Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia was $234,751,344, down 17.68% ($50,411,803) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2015 were $188,738,340, down 15.47% ($34,537,335) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2015 were $46,013,004, down 25.65% ($15,874,468) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2015 was $142,725,336, a 11.56% decrease ($18,662,867) over 2014.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 93rd largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 94th in 2014), accounting for 0.0446% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0364% in 2014).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 85th largest export market in 2015 (up from 86th in 2014), accounting for 0.0549% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0449% in 2014).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 95th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 90th in 2014), accounting for 0.0252% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0216% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.41% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (25.71% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.85% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (33.63% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.31% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (12.29% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.81% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (8.30% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.00% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (9.39% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.91% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (3.92% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,934,953;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,730,307;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,231,301;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $589,837.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,999,474;
- 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 $4,488,825;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,093,547;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $3,963,828;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,627,462;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,167,514;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,632,925;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $2,338,001;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $2,141,860;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,543,728;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,342,864;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,329,751;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,161,905;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $697,178;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $647,357;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $624,152;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $612,210.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 15,856 | 0.01 | 24,762 | -35.97 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,124,973 | 1.13 | 3,286,878 | -35.35 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 117,230 | 0.06 | 14,128 | 729.77 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 7,843,891 | 4.16 | 10,181,892 | -22.96 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 2,988 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 157,651 | 0.08 | 122,107 | 29.11 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 111,452 | 0.06 | 117,063 | -4.79 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,759,574 | 1.46 | 2,907,438 | -5.09 |
10 | Cereals | 282,153 | 0.15 | 343,202 | -17.79 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,511,202 | 3.45 | 7,208,380 | -9.67 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 36,229 | 0.02 | 5,366 | 575.16 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 421 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,253,857 | 0.66 | 1,043,194 | 20.19 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 5,622,601 | 2.98 | 7,764,461 | -27.59 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,168,194 | 0.62 | 1,815,551 | -35.66 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,282,025 | 1.74 | 3,754,766 | -12.59 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,417,611 | 2.34 | 4,781,727 | -7.61 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,849,141 | 0.98 | 2,184,770 | -15.36 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,077,262 | 1.63 | 3,353,207 | -8.23 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,504,045 | 5.57 | 11,846,909 | -11.34 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 648,176 | 0.34 | 490,791 | 32.07 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 10,212,623 | 5.41 | 13,840,085 | -26.21 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,573,756 | 1.89 | 638,803 | 459.45 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 59,490,927 | 31.52 | 56,760,620 | 4.81 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 114,772 | 0.06 | 152,021 | -24.50 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 39,643 | 0.02 | 52,283 | -24.18 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,899,861 | 5.25 | 13,067,375 | -24.24 |
31 | Fertilizers | 913,552 | 0.48 | 919,515 | -0.65 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,566,041 | 0.83 | 1,665,948 | -6.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,632,330 | 0.86 | 2,101,674 | -22.33 |
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 | 2,405,066 | 1.27 | 3,029,218 | -20.60 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 113,094 | 0.06 | 122,569 | -7.73 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 133,638 | 0.07 | 170,120 | -21.44 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 23,188 | 0.01 | 73,760 | -68.56 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 745,316 | 0.39 | 655,925 | 13.63 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,330,031 | 1.76 | 4,873,759 | -31.67 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 431,256 | 0.23 | 549,682 | -21.54 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 15,402 | 0.01 | 27,788 | -44.57 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,699,140 | 1.96 | 5,028,891 | -26.44 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 80,360 | 0.04 | 50,156 | 60.22 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 7,639 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 187 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,537,775 | 1.34 | 3,071,653 | -17.38 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,046,701 | 0.55 | 597,457 | 75.19 |
52 | Cotton | 704 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 571 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 37,850 | 0.02 | 33,709 | 12.28 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 1,157 | 0.00 | 77 | 1,402.60 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 145,836 | 0.08 | 135,623 | 7.53 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 187,516 | 0.10 | 281,690 | -33.43 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 3,778 | 0.00 | 7,180 | -47.38 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 126,579 | 0.07 | 228,528 | -44.61 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31,904 | 0.02 | 82,457 | -61.31 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 115,260 | 0.06 | 94,732 | 21.67 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 196,254 | 0.10 | 353,158 | -44.43 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 166,965 | 0.09 | 214,285 | -22.08 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,685 | 0.00 | 2,113 | 169.05 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 10,337 | 0.01 | 55,308 | -81.31 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,000,226 | 0.53 | 1,065,162 | -6.10 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,534,984 | 0.81 | 2,147,194 | -28.51 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 3,708,292 | 1.96 | 2,476,991 | 49.71 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 26,164 | 0.01 | 134,889 | -80.60 |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,080,997 | 3.75 | 11,174,544 | -36.63 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,345,501 | 1.77 | 8,344,975 | -59.91 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 28,975 | 0.02 | 62,675 | -53.77 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 185,554 | 0.10 | 369,008 | -49.72 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 81 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 8,332 | 0.00 | 8,186 | 1.78 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 845 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 13,935 | 0.01 | 10,380 | 34.25 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 254,150 | 0.13 | 390,177 | -34.86 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 406,020 | 0.22 | 602,192 | -32.58 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,150,974 | 2.20 | 6,783,899 | -38.81 |
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 | 3,697,256 | 1.96 | 8,186,081 | -54.83 |
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 | 7,060 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,206,749 | 0.64 | 865,638 | 39.41 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 528,752 | 0.28 | 17,745 | 2,879.72 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,268,308 | 1.73 | 2,678,471 | 22.02 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 5,858 | 0.00 | 5,687 | 3.01 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 14,251 | -100.00 |
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 | 2,033,339 | 1.08 | 5,997,167 | -66.10 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 198,183 | 0.11 | 481,704 | -58.86 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,044,585 | 0.55 | 1,128,242 | -7.41 |
SS | Classified | 185,458 | 0.10 | 134 199 | 38.20 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.94% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (97.96% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.85% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (1.45% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $230,887;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $139,096.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $9,557,066;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $5,257,681;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $507,359;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $272,636;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $162,905.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 1,624 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 25,784 | 0.06 | 121,726 | -78.82 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 96,587 | 0.21 | 259,492 | -62.78 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 148,595 | 0.32 | 9,499 | 1,464.32 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,944,908 | 10.75 | 10,202,589 | -51.53 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 134,314 | 0.29 | 181,784 | -26.11 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 22,888 | 0.05 | 67,371 | -66.03 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 32,931 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 355,464 | 0.77 | 628,100 | -43.41 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 39,564,662 | 85.99 | 49,121,728 | -19.46 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 230,887 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 391,622 | 0.85 | 898,981 | -56.44 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 218 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10,743 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 29,586 | 0.06 | 123,136 | -75.97 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,741 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,835 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 85,760 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 479 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 28,055 | 0.06 | 65,950 | -57.46 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 11,100 | 0.02 | 87,728 | -87.35 |
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 | 9,609 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |