Medical Network September 26, Russian Customs online website reported on September 24, the Russian Federal Customs Office data show that in the first half of 2018 Russia exported nearly 19,000 tons of pharmaceutical products, with a total value of more than 20 billion rubles. Compared with the same period in 2017 The export volume increased by 11% and the export value increased by 8%. In addition, the high-tech drugs produced in Russia have special needs abroad.
Data show that Russian exports in the first half of 2018 medicine The value of the product is 342 million US dollars (equivalent to 20.3 billion rubles). Compared with the same period of last year, it increased by 5% in US dollars and 8% in rubles.
Russia in the first half of 2017 drug The export value was 324 million US dollars, or 18.8 billion rubles. The export volume of medicines increased by 11% to 18,700 tons. The types of drugs exported by Russia include pharmaceuticals, blood supply, immune serum, vaccines, veterinary products, and sanitary products.
In the first half of the year, Russia’s exports to Ukraine were $60.6 million, or 3.6 billion rubles, followed by Kazakhstan ($52.9 million, or 3.1 billion rubles), and Belarus, $45.3 million, or 2.7 billion rubles.
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most successful industries in the Russian industry.
In the past five years, the share of domestically produced drugs in the market has increased by 3.6 times, from 13.2% in 2012 to 46.9% in 2017. In 2017, Russian drug sales increased by 4.3%, while imports increased by only 2.3%.
