Russian trade with Taiwan in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Taiwan
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Taiwan totaled $5,910,219,504, up 17.44% ($877,866,383) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2021 totaled $3,517,859,726, up 13.39% ($415,406,489) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2021 totaled $2,392,359,778, up 23.96% ($462,459,894) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Taiwan in 2021 was $1,125,499,948, a 4.01% decrease ($47,053,405) over 2020.
Taiwan was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 22nd in 2020), accounting for 0.7529% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8863% in 2020).
Taiwan was Russia’s 30th largest export market in 2021 (down from 21st in 2020), accounting for 0.7156% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9223% in 2020).
Taiwan was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in 2021 (just as in 2020), accounting for 0.8153% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8339% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Taiwan
The major share of Russian exports to Taiwan in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 53.74% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (54.19% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 40.23% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (41.08% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.38% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (3.17% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.36% of Russia’s total exports to Taiwan (0.36% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2021 over 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 $140,400,319;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $108,114,340;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $96,312,923;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $33,809,975;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $12,780,770.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Taiwan in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 93 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 20,954 | 0.00 | 32,106 | -34.73 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 34,964 | 0.00 | 12,762 | 173.97 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,464,443 | 0.10 | 4,625,582 | -25.10 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 84,939 | 0.00 | 61,865 | 37.30 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 43,850 | 0.00 | 46,100 | -4.88 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 9,778 | 0.00 | 9,273 | 5.45 |
10 | Cereals | 179,183 | 0.01 | 111,148 | 61.21 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 939,144 | 0.03 | 693,532 | 35.41 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 688,783 | 0.02 | 704,398 | -2.22 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 33,494 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 673,413 | 0.02 | 544,274 | 23.73 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 106,234 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 279 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 774,333 | 0.02 | 1,593,924 | -51.42 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 764,282 | 0.02 | 2,352,267 | -67.51 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 45,876 | 0.00 | 29,164 | 57.30 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 139,710 | 0.00 | 99,443 | 40.49 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 272,076 | 0.01 | 127,674 | 113.10 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,200 | 0.00 | 1,584 | -24.24 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 8,239,383 | 0.23 | 4,909,229 | 67.83 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 63,459 | 0.00 | 35,007 | 81.28 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,414,741,539 | 40.22 | 1,274,341,220 | 11.02 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 5,777,980 | 0.16 | 1,628,178 | 254.87 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 96,305,566 | 2.74 | 83,524,796 | 15.30 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,873 | 0.00 | 288,787 | -94.50 |
31 | Fertilizers | 1,709,604 | 0.05 | 4,168,952 | -58.99 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 74,778 | 0.00 | 62,364 | 19.91 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 390,806 | 0.01 | 464,520 | -15.87 |
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 | 33,182 | 0.00 | 21,916 | 51.41 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 825 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 420,397 | 0.01 | 98,384 | 327.30 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,400,904 | 0.04 | 626,380 | 123.65 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 12,696,789 | 0.36 | 7,538,689 | 68.42 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 216,016 | 0.01 | 473,750 | -54.40 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 11,515 | 0.00 | 3,907 | 194.73 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 14,019,938 | 0.40 | 5,282,286 | 165.41 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,867,437 | 0.05 | 4,153,235 | -55.04 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,352,246 | 0.29 | 7,901,877 | 31.01 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,573 | 0.00 | 5,023 | 30.86 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 36,641 | 0.00 | 7,327 | 400.08 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 538 | 0.00 | 1,206 | -55.39 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 30,158 | 0.00 | 20,935 | 44.06 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,170 | 0.00 | 12,366 | -33.93 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 695 | 0.00 | 1,983 | -64.95 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 53,437 | 0.00 | 79,843 | -33.07 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 272 | -99.26 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 80,137 | 0.00 | 33,195 | 141.41 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 39,163 | 0.00 | 14,910 | 162.66 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,439,010 | 0.04 | 3,003,577 | -52.09 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,668,838,601 | 47.44 | 1,560,724,261 | 6.93 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,589,008 | 0.16 | 3,230,104 | 73.03 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 473,237 | 0.01 | 584,285 | -19.01 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 760,715 | 0.02 | 26,300 | 2,792.45 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 211,523,202 | 6.01 | 115,210,279 | 83.60 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,458,324 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 11,386 | 0.00 | 2,688 | 323.59 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,137,254 | 0.03 | 1,497,021 | -24.03 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 71,897 | 0.00 | 27,851 | 158.15 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,569 | 0.00 | 12,951 | -41.56 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 36,876,259 | 1.05 | 3,066,284 | 1,102.64 |
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 | 9,703,497 | 0.28 | 7,171,767 | 35.30 |
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 | 540,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 83,370 | 0.00 | 26,917 | 209.73 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 664,035 | 0.02 | 814,372 | -18.46 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 34,487 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 14,524 | 0.00 | 7,508 | 93.45 |
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 | 31,556 | 0.00 | 8,984 | 251.25 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 372,036 | 0.01 | 121,454 | 206.32 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 112,265 | 0.00 | 24,466 | 358.86 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 4,084 | 0.00 | 1,421 | 187.40 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 5 386 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Taiwan
The major share of Russian imports from Taiwan in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 74.59% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (75.55% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.96% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (11.23% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.31% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (8.91% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.29% of Russia’s total imports from Taiwan (1.32% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2021 over 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 $155,292,953;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $133,024,325;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $64,013,088;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $20,175,488;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $17,016,673;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $16,506,184;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $11,143,956;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $8,739,050.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Taiwan in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,757,211 | 0.07 | 1,537,101 | 14.32 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 369,242 | 0.02 | 244,165 | 51.23 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 8,825 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 17,176 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 175,813 | 0.01 | 147,213 | 19.43 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 126,263 | 0.01 | 30,271 | 317.11 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 1,970 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 41,281 | 0.00 | 27,002 | 52.88 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 357,442 | 0.01 | 121,713 | 193.68 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 49,584 | 0.00 | 1,623 | 2,955.08 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 311,175 | 0.01 | 263,821 | 17.95 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 22,014 | 0.00 | 98,632 | -77.68 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 831,167 | 0.03 | 852,247 | -2.47 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 636,865 | 0.03 | 579,549 | 9.89 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 698,482 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 395 | 0.00 | 14,538 | -97.28 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 327,875 | 0.01 | 505,301 | -35.11 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 196,900 | 0.01 | 50,822 | 287.43 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,253,213 | 0.09 | 1,402,528 | 60.65 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 15,936,791 | 0.67 | 11,799,768 | 35.06 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,998,195 | 0.42 | 1,259,145 | 694.05 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 342,934 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 9,034,836 | 0.38 | 9,712,857 | -6.98 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 4,809,344 | 0.20 | 6,516,035 | -26.19 |
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 | 2,295,300 | 0.10 | 1,740,192 | 31.90 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,020,857 | 0.04 | 920,437 | 10.91 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 3,468,600 | 0.14 | 3,889,462 | -10.82 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 12,576,510 | 0.53 | 14,428,939 | -12.84 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 145,823,692 | 6.10 | 81,810,604 | 78.25 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 38,749,528 | 1.62 | 38,076,034 | 1.77 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,623,040 | 0.07 | 849,162 | 91.13 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 792,572 | 0.03 | 368,757 | 114.93 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 2,500 | 0.00 | 2,581 | -3.14 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 108,987 | 0.00 | 545,900 | -80.04 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,674,825 | 0.11 | 1,768,862 | 51.22 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 451,711 | 0.02 | 319,935 | 41.19 |
52 | Cotton | 82,081 | 0.00 | 91,897 | -10.68 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 51,822 | 0.00 | 18,943 | 173.57 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 4,395,807 | 0.18 | 3,770,316 | 16.59 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 6,762,275 | 0.28 | 5,873,492 | 15.13 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,375,112 | 0.10 | 2,740,920 | -13.35 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 13 | 0.00 | 1,878 | -99.31 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 755,738 | 0.03 | 460,102 | 64.25 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,805,285 | 0.08 | 1,252,172 | 44.17 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,652,537 | 0.07 | 1,068,655 | 54.64 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,214,955 | 0.09 | 1,648,614 | 34.35 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 426,800 | 0.02 | 330,736 | 29.05 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,783,059 | 0.24 | 4,287,013 | 34.90 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 411,189 | 0.02 | 366,568 | 12.17 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,912,691 | 0.16 | 3,299,922 | 18.57 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 97,047 | 0.00 | 233,051 | -58.36 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 20,447 | 0.00 | 21,918 | -6.71 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,412,742 | 0.10 | 1,836,887 | 31.35 |
69 | Ceramic products | 381,020 | 0.02 | 369,194 | 3.20 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 9,618,983 | 0.40 | 7,740,278 | 24.27 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 398,554 | 0.02 | 120,325 | 231.23 |
72 | Iron and steel | 50,381,645 | 2.11 | 48,428,952 | 4.03 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 81,534,566 | 3.41 | 64,517,893 | 26.38 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,632,466 | 0.11 | 1,521,280 | 73.04 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 31,227 | 0.00 | 10,611 | 194.29 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,556,872 | 0.19 | 3,843,627 | 18.56 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 2,588 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 137,388 | 0.01 | 52,321 | 162.59 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 24,203 | 0.00 | 13,192 | 83.47 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 929,670 | 0.04 | 82,980 | 1,020.35 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 108,921,769 | 4.55 | 88,746,281 | 22.73 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,305,222 | 0.51 | 9,509,832 | 29.39 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 816,521,429 | 34.13 | 683,497,104 | 19.46 |
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 | 817,543,676 | 34.17 | 662,250,723 | 23.45 |
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 | 26,126 | 0.00 | 19,727 | 32.44 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 72,494,597 | 3.03 | 55,988,413 | 29.48 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 14,982,446 | 0.63 | 3,838,490 | 290.32 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 57,850,577 | 2.42 | 52,354,761 | 10.50 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 719,363 | 0.03 | 431,844 | 66.58 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 884,267 | 0.04 | 617,860 | 43.12 |
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 | 15,606,862 | 0.65 | 12,598,473 | 23.88 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 21,154,073 | 0.88 | 17,593,124 | 20.24 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,050,301 | 0.25 | 5,336,380 | 13.38 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 2 184 486 | -100.00 |