Russian trade in goods with the Philippines in Q2 2021
August 15, 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 the Philippines in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with the Philippines
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with the Philippines totaled $228,519,823, up 36.88% ($61,575,837) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $90,385,668, down 5.20% ($4,957,023) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $138,134,155, up 92.92% ($66,532,860) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with the Philippines went from a surplus of $23,741,396 in the 2nd quarter of 2020, to a deficit of $47,748,487 in the 2nd quarter of 2021.
The Philippines was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1208% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1368% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The Philippines was Russia’s 74th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 67th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0786% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1364% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The Philippines was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 64th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1861% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1375% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to the Philippines
The major share of Russian exports to the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 72.39% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (35.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.50% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (6.72% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.50% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (0.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.15% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (2.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.95% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (3.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.25% of Russia’s total exports to the Philippines (50.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Philippines 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 $31,259,024;
- 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 $2,662,506;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,898,789;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,744,348;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,109,646;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,003,721;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $855,783;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $545,022;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $301,889;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $297,363.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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 $45,897,555;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $539,647;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $436,607;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $394,979;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $283,793.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 2,914 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,816 | 0.00 | 5,200 | -65.08 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 174,000 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 10,960 | 0.01 | 17,662 | -37.95 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 215,236 | 0.24 | 144,484 | 48.97 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 367 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 207,049 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 25,573 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 4,514 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,933,475 | 3.25 | 3,473,122 | -15.54 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 490,207 | 0.54 | 192,844 | 154.20 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,447,301 | 2.71 | 48,344,856 | -94.94 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,215,926 | 1.35 | 1,610,905 | -24.52 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,811,823 | 2.00 | 67,475 | 2,585.18 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,003,721 | 1.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 323,642 | 0.36 | 21,753 | 1,387.80 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 230,137 | 0.25 | 113,593 | 102.60 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 73,728 | 0.08 | 510,335 | -85.55 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,901,295 | 2.10 | 1,045,512 | 81.85 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 209,368 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,473,781 | 7.16 | 5,364,135 | 20.69 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 94,503 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 68,143 | 0.08 | 54,281 | 25.54 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 64,877,644 | 71.78 | 33,618,620 | 92.98 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,915 | 0.00 | 8,155 | -76.52 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 545,022 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,670 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 59,240 | 0.07 | 343,033 | -82.73 |
| 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 | 2,856,093 | 3.16 | 193,587 | 1,375.35 |
| 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 | 8,835 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,957,631 | 2.17 | 58,842 | 3,226.93 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 102,198 | 0.11 | 34,130 | 199.44 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,291 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 163,624 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from the Philippines
The major share of Russian imports from the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 84.77% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (83.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.70% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (9.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.14% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (2.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.69% of Russia’s total imports from the Philippines (1.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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 $34,794,970;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $20,577,486;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,377,343;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,718,465;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $988,365;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $799,037;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $740,513;
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $594,979;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $487,831;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $483,593.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Philippines in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $947,775.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 9,266 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,839,537 | 3.50 | 2,462,194 | 96.55 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 4,605 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1,566,903 | 1.13 | 2,514,678 | -37.69 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 52,462 | 0.04 | 233 | 22,415.88 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 133,371 | 0.10 | 154,944 | -13.92 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,513 | 0.00 | 3,831 | -8.30 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 2,580 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,889,557 | 1.37 | 901,192 | 109.67 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 40,662 | 0.03 | 15,362 | 164.69 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,257 | 0.00 | 3,533 | 48.80 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 721,087 | 0.52 | 781,672 | -7.75 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,561 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 143 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 804,040 | 0.58 | 316,209 | 154.27 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 260,462 | 0.19 | 67,731 | 284.55 |
| 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 | 73,822 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,180,408 | 0.85 | 381,371 | 209.52 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 889,184 | 0.64 | 816,849 | 8.86 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,128,388 | 0.82 | 387,875 | 190.92 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 578,766 | 0.42 | 357,596 | 61.85 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 271,560 | 0.20 | 15,388 | 1,664.75 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 975 | 0.00 | 46 | 2,019.57 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 307,765 | 0.22 | 674 | 45,562.46 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 969 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 20,187 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 59,258 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 44,952 | 0.03 | 5,352 | 739.91 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 93,383 | 0.07 | 18,280 | 410.85 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 7,871 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,067,592 | 0.77 | 583,999 | 82.81 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 698,005 | 0.51 | 363,083 | 92.24 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4,180 | 0.00 | 11,833 | -64.68 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 152,936 | 0.11 | 22,791 | 571.04 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 207,029 | 0.15 | 83,621 | 147.58 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,547 | 0.00 | 16,175 | -65.71 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 10,389 | 0.01 | 4,868 | 113.41 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 74,324 | 0.05 | 26,182 | 183.87 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 7,705 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 146,095 | 0.11 | 108,514 | 34.63 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,665 | 0.00 | 59 | 4,416.95 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 182,388 | 0.13 | 306,091 | -40.41 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,112 | 0.00 | 453 | 145.47 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 109,388 | 0.08 | 32,177 | 239.96 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,645,242 | 27.98 | 18,067,756 | 113.89 |
| 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 | 74,666,335 | 54.05 | 39,871,365 | 87.27 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 286,260 | 0.21 | 208,185 | 37.50 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,498,397 | 2.53 | 1,779,932 | 96.55 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 600,215 | 0.43 | 5,236 | 11,363.24 |
| 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 | 281,616 | 0.20 | 40,631 | 593.11 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 219,983 | 0.16 | 347,377 | -36.67 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 536,659 | 0.39 | 470,619 | 14.03 |
| SS | Classified | 1,765,632 | 1.28 | 13 171 | 13,305.45 |