Russian trade with Turkmenistan in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Turkmenistan
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Turkmenistan totaled $444,033,679, up 3.71% ($15,881,231) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 were $288,830,548, down 15.98% ($54,949,481) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 totaled $155,203,131, up 83.95% ($70,830,712) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Turkmenistan in 2018 was $133,627,417, a 48.49% decrease ($125,780,193) over 2017.
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 83rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0645% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0733% in 2017).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 84th largest export market in 2018 (down from 73rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0642% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0963% in 2017).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 78th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 86th in 2017), accounting for 0.0652% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0372% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.67% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (25.35% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.51% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (22.14% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.07% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (28.24% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.30% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (9.63% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.86% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (9.72% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.22% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (2.18% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $39,599,554;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,611,202;
- 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 $3,169,107;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,201,020;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,656,991;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $1,351,596.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan 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 $25,372,498;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $14,604,437;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $7,578,284;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $6,620,645;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $5,542,935;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $5,142,809;
- 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 $4,680,905;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $4,388,554;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,079,121;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $3,778,791;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,734,958;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $3,616,235;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $2,629,499;
- 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 $2,533,675;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,371,953;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $2,239,221;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,775,091;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $1,652,266;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,445,795;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,196,662.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 2,567,408 | 0.89 | 1,215,812 | 111.17 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 20,783 | -100.00 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,826 | 0.00 | 31,872 | -91.13 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,951,299 | 0.68 | 5,730,090 | -65.95 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 83,767 | 0.03 | 46,457 | 80.31 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 426,285 | 0.15 | 1,079,118 | -60.50 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,375 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 998,191 | 0.35 | 753,529 | 32.47 |
10 | Cereals | 3,497,764 | 1.21 | 7,576,885 | -53.84 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,958,520 | 1.02 | 5,197,741 | -43.08 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 819,577 | 0.28 | 955,178 | -14.20 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 37,271 | 0.01 | 30,991 | 20.26 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 222,023 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 26,815,272 | 9.28 | 26,145,432 | 2.56 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 173,272 | 0.06 | 218,565 | -20.72 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,346,879 | 0.81 | 6,735,433 | -65.16 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,559,001 | 1.92 | 9,175,236 | -39.41 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,894,179 | 2.04 | 12,514,824 | -52.90 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 595,065 | 0.21 | 971,764 | -38.76 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 6,769,968 | 2.34 | 11,912,777 | -43.17 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,615,393 | 1.60 | 4,121,877 | 11.97 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 170,150 | 0.06 | 154,274 | 10.29 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 125,730 | 0.04 | 2,497,683 | -94.97 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 632,866 | 0.22 | 1,124,929 | -43.74 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 105,494 | 0.04 | 56,251 | 87.54 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,673,920 | 1.96 | 6,315,717 | -10.16 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,607,476 | 1.60 | 1,438,369 | 220.33 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 890,075 | 0.31 | 920,384 | -3.29 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,498,837 | 5.02 | 8,887,635 | 63.13 |
31 | Fertilizers | 3,137,380 | 1.09 | 936,360 | 235.06 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,386,436 | 0.48 | 2,583,098 | -46.33 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 7,468,498 | 2.59 | 13,011,433 | -42.60 |
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 | 3,196,728 | 1.11 | 5,730,403 | -44.21 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 918,432 | 0.32 | 878,626 | 4.53 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 398,208 | 0.14 | 1,092,830 | -63.56 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 52,020 | 0.02 | 23,012 | 126.06 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30,571,832 | 10.58 | 34,306,790 | -10.89 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,896,498 | 1.00 | 2,584,510 | 12.07 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,667,529 | 1.27 | 3,736,622 | -1.85 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 25,710 | 0.01 | 49,312 | -47.86 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16,800,863 | 5.82 | 24,379,147 | -31.09 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,298,737 | 0.45 | 1,009,209 | 28.69 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,251,955 | 2.51 | 7,233,110 | 0.26 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 235,352 | 0.08 | 777,823 | -69.74 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 3,426 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 9,816 | 0.00 | 72,240 | -86.41 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 31,950 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 10,760 | -100.00 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 10,432 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 219,317 | 0.08 | 74,412 | 194.73 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 37,353 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 761,697 | 0.26 | 1,015,464 | -24.99 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 5,314 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 97,477 | 0.03 | 88,658 | 9.95 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 413,979 | 0.14 | 273,406 | 51.42 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 76,929 | 0.03 | 37,268 | 106.42 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 63,455 | 0.02 | 95,103 | -33.28 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,201 | 0.00 | 6,081 | -47.36 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 615 | 0.00 | 66 | 831.82 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 1,217 | 0.00 | 185 | 557.84 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 416,055 | 0.14 | 2,068,321 | -79.88 |
69 | Ceramic products | 25,651 | 0.01 | 335,029 | -92.34 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 585,274 | 0.20 | 3,214,773 | -81.79 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 10 | 0.00 | 81,833 | -99.99 |
72 | Iron and steel | 19,729,169 | 6.83 | 19,783,722 | -0.28 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,358,030 | 3.93 | 9,701,039 | 17.08 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,077 | 0.00 | 173,202 | -98.22 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 482,850 | 0.17 | 1,928,645 | -74.96 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 5,099 | 0.00 | 1,596 | 219.49 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 440 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 36,065 | 0.01 | 1,213 | 2,873.21 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 223,663 | 0.08 | 215,215 | 3.93 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 795,865 | 0.28 | 1,305,927 | -39.06 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,854,325 | 2.03 | 31,226,823 | -81.25 |
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 | 3,040,711 | 1.05 | 7,721,616 | -60.62 |
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 | 597,923 | 0.21 | 976,647 | -38.78 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,479,817 | 0.51 | 16,084,254 | -90.80 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 66,252,139 | 22.94 | 26,652,585 | 148.58 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,703,784 | 0.94 | 4,478,875 | -39.63 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35,136 | -100.00 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 94 | 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 | 288,947 | 0.10 | 759,976 | -61.98 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 91,276 | 0.03 | 218,843 | -58.29 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 123,863 | 0.04 | 329,775 | -62.44 |
SS | Classified | 700,715 | 0.24 | 602 888 | 16.23 |
Russia’s Imports from Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 37.25% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (59.35% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.45% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (35.02% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.03% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (0.55% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.28% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (4.47% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.82% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (0.37% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $32,446,534;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $17,710,225;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $8,529,531;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,080,843;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,298,504;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,191,146;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,768,530;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $916,698;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $824,548;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $809,611;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $680,081.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $3,227,557.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
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 | 5,901,930 | 3.80 | 2,603,426 | 126.70 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,414,285 | 1.56 | 645,755 | 273.87 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 204 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 47,271 | 0.03 | 41,765 | 13.18 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 113,638 | 0.07 | 94,418 | 20.36 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 311,594 | 0.20 | 110,089 | 183.04 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 956,672 | 0.62 | 276,591 | 245.88 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,195 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,807 | 0.00 | 16,214 | -76.52 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,376,518 | 2.82 | 295,675 | 1,380.18 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 134,482 | 0.09 | 119,644 | 12.40 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 7,662 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 101,488 | 0.07 | 196,292 | -48.30 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,521 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,238,414 | 2.09 | 47,268 | 6,751.18 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 46,883,247 | 30.21 | 29,173,022 | 60.71 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,783 | 0.01 | 32,362 | -72.86 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 3,139,903 | 2.02 | 2,223,205 | 41.23 |
52 | Cotton | 39,626,218 | 25.53 | 31,096,687 | 27.43 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 311,920 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 144,730 | 0.09 | 54,545 | 165.34 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,179,242 | 0.76 | 1,222,276 | -3.52 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 17,331 | 0.01 | 46,098 | -62.40 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 27,321 | 0.02 | 471,713 | -94.21 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 971,614 | 0.63 | 162,003 | 499.75 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,074,564 | 0.69 | 250,016 | 329.80 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,322,272 | 7.30 | 14,549,829 | -22.18 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 255,157 | 0.16 | 160,323 | 59.15 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 12,502 | 0.01 | 364,686 | -96.57 |
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 | 145,633 | 0.09 | 1,428 | 10,098.39 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 32,475,050 | 20.92 | 28,516 | 113,783.61 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,100 | 0.00 | 72,000 | -97.08 |
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 | 2,050 | 0.00 | 216 | 849.07 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 5,938 | -100.00 |