Russian trade in goods with Iran in Q3 2018
November 17, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Iran in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iran
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Iran was $315,028,207, down 26.70% ($114,722,896) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $247,242,829, down 36.47% ($141,903,582) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $67,785,378, up 66.94% ($27,180,686) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $179,457,451, a 48.51% decrease ($169,084,268) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Iran was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 49th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1831% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2940% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Iran was Russia’s 51st largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 40th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2204% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4559% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Iran was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 73rd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1132% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0668% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Iran
The major share of Russian exports to Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 73.12% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (41.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.41% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (9.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.35% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (17.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.35% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.83% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (27.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.36% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (1.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $16,996,040;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,828,864;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,743,587;
- 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) - an increase of $1,409,327;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,294,510;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,268,048;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,224,993;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $984,072;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $793,340.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $102,188,064;
- 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 $34,206,777;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $27,227,913;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $4,696,543;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,763,819;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,407,365;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,799,799;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $1,511,901;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,441,428;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,175,153;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $922,478;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $918,608.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 839 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 17,554,358 | 7.10 | 558,318 | 3,044.15 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,212,295 | 0.89 | 944,247 | 134.29 |
| 10 | Cereals | 120,023,436 | 48.54 | 122,430,801 | -1.97 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 56,335 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,432,624 | 0.98 | 2,438,151 | -0.23 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 38,334,195 | 15.50 | 33,505,331 | 14.41 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 50,694 | 0.02 | 46,173 | 9.79 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 36,744 | 0.01 | 28,718 | 27.95 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 45,016 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 41,638 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 53,333 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 1,441,428 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 312,057 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 2,287 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 4,696,543 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 891,137 | 0.36 | 2,690,936 | -66.88 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,765,326 | 1.12 | 2,162,727 | 27.86 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,445,862 | 0.58 | 652,522 | 121.58 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,739 | 0.00 | 2,766,558 | -99.90 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 10,859 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 877,392 | 0.35 | 811,083 | 8.18 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 37,137 | 0.02 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 151,936 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 2,387 | -100.00 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 70 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 73,439 | 0.03 | 182,058 | -59.66 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 440,206 | 0.18 | 1,615,359 | -72.75 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 164,570 | 0.07 | 344,340 | -52.21 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 26,600,261 | 10.76 | 25,375,268 | 4.83 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 5,387,108 | 2.18 | 6,309,586 | -14.62 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,605,474 | 3.08 | 3,861,887 | 96.94 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 986,180 | 0.40 | 2,108 | 46,682.73 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 540,644 | 0.22 | 708,032 | -23.64 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 243,889 | 0.10 | 260,033 | -6.21 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,176 | 0.00 | 357 | 509.52 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 10,365 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 19,607 | 0.01 | 14,781 | 32.65 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 117,133 | 0.05 | 838 | 13,877.68 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,785,467 | 0.72 | 103,973,531 | -98.28 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 213,125 | 0.09 | 1,131,733 | -81.17 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 19,974 | -99.96 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 52,012 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 40,494 | 0.02 | 54,885 | -26.22 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 10,117 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 20,597 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,518,165 | 1.83 | 3,223,655 | 40.16 |
| 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 | 800,853 | 0.32 | 35,007,630 | -97.71 |
| 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 | 2,069,972 | 0.84 | 660,645 | 213.33 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 27,227,913 | -100.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 330,000 | 0.13 | 1,841,901 | -82.08 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 554,693 | 0.22 | 859,764 | -35.48 |
| 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 | 53,378 | 0.02 | 24,787 | 115.35 |
| SS | Classified | 7,878,942 | 3.19 | 655 000 | 1,102.89 |
Russia’s Imports from Iran
The major share of Russian imports from Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 55.93% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (52.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.91% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (0.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.62% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (4.25% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.83% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (24.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (11.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.26% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (1.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $11,923,858;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $11,093,067;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $5,850,047;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,547,140;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,962,671;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,646,412;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $930,627;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $684,699;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $674,391;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $582,669;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $399,300;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $228,752;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $218,417;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $204,502.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iran in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,986,155;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,470,191;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,496,147;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $756,367;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $751,699;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $542,073;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $293,708.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,091,239 | 1.61 | 862,487 | 26.52 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,773,277 | 2.62 | 2,529,644 | -29.90 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 44,278 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,624,096 | 5.35 | 1,076,956 | 236.51 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 25,012,735 | 36.90 | 13,088,877 | 91.10 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,121,182 | 3.13 | 158,511 | 1,238.19 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 32,693 | 0.05 | 60,901 | -46.32 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 39,955 | -100.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 49,941 | 0.07 | 129,196 | -61.34 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 600 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 54,300 | 0.08 | 26,393 | 105.74 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 78,504 | 0.12 | 76,585 | 2.51 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 66,104 | 0.10 | 359,812 | -81.63 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,849,641 | 5.68 | 2,203,229 | 74.73 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,186 | 0.00 | 753,885 | -99.71 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 548 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 156,967 | 0.23 | 86,643 | 81.17 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,208,124 | 3.26 | 2,332,644 | -5.34 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 64,868 | 0.10 | 2,535,059 | -97.44 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 204,502 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 454,583 | 0.67 | 996,656 | -54.39 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,986,155 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 14,096 | 0.02 | 8,274 | 70.36 |
| 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 | 54,386 | 0.08 | 3,287 | 1,554.58 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 97,685 | 0.14 | 15,105 | 546.71 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,926 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,444,659 | 3.61 | 3,940,806 | -37.97 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 158 | 0.00 | 8,071 | -98.04 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 30,801 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,225 | 0.00 | 4,642 | -52.07 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,240 | 0.01 | 166 | 3,659.04 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 148 | 0.00 | 783 | -81.10 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,426 | 0.00 | 4,179 | -41.95 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 51,460 | 0.08 | 78,811 | -34.70 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 930,627 | 1.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 40,656 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 288,086 | 0.42 | 69,669 | 313.51 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 5,142 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 143 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 223,275 | 0.33 | 406,563 | -45.08 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 174 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 887,997 | 1.31 | 808,632 | 9.81 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 964,321 | 1.42 | 279,622 | 244.87 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 824,487 | 1.22 | 425,187 | 93.91 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 582,669 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 398,582 | 0.59 | 323,710 | 23.13 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 11,157,927 | 16.46 | 64,860 | 17,103.09 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 18 | 0.00 | 453 | -96.03 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 29 | 0.00 | 3 | 866.67 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 847,043 | 1.25 | 1,033,509 | -18.04 |
| 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 | 16,899 | 0.02 | 60,546 | -72.09 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,024,558 | 1.51 | 350,167 | 192.59 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 5,850,047 | 8.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 140,209 | 0.21 | 283,353 | -50.52 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -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 | 25,619 | 0.04 | 939 | 2,628.33 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 24,403 | 0.04 | 63,386 | -61.50 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,414 | 0.01 | 16,559 | -67.30 |