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Russian trade in goods with the Philippines in Q1 2021

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 the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Philippines

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with the Philippines was $208,229,421, down 24.81% ($68,691,775) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $111,410,627, down 38.37% ($69,374,803) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $96,818,794, up 0.71% ($683,028) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $14,591,833, a 82.76% decrease ($70,057,831) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

The Philippines was Russia’s 66th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 60th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1347% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1948% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The Philippines was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 59th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1208% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2032% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The Philippines was Russia’s 60th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 59th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1554% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1808% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to the Philippines

The major share of Russian exports to the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 79.07% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (27.77% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.51% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (65.27% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.49% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (3.49% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.74% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (0.36% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.13% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (2.22% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $37,559,729;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,606,445;
  • 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 $374,550.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Philippines 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 $108,334,823;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,951,754;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $357,756.
Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 2,070 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 4,699 0.00 5,695-17.49
10 Cereals 0 0.00 49,415-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 311,486 0.28 42,765628.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 85,644 0.08 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 25,416 0.02 125,712-79.78
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 406 0.00 1,563-74.02
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 831,520 0.75 3,783,274-78.02
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 13,459 0.01 199,709-93.26
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,471,256 8.50 117,806,079-91.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 637,807 0.57 741,307-13.96
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 12,036-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 23,232 0.02 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 94,348 0.08 57,73363.42
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 558-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 217,190 0.19 345,157-37.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 69,864 0.06 321,828-78.29
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 931,791 0.84 1,162,427-19.84
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 75,394 0.07 54,28638.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,106,191 4.58 5,099,1170.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 69,481 0.06 43,15361.01
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 22,864 0.02 76,768-70.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 7,183 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 87,759,418 78.77 50,199,68974.82
73 Articles of iron or steel 39,029 0.04 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 7 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 285,481 0.26 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,761 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,049 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6 0.00 3,779-99.84
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,692,172 4.21 85,7275,373.39
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 418,521 0.38 43,971851.81
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 9,270-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 60,952 0.05 418,708-85.44
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 37,057 0.03 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 74,969 0.07 91,304-17.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 4,400-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 325 0.00 0
SS Classified 34,576 0.03 0

Russia’s Imports from the Philippines

The major share of Russian imports from the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 84.53% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (83.93% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.46% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (7.83% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.78% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (3.96% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.55% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (2.18% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $3,078,026;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $451,835;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $293,336.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $960,864;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $905,744;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $702,641;
  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $511,752.
Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 3,541-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,391 0.01 9,113-29.87
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 23,636 0.02 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,004,373 4.14 3,987,8440.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,111 0.00 3,909-71.58
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 1,129-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,327,740 1.37 1,839,492-27.82
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 95,273 0.10 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 244,779 0.25 230,1446.36
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,111 0.01 5,738-10.93
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,276 0.00 396474.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,079,367 1.11 1,090,430-1.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 140,978 0.15 4,3073,173.23
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 5,187-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 294,787 0.30 342,277-13.87
29 Organic chemicals 1 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,028,816 1.06 819,55325.53
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 165,100 0.17 279,268-40.88
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 41,748 0.04 6695,700.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,264,583 1.31 812,74855.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 595,068 0.61 1,297,709-54.14
40 Rubber and articles thereof 562,302 0.58 596,650-5.76
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 289,782 0.30 457,970-36.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 89,290 0.09 129,894-31.26
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 64 0.00 3,536-98.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 77,481 0.08 2,8422,626.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7 0.00 1,118-99.37
54 Man-made filaments 199 0.00 21,706-99.08
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,582 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 21,222 0.02 44,975-52.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 65,819 0.07 68,944-4.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,922 0.01 3281,400.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 848,574 0.88 555,23852.83
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 887,464 0.92 847,6454.70
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,452 0.02 10,10872.66
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 263,243 0.27 216,62921.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 355,394 0.37 329,7877.76
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 23,770 0.02 3,372604.92
69 Ceramic products 19,791 0.02 12,92753.10
70 Glass and glassware 20,651 0.02 22,105-6.58
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 629 0.00 842-25.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 96,031 0.10 123,643-22.33
74 Copper and articles thereof 927 0.00 128624.22
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 148,653 0.15 307,539-51.66
79 Zinc and articles thereof 53 0.00 149-64.43
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,369 0.00 5,422-74.75
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 67,153 0.07 52,76027.28
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 26,835,613 27.72 27,741,357-3.26
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 52,782,035 54.52 49,704,0096.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 168,244 0.17 226,254-25.64
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,055,006 2.12 3,015,870-31.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 349,342 0.36 340,0062.75
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 30,520 0.03 178,784-82.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 50,015 0.05 62,525-20.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 320,968 0.33 317,9130.96
SS Classified 40,089 0.04 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia