Russian trade with North Korea in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with North Korea
In 2020, Russia’s trade with North Korea was $42,741,257, down 10.77% ($5,161,072) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to North Korea in 2020 were $42,027,316, down 6.33% ($2,838,513) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2020 were $713,941, down 76.49% ($2,322,559) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with North Korea in 2020 was $41,313,375, a 1.23% decrease ($515,954) over 2019.
North Korea was Russia’s 139th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 137th in 2019), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0072% in 2019).
North Korea was Russia’s 125th largest export market in 2020 (down from 120th in 2019), accounting for 0.0125% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0106% in 2019).
North Korea was Russia’s 150th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 136th in 2019), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0012% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to North Korea
The major share of Russian exports to North Korea in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 59.23% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (27.43% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 26.28% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (61.27% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.64% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (5.84% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.31% of Russia’s total exports to North Korea (4.75% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to North Korea in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $11,597,466;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $2,489,762;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,389,430;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $233,053.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to North Korea in 2020 over 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 $16,201,703;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,302,762;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $620,199;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $497,294;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $464,074;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $240,426.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 34,923 | 0.08 | 80,922 | -56.84 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 151,781 | 0.36 | 38,262 | 296.69 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 109,022 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 15,388,579 | 36.62 | 3,791,113 | 305.91 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,121,422 | 5.05 | 3,424,184 | -38.05 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 12,349 | 0.03 | 476,423 | -97.41 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 4,465,588 | 10.63 | 4,232,535 | 5.51 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,565,174 | 6.10 | 75,412 | 3,301.55 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 152,781 | 0.36 | 61,727 | 147.51 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 18,987 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 52,676 | 0.13 | 293,102 | -82.03 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 10,992,619 | 26.16 | 27,194,322 | -59.58 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,904,040 | 9.29 | 2,514,610 | 55.25 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 8,462 | 0.02 | 3,382 | 150.21 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,055 | 0.01 | 1,047 | 478.32 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 195 | -100.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,543 | 0.01 | 4,653 | -2.36 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 61,074 | 0.15 | 2,307 | 2,547.33 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 32,007 | 0.08 | 40,789 | -21.53 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 36,706 | 0.09 | 51,942 | -29.33 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,518 | 0.02 | 9,934 | -34.39 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 324 | -100.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 209 | 0.00 | 4 | 5,125.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 373 | 0.00 | 210 | 77.62 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 510 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 678 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,547 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 42,083 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,808 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 55,212 | 0.13 | 89,741 | -38.48 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,978 | 0.01 | 2,214 | 170.01 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 12,635 | 0.03 | 134,728 | -90.62 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 12,859 | 0.03 | 6,183 | 107.97 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,746 | 0.00 | 4,853 | -64.02 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 801,411 | 1.91 | 1,298,705 | -38.29 |
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 | 67,097 | 0.16 | 120,173 | -44.17 |
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 | 4,698 | 0.01 | 27,690 | -83.03 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 34,138 | 0.08 | 867 | 3,837.49 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 61,623 | 0.15 | 681,822 | -90.96 |
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 | 6,067 | 0.01 | 25,251 | -75.97 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 245 | 0.00 | 550 | -55.45 |
SS | Classified | 965,728 | 2.30 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from North Korea
The major share of Russian imports from North Korea in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.56% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (16.33% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.27% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (23.83% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.67% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (1.61% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (0.94% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from North Korea (1.08% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $159,468;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $37,359;
- 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) - an increase of $33,085;
- 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 $13,123;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,741.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from North Korea in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 92) - a decrease of $1,323,327;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $569,485;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $422,019;
- 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 $103,527;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $32,760;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $22,081;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $21,498;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $15,220;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $14,953;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $12,745;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $10,692;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $9,759;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $7,779;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,642.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 32,760 | -100.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,485 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 4,467 | 0.63 | 2,790 | 60.11 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 422,019 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,715 | 0.38 | 12,474 | -78.23 |
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 | 13,123 | 1.84 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,847 | 0.40 | 106 | 2,585.85 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 193,858 | 27.15 | 34,390 | 463.70 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,194 | 0.17 | 22,692 | -94.74 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,193 | 0.17 | 528 | 125.95 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 128 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,881 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 7,779 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,024 | 0.14 | 3,666 | -72.07 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,800 | 0.81 | 16,492 | -64.83 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 642 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 487 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 37,359 | 5.23 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 956 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,260 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 675 | 0.09 | 22,756 | -97.03 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 37 | 0.01 | 59 | -37.29 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 9,753 | 1.37 | 24,706 | -60.52 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 196 | 0.03 | 1,233 | -84.10 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 17,175 | 2.41 | 586,660 | -97.07 |
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 | 16,002 | 2.24 | 119,529 | -86.61 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 551 | 0.08 | 814 | -32.31 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,925 | 0.55 | 16,670 | -76.45 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 268,475 | 37.60 | 1,591,802 | -83.13 |
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 | 126,457 | 17.71 | 93,372 | 35.43 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,257 | 0.60 | 3,985 | 6.83 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 15,220 | -100.00 |