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

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Vietnam totaled $1,901,333,761, up 7.65% ($135,121,676) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $580,974,659, up 37.86% ($159,548,282) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $1,320,359,102, down 1.82% ($24,426,606) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $739,384,443, a 19.92% decrease ($183,974,888) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Vietnam was Russia’s 20th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 17th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.9120% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.2932% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Vietnam was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 35th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4355% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5358% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Vietnam was Russia’s 12th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 9th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.7585% of Russia’s total imports (down from 2.3219% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 54.59% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (15.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.11% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (42.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.42% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (18.68% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.10% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.50% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (6.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.90% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (10.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam 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) - an increase of $240,859,302;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $14,026,999;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $10,041,328;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,055,058;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,525,948;
  • 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 $4,094,796;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,412,446;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,377,721;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,775,271;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,591,913;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,109,595;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,793,198.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam 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) - a decrease of $88,069,499;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $22,591,470;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $13,932,693;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $5,527,792;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $5,228,893;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $4,905,719;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $3,074,512;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,305,263;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,925,210.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 3,620 0.00 580524.14
02 Meat and edible meat offal 40,674,271 7.00 42,599,481-4.52
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,610,740 0.62 1,817,54298.66
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 120,053 0.02 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 206,500 0.04 272,664-24.27
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 192,084 0.03 133,34244.05
10 Cereals 7,763,103 1.34 21,695,796-64.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 46,970 0.01 31,94847.02
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 22,951 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,311,727 0.40 2,090,62710.58
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 323,134 0.06 99,391225.11
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 253,935 0.04 108,874133.24
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 713,425 0.12 410,66773.72
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,402,121 1.27 5,292,52639.86
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 90,087 0.02 97,166-7.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,094,229 1.39 3,568,281126.84
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 246,627 0.04 138,05678.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 286,767-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 103,555 0.02 79,05630.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,583,113 0.44 2,256,06914.50
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,411,757 0.24 4,486,269-68.53
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 83,777,693 14.42 171,847,192-51.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,457,721 0.25 1,291,82412.84
29 Organic chemicals 1,018,517 0.18 1,488,824-31.59
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,022,075 2.76 1,995,076703.08
31 Fertilizers 18,580,387 3.20 11,525,32961.21
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 45,659 0.01 141,551-67.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,161,073 0.20 1,094,4236.09
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 191,949 0.03 36,728422.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,730 0.00 4,81981.16
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 757,220 0.13 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 165,871 0.03 601,387-72.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,677,392 0.81 10,205,184-54.17
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,978,010 0.51 2,325,68528.05
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 15,233-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 61 0.00 29110.34
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,472,414 2.15 9,094,69337.14
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,995,086 0.86 3,686,39335.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,204,526 0.90 7,509,789-30.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 213 0.00 22,591,683-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 83,557 0.01 12696,208.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 76,925 0.01 38619,828.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,439 0.00 11,375-87.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 236,166 0.04 19,1371,134.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 23,619 0.00 5,651317.96
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,577 0.00 5,5380.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 648 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 222,600 0.04 60,254269.44
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 87,518-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 50,411 0.01 11,809326.89
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,766 0.00 209,919-97.73
72 Iron and steel 297,245,275 51.16 56,385,973427.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,127,566 0.88 2,535,653102.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 542 0.00 2,576-78.96
75 Nickel and articles thereof 364 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 14,592,087 2.51 4,550,759220.65
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 6,404-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 182,872 0.03 65,254180.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,317 0.00 5,121-35.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,934,967 1.02 2,522,521135.28
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 8,565,812 1.47 4,471,01691.59
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,095,665 1.39 13,324,558-39.24
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 4,905,719-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,567,331 0.61 792,060350.39
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 513-100.00
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 5,034 0.00 47,836-89.48
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 54,727-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,712 0.00 9,971-72.80
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 380-100.00
SS Classified 7,256,808 1.25 412 7891,657.99

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam 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) - 54.96% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (66.23% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 25.37% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (19.89% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.74% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (8.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.19% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.25% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (0.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $27,758,210;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $21,121,142;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $20,290,127;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $19,679,736;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $14,143,367;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $6,393,413;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $5,943,232.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $159,039,728;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $11,224,120.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 45,127,415 3.42 24,006,27387.98
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 7,351 0.00 18,743-60.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 470,268 0.04 464,0631.34
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 17,466,291 1.32 11,523,05951.58
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 65,009,762 4.92 44,719,63545.37
10 Cereals 434,061 0.03 1,343,582-67.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,842 0.00 135,452-94.21
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 109,094 0.01 32,369237.03
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 139,660 0.01 79,10076.56
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,577 0.00 1,615-2.35
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 100,917 0.01 116,100-13.08
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,680,572 0.35 1,931,354142.35
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 168,676 0.01 105,79459.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7,337 0.00 12,910-43.17
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,963,748 0.15 1,863,7075.37
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 15,632,408 1.18 9,238,99569.20
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,411,379 1.09 12,419,23816.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,160,568 0.16 1,334,62661.89
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 14,151 0.00 9,62846.98
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 296,100 0.02 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,614 0.00 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,516,290 0.34 4,877,296-7.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 233,204-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,209,750 0.09 561,894115.30
29 Organic chemicals 2,674,482 0.20 77,1263,367.68
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,266,386 0.25 2,108,88554.89
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,823,766 0.14 1,530,28419.18
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 38,585 0.00 56,141-31.27
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 1,639,120 0.12 1,266,46929.42
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 128,594 0.01 128,880-0.22
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,792,202 0.29 2,885,50331.42
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,329,874 0.10 1,505,832-11.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,284,354 0.40 4,924,7207.30
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,679,783 0.58 7,804,139-1.59
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 38,000 0.00 11,800222.03
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,821,821 0.90 10,632,26511.19
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 1,152-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 309,083 0.02 492,380-37.23
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 793,377 0.06 718,52210.42
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 220,708 0.02 216,4281.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,194 0.00 13,219-83.40
52 Cotton 2,541,828 0.19 1,862,34236.49
54 Man-made filaments 60,090 0.00 113,318-46.97
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,891,723 0.14 1,026,97884.20
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,595 0.00 11,071-76.56
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,169,414 0.09 661,31376.83
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 17,690 0.00 18,722-5.51
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,491,377 0.19 1,434,30873.70
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 150,416 0.01 57,263162.68
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 70,783,840 5.36 43,025,63064.52
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 107,506,303 8.14 93,362,93615.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 12,545,026 0.95 9,653,89429.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 133,950,206 10.14 114,270,47017.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,376,635 0.10 1,079,50727.52
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,888-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 517,956 0.04 860,252-39.79
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,519,547 0.12 1,707,026-10.98
69 Ceramic products 1,539,784 0.12 607,622153.41
70 Glass and glassware 194,519 0.01 191,0491.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 217,037 0.02 228,310-4.94
72 Iron and steel 1,174,080 0.09 1,596,941-26.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,091,763 0.46 3,818,10659.55
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,556,522 0.35 3,809,71919.60
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 29,083-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 114,656 0.01 56,731102.10
79 Zinc and articles thereof 672 0.00 73820.55
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,095 0.00 1,131262.07
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,720,900 0.21 2,725,956-0.19
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,814,699 0.14 779,727132.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 88,235,267 6.68 99,459,387-11.29
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 623,365,518 47.21 782,405,246-20.33
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 1,100-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,185,900 0.24 1,041,483205.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 417,354 0.03 42897,412.62
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,471,800 0.79 7,690,33736.17
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 229,988 0.02 58,930290.27
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 135,256 0.01 55,123145.37
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 3,914,595 0.30 4,108,437-4.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 17,682,241 1.34 14,987,09117.98
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,943,899 0.22 2,575,06614.32
SS Classified 40,751 0.00 8 332389.09
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia