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Russian trade with Iraq 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 Iraq in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Iraq

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $765,542,152, down 45.42% ($637,107,958) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2018 were $765,468,391, down 45.43% ($637,142,120) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2018 totaled $73,761, up 86.27% ($34,162) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in 2018 was $765,394,630, a 45.43% decrease ($637,176,282) over 2017.

Iraq was Russia’s 75th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 58th in 2017), accounting for 0.1113% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2402% in 2017).

Iraq was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2018 (down from 44th in 2017), accounting for 0.1701% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3928% in 2017).

Iraq was Russia’s 174th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 179th in 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Iraq

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 68.82% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (25.88% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.69% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (7.41% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.82% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (2.25% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.22% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (3.03% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.22% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.62% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq 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 $191,965,154;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,435,041;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $5,970,960;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $5,067,576;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,751,091.

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

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $51,414,664;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $15,344,872;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,682,806;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $8,332,229;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,139,996;
  • 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 $4,393,872;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $2,734,019.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 45,103 0.01 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,995 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 695,392 0.09 3,429,411-79.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,042 0.00 22,946-60.59
10 Cereals 8,192,105 1.07 757,064982.09
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 355,989 0.05 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 25,924,475 3.39 77,339,139-66.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 81,311 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,054,998 1.05 5,303,90751.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,590,076 0.21 937,04469.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,179,432 0.68 111,8564,530.45
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 469,482 0.06 274,13371.26
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,999 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 15,944,993 2.08 15,702,6231.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 16,610-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,309,337 1.22 8,644,6217.69
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,315 0.00 16,995-9.89
29 Organic chemicals 55,313 0.01 49,07512.71
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,504,847 0.46 3,843,055-8.80
31 Fertilizers 474,403 0.06 123,882282.95
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 142,739 0.02 340,235-58.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 397,068 0.05 184,742114.93
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 2,689 0.00 30,425-91.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 543,937 0.07 3,84514,046.61
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 549,572 0.07 427,51128.55
39 Plastics and articles thereof 147,859 0.02 462,095-68.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 33,103 0.00 211,992-84.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 35,543,990 4.64 29,573,03020.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,190,984 0.16 324,238267.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 134,149 0.02 1,700,856-92.11
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,069 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43,478 0.01 7705,546.49
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,734 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,095 0.00 6,547-68.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 17,243 0.00 5,968188.92
65 Headgear and parts thereof 317 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 37,030 0.00 2,4521,410.20
69 Ceramic products 44,388 0.01 12,962242.45
70 Glass and glassware 499,360 0.07 91,178447.68
72 Iron and steel 24,073,541 3.14 36,756,347-34.51
73 Articles of iron or steel 483,753 0.06 5,623,749-91.40
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,934 0.00 480719.58
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,351 0.00 3913,620.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,849 0.00 13,746-72.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,272 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 28,952 0.00 29,938-3.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 43,809 0.01 60,192-27.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,128,362 0.54 12,460,591-66.87
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 4,511,038 0.59 8,904,910-49.34
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 512,675,544 66.98 320,710,39059.86
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 20,270-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,489,431 0.72 20,834,303-73.65
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 86,062 0.01 200,382-57.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 45,566 0.01 20,800119.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 55,553 0.01 75,678-26.59
SS Classified 94,577,963 12.36 846 947 487-88.83

Russia’s Imports from Iraq

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.64% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.68% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (13.11% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.62% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (70.74% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (15.44% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2018 over 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;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,675;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $940.

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

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $10,576;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $6,113;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,192;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $240.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 6,113-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 17,436 23.64 28,012-37.76
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,675 4.98 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 42 0.06 282-85.11
72 Iron and steel 940 1.27 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 5,192-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 22,428 30.41 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 11.72 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,595 27.92 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia