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Russian trade with Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016

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 the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan totaled $752,429,535, up 1.60% ($11,819,931) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $587,953,161, up 2.36% ($13,539,438) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $164,476,374, down 1.03% ($1,719,507) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $423,476,787, a 3.74% increase ($15,258,945) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5522% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5664% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 33rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 30th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.7013% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6968% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 46th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 43rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3137% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3438% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 29.27% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (34.39% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.17% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (37.01% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.66% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (10.75% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.60% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (7.48% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.72% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (5.09% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.65% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (2.34% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $25,466,156;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $12,012,538;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $9,026,073;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $8,508,946;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,023,261;
  • 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 $6,970,584;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4,740,310;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,717,405;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $4,235,963;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $3,496,055;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,305,888;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,172,642.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $137,772,433;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $34,023,711;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $22,969,066;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $16,209,898;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $14,750,898;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,933,223;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $2,322,315;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $2,205,725;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,869,751.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 1,034,566 0.18 641,20561.35
02 Meat and edible meat offal 122,370 0.02 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 184,205 0.03 183,7280.26
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,038,316 0.52 3,022,9450.51
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,856 0.00 10,551-16.06
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,587,386 0.61 5,909,701-39.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 167,529 0.03 2,2637,302.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 631,013 0.11 549,67714.80
10 Cereals 69,326,923 11.79 92,295,989-24.89
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,891,125 0.83 3,559,03637.43
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,166,177 0.37 948,502128.38
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 10,475 0.00 4,800118.23
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 12,534 0.00 3,699238.85
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,234,884 3.78 13,208,81168.33
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,964,518 0.84 1,468,463238.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,549,857 1.28 3,313,894127.82
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,326,757 1.42 10,016,912-16.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,032,544 1.20 9,238,269-23.88
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,427,824 0.24 1,133,76125.94
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,505,058 1.11 5,583,29516.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,124,021 0.36 2,358,520-9.94
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,233,058 0.55 4,317,462-25.12
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 23,532,093 4.00 39,741,991-40.79
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,242,753 0.21 968,88728.27
26 Ores, slag and ash 88,595 0.02 188,977-53.12
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 37,750,739 6.42 12,284,583207.30
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,295,824 0.39 4,165,575-44.89
29 Organic chemicals 353,410 0.06 84,172319.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,452,893 1.27 10,386,116-28.24
31 Fertilizers 20,711,994 3.52 13,688,73351.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 693,752 0.12 288,925140.11
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,642,545 0.79 2,336,65798.68
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 3,761,486 0.64 3,650,6733.04
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 175,292 0.03 289,906-39.53
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 811,471 0.14 329,124146.55
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 616 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,915,545 0.50 2,043,38842.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,596,983 0.61 2,935,92922.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,128,210 0.53 2,770,86112.90
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 55,256 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 25,484 0.00 8,042216.89
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 88 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 30,887,702 5.25 22,378,75638.02
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 37 0.00 5,582-99.34
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 25,774 0.00 198,584-87.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,182,212 1.39 6,009,57036.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 420,364 0.07 622,003-32.42
52 Cotton 99,142 0.02 10,225869.60
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 24,273 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 201 0.00 24,456-99.18
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 136,607 0.02 625,903-78.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,199 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 78 0.00 718-89.14
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 143,192 0.02 290,423-50.70
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 10,906 0.00 10,7121.81
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 160,461 0.03 107,41449.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 512,661 0.09 374,00937.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 57,070 0.01 115,147-50.44
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 423,585 0.07 184,315129.82
65 Headgear and parts thereof 46,129 0.01 35,54029.79
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 675-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 30,732-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,771,844 0.47 2,017,36137.40
69 Ceramic products 1,288,474 0.22 337,964281.25
70 Glass and glassware 5,824,319 0.99 5,269,37710.53
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,916 0.00 106,848-82.30
72 Iron and steel 31,610,382 5.38 26,892,97717.54
73 Articles of iron or steel 16,611,822 2.83 31,362,720-47.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,676,079 0.46 1,919,41939.42
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 131,861-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,154,337 0.88 414,0271,144.93
78 Lead and articles thereof 93,033 0.02 1,1108,281.35
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 163,583-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,960 0.00 22,997-87.13
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 40,460 0.01 129,526-68.76
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 193,301 0.03 292,933-34.01
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 401,502 0.07 407,641-1.51
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,342,938 1.93 11,483,544-1.22
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 20,519,954 3.49 13,549,37051.45
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 2,208,735 0.38 36,232,446-93.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,256,089 1.91 149,028,522-92.45
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,345,498 2.10 332,9603,607.80
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,132,968 0.36 1,973,6708.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 441 0.00 1,596-72.37
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 856,173 0.15 111,385668.66
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 124,603 0.02 153,256-18.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,803,384 0.31 1,728,2614.35
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 27-100.00
SS Classified 155,727,331 26.49 5 389 5562,789.43

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 80.14% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (71.19% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.85% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (10.93% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.42% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (2.18% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.57% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (3.83% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (1.63% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (1.04% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $9,310,894;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $4,183,231;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,978,225;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,061,924;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $790,068;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $625,153.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 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 $5,383,942;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,576,028;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $1,351,227;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $929,166;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $706,246.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 29,788 0.02 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,061,924 0.65 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 55,948 0.03 4,0101,295.21
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 25,809,195 15.69 16,498,30156.44
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 95,333,330 57.96 91,150,0994.59
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 653,134 0.40 882,084-25.96
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,275 0.00 850167.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 43,660 0.03 55,251-20.98
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,925 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 74,426 0.05 80,128-7.12
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 850,167 0.52 803,0135.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 28,725 0.02 12,997121.01
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,915,630 1.16 2,175,501-11.95
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 907,746 0.55 282,593221.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,682,994 2.85 6,259,022-25.18
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 352,197 0.21 117,000201.02
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,675,173 1.02 1,539,4408.82
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 11,233,726 6.83 16,617,668-32.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 223,600-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 689,643 0.42 1,618,809-57.40
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 43,087 0.03 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 403,438 0.25 420,285-4.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 838,674 0.51 445,21988.37
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,600 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 477,894 0.29 60,277692.83
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,878 0.00 35,504-89.08
52 Cotton 1,821,165 1.11 3,172,392-42.59
54 Man-made filaments 73,060 0.04 118,282-38.23
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 13,013 0.01 48,208-73.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,327,626 1.42 3,033,872-23.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 27,957 0.02 0
69 Ceramic products 20,965 0.01 0
70 Glass and glassware 157 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,298,758 0.79 508,690155.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 119,927 0.07 233,890-48.73
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,851,019 3.56 2,872,794103.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 1,218-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 605 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 858,754 0.52 602,92942.43
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 514,888 0.31 339,68051.58
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 44,719 0.03 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 228,070-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 186,167 0.11 564,661-67.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 35,000-100.00
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 54,548 0.03 50,4008.23
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,824 0.00 61,393-97.03
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,826-100.00
SS Classified 4,068,045 2.47 15 040 925-72.95
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia