Russian trade with Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $255,243,155, down 15.40% ($46,452,427) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $255,243,152, down 15.39% ($46,436,231) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $3, down 99.98% ($16,196) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $255,243,149, a 15.39% decrease ($46,420,035) over the 4th quarter of 2015.
Iraq was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1873% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2307% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Iraq was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 47th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3045% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3660% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Iraq was Russia’s 207th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 164th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.40% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (3.16% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.83% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (11.07% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.70% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.89% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.34% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.73% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.04% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.95% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,859,792;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,145,624.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,107,914;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $8,425,213;
- 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 $4,621,131;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,047,169.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 12,640 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 490,844 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 204,960 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 401,840 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 368,597 | 0.14 | 6,500 | 5,570.72 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 109,893 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 89,101 | 0.03 | 191,204 | -53.40 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,409,720 | 1.73 | 4,908,410 | -10.16 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,657,667 | 1.04 | 2,869,017 | -7.37 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 14,277 | 0.01 | 8 | 178,362.50 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 60,800 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 377,062 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,116 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 16,827 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 655 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 35,074 | 0.01 | 2,534 | 1,284.14 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 203 | -100.00 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 781 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 54,863 | 0.02 | 592,933 | -90.75 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 36,129 | 0.01 | 72,193 | -49.95 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 11,555 | 0.00 | 305,290 | -96.22 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 8,146 | 0.00 | 4,000 | 103.65 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 10,673,116 | 4.18 | 9,527,492 | 12.02 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 447,369 | 0.18 | 44 | 1,016,647.73 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 101,425 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 727 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 112 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 98 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 28,273 | 0.01 | 27,145 | 4.16 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 153,156 | 0.06 | 112,833 | 35.74 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 56,416 | 0.02 | 78,477 | -28.11 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 324 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 186 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 26,803 | 0.01 | 160,430 | -83.29 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,036,473 | 3.15 | 1,176,681 | 582.98 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,317,811 | 0.52 | 4,364,980 | -69.81 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 378 | 0.00 | 53 | 613.21 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 565 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 8,926 | 0.00 | 4,349 | 105.24 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,604 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 14,443 | 0.01 | 108,211 | -86.65 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 53,435 | 0.02 | 38,864 | 37.49 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,092,519 | 0.43 | 11,200,433 | -90.25 |
| 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 | 8,358,497 | 3.27 | 12,979,628 | -35.60 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 35,655 | 0.01 | 510,695 | -93.02 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 288,119 | 0.11 | 8,713,332 | -96.69 |
| 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 | 191,745 | 0.08 | 262,870 | -27.06 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,374 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,572 | 0.00 | 2,981 | -47.27 |
| SS | Classified | 215,121,086 | 84.28 | 243 320 941 | -11.59 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $16,199.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 16,199 | -100.00 |