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Russian trade in goods with Hong Kong in Q3 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 Hong Kong in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hong Kong

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Hong Kong was $652,472,793, down 6.08% ($42,220,861) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $475,082,706, down 22.72% ($139,708,570) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $177,390,087, up 122.01% ($97,487,709) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $297,692,619, a 44.34% decrease ($237,196,279) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Hong Kong was Russia’s 52nd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 34th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3130% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5087% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 49th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 25th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3562% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7816% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Hong Kong was Russia’s 48th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 60th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2363% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1380% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Hong Kong

The major share of Russian exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 64.86% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (51.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.21% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (5.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.47% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (2.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.32% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (1.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.29% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (4.33% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.50% of Russia’s total exports to Hong Kong (3.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $67,150,807;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $7,239,745;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $4,633,086;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $3,616,986;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $2,311,788;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,181,377.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $20,251,673;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $13,548,358;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $8,122,531;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $2,556,772;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,631,213.
Russia’s exports to Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 173-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,042,386 0.64 16,590,744-81.66
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 682 0.00 1,631,895-99.96
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,066,350 0.86 6,623,122-38.60
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 875,016 0.18 3,42025,485.26
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 149 0.00 1,785-91.65
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 122,295-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,310 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 231,744 0.05 164,48140.89
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 789 0.00 355,842-99.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,053,669 0.43 1,067,33392.41
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,036 0.00 2,43324.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 19,645 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 22,603 0.00 11,87690.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,821 0.00 1,105426.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 174,306 0.04 21,823698.73
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 391,227 0.08 7,6754,997.42
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 15 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 23,763 0.01 1,290,319-98.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,224,504 4.47 13,984,75951.77
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 576,374 0.12 1,072,893-46.28
29 Organic chemicals 476 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 273,630 0.06 1,094,814-75.01
31 Fertilizers 98,991,375 20.84 31,840,568210.90
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 85,025 0.02 17,583383.56
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,987,020 1.47 2,353,934196.82
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 932,853 0.20 23,9923,788.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,489,933 0.31 185,439703.46
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 23,479 0.00 39,283-40.23
39 Plastics and articles thereof 868,174 0.18 50,3361,624.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 34,077 0.01 33,6821.17
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 63,152 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 469,754 0.10 277,11769.51
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 150,631 0.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 132,815 0.03 153,030-13.21
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 27,090 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 127,764 0.03 101,63925.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,779 0.00 30,429-71.15
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8,607 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,228 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 49,082 0.01 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 383 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,444 0.00 20,371-92.91
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,576 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 779 0.00 1,000-22.10
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 24,080 0.01 23,7121.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 99,821 0.02 69,07844.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,516 0.00 24,705-81.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 51,991 0.01 27,48189.19
65 Headgear and parts thereof 380 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 90,134 0.02 12,226637.23
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 248 0.00 11,606-97.86
69 Ceramic products 96,404 0.02 0
70 Glass and glassware 320 0.00 3,017-89.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 308,141,018 64.86 316,263,549-2.57
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 20,251,673-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 296,999 0.06 378,485-21.53
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,311,900 0.49 1122,064,096.43
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,978 0.00 1,114257.09
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 282,322 0.06 64,122340.29
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,616,986 0.76 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 172,302 0.04 138,72624.20
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 900 0.00 112703.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 431,109 0.09 9,5624,408.57
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,083 0.00 1,253,266-99.36
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,771,365 0.37 1,307,16135.51
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 9,820,445 2.07 8,573,33414.55
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 356 0.00 73,225-99.51
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,181,377 0.46 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,014,723 0.42 1,633,44823.34
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 42,188 0.01 123,615-65.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,927 0.00 16,311-88.19
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 3,617 0.00 44,520-91.88
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,749 0.00 34,437-77.50
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 27,440 0.01 154,496-82.24
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 22,965-100.00
SS Classified 124,513 0.03 185 098 028-99.93

Russia’s Imports from Hong Kong

The major share of Russian imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.69% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (80.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 44.05% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.54% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.48% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (4.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (0.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.80% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (1.23% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.71% of Russia’s total imports from Hong Kong (2.32% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $78,143,688;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $10,130,481;
  • 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 $3,973,773;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,829,571;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $957,247;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $775,560;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $682,392;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $619,376.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $605,723;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $600,263.
Russia’s imports from Hong Kong in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 1,036-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 12,600 0.01 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 540 0.00 1,727-68.73
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 294,184 0.17 38,174670.64
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 397,464 0.22 155,623155.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 54,239 0.03 11,356377.62
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 78,143,688 44.05 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 362,183 0.20 123,846192.45
29 Organic chemicals 588,576 0.33 1,072,295-45.11
30 Pharmaceutical products 88 0.00 14,629-99.40
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 56,274 0.03 103,940-45.86
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 23,967 0.01 2,621814.42
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 84,666 0.05 84,2440.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 34,732 0.02 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 155,359 0.09 205,431-24.37
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 71,811 0.04 93,152-22.91
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 699,745 0.39 80,369770.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,742,368 0.98 1,580,08810.27
40 Rubber and articles thereof 692,127 0.39 282,193145.27
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 652,884 0.37 484,13234.86
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 223 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 186,803 0.11 179,9253.82
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,507 0.00 24,477-85.67
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 922,821 0.52 538,89271.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 303,057 0.17 241,38925.55
52 Cotton 0 0.00 43,545-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 15,248 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 3,899 0.00 14,593-73.28
55 Man-made staple fibers 8,726 0.00 42,399-79.42
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 50,007 0.03 171,744-70.88
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,801 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 19,596 0.01 67,220-70.85
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 163,867 0.09 133,26022.97
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 177,826 0.10 204,376-12.99
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 960,757 0.54 509,67788.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,176,942 0.66 219,695435.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 208,912 0.12 224,541-6.96
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,430,115 0.81 2,030,378-29.56
65 Headgear and parts thereof 127,032 0.07 31,778299.75
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 41,767 0.02 23,14680.45
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,950 0.00 240,980-99.19
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 66,605 0.04 302,596-77.99
69 Ceramic products 672,504 0.38 180,637272.30
70 Glass and glassware 133,233 0.08 461,153-71.11
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,045,791 1.15 216,220846.16
72 Iron and steel 2,150 0.00 276,424-99.22
73 Articles of iron or steel 436,239 0.25 1,041,962-58.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 314,294 0.18 12,8432,347.20
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 25,242 0.01 77,903-67.60
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 43,090 0.02 18,835128.78
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 332,747 0.19 247,44834.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 112,114 0.06 175,151-35.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 56,437,176 31.82 46,306,69521.88
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 19,874,044 11.20 15,900,27124.99
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 29,276 0.02 7,935268.95
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,020,475 0.58 338,083201.84
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 9,114 0.01 4,83588.50
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,909,090 1.08 1,659,53815.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 457,146 0.26 362,28226.19
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,982 0.00 77,358-92.27
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 1,797,255 1.01 1,021,69575.91
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,498,598 0.84 1,608,817-6.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 284,138 0.16 320,599-11.37
SS Classified 8,433 0.00 6 22735.43
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia