Russian trade with Syria in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Syria totaled $282,771,945, up 46.31% ($89,496,979) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Syria in 2017 totaled $279,858,722, up 53.55% ($97,604,383) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Syria in 2017 were $2,913,223, down 73.57% ($8,107,404) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in 2017 was $276,945,499, a 61.74% increase ($105,711,787) over 2016.
Syria was Russia’s 92nd largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 99th in 2016), accounting for 0.0484% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0413% in 2016).
Syria was Russia’s 76th largest export market in 2017 (up from 87th in 2016), accounting for 0.0784% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0638% in 2016).
Syria was Russia’s 135th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 113th in 2016), accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0060% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 34.76% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (25.76% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 15.59% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (7.08% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.46% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (4.13% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.01% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (6.68% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $35,830,341;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $21,469,206;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $20,965,289;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $10,221,499;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $8,709,214;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $5,518,505;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $2,782,026;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,764,718;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,051,852.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2017 over 2016 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) - a decrease of $1,941,531;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,417,011;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,166,811.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 77,087 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 26,691 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 66,094,044 | 23.62 | 30,263,703 | 118.39 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,107,431 | 0.40 | 2,524,442 | -56.13 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 8,000 | 0.00 | 22,080 | -63.77 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,764,718 | 0.99 | 0 | ∞ |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 16,760 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,782,026 | 0.99 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,466 | 0.00 | 87,460 | -92.61 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,329 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 295,798 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 93,909 | 0.03 | 57,846 | 62.34 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 24,103,696 | 8.61 | 13,882,197 | 73.63 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 551 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,180,875 | 0.78 | 1,509,731 | 44.45 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 943,419 | 0.34 | 1,719,312 | -45.13 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 588 | 0.00 | 11,289 | -94.79 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 843,071 | 0.30 | 1,229,826 | -31.45 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 854,390 | 0.31 | 30,128 | 2,735.87 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 72,182 | 0.03 | 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 | 2,234 | 0.00 | 256,824 | -99.13 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 24,976,602 | 8.92 | 3,507,396 | 612.11 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 114,061 | 0.04 | 56,587 | 101.57 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 771,640 | 0.28 | 254,246 | 203.50 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 689,743 | 0.25 | 470,544 | 46.58 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 838 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16,631,623 | 5.94 | 7,922,409 | 109.93 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 160 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,655,538 | 0.59 | 603,686 | 174.24 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 25,351,334 | 9.06 | 4,386,045 | 478.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 975 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 42,300 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 65,846 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 32,947 | 0.01 | 325 | 10,037.54 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,562 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 27,108 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 17,506 | 0.01 | 299 | 5,754.85 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 16 | 0.00 | 69,303 | -99.98 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 133,150 | 0.05 | 634,976 | -79.03 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 544,833 | 0.19 | 13,179 | 4,034.10 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 444,958 | -100.00 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 155,002 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,544 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 59,047 | 0.02 | 96 | 61,407.29 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,568,466 | 1.28 | 4,735,277 | -24.64 |
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 | 4,070,965 | 1.45 | 6,012,496 | -32.29 |
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 | 2,855 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5,624,005 | 2.01 | 105,500 | 5,230.81 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 746,573 | 0.27 | 1,320,992 | -43.48 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 8 | 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 | 8,750 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,948 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 92,430,440 | 33.03 | 99 975 109 | -7.55 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 95.43% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (97.93% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.51% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (0.54% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.00% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (0.42% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $73,372;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $52,942;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $50,473;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $41,122;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $18,227;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $15,724;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $12,992.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $6,279,528;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,965,607;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $72,391;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $19,518;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - a decrease of $15,325;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $13,123.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 291,025 | 9.99 | 2,256,632 | -87.10 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,953,139 | 67.04 | 8,232,667 | -76.28 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 203,695 | 6.99 | 130,323 | 56.30 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 161,042 | 5.53 | 119,920 | 34.29 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 15,724 | 0.54 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18,771 | 0.64 | 544 | 3,350.55 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 70,265 | 2.41 | 19,792 | 255.02 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 59,592 | 2.05 | 6,650 | 796.12 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 5,750 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,941 | 0.24 | 20,064 | -65.41 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 22,153 | 0.76 | 25,768 | -14.03 |
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 | 6,978 | 0.24 | 14,227 | -50.95 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4 | 0.00 | 5,817 | -99.93 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 132 | 0.00 | 171 | -22.81 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,270 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 66,241 | 2.27 | 53,249 | 24.40 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,545 | 0.12 | 5,941 | -40.33 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 15,325 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,679 | 0.09 | 588 | 355.61 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,665 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 234 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 19,518 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 732 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,338 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,599 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,135 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,327 | 0.25 | 235 | 3,017.87 |
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 | 6,467 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,545 | 0.05 | 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 | 7,188 | 0.25 | 7,452 | -3.54 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 700 | 0.02 | 73,091 | -99.04 |