.15% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.40% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (5.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Thailand (2.55% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $41,072,453;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,209,632;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $2,766,431;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $2,264,344;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,965,381;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,664,650;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $760,792;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $573,544;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $414,548.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Thailand 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) - a decrease of $3,718,931;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,611,915;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,616,779;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $1,069,076;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $573,274;
  • 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 $359,049.
Russia’s exports to Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 207 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 12,600-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,964,887 3.41 1,198,456230.83
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 68,149 0.06 1,137,225-94.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 97,817 0.08 49,88896.07
10 Cereals 41,246,894 35.50 174,44123,545.18
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 50,640 0.04 327,264-84.53
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 234,738 0.20 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 156,310-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 1,506-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 7,224-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 19,069 0.02 22,456-15.08
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,524 0.00 0
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 249,313 0.21 312,195-20.14
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 100-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,293,373 1.11 1,596,234-18.97
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 26,182,269 22.54 26,755,543-2.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 180,798 0.16 344,631-47.54
29 Organic chemicals 27,303 0.02 137,442-80.13
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,400 0.01 1,260804.76
31 Fertilizers 6,937,587 5.97 9,549,502-27.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,985 0.02 2,806683.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 11,990-100.00
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 10 0.00 25,355-99.96
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 784 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 150,721 0.13 93,98960.36
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 87,652 0.08 16547,725.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,003,154 0.86 1,070,706-6.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,885,910 1.62 5,604,841-66.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 163 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 573,544 0.49 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,481,411 2.14 816,761203.81
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 945,470 0.81 1,096,650-13.79
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,685,209 1.45 1,721,814-2.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 77 0.00 4,012-98.08
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 23 0.00 70-67.14
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 1,627-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10,115 0.01 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 307 0.00 2,582-88.11
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,808 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,366 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 215,584 0.19 130,16765.62
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 2,840-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 73,153 0.06 108,082-32.32
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 195,253 0.17 342,229-42.95
72 Iron and steel 12,620,903 10.86 4,411,271186.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,634,023 1.41 3,250,802-49.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,345 0.00 832422.24
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,377 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,726,752 5.79 4,761,37141.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,264,344 1.95 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 18,405 0.02 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 22,553 0.02 55,676-59.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 10,499 0.01 1,231752.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 955,835 0.82 769,91124.15
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 389,381 0.34 748,430-47.97
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 913,181 0.79 152,389499.24
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 205,395 0.18 183,88711.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 753 0.00 0
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 4,860 0.00 1,359257.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 427,167 0.37 12,6193,285.11
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 2,889-100.00
SS Classified 67,358 0.06 5 584 062-98.79

Russia’s Imports from Thailand

The major share of Russian imports from Thailand 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) - 64.19% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (64.69% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.47% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (15.26% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.54% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (10.25% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.29% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (3.32% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.96% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (2.26% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.40% of Russia’s total imports from Thailand (1.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Thailand 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) - an increase of $3,851,474;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,197,975;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,841,428;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,650,785.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $39,106,314;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $24,939,394;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $12,034,245;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $3,792,404;
  • 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 $3,085,205;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,438,387;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $2,389,729;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,035,248;
  • 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 $1,976,142;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,726,913;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,431,598.
Russia’s imports from Thailand in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 8,000 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 2,389,729-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,955,824 1.06 3,115,41626.98
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 36,620 0.01 3,2241,035.86
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 159,976 0.04 267,279-40.15
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 952,077 0.25 1,183,263-19.54
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,272,787 0.61 3,704,385-38.65
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 46,779 0.01 61,269-23.65
10 Cereals 2,628,341 0.70 4,663,589-43.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 408,247 0.11 445,571-8.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,273,191 0.34 1,544,555-17.57
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 29,506-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 758 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 360,209 0.10 332,4258.36
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,205,840 0.86 6,998,244-54.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 67,162 0.02 109,455-38.64
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 78,038 0.02 1,3705,596.20
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 765,886 0.20 775,682-1.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 13,687,114 3.66 14,789,906-7.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,888,606 1.04 2,047,17889.95
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 832,761 0.22 830,7360.24
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,000,561 1.07 3,367,97718.78
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 796,993 0.21 854,447-6.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,554 0.01 36,906-41.60
26 Ores, slag and ash 239,620 0.06 202,43218.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,078,705 0.82 880,730249.56
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 616,757 0.16 883,346-30.18
29 Organic chemicals 244,045 0.07 1,035,493-76.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,542,178 1.21 4,226,4377.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 331,464 0.09 349,361-5.12
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,767,617 0.74 3,037,824-8.89
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 353,955 0.09 955,036-62.94
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,489,772 0.40 1,783,611-16.47
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 658,811 0.18 1,055,685-37.59
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 175,655 0.05 22,670674.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,419,917 2.52 11,858,304-20.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 33,503,663 8.96 45,537,908-26.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 11,424 0.00 695,184-98.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 523,587 0.14 508,9242.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 226,389 0.06 189,31519.58
45 Cork and articles of cork 165 0.00 12037.50
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 198-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 315,622 0.08 390,400-19.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 84,920 0.02 68,70623.60
50 Silk 307 0.00 0
52 Cotton 43,028 0.01 52,235-17.63
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 64 0.00 1,552-95.88
54 Man-made filaments 129,299 0.03 54,549137.03
55 Man-made staple fibers 269,485 0.07 811,534-66.79
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 21,111 0.01 236,303-91.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 124,030 0.03 3,1503,837.46
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 13,646 0.00 15,917-14.27
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 15,187 0.00 5,142195.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,853 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,539,836 0.95 3,962,599-10.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,382,001 0.37 1,429,865-3.35
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 517,958 0.14 540,568-4.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,943,862 1.32 3,293,07750.13
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11,479 0.00 62,483-81.63
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 38,212 0.01 33,40014.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 237,671 0.06 257,427-7.67
69 Ceramic products 1,163,888 0.31 853,60836.35
70 Glass and glassware 241,004 0.06 470,056-48.73
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 12,301,222 3.29 15,386,427-20.05
72 Iron and steel 56,229 0.02 40,14640.06
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,331,144 0.89 5,058,057-34.14
74 Copper and articles thereof 354,659 0.09 14,2012,397.42
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 105,398 0.03 206,010-48.84
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3 0.00 298-98.99
80 Tin and articles thereof 39,294 0.01 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,684 0.00 1,6720.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 835,091 0.22 1,107,654-24.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 522,020 0.14 834,867-37.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 121,003,566 32.36 145,942,960-17.09
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 62,908,328 16.82 59,056,8546.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 43,374,739 11.60 82,481,053-47.41
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 126,871 0.03 81,58255.51
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,619,120 3.37 12,429,4341.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,074,374 0.29 915,36217.37
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 37,408 0.01 40,399-7.40
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 1,474,858 0.39 3,451,000-57.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,395,726 0.64 2,700,728-11.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 643,194 0.17 636,8041.00
SS Classified 32,919 0.01 24 60833.77
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia