Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia totaled $248,294,875, up 5.77% ($13,543,531) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2016 totaled $200,230,835, up 6.09% ($11,492,495) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2016 totaled $48,064,040, up 4.46% ($2,051,036) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2016 was $152,166,795, a 6.62% increase ($9,441,459) over 2015.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 91st largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 93rd in 2015), accounting for 0.0531% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0446% in 2015).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 79th largest export market in 2016 (up from 85th in 2015), accounting for 0.0701% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0549% in 2015).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in 2016 (up from 95th in 2015), accounting for 0.0264% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0252% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.41% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (32.85% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 29.47% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (33.41% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.61% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (11.31% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.92% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (6.81% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.23% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (6.00% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.14% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (3.91% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2016 over 2015 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) - an increase of $5,333,648;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,890,238;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,575,194;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,429,799;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,197,810;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $854,312;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $778,224;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $766,168;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $664,707;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $640,802.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2016 over 2015 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 $5,252,239;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $764,009.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 15,856 | -100.00 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,693,887 | 1.35 | 2,124,973 | 26.77 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 161,364 | 0.08 | 117,230 | 37.65 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 7,965,945 | 3.98 | 7,843,891 | 1.56 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,592 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 189,277 | 0.09 | 157,651 | 20.06 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 94,839 | 0.05 | 111,452 | -14.91 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,926,932 | 1.46 | 2,759,574 | 6.06 |
10 | Cereals | 247,665 | 0.12 | 282,153 | -12.22 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,349,073 | 3.17 | 6,511,202 | -2.49 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 56,744 | 0.03 | 36,229 | 56.63 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 807 | 0.00 | 421 | 91.69 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,315,173 | 0.66 | 1,253,857 | 4.89 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 5,475,367 | 2.73 | 5,622,601 | -2.62 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,832,901 | 0.92 | 1,168,194 | 56.90 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,475,714 | 1.74 | 3,282,025 | 5.90 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,608,224 | 2.30 | 4,417,611 | 4.31 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,043,529 | 1.02 | 1,849,141 | 10.51 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,136,523 | 1.57 | 3,077,262 | 1.93 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,645,975 | 5.32 | 10,504,045 | 1.35 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 603,693 | 0.30 | 648,176 | -6.86 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 11,066,935 | 5.53 | 10,212,623 | 8.37 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4,771,566 | 2.38 | 3,573,756 | 33.52 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 54,238,688 | 27.09 | 59,490,927 | -8.83 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 217,572 | 0.11 | 114,772 | 89.57 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 81,408 | 0.04 | 39,643 | 105.35 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 10,495,234 | 5.24 | 9,899,861 | 6.01 |
31 | Fertilizers | 968,938 | 0.48 | 913,552 | 6.06 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,115,029 | 1.06 | 1,566,041 | 35.06 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,422,718 | 0.71 | 1,632,330 | -12.84 |
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 | 2,048,218 | 1.02 | 2,405,066 | -14.84 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 104,167 | 0.05 | 113,094 | -7.89 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 52,931 | 0.03 | 133,638 | -60.39 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 11,317 | 0.01 | 23,188 | -51.19 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 597,186 | 0.30 | 745,316 | -19.87 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,759,830 | 2.38 | 3,330,031 | 42.94 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 368,739 | 0.18 | 431,256 | -14.50 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 8,689 | 0.00 | 15,402 | -43.59 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,465,308 | 2.23 | 3,699,140 | 20.71 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 37,078 | 0.02 | 80,360 | -53.86 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 3,024 | 0.00 | 7,639 | -60.41 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 187 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,178,577 | 1.59 | 2,537,775 | 25.25 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 610,417 | 0.30 | 1,046,701 | -41.68 |
52 | Cotton | 1,057 | 0.00 | 704 | 50.14 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 61,280 | 0.03 | 37,850 | 61.90 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 955 | 0.00 | 1,157 | -17.46 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 123,692 | 0.06 | 145,836 | -15.18 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 115,608 | 0.06 | 187,516 | -38.35 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 6,926 | 0.00 | 3,778 | 83.32 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 91,495 | 0.05 | 126,579 | -27.72 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 424 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31,239 | 0.02 | 31,904 | -2.08 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 104,303 | 0.05 | 115,260 | -9.51 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 288,523 | 0.14 | 196,254 | 47.02 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 58,515 | 0.03 | 166,965 | -64.95 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,544 | 0.00 | 5,685 | -55.25 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 6,270 | 0.00 | 10,337 | -39.34 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,211,893 | 0.61 | 1,000,226 | 21.16 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,900,982 | 0.95 | 1,534,984 | 23.84 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 4,486,516 | 2.24 | 3,708,292 | 20.99 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 149,138 | 0.07 | 26,164 | 470.01 |
72 | Iron and steel | 6,489,893 | 3.24 | 7,080,997 | -8.35 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,920,695 | 2.46 | 3,345,501 | 47.08 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 178,873 | 0.09 | 28,975 | 517.34 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 257,527 | 0.13 | 185,554 | 38.79 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4,019 | 0.00 | 8,332 | -51.76 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 107 | 0.00 | 13,935 | -99.23 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 211,792 | 0.11 | 254,150 | -16.67 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 403,432 | 0.20 | 406,020 | -0.64 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,041,212 | 3.52 | 4,150,974 | 69.63 |
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 | 9,030,904 | 4.51 | 3,697,256 | 144.26 |
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 | 509 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,217,665 | 0.61 | 1,206,749 | 0.90 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 69,424 | 0.03 | 528,752 | -86.87 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,504,299 | 1.25 | 3,268,308 | -23.38 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 699 | 0.00 | 5,858 | -88.07 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 103 | 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 | 2,588,749 | 1.29 | 2,033,339 | 27.32 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 67,107 | 0.03 | 198,183 | -66.14 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,038,875 | 0.52 | 1,044,585 | -0.55 |
SS | Classified | 107,753 | 0.05 | 185 458 | -41.90 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.96% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (98.94% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,907,442;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,829,810;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $293,078.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,649,229;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $390,677;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $230,887.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 37,825 | 0.08 | 1,624 | 2,229.13 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 69,093 | 0.14 | 25,784 | 167.97 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 144,327 | 0.30 | 96,587 | 49.43 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,056,037 | 4.28 | 148,595 | 1,283.65 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,295,679 | 6.86 | 4,944,908 | -33.35 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 106,074 | 0.22 | 134,314 | -21.03 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 15,678 | 0.03 | 22,888 | -31.50 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 36,098 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 407,547 | 0.85 | 355,464 | 14.65 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 41,394,472 | 86.12 | 39,564,662 | 4.62 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 230,887 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 945 | 0.00 | 391,622 | -99.76 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10,743 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 109,641 | 0.23 | 29,586 | 270.58 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,741 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 4,835 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,809 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,306 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 321,133 | 0.67 | 28,055 | 1,044.66 |
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 | 6,714 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 45,513 | 0.09 | 11,100 | 310.03 |
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 | 4,950 | 0.01 | 9,609 | -48.49 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,199 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |