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- Though there can be seen a rapid increase in the imports from Russia to Sri Lanka in the resent years. But in the years of 2016 and 2017 the statistics shows a decrease in the imports, mainly due to the decline of imports of wheat flour and Iron & steel from Russia.

- In 2018 imports from Russia has increased to US$ 203.72 million, an increase of 17% compared with the previous year.

- Iron and Steel becomes the main import item from Russia to Sri Lanka while Wheat and meslin Asbestos, etc. were the other main import items from Russia to Sri Lanka.

Table 5: Sri Lanka’s Major Imports Products from Russia (2010 – 2014)

Value in US $ Mn.

HS Code	Product	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Share %, 2014
7207	Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.	5.90	3.18	35.92	66.26	75.10	28.85
2701	Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal.	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	65.21	25.05
1001	Wheat.	0.46	4.35	0.00	13.15	38.95	14.96
2524	Asbestos	4.05	32.43	20.83	22.48	33.87	13.01
3104	Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic.	13.78	28.05	18.34	25.30	23.67	9.09
4801	Newsprint, in rolls or sheets.	0.66	1.63	3.97	7.20	8.02	3.08
4002	Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip	1.13	4.27	1.69	6.06	7.29	2.80
4804	Uncoated kraft paper and paper board, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 4802 or 4803	0.07	2.13	1.13	1.92	5.09	1.95
0909	Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, corriander, cumin, caraway or juniper. ..	0.15	0.12	0.00	1.04	1.95	0.75
4802	Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	0.15	0.06
0713	Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split.	0.00	0.00	0.44	0.43	0.15	0.06
4807	Composite paper and paperboard, not surface coated or impregnated, whether or not internally	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	0.03
3402	Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations	0.00	0.00	0.05	0.11	0.07	0.03
8467	Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained non-electric motor.	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.03
3923	Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06	0.02
5309	Woven fabrics of flax.	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.06	0.02
3301	Essential oils including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleores	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.06	0.02
4823	Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.05	0.02
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors.	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.05	0.02
3915	Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics.	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.02
	Other	0.16	2.52	8.34	1.46	0.33	0.13
	Total	26.22	76.18	82.42	144.38	259.99	100

Source: Sri Lanka Customs

HS	Description	January	February	March	April	May	June	Total
HS	Description	Value in US$ Mn	Value in US$ Mn	Value in US$ Mn	Value in US$ Mn	Value in US$ Mn	Value in US$ Mn	Total
RUSSIA		40.19	27.80	18.44	7.77	19.77	17.48	131.45
2701	Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal.	20.46	20.43	15.77	5.79			62.45
1001	Wheat and meslin.	14.16				6.57	4.98	25.70
3104	Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic.					2.30	8.47	10.77
2524	Asbestos;	3.04	2.93	.99	.15	.28	1.41	8.80
7207	Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.					7.61		7.61
4002	Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils	.71	1.93	.08	.43	.87	1.29	5.32
4801	Newsprint, in rolls or sheets.	.30	.61	.58	.65	1.42	.75	4.32
909	Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway or juniper berries	.71	.75	.60	.30	.44	.35	3.16
4804	Uncoated kraft paper and paper board, in rolls or sheets,	.35	.57	.33	.16	.14	.07	1.62

Sri Lanka’s Major Imports Products from Russia (01st 6 months of 2015)

Sri Lanka’s potential products to Russia

- Black Tea; Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals; Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton; Men's or boys' shirts of cotton; T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted; Gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber; are some of the potential products for Russian market.
- Sri Lanka can make use of annual international trade Exhibitions such as "Prodexpo" and "World Food" to promote these potential Sri Lankan products in Russian market.

Table 6: Indicative Potential Products for Russia ( 2010 – 2014) Value in US $’000

HS Code	Product	Sri Lanka’s exports to Russia	Russia’s Imports from world	Sri Lanka’s exports to world	Indicative potential trade
61 & 62	Apparel	24848	7662012	4681466	2933234
'090240	Black tea (fermented) & partly fermented tea	148284	471176	805969	322892
'401519	Gloves of rubber	2206	119022	132705	116816
'401699	Articles of vulcanised Rubber	101	248714	70771	70670
'401199	Pneumatic tires new of rubber	182	74421	59019	58837
'710239	Diamonds non-industrial	0	54017	159233	54017
'200819	Nuts&seeds nes incl mx,o/w prep o presvd,sugard	0	53548	58531	53548
'210690	Food preparations	324	907863	45846	45522
'230990	Animal feed preparations	0	535260	41768	41768
'392321	Sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene	9	119571	40079	40070
'401163	Pneumatic tyres, new, of rubber	260	35350	37878	35090
'401511	Gloves surgical of rubber	3728	38246	42873	34518
'380210	Activated carbon	1993	34394	84092	32401
'871200	Bicycles and other cycles	174	114375	32546	32372
950300	Tricycles, wheeled toys; dolls''	41	1361666	31736	31695
'600622	Dyed cotton fabrics, knitted or crocheted	0	29137	34025	29137
'400599	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised in primary forms nes	0	64446	28334	28334
'030613	Shrimps and prawns, frozen, in shell or not, including boiled in shell	0	330115	25846	25846
'080111	Coconuts, dessicated	256	25444	133936	25188

Source: Trade Map

Sri Lanka’s Imports from Russia

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