Russian trade with Syria in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Syria totaled $401,465,290, up 41.97% ($118,693,345) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Syria in 2018 totaled $397,224,655, up 41.94% ($117,365,933) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Syria in 2018 totaled $4,240,635, up 45.57% ($1,327,412) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in 2018 was $392,984,020, a 41.90% increase ($116,038,521) over 2017.
Syria was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 92nd in 2017), accounting for 0.0583% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0484% in 2017).
Syria was Russia’s 77th largest export market in 2018 (down from 76th in 2017), accounting for 0.0883% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0784% in 2017).
Syria was Russia’s 130th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 135th in 2017), accounting for 0.0018% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0013% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 22.97% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (15.59% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.86% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (34.76% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.17% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.01% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.52% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (10.46% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.71% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (0.32% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $41,154,661;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $15,635,931;
- 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 $14,259,228;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $11,401,231;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7,721,196;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $4,048,968;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $3,436,537;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,869,310.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $31,406,380;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $23,773,064;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $2,782,026;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,742,827;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,269,234.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,122,264 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 34,687,664 | 8.73 | 66,094,044 | -47.52 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 482,959 | 0.12 | 1,107,431 | -56.39 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 8,000 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 18,400,649 | 4.63 | 2,764,718 | 565.55 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 16,760 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 2,782,026 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 6,466 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 2,329 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 295,798 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 32,100 | 0.01 | 93,909 | -65.82 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 330,632 | 0.08 | 24,103,696 | -98.63 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 551 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,805,673 | 0.45 | 2,180,875 | -17.20 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 244,054 | 0.06 | 943,419 | -74.13 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 29,710 | 0.01 | 588 | 4,952.72 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,634,471 | 0.41 | 843,071 | 93.87 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,063,997 | 0.27 | 854,390 | 24.53 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 72,784 | 0.02 | 72,182 | 0.83 |
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 | 708 | 0.00 | 2,234 | -68.31 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 26 | 0.00 | 54 | -51.85 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 29,025,570 | 7.31 | 24,976,602 | 16.21 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 636 | 0.00 | 29 | 2,093.10 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 109,342 | 0.03 | 114,061 | -4.14 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,389,631 | 0.35 | 771,640 | 80.09 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 276,482 | 0.07 | 689,743 | -59.92 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 728 | 0.00 | 838 | -13.13 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 24,352,819 | 6.13 | 16,631,623 | 46.42 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 386,304 | 0.10 | 1,655,538 | -76.67 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 66,505,995 | 16.74 | 25,351,334 | 162.34 |
52 | Cotton | 27,179 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 38,769 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 538 | 0.00 | 975 | -44.82 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 33 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 102,318 | 0.03 | 65,846 | 55.39 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 283 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,161 | 0.00 | 4 | 28,925.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4,169 | 0.00 | 32,947 | -87.35 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 20,434 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 293 | 0.00 | 53 | 452.83 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,371 | 0.00 | 1,562 | 435.92 |
69 | Ceramic products | 15 | 0.00 | 27,108 | -99.94 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 811 | 0.00 | 17,506 | -95.37 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 11 | 0.00 | 6 | 83.33 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,869,326 | 0.47 | 16 | 11,683,187.50 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 481,265 | 0.12 | 133,150 | 261.45 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,981,370 | 1.00 | 544,833 | 630.75 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,396 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 770 | 0.00 | 4 | 19,150.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 155,002 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 464,632 | 0.12 | 1,544 | 29,992.75 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,004 | 0.00 | 59,047 | -94.91 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,969,697 | 3.77 | 3,568,466 | 319.50 |
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 | 18,330,193 | 4.61 | 4,070,965 | 350.27 |
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 | 15,019 | 0.00 | 2,855 | 426.06 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,881,178 | 0.73 | 5,624,005 | -48.77 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 215,283 | 0.05 | 746,573 | -71.16 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 102 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -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 | 97,105 | 0.02 | 8,750 | 1,009.77 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,125 | 0.00 | 2,948 | -27.92 |
SS | Classified | 171,750,577 | 43.24 | 92 430 440 | 85.82 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 93.25% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (95.43% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.84% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (0.53% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.96% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (1.00% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.78% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (2.51% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria 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 $876,322;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $153,398;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $88,968;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $79,314;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $66,251;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $58,747;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $52,739;
- 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) - an increase of $24,400;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $17,013;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - an increase of $15,365.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $51,525;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $33,382;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $22,153;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $17,059.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
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 | 444,423 | 10.48 | 291,025 | 52.71 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,829,461 | 66.72 | 1,953,139 | 44.87 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 283,009 | 6.67 | 203,695 | 38.94 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,953 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 227,293 | 5.36 | 161,042 | 41.14 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 24,294 | 0.57 | 15,724 | 54.50 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,712 | 0.04 | 18,771 | -90.88 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 18,740 | 0.44 | 70,265 | -73.33 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 112,331 | 2.65 | 59,592 | 88.50 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 8,785 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 420 | 0.01 | 6,941 | -93.95 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 22,153 | -100.00 |
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 | 31,378 | 0.74 | 6,978 | 349.67 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9,328 | 0.22 | 4 | 233,100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 132 | -70.45 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,975 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,270 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 32,859 | 0.77 | 66,241 | -50.39 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 377 | 0.01 | 3,545 | -89.37 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 2,448 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 15,365 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 320 | 0.01 | 2,679 | -88.06 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 205 | 0.00 | 3,665 | -94.41 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 17,013 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 11,087 | 0.26 | 1,135 | 876.83 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 66,074 | 1.56 | 7,327 | 801.79 |
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 | 7,738 | 0.18 | 6,467 | 19.65 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 88,968 | 2.10 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,545 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,188 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 40 | 0.00 | 700 | -94.29 |