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Russian trade with Azerbaijan in 2012

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Azerbaijan in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan totaled $3,409,221,719, up 10.83% ($333,010,140) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2012 totaled $2,845,690,668, up 13.62% ($341,188,556) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2012 were $563,531,051, down 1.43% ($8,178,416) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in 2012 was $2,282,159,617, a 18.08% increase ($349,366,972) over 2011.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 0.4049% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3740% in 2011).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 31st largest export market in 2012 (down from 30th in 2011), accounting for 0.5423% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4847% in 2011).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in 2012 (down from 49th in 2011), accounting for 0.1776% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1870% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian exports to Azerbaijan in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.66% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (22.30% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.20% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (19.01% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.63% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (13.62% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.38% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (11.08% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.07% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (6.47% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (2.26% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $43,393,816;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $39,956,030;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $28,048,332;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $20,683,054;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $20,462,663;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $19,062,831;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $13,250,237;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $11,878,644.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2012 over 2011 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) - a decrease of $62,059,033;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $58,990,228;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $11,835,325;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $9,041,507.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 1,475,845 0.05 890,94665.65
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 87,358-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,025,488 0.07 2,672,151-24.20
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 26,459,238 0.93 25,206,9474.97
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 81,000-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 34,068 0.00 107,044-68.17
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,514,213 0.23 8,408,187-22.53
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 231,141 0.01 351,540-34.25
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,230,592 0.04 858,60843.32
10 Cereals 119,315,110 4.19 98,632,05620.97
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 8,016,977 0.28 67,007,205-88.04
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,151,696 0.11 3,183,304-0.99
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,162 0.00 464365.95
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 5,822 0.00 1,308345.11
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 42,118,694 1.48 14,070,362199.34
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 12,215,021 0.43 15,387,022-20.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 19,382,684 0.68 21,607,955-10.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 45,490,322 1.60 50,778,316-10.41
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 35,347,300 1.24 33,989,3074.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,675,013 0.27 3,282,797133.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 32,667,007 1.15 30,706,9576.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,221,488 0.71 20,229,581-0.04
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,555,333 0.30 5,196,54864.63
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 195,784,075 6.88 155,828,04525.64
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 33,606,582 1.18 32,296,9764.05
26 Ores, slag and ash 390,456 0.01 355,6419.79
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 28,236,379 0.99 23,902,60218.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 22,155,613 0.78 8,905,376148.79
29 Organic chemicals 5,481,550 0.19 4,528,77021.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 30,759,370 1.08 34,272,155-10.25
31 Fertilizers 23,672,995 0.83 18,441,27828.37
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,362,694 0.05 1,616,032-15.68
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,828,129 0.42 11,160,5255.98
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 17,776,194 0.62 17,530,6611.40
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,382,628 0.05 1,085,05827.42
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 4,976,330 0.17 3,721,70433.71
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 100,677 0.00 89,24112.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 18,761,939 0.66 14,888,73126.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,853,780 0.45 24,689,105-47.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 21,576,577 0.76 21,202,0541.77
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 280,309 0.01 652,936-57.07
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,372 0.00 1,60347.97
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 252,949,614 8.89 232,486,9518.80
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 184-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5,343 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 68,551 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 36,826,915 1.29 39,841,093-7.57
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,642,853 0.20 5,071,19011.27
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 27,489 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,558,591 0.05 2,007,993-22.38
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 127,827 0.00 240,684-46.89
54 Man-made filaments 39,659 0.00 21,53484.17
55 Man-made staple fibers 24,056 0.00 53,275-54.85
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 748,973 0.03 397,02588.65
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 7,739 0.00 2,005285.99
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 335 0.00 1,128-70.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,338,313 0.05 1,467,490-8.80
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 146,119 0.01 231,757-36.95
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 752,882 0.03 39,0851,826.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 876,045 0.03 673,72230.03
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 682,367 0.02 521,69030.80
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 840,956 0.03 282,756197.41
65 Headgear and parts thereof 80,667 0.00 27,112197.53
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9,522 0.00 3,060211.18
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 611 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 26,038,117 0.92 35,079,624-25.77
69 Ceramic products 2,714,833 0.10 3,500,931-22.45
70 Glass and glassware 15,695,616 0.55 16,932,610-7.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 672,258 0.02 464,32744.78
72 Iron and steel 189,633,023 6.66 191,761,730-1.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 127,523,971 4.48 108,461,14017.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 23,305,090 0.82 23,059,0141.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 42,306 0.00 509,285-91.69
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,593,503 0.30 9,411,816-8.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 532,683 0.02 270,47996.94
79 Zinc and articles thereof 376,389 0.01 4,5288,212.48
80 Tin and articles thereof 26,680 0.00 40,421-33.99
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 222,863 0.01 270,322-17.56
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,406,433 0.19 3,742,58044.46
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,650,545 0.13 3,537,4843.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 132,495,078 4.66 138,976,176-4.66
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 65,287,702 2.29 127,346,735-48.73
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 8,666,986 0.30 14,901,373-41.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 220,851,356 7.76 177,457,54024.45
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,978,442 0.17 654,740660.37
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 28,715,847 1.01 16,837,20370.55
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 111,646 0.00 60,22585.38
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,050 0.00 188990.43
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 4,617,910 0.16 7,815,694-40.91
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 517,238 0.02 541,470-4.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,819,487 0.17 186,6122,482.62
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 955 0.00 0
SS Classified 844,312,371 29.67 561 402 67550.39

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian imports from Azerbaijan in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.54% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (50.45% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.84% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (14.80% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.26% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (17.74% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.74% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (8.46% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.56% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (4.28% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.00% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (0.99% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $68,898,150;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $5,076,427;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $3,595,269;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,394,015;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,541,740.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $53,617,698;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $16,721,516;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $14,770,615;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $6,500,530;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $4,150,218;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $2,644,413.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 4,000 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 188,524-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 33,004-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 80,193,444 14.23 96,914,960-17.25
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 217,492,655 38.59 148,594,50546.37
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 16,709,913 2.97 11,633,48643.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 31,568 0.01 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 242,105 0.04 247,451-2.16
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 8,600 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 39,178 0.01 4,363797.96
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 25,440 0.00 3,600606.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7,084,299 1.26 3,489,030103.04
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 107,218 0.02 109,882-2.42
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,968,681 1.59 8,248,1448.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,389,698 0.25 1,145,76921.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 15,915,932 2.82 15,177,1574.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,235,436 0.75 2,654,35859.57
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,027,788 1.96 8,486,04829.95
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 61,340,742 10.89 76,111,357-19.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 819,634 0.15 1,763,467-53.52
29 Organic chemicals 15,507,285 2.75 16,853,868-7.99
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 701,342 0.12 419,70967.10
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 0 0.00 38,991-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 22,805 0.00 33,902-32.73
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,677,112 0.30 1,764,226-4.94
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,939,760 1.23 3,545,74595.72
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,993 0.00 62,148-71.05
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 51,194 0.01 47,5577.65
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 47,271 0.01 74,436-36.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,408 0.00 49,004-84.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 508,260 0.09 540,623-5.99
50 Silk 0 0.00 13,950-100.00
52 Cotton 11,852,946 2.10 18,353,476-35.42
54 Man-made filaments 5,321,275 0.94 5,524,052-3.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 46,577 0.01 299,278-84.44
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 398,864 0.07 115,359245.76
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,205,424 0.21 718,96367.66
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 995,056 0.18 5,145,274-80.66
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,784,320 3.16 18,083,116-1.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 405,063 0.07 137,754194.05
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 287,784 0.05 2,932,197-90.19
70 Glass and glassware 119,526 0.02 34,146250.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 231 0.00 30670.00
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 44,536,219 7.90 98,153,917-54.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,908,187 0.34 3,040,040-37.23
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,524 0.00 979,718.56
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 33,136 0.01 239,853-86.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 63,997 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,564,064 0.81 3,568,22727.91
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 316,203 0.06 297,2206.39
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 1,195,751-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 108 0.00 53,232-99.80
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 47,558-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 763,500 0.14 498,17853.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 46,444 0.01 0
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 53,279 0.01 149,932-64.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 90-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 62,669 0.01 1,1015,592.01
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 34,522 0.01 1,8711,745.11
SS Classified 21,605,372 3.83 14 869 49145.30
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia