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33.3 million tons of goods worth 20.8 billion US dollars were moved through the customs of the Far Eastern Customs Administration (DVTU) for 9 months of 2018 (trade turnover accounted for in foreign trade). Compared to the same period

In 2017, the natural volume of cargo turnover increased by 23.9%, the cost increased by 20.5%, Acting head of the DVTU Sergey Pankratov said today at a press conference dedicated to the Day of the Customs Officer of the Russian Federation.

For 9 months of 2018, the customs authorities of the DVTU region registered 216,216 declarations for goods. Compared to the same period of 2017 (193,108 items), the number of declarations for goods increased by 12.0%. The number of export declarations for goods increased by 11.1% (from 41,875 to 46,526). The number of imported – increased by 12.2% (from 151 233 to 169 690 pieces). 

Export. For 9 months of 2018, 29.6 million tons of cargo worth 9.2 billion US dollars (or 44% of the total value of trade turnover) were exported through the customs of the DVTU. At the same time, compared to the same period in 2017 ($7.1 billion), the value of exports increased by 28.3%, the natural volume of export cargo increased by 26.8% (it was 23.3 million tons).

The largest trading partners of the Far East in exports: Japan – 32.5% of the value of exports, China – 30.7%, the Republic of Korea - 24.5%. Other countries accounted for 12.3%. 

The most important commodity exports remained the same:  

  • mineral fuel, oil and their distillation products – 47.0% of the cost (compared to the same period of 2017, an increase of 1.7 times); 
  • fish, crustaceans and shellfish – 24.6% of the cost (an increase of 18.6%); 
  • woodand products made of it – 9.3% of the cost (an increase of 8.2%).

Import.For 9 months of 2018, 3.7 million tons of cargo worth 11.6 billion US dollars were imported through the customs of the DVTU. At the same time, compared to the same period in 2017 (10.1 billion US dollars), imports increased in value by 15.1%, in physical terms - by 4.8% (there were 3.6 million tons).

The largest trading partners of the Far East when importing: China – 53.8% of the value of imports, Japan – 14.9%, the Republic of Korea - 12.4%, the USA - 3.0%. Other countries accounted for 15.9% of the cost.

The most important commodity items during import also remain the same:

  • machinery, equipment and mechanisms – 24.5% of the cost (compared to the same period in 2017, an increase of 14.2%);
  • means of land transport – 10.8% of the cost (an increase of 31.8%);
  • electric machines and electrical equipment, their parts – 10.5% of the cost (an increase of 13.4%).

The number of participants in foreign economic activity who carried out foreign trade operations in the region of DVTU activity for 9 months of 2018 amounted to 10,721. An increase of 15.7% compared to 9 months of 2017 (9,270).

Reference

Currently, the Far Eastern Customs Administration (Far Eastern Customs Administration) includes 10 customs offices (Far Eastern Operational, Birobidzhan, Blagoveshchenskaya, Vladivostok, Kamchatka, Magadan, Nakhodka, Sakhalin, Ussuri, Khabarovsk) and 47 customs posts (including 2 electronic declaration centers).

There are 63 checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation in the region of activity of the DVTU: 30 sea, 11 mixed, 9 air, 7 automobile, 4 railway, 1 river and 1 pedestrian. 46 of them are functioning.

A source:https://www.alta.ru/dvfo_news/63739/