Russian trade in goods with Iraq in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $70,589,706, down 93.93% ($1,092,224,110) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $70,538,038, down 93.93% ($1,092,275,778) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $51,668, up ∞% ($51,668) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $70,486,370, a 93.94% decrease ($1,092,327,446) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Iraq was Russia’s 96th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0378% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6957% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Iraq was Russia’s 84th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0567% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.1304% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Iraq was Russia’s 163rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (there were no Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports.
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.72% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (2.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.02% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.30% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.63% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.37% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.12% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.31% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.02% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.22% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (29.52% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,403,759;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,020,972;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $934,158;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $877,574;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $723,750;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $374,229;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $261,907;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $245,182.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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 $320,611,826;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $24,659,522;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $18,665,090;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $5,833,216;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $3,006,656;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,175,026;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,696,578;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,548,769;
- 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 $973,409.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 110,854 | 0.16 | 3,117,510 | -96.44 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 22,946 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 1,112,226 | 1.58 | 91,254 | 1,118.82 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 157,313 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 17,384 | 0.02 | 24,676,906 | -99.93 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 32,228 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,328,541 | 3.30 | 1,954,312 | 19.15 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 623,454 | 0.88 | 361,547 | 72.44 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,515,615 | 2.15 | 111,856 | 1,254.97 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 96,827 | 0.14 | 44,466 | 117.76 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,683,961 | 5.22 | 2,806,387 | 31.27 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,376,247 | 3.37 | 1,442,089 | 64.78 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 15,120 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 151,686 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 205,396 | 0.29 | 18,502 | 1,010.13 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 23,432 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 145,038 | 0.21 | 119,755 | 21.11 |
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 | 0.00 | 17 | 217.65 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 189,100 | 0.27 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 164,094 | 0.23 | 105,696 | 55.25 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,467 | 0.02 | 36,024 | -62.62 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 19,324 | 0.03 | 7,081 | 172.90 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,695,741 | 8.07 | 4,971,991 | 14.56 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 390,164 | 0.55 | 144,982 | 169.11 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,875 | 0.01 | 1,700,453 | -99.77 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,549 | 0.00 | 1,720 | -9.94 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,507 | 0.01 | 5,968 | 9.03 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,024 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 5,405 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 165,521 | 0.23 | 80,445 | 105.76 |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,717,740 | 10.94 | 13,550,956 | -43.05 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 47,080 | 0.07 | 1,595,849 | -97.05 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,309 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 251 | 0.00 | 39 | 543.59 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 331 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,189 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,355 | 0.01 | 298 | 1,361.41 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 458,120 | 0.65 | 2,633,146 | -82.60 |
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 | 40,229 | 0.06 | 1,013,638 | -96.03 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 38,780 | 0.05 | 320,650,606 | -99.99 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 325,294 | 0.46 | 18,990,384 | -98.29 |
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 | 29,976 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,328 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,542 | 0.01 | 33,869 | -77.73 |
SS | Classified | 42,607,367 | 60.40 | 762 523 124 | -94.41 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 56.59% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 43.41% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $22,428;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $20,595;
- 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 $8,645.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
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82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 22,428 | 43.41 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 8,645 | 16.73 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 20,595 | 39.86 | 0 | ∞ |