Russian trade with South Ossetia in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia
In 2015, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia was $54,138,669, down 22.63% ($15,834,759) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2015 were $46,024,609, down 28.46% ($18,305,359) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2015 totaled $8,114,060, up 43.78% ($2,470,600) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in 2015 was $37,910,549, a 35.40% decrease ($20,775,959) over 2014.
South Ossetia was Russia’s 128th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 121st in 2014), accounting for 0.0103% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0089% in 2014).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 119th largest export market in 2015 (down from 104th in 2014), accounting for 0.0134% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0129% in 2014).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 115th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 131st in 2014), accounting for 0.0044% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0020% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia
The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.00% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (19.88% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.84% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (32.02% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.34% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (3.91% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.34% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (11.55% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.82% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (16.80% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.10% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (6.77% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (2.79% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $3,537,281;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,120,220;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $444,032;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $307,022;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $200,683;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $151,577;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $143,199.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2015 over 2014 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 $7,430,860;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,600,101;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,550,388;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,958,979;
- 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 $1,270,416;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,157,969;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,155,565;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,093,250;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $398,814;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $368,351;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $366,521;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $356,294;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $355,655;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $317,897;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $184,533;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $180,744;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $152,414;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $143,860;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $140,472;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $138,248.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 16,010 | 0.03 | 196,754 | -91.86 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 11,864 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 391,061 | 0.85 | 757,582 | -48.38 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,157 | 0.00 | 3,789 | -69.46 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 84,771 | 0.18 | 205,221 | -58.69 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 19,422 | 0.04 | 108,871 | -82.16 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 17,255 | 0.04 | 39,364 | -56.17 |
10 | Cereals | 5,546 | 0.01 | 72,895 | -92.39 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,162,696 | 2.53 | 1,518,990 | -23.46 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 580 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 222,791 | 0.48 | 361,039 | -38.29 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 1,076 | 0.00 | 40,427 | -97.34 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 309,496 | 0.67 | 453,356 | -31.73 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 282,785 | 0.61 | 435,199 | -35.02 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 251,613 | 0.55 | 436,146 | -42.31 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 290,892 | 0.63 | 608,789 | -52.22 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 18,940 | 0.04 | 33,231 | -43.01 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,436,500 | 9.64 | 4,235,817 | 4.74 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 3,361 | 0.01 | 18,183 | -81.52 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,372,978 | 11.67 | 3,252,758 | 65.18 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 553,391 | 1.20 | 909,046 | -39.12 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 12,261,678 | 26.64 | 19,692,538 | -37.73 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 204 | 0.00 | 24,650 | -99.17 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 14,950 | 0.03 | 12,702 | 17.70 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,002,778 | 2.18 | 2,961,757 | -66.14 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 107,524 | 0.23 | 228,450 | -52.93 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 17,576 | 0.04 | 32,760 | -46.35 |
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 | 160,188 | 0.35 | 213,591 | -25.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 32,007 | 0.07 | 4,833 | 562.26 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 20,172 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 2,308 | 0.01 | 20,266 | -88.61 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 240,362 | 0.52 | 380,834 | -36.89 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 555,246 | 1.21 | 1,710,811 | -67.54 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,143,399 | 4.66 | 1,836,377 | 16.72 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 356 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 605 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 357,982 | 0.78 | 1,515,951 | -76.39 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 86,530 | 0.19 | 180,725 | -52.12 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 110,471 | 0.24 | 98,461 | 12.20 |
52 | Cotton | 1,673 | 0.00 | 370,024 | -99.55 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 5,296,144 | 11.51 | 1,758,863 | 201.11 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 39,720 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 32,921 | 0.07 | 64,221 | -48.74 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 15,441 | 0.03 | 43,747 | -64.70 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 102,264 | 0.22 | 85,837 | 19.14 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 38,262 | 0.08 | 61,107 | -37.39 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 47,289 | 0.10 | 22,967 | 105.90 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 19,343 | 0.04 | 14,685 | 31.72 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 66,976 | 0.15 | 42,398 | 57.97 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 14,839 | 0.03 | 12,150 | 22.13 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 33,121 | 0.07 | 1,400 | 2,265.79 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 11,513 | 0.03 | 483 | 2,283.64 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 808,514 | 1.76 | 1,207,328 | -33.03 |
69 | Ceramic products | 247,090 | 0.54 | 379,585 | -34.91 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 62,671 | 0.14 | 131,524 | -52.35 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 66,334 | 0.14 | 36,639 | 81.05 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,280,339 | 2.78 | 1,128,762 | 13.43 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,650,503 | 3.59 | 2,743,753 | -39.85 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,757 | 0.00 | 8,864 | -80.18 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 32 | 0.00 | 78 | -58.97 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 205,119 | 0.45 | 257,438 | -20.32 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 18,802 | 0.04 | 24,137 | -22.10 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 111,695 | 0.24 | 192,998 | -42.13 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 738,460 | 1.60 | 5,338,561 | -86.17 |
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 | 1,649,828 | 3.58 | 1,694,724 | -2.65 |
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 | 1,771 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,577,272 | 3.43 | 1,133,240 | 39.18 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 90,678 | 0.20 | 2,641,066 | -96.57 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,654 | 0.00 | 397 | 316.62 |
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 | 758,224 | 1.65 | 2,028,640 | -62.62 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 129,229 | 0.28 | 7,186 | 1,698.34 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 378,565 | 0.82 | 235,366 | 60.84 |
SS | Classified | 10,234 | 0.02 | 7 424 | 37.85 |
Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia
The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 86.43% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (80.82% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.80% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (3.31% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.20% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (14.76% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.56% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (0.71% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,452,041;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $196,291;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $133,365;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $101,844;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $28,499.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $418,537.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 168,286 | 2.07 | 34,921 | 381.90 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 11,314 | 0.14 | 5,204 | 117.41 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 28,499 | 0.35 | 0 | ∞ |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 55 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,013,151 | 86.43 | 4,561,110 | 53.76 |
72 | Iron and steel | 414,477 | 5.11 | 833,014 | -50.24 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,452 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 341,367 | 4.21 | 145,076 | 135.30 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 14,157 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 129,514 | 1.60 | 27,670 | 368.07 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 22,238 | -100.00 |