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Russian trade with the Philippines in 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 the Philippines in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Philippines

In 2020, Russia’s trade with the Philippines was $931,426,409, down 17.04% ($191,332,277) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to the Philippines in 2020 were $527,890,503, down 24.08% ($167,462,713) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from the Philippines in 2020 were $403,535,906, down 5.58% ($23,869,564) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with the Philippines in 2020 was $124,354,597, a 53.59% decrease ($143,593,149) over 2019.

The Philippines was Russia’s 66th largest trading partner in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.1640% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1684% in 2019).

The Philippines was Russia’s 63rd largest export market in 2020 (up from 64th in 2019), accounting for 0.1569% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1645% in 2019).

The Philippines was Russia’s 60th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.1744% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1753% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to the Philippines

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.62% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (59.14% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 34.53% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (21.98% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.99% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (10.92% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.87% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (4.89% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.36% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (1.95% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $54,879,014;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $29,531,287.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $222,440,655;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $10,001,836;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $8,469,035;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,718,582;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,168,985;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,816,783.
Russia’s exports to the Philippines in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 8,043 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 56,120 0.01 8,337573.14
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 863-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 18,328 0.00 0
10 Cereals 110,184,065 20.87 55,305,05199.23
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 643,452 0.12 240,288167.78
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 565 0.00 209170.33
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 396 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 68-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 172,028 0.03 46,825267.38
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,716 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 199,487 0.04 251,738-20.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,703 0.00 801861.67
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,079,466 1.91 20,081,302-49.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 882,290 0.17 962,951-8.38
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 181,416,044 34.37 151,884,75719.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,013,390 0.76 5,384,927-25.47
29 Organic chemicals 12,036 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 133,073 0.03 124,5216.87
31 Fertilizers 385,763 0.07 2,202,546-82.49
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,334 0.00 34,266-58.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 299,456 0.06 824,189-63.67
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 15-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 24,858 0.00 681,299-96.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 737,990 0.14 580,79027.07
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,540,005 0.29 3,708,990-58.48
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 30 0.00 300.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,473,409 0.85 4,000,49411.82
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 108,975 0.02 376,105-71.03
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,127,516 4.00 29,596,551-28.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 16 0.00 409-96.09
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 2,592-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 398,751 0.08 1,081,947-63.15
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 2-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 110 0.00 33,566.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 781-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 44-100.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 253 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 176,552 0.03 109,65561.01
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 96,146-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 1,023 0.00 8,119-87.40
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 25 0.00 9177.78
72 Iron and steel 186,690,583 35.37 409,131,238-54.37
73 Articles of iron or steel 27,842 0.01 940,142-97.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 82-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,284,259 0.24 1,146,61312.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 5,627-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,535 0.00 5,68567.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,679 0.00 453932.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 999,990 0.19 1,512,265-33.87
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 831,781 0.16 539,19654.26
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 18,105 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 496,533 0.09 4,215,115-88.22
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 19,737-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 308,928 0.06 223,75538.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 7,404-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 857 0.00 60042.83
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 12,291 0.00 8781,299.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,400 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 402 0.00 823-51.15
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 14,900 0.00 0
SS Classified 68,150 0.01 5 9831,039.06

Russia’s Imports from the Philippines

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 83.63% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (80.23% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.58% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (9.76% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.43% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (4.77% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.01% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (2.82% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in 2020 over 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 $3,117,953.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $6,346,526;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,230,557;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,607,853;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,548,911;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,290,304;
  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $1,862,788;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,680,509;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,669,822;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,289,405;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $1,244,361.
Russia’s imports from the Philippines in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 3,542 0.00 35,824-90.11
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 41,375-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 26,333 0.01 42,364-37.84
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,266 0.00 22,790-59.34
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 18,878,517 4.68 19,332,530-2.35
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 8,014 0.00 7,28510.01
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,129 0.00 921,127.17
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,911,198 2.21 10,773,986-17.29
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 40,757 0.01 8,667370.25
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 751,299 0.19 1,125,035-33.22
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,796 0.00 18,393-30.43
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,244 0.00 8,298-12.70
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,013,141 0.75 3,041,720-0.94
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 142,918 0.04 230,210-37.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 49,396 0.01 16,657196.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,777,757 0.69 7,008,314-60.36
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 131-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 29 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 1,202,494-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 159 0.00 199-20.10
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,330,661 0.83 2,263,90047.12
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 685,128 0.17 561,80621.95
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 42,692 0.01 22,09493.23
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 73,597-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,218,819 0.80 4,508,224-28.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,741,418 0.93 6,290,329-40.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,838,225 0.70 5,446,078-47.88
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,826,236 0.45 3,070,597-40.53
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 117,977 0.03 203,092-41.91
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 289,117 0.07 333,747-13.37
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 4,190 0.00 62,111-93.25
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 45,511 0.01 223,214-79.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,558 0.00 3,504-55.54
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 453-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 62,339 0.02 146,842-57.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 163,421 0.04 1,7609,185.28
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 334,005 0.08 108,037209.16
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 171,943 0.04 242,762-29.17
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,733 0.00 554,869.09
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,341,012 0.83 5,631,316-40.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,231,150 0.55 3,900,972-42.81
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 44,290 0.01 57,534-23.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,043,724 0.26 1,397,416-25.31
65 Headgear and parts thereof 718,638 0.18 544,93431.88
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 40,566 0.01 38,5115.34
69 Ceramic products 55,009 0.01 69,358-20.69
70 Glass and glassware 91,931 0.02 74,69723.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 9,138 0.00 31,228-70.74
73 Articles of iron or steel 626,303 0.16 733,920-14.66
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,910 0.00 1,472369.43
75 Nickel and articles thereof 134 0.00 250-46.40
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,157,540 0.29 467,862147.41
79 Zinc and articles thereof 261 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,240 0.00 13,337-45.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 221,017 0.05 136,83661.52
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 109,759,966 27.20 116,106,492-5.47
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 217,403,592 53.87 214,285,6391.46
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 0 0.00 6,000-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 828,476 0.21 1,309,145-36.72
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,502,102 2.35 11,182,611-15.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,408,708 0.35 1,976,446-28.73
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 387,562 0.10 312,38724.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 766,601 0.19 982,825-22.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,083,471 0.52 1,520,24637.05
SS Classified 291,097 0.07 145 470100.11
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia