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Russian trade in goods with Mongolia in Q2 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 Mongolia in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mongolia

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Mongolia totaled $412,866,029, up 3.77% ($14,997,189) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $404,517,055, up 4.56% ($17,628,954) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $8,348,974, down 23.97% ($2,631,765) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $396,168,081, a 5.39% increase ($20,260,719) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Mongolia was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 49th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2182% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3261% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Mongolia was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 38th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3517% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5533% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Mongolia was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 93rd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0211% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Mongolia

The major share of Russian exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 51.66% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (57.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.03% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (16.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.82% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (8.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.91% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (6.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.63% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (6.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.56% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (0.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $24,183,326;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,040,249;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $4,987,131;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3,566,218;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $3,333,376;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,869,501;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,416,154;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,161,463;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,798,344;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $1,787,063;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,693,112;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,333,492;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,297,918.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $15,399,302;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $13,632,577;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $9,301,435;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,571,902;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,455,732;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,685,338;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,278,649;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,238,238.
Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 139,038 0.03 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 5,236,982 1.29 3,075,51970.28
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,758 0.00 3,797-1.03
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,612,791 1.39 3,814,44747.15
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,945 0.00 4332,330.23
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 86,650 0.02 8879,668.88
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 370,041 0.09 75,774388.35
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 887,692 0.22 811,0459.45
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 548,711 0.14 192,673184.79
10 Cereals 8,135,932 2.01 12,707,834-35.98
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,575,235 0.39 1,168,31234.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 634,610 0.16 9,936,045-93.61
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 15,777 0.00 4943,093.72
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 155-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,015,159 1.24 7,470,891-32.87
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,360,651 0.34 753,53680.57
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,228,172 0.55 3,103,477-28.20
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,071,438 2.24 4,084,307122.10
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 8,834,022 2.18 5,500,64660.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,990,974 0.49 1,251,45159.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,806,518 2.42 6,240,30057.15
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,188,159 1.04 1,318,658217.61
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,485,097 0.37 845,41975.66
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,664,958 0.41 2,903,196-42.65
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 502,715 0.12 436,40315.20
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 208,455,851 51.53 222,088,428-6.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 962,107 0.24 547,07775.86
29 Organic chemicals 769,081 0.19 558,83337.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,253,818 1.55 3,837,66462.96
31 Fertilizers 12,389,259 3.06 6,349,01095.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,568,449 0.39 1,266,74823.82
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,397,173 0.84 2,099,25561.83
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 3,678,291 0.91 2,627,28540.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 43,189 0.01 31,80035.81
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,869,819 0.46 1,415,15032.13
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 3,286-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,284,088 0.81 2,493,98231.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,383,103 1.08 3,049,61143.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,477,105 0.37 1,241,46618.98
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 374,535 0.09 169,844120.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,342 0.01 8,505245.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,846,257 0.95 2,153,14578.63
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,045 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 16 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 778,973 0.19 314,529147.66
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,680,891 0.42 1,269,25032.43
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 16,322 0.00 5,213213.10
50 Silk 35 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 21,188 0.01 0
52 Cotton 75,869 0.02 59,05628.47
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,311 0.00 26,288-95.01
54 Man-made filaments 6,167 0.00 16,360-62.30
55 Man-made staple fibers 206 0.00 7,059-97.08
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 512,830 0.13 368,92639.01
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 79,813 0.02 31,697151.80
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 589 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 44,864 0.01 39,90212.44
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 102,321 0.03 54,19988.79
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 113,837 0.03 64,30277.03
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 40,655 0.01 13,675197.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 357,562 0.09 267,82733.50
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,492 0.01 3,685537.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 199-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 967 0.00 109,570.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,978,062 0.98 3,299,75620.56
69 Ceramic products 587,312 0.15 610,171-3.75
70 Glass and glassware 1,912,343 0.47 3,190,992-40.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 140,676 0.03 0
72 Iron and steel 37,221,335 9.20 13,038,009185.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,671,568 1.15 20,070,870-76.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 138,157 0.03 52,686162.23
75 Nickel and articles thereof 75 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,117,337 0.28 693,56861.10
79 Zinc and articles thereof 27,832 0.01 33,079-15.86
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 227,571 0.06 56,177305.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 365,624 0.09 138,086164.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,000,146 2.72 12,685,484-13.29
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 8,833,173 2.18 9,210,363-4.10
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 3,041,296 0.75 1,254,233142.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,103,056 0.77 2,968,0874.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 49,431 0.01 1,4673,269.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 784,369 0.19 643,94521.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 638 0.00 157306.37
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 735,915 0.18 470,71756.34
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 41,094 0.01 23,11077.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 212,242 0.05 263,598-19.48
SS Classified 278,352 0.07 4 9715,499.52

Russia’s Imports from Mongolia

The major share of Russian imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 88.30% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (88.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.33% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (7.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.54% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (3.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.40% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (0.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $400,591;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $183,457;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $147,749;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $42,589.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,263,949;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $523,773;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $320,146;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $160,193;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $104,844;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $37,927.
Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
10 Cereals 0 0.00 2,010-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 37,927-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 157,998 1.89 10,2491,441.59
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 42,589 0.51 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,301,552 87.45 9,565,501-23.67
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 70,184 0.84 175,028-59.90
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 51 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 146 0.00 34,766.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 38,456 0.46 198,649-80.64
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 457,885 5.48 57,294699.18
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,713 0.08 857683.31
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,941 0.17 537,714-97.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,609 0.04 23,523-84.66
65 Headgear and parts thereof 7,769 0.09 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 212,192 2.54 28,735638.44
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 0.00 320,146-100.00
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 35,889 0.43 23,10355.34
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia