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Russian trade with Afghanistan in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Afghanistan in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $965,802,008, up 49.68% ($320,548,251) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2014 totaled $952,904,919, up 51.02% ($321,930,739) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2014 were $12,897,089, down 9.68% ($1,382,488) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in 2014 was $940,007,830, a 52.43% increase ($323,313,227) over 2013.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 79th in 2013), accounting for 0.1234% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0766% in 2013).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 56th largest export market in 2014 (up from 66th in 2013), accounting for 0.1918% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1197% in 2013).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 117th largest supplier in 2014 (down from 116th in 2013), accounting for 0.0045% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 24.46% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (48.49% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.12% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.77% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.22% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (8.85% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.14% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.13% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.03% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.64% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.69% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.02% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $66,971,682;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $10,138,548;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,029,911.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $72,874,419;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $15,636,795.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 3,555-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 29,882,912 3.14 19,744,36451.35
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 21,812 0.00 21,4651.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,298 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 233,113,214 24.46 305,987,633-23.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 283 0.00 60,306-99.53
29 Organic chemicals 76,557 0.01 68,06612.47
30 Pharmaceutical products 810,322 0.09 199,584306.01
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 28,260-100.00
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 2,892,777 0.30 2,261,15727.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,147 0.00 207454.11
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 924,453 0.10 1,597,144-42.12
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,048,089 0.11 1,382,020-24.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 51,091 0.01 38,59532.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 749,552 0.08 776,641-3.49
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 245 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 340,352 0.04 507,864-32.98
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 40,212,824 4.22 55,849,619-28.00
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 247-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 15,018 0.00 9,09465.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 1,662-100.00
52 Cotton 408 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 1,607-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 160-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 345 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 424-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 84,385 0.01 52,48660.78
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 260 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 559 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,877 0.00 11,168-2.61
65 Headgear and parts thereof 20 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,470 0.00 7,54412.27
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 475,463-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 91,761 0.01 111,782-17.91
72 Iron and steel 76,908,386 8.07 9,936,704673.98
73 Articles of iron or steel 403,685 0.04 1,140,700-64.61
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 83,741 0.01 101,512-17.51
80 Tin and articles thereof 30 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,235 0.00 1,400416.79
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 716 0.00 8,828-91.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,004,706 1.15 5,974,79584.19
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 2,180,280 0.23 2,085,9454.52
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 0.00 335,874-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,092,112 0.53 7,671,349-33.62
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,061,340 0.11 580,49282.83
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,537 0.00 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 3,219 0.00 46,653-93.10
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 218 0.00 5,201-95.81
SS Classified 545,802,683 57.28 213 886 610155.18

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 87.26% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (96.60% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.92% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.39% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $884,718;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $166,668;
  • 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 $118,615;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $92,971;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $59,758.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,944,791;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $538,691;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $56,850.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 7 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 66,444 0.52 2,011,235-96.70
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 11,167,513 86.59 11,706,204-4.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 20,000 0.16 76,850-73.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 123 0.00 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,354 0.01 0
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 59,758 0.46 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 166,668 1.29 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 28,363 0.22 20,82636.19
73 Articles of iron or steel 887 0.01 651,264.62
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 916,899 7.11 32,1812,749.19
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 140,960 1.09 22,345530.83
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,217-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 93,078 0.72 10786,888.79
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 281 0.00 0
SS Classified 234,754 1.82 408 547-42.54
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia