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Russian trade in goods with Vietnam in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Vietnam

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Vietnam totaled $2,379,333,027, up 51.63% ($810,154,797) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,094,500,602, up 111.40% ($576,750,169) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,284,832,425, up 22.20% ($233,404,628) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $190,331,823, a 64.34% decrease ($343,345,541) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Vietnam was Russia’s 19th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 22nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.0236% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.9683% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Vietnam was Russia’s 28th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.7268% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5483% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Vietnam was Russia’s 13th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.5698% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.5546% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Vietnam

The major share of Russian exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.53% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (32.59% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.05% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (7.03% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.64% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (5.93% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.09% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (28.39% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.42% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (22.36% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Vietnam (3.19% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $92,898,601;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $91,177,377;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $90,831,281;
  • 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 $25,904,664;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $15,682,347;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $14,825,949;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $11,238,965;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $10,393,952;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,532,126;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,953,331;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $5,749,510;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $4,704,244;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,689,682;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $4,186,694;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,415,595.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $43,388,603;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $37,156,259;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $21,751,185;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $11,074,226;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $4,505,987.
Russia’s exports to Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 1,755 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 25,748,240 2.35 47,499,425-45.79
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,693,333 0.52 8,963,154-36.48
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 178,857 0.02 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 314,696 0.03 200,93056.62
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 189,608 0.02 95,90297.71
10 Cereals 71,742 0.01 43,460,345-99.83
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 70,550 0.01 31,605123.22
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 39,200 0.00 94,500-58.52
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,262,584 0.30 2,524,27029.25
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 696,625 0.06 290,030140.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,738,151 0.43 551,457759.21
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,400,998 0.13 1,161,13720.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,741,975 0.52 3,614,48358.86
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 709,503 0.06 470,67150.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,380,985 1.50 5,142,020218.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 706,027 0.06 346,702103.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 849,822 0.08 585,62345.11
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 50,142 0.00 732,400-93.15
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,686,799 0.15 2,083,620-19.04
26 Ores, slag and ash 14,662,802 1.34 4,268,850243.48
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 103,468,424 9.45 140,624,683-26.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,379,739 0.13 1,746,843-21.02
29 Organic chemicals 15,715,814 1.44 33,46746,859.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 9,561,496 0.87 3,608,165165.00
31 Fertilizers 105,365,797 9.63 14,188,420642.62
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 203,834 0.02 771,187-73.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,880,188 0.26 1,251,908130.06
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 252,165 0.02 151,28766.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,298 0.00 976135.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 227,668 0.02 235,383-3.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,800,981 1.17 7,051,47181.54
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,842,242 0.26 7,348,229-61.32
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 240,386 0.02 202,39718.77
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 96,231 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,865,331 0.81 5,449,73662.67
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,694,808 0.43 4,796,316-2.12
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,499,317 0.50 6,240,345-11.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,711,524 0.43 7,28064,618.74
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 21,107-100.00
52 Cotton 1,121 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 43,622 0.00 11,488279.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 50,170 0.00 21,689131.32
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 139-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 310,209 0.03 67146,130.85
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 886 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 352 0.00 12,140-97.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 62,399 0.01 4,4401,305.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 244-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 750,002 0.07 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,469 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 134,818 0.01 114,76817.47
69 Ceramic products 3,687 0.00 7,147-48.41
70 Glass and glassware 314,773 0.03 16,6891,786.11
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,191 0.00 9391,624.28
72 Iron and steel 252,831,063 23.10 161,999,78256.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,679,643 0.52 989,961473.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 185,379 0.02 121,87252.11
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 20,311,999 1.86 5,486,050270.25
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,653 0.00 630162.38
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 541 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,857,266 0.26 128,4852,123.81
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 226,251 0.02 15,8781,324.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 95,492,116 8.72 2,593,5153,581.96
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 31,810,291 2.91 5,905,627438.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,478,561 0.59 17,552,787-63.09
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,410 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,173,582 1.29 4,641,456205.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 14,125 0.00 4,772196.00
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 124,055 0.01 59,684107.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 43,350 0.00 10,980294.81
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,174 0.00 1,832400.76
SS Classified 0 0.00 2 200 440-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Vietnam

The major share of Russian imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 67.56% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (62.26% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 13.39% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (19.14% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.11% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (12.07% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.56% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (2.42% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.27% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (0.01% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.97% of Russia’s total imports from Vietnam (1.31% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $171,517,268;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $41,909,386;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $23,897,499;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $16,050,241;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $14,493,174;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $8,807,776;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $4,254,381.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $38,490,857;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,329,622;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $5,979,871;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $5,916,391;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $5,331,765.
Russia’s imports from Vietnam in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 33,421,952 2.60 39,338,343-15.04
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 4,999 0.00 5,678-11.96
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 176,553 0.01 576,439-69.37
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 20,395,499 1.59 16,780,36221.54
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 60,253,084 4.69 36,355,58565.73
10 Cereals 271,904 0.02 534,456-49.13
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 48,517 0.00 48,4120.22
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 209,119 0.02 140,43948.90
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 157,393 0.01 180,800-12.95
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 4,445 0.00 10,866-59.09
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 71,098 0.01 114,071-37.67
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,957,867 0.15 7,289,632-73.14
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 139,077 0.01 86,36261.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18,797 0.00 33,524-43.93
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,251,164 0.10 1,882,316-33.53
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,672,872 0.75 7,672,70126.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,555,379 0.98 14,526,921-13.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,323,754 0.10 1,159,44814.17
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 197,400 0.02 183,9607.31
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 45,743 0.00 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 16,174,504 1.26 124,26312,916.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,156,374 0.09 534,181116.48
29 Organic chemicals 770,904 0.06 274,690180.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,633,527 0.28 994,126265.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,880,313 0.22 2,618,26910.01
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 163,027 0.01 512,823-68.21
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 374,888 0.03 905,669-58.61
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 86,400 0.01 64,44034.08
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,461,544 0.27 4,966,927-30.31
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,298,209 0.26 2,005,35764.47
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,570,287 0.51 5,626,93716.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,375,315 0.81 6,943,12549.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 50,310 0.00 17,767183.17
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,923,677 0.77 9,193,4577.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 445,101 0.03 362,84022.67
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 7-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,214,229 0.09 705,36872.14
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 243,368 0.02 286,631-15.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,920 0.00 2,757114.73
52 Cotton 1,371,590 0.11 1,410,168-2.74
54 Man-made filaments 36,693 0.00 149,248-75.41
55 Man-made staple fibers 565,842 0.04 1,366,140-58.58
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,414 0.00 197,945-95.24
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 337,713 0.03 235,77743.23
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33,353 0.00 21,70253.69
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,788,236 0.22 1,826,16652.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 70,138 0.01 159,838-56.12
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 36,492,930 2.84 42,472,801-14.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 70,372,812 5.48 55,879,63825.94
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,402,481 0.65 8,282,9231.44
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 48,625,263 3.78 87,116,120-44.18
65 Headgear and parts thereof 745,048 0.06 614,77621.19
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,451,175 0.11 1,542,746-5.94
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,649,361 0.13 1,656,728-0.44
69 Ceramic products 2,211,418 0.17 1,107,90999.60
70 Glass and glassware 88,073 0.01 342,051-74.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 200,085 0.02 183,9488.77
72 Iron and steel 1,957,484 0.15 2,924,550-33.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,149,261 0.40 3,328,38554.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,597,429 0.12 4,161,799-61.62
75 Nickel and articles thereof 144 0.00 13,774-98.95
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 63,932 0.00 78,832-18.90
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 13,637-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,500,095 0.19 2,207,81813.24
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,104,333 0.09 1,051,7375.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 84,716,404 6.59 95,046,026-10.87
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 719,788,198 56.02 548,270,93031.28
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 5,817-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,595,593 0.28 1,490,291141.27
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 42,054,028 3.27 144,64228,974.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,950,709 1.09 9,696,32843.88
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 106,983 0.01 86,61123.52
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 28,886 0.00 52,171-44.63
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 4,075,402 0.32 3,779,6167.83
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 17,561,177 1.37 8,753,401100.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,241,490 0.17 2,649,412-15.40
SS Classified 0 0.00 45 447-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia