Russian trade in goods with Iraq in Q3 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $67,488,413, down 44.62% ($54,374,390) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $67,454,005, down 44.65% ($54,408,798) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $34,408, up ∞% ($34,408) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $67,419,597, a 44.68% decrease ($54,443,206) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Iraq was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 75th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0462% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1000% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Iraq was Russia’s 79th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 66th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0790% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1694% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Iraq was Russia’s 156th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (there were no Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports.
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.61% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (4.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.12% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (7.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.67% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (10.64% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.23% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.48% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,232,875;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,363,985;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $229,608.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,282,090;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,930,728;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $841,808;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $350,688;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $227,618.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 93,642 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 147,282 | 0.22 | 129,385 | 13.83 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 6,000 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 27,379 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,679,526 | 2.49 | 315,541 | 432.27 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 199,024 | 0.30 | 118,121 | 68.49 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 193,758 | 0.29 | 121,774 | 59.11 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,168,818 | 6.18 | 4,396,436 | -5.18 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 999,967 | 1.48 | 1,841,775 | -45.71 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 13,464 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 135,000 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 69,339 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 31,770 | 0.05 | 218 | 14,473.39 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 44,396 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 28,579 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 432 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 143 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 102,410 | 0.15 | 15,082 | 579.02 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 284,220 | 0.42 | 54,612 | 420.44 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 65,883 | 0.10 | 4,470 | 1,373.89 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,408,596 | 8.02 | 8,339,324 | -35.14 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 69,564 | 0.10 | 420,252 | -83.45 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 422 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 100 | 0.00 | 20,913 | -99.52 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 404 | 0.00 | 8,104 | -95.01 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,664,588 | 5.43 | 12,946,678 | -71.69 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 136,284 | 0.20 | 18,838 | 623.45 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,901 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,190 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10,728 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,267 | 0.00 | 283 | 1,054.42 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,454,342 | 3.64 | 221,467 | 1,008.22 |
| 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 | 890,664 | 1.32 | 788,048 | 13.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 25,149 | 0.04 | 28,803 | -12.69 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 156,132 | 0.23 | 52,879 | 195.26 |
| 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 | 1,001 | 0.00 | 9,289 | -89.22 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 20,800 | 0.03 | 57 | 36,391.23 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 12,115 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 46,490,000 | 68.92 | 91 818 000 | -49.37 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.41% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.77% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $28,013;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $6,113;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $282.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,113 | 17.77 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 28,013 | 81.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 282 | 0.82 | 0 | ∞ |