Russian trade in goods with Pakistan in Q1 2021
May 17, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Pakistan in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Pakistan
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Pakistan totaled $272,942,463, up 46.46% ($86,586,008) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $146,392,887, up 145.38% ($86,734,267) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $126,549,576, down 0.12% ($148,259) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Pakistan went from a deficit of $67,039,215 in the 1st quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $19,843,311 in the 1st quarter of 2021.
Pakistan was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 73rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1766% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1311% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Pakistan was Russia’s 59th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 79th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1587% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0670% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Pakistan was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 53rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2031% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2383% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Pakistan
The major share of Russian exports to Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 87.85% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (35.44% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.93% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (7.47% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.55% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (9.55% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.10% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (1.46% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (40.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.68% of Russia’s total exports to Pakistan (5.39% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $95,368,765;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $12,329,557;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,993,309;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,316,044;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,254,533;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $481,892.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $21,825,730;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,156,950;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,927,056.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 32,797,986 | 22.40 | 20,468,429 | 60.24 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 216,932 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 95,806,435 | 65.44 | 437,670 | 21,790.11 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 19,860 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,350,620 | 1.61 | 24,176,350 | -90.28 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,010,796 | 1.37 | 1,528,904 | 31.52 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 131,574 | 0.09 | 312,193 | -57.85 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 283,199 | 0.19 | 237,372 | 19.31 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 111,463 | 0.08 | 2,268,413 | -95.09 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,210 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 167,930 | 0.11 | 94,912 | 76.93 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,873 | 0.00 | 26,981 | -78.23 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,485,006 | 1.70 | 1,230,473 | 101.96 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 11,332 | 0.01 | 2,732 | 314.79 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 174 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 240,262 | 0.16 | 254,541 | -5.61 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,519,942 | 3.77 | 4,203,898 | 31.31 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 345 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 186 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 223 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,616 | 0.00 | 29,234 | -94.47 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 709 | 0.00 | 4,209 | -83.16 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 11,831 | 0.01 | 2,678 | 341.78 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 604,868 | 0.41 | 2,531,924 | -76.11 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 303,261 | 0.21 | 666,426 | -54.49 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,755 | 0.00 | 692 | 731.65 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,104 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 9,088 | 0.01 | 417 | 2,079.38 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 482 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,969 | 0.00 | 7,738 | -22.86 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 59,282 | 0.04 | 5,464 | 984.96 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,706,928 | 1.85 | 713,619 | 279.32 |
| 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 | 89,207 | 0.06 | 55,957 | 59.42 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,906 | 0.00 | 50,398 | -92.25 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 281,224 | 0.19 | 51,204 | 449.22 |
| 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 | 153,095 | 0.10 | 22,356 | 584.80 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 128 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 229,769 | 0.16 | 35 753 | 542.66 |
Russia’s Imports from Pakistan
The major share of Russian imports from Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.64% of Russia’s total imports from Pakistan (49.44% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 36.65% of Russia’s total imports from Pakistan (36.17% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.48% of Russia’s total imports from Pakistan (1.80% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Pakistan (0.76% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.78% of Russia’s total imports from Pakistan (1.17% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,708,309;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $1,923,657;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $1,620,757;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $956,311;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $837,968;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $703,188;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $419,146;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $400,897.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Pakistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $6,256,114;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $2,006,678;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $1,009,828;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $822,918;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $513,751.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,132,130 | 2.48 | 423,821 | 639.02 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 55,378,889 | 43.76 | 61,635,003 | -10.15 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,638 | 0.00 | 2,709 | -39.53 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 12,704 | 0.01 | 28,347 | -55.18 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 130,111 | 0.10 | 18,444 | 605.44 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 452 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 369,114 | 0.29 | 535,716 | -31.10 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 566,367 | 0.45 | 232,081 | 144.04 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 422,263 | 0.33 | 1,245,181 | -66.09 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 837,968 | 0.66 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1,392,771 | 1.10 | 1,573,333 | -11.48 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,603 | 0.00 | 3,497 | 31.63 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 866,535 | 0.68 | 647,424 | 33.84 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39,529 | 0.03 | 52,060 | -24.07 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 14,770 | 0.01 | 187,863 | -92.14 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,482,051 | 9.86 | 10,558,394 | 18.22 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 348 | 0.00 | 541 | -35.67 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 11 | 0.00 | 3,009 | -99.63 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 20 | 0.00 | 16 | 25.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 5,565,906 | 4.40 | 3,945,149 | 41.08 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 436,083 | 0.34 | 169,949 | 156.60 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 1,518,904 | 1.20 | 2,528,732 | -39.93 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 262 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 144,362 | 0.11 | 36,402 | 296.58 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,420 | 0.00 | 80 | 1,675.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,120 | 0.00 | 1,560 | 35.90 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 703,188 | 0.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 13,760,551 | 10.87 | 13,341,405 | 3.14 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17,266,951 | 13.64 | 16,310,640 | 5.86 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,684,912 | 2.12 | 4,691,590 | -42.77 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4,149,361 | 3.28 | 4,663,112 | -11.02 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 140,256 | 0.11 | 133,190 | 5.31 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 233,038 | 0.18 | 124,938 | 86.52 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 303 | 0.00 | 471 | -35.67 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 3,501 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 15,526 | 0.01 | 8,038 | 93.16 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 62 | 0.00 | 162 | -61.73 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,012,546 | 0.80 | 784,347 | 29.09 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,191 | 0.00 | 80 | 5,138.75 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,633 | 0.02 | 570 | 3,519.82 |
| 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 | 8,440 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,382 | 0.00 | 1,490 | 194.09 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,359,598 | 1.07 | 958,701 | 41.82 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,980 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 19,310 | 0.02 | 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 | 284,625 | 0.22 | 201,405 | 41.32 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,556,950 | 1.23 | 1,619,849 | -3.88 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 329 | 0.00 | 22,104 | -98.51 |