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Russian trade with Afghanistan in 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Afghanistan in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $122,684,804, down 41.07% ($85,486,704) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2018 were $118,692,582, down 42.18% ($86,574,881) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2018 totaled $3,992,222, up 37.47% ($1,088,177) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in 2018 was $114,700,360, a 43.32% decrease ($87,663,058) over 2017.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 116th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 99th in 2017), accounting for 0.0178% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0356% in 2017).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 100th largest export market in 2018 (down from 85th in 2017), accounting for 0.0264% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0575% in 2017).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 131st largest supplier in 2018 (up from 136th in 2017), accounting for 0.0017% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0013% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 31.45% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (49.26% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 29.50% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (18.55% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 25.96% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (16.95% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.55% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.25% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.74% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.81% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (9.39% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,974,192;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $627,993;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $601,005.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $63,779,699;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,065,455;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $4,300,225;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $3,185,483;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $687,386;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $641,716;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $555,508;
  • 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 $475,199;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $437,703.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 179,431 0.15 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 534,559 0.45 1,090,067-50.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,272 0.00 0
10 Cereals 9,721 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 16,280-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 9,558 0.01 46,800-79.58
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 29,259,890 24.65 33,560,115-12.81
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 75,160 0.06 27,999168.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 642,745 0.54 14,7524,257.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,167 0.00 25,582-79.80
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 32,496 0.03 8063,931.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 11,011 0.01 1,354713.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 48,462 0.04 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 29-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 37,328,472 31.45 101,108,171-63.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 534 0.00 80,500-99.34
29 Organic chemicals 514,968 0.43 1,156,684-55.48
30 Pharmaceutical products 981,277 0.83 733,16233.84
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 14,684-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,979 0.00 37,009-94.65
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 494,981 0.42 932,684-46.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 70-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 937,846 0.79 983,750-4.67
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 623,521 0.53 673,762-7.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 77,197 0.07 62,79622.93
40 Rubber and articles thereof 803,300 0.68 1,093,273-26.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,368 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 34,204,174 28.82 37,389,657-8.52
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 793,546 0.67 686,43115.60
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,849 0.01 4,699194.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 679 0.00 273148.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 20-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 14,325 0.01 29,810-51.95
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 360-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 132 0.00 2,552-94.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 109,392-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 429-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 19,795 0.02 8,164142.47
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 319,919-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 278,590 0.23 59472,086.44
72 Iron and steel 1,105,525 0.93 19,170,980-94.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 697,318 0.59 96,313624.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,702 0.00 747,605.41
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,700 0.01 1,500746.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 16,221 0.01 5628,866.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,035 0.00 5,182-80.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,500,453 1.26 2,187,839-31.42
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 846,389 0.71 1,321,588-35.96
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,912,363 2.45 938,171210.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 139,618 0.12 178,961-21.98
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,873 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 0 0.00 334-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 18,200-100.00
SS Classified 3,548,380 2.99 1 136 171212.31

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.38% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (67.33% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.16% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.08% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.12% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (12.75% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,623,111;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $228,610;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $122,894;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $22,271;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $15,005.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $206,297;
  • 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 $98,507;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $57,853;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $14,823.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,316 0.08 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,390,153 84.92 1,767,04291.85
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,271 0.03 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 173,397 4.34 188,220-7.88
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 19-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 20 0.00 92-78.26
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 122,894 3.08 0
52 Cotton 228,610 5.73 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 17,346 0.43 2,341640.97
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 120-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 22,271 0.56 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,384 0.16 1,567307.40
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 262 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,781 0.07 209,078-98.67
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 1,316 0.03 99,823-98.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 777 0.02 184322.28
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 3,300-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 57,853-100.00
SS Classified 21,424 0.54 574 406-96.27
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia