Russian trade with South Ossetia in 2020
February 14, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with South Ossetia in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia
In 2020, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia totaled $87,718,065, up 11.33% ($8,924,733) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2020 totaled $71,565,113, up 13.10% ($8,288,575) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2020 totaled $16,152,952, up 4.10% ($636,158) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in 2020 was $55,412,161, a 16.02% increase ($7,652,417) over 2019.
South Ossetia was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 125th in 2019), accounting for 0.0154% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0118% in 2019).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 110th largest export market in 2020 (up from 113th in 2019), accounting for 0.0213% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0150% in 2019).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 114th in 2019), accounting for 0.0070% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0064% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia
The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.24% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (7.76% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.52% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (28.56% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 19.55% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (14.61% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.92% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (24.69% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.85% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.71% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.02% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.00% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (1.70% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $12,849,099;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $6,822,332;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,043,970;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $806,771;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $759,515;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $739,985;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $554,880;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $452,106;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $396,214;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $380,465;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $372,432;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $364,297;
- 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 $260,544;
- 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 $252,729;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $232,202;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $231,614.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2020 over 2019 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 $7,670,198;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $4,193,004;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $2,506,838;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,257,901;
- 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 $1,110,026;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $910,395;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $772,297;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $712,516;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $371,767;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $303,405;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $303,335;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $230,752.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 23,296 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 890,708 | 1.24 | 150,723 | 490.96 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 193,440 | 0.27 | 62,078 | 211.61 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 393,305 | 0.55 | 20,873 | 1,784.28 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 838,364 | 1.17 | 866,890 | -3.29 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 163,489 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 70,539 | 0.10 | 11,012 | 540.56 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 88,227 | 0.12 | 10,838 | 714.05 |
| 10 | Cereals | 98,778 | 0.14 | 713 | 13,753.86 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,205,341 | 1.68 | 445,826 | 170.36 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 19,221 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 4,262 | 0.01 | 3,763 | 13.26 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 155,625 | 0.22 | 61,674 | 152.33 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 232,202 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 277,837 | 0.39 | 46,223 | 501.08 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 300,529 | 0.42 | 211,752 | 41.92 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 557,475 | 0.78 | 193,178 | 188.58 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 447,548 | 0.63 | 67,083 | 567.16 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 216,337 | 0.30 | 6,453 | 3,252.50 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 15,255,021 | 21.32 | 2,405,922 | 534.06 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 162,221 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 44,346 | 0.06 | 347,681 | -87.25 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,324,762 | 1.85 | 517,991 | 155.75 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 13,360,561 | 18.67 | 17,553,565 | -23.89 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 125,118 | 0.17 | 8,544 | 1,364.40 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 16,089 | 0.02 | 42,191 | -61.87 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,799,154 | 2.51 | 1,244,274 | 44.59 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 34,638 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 304,902 | 0.43 | 280,544 | 8.68 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 128,830 | 0.18 | 1,084 | 11,784.69 |
| 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 | 311,667 | 0.44 | 51,123 | 509.64 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 26,114 | 0.04 | 9,128 | 186.09 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 2,341 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 12,255 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 288,179 | 0.40 | 518,931 | -44.47 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,202,472 | 3.08 | 2,974,769 | -25.96 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 367,491 | 0.51 | 381,932 | -3.78 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 26,237 | 0.04 | 782 | 3,255.12 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 194,563 | 0.27 | 566,330 | -65.64 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 68,018 | 0.10 | 63,197 | 7.63 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 610 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 450,342 | 0.63 | 260,095 | 73.15 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 11,752 | 0.02 | 185,083 | -93.65 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 743,228 | 1.04 | 3,250,066 | -77.13 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 11,165,319 | 15.60 | 4,342,987 | 157.09 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 419 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 56,667 | 0.08 | 243,300 | -76.71 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 40,809 | 0.06 | 87,827 | -53.53 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 225,952 | 0.32 | 268,567 | -15.87 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 16,185 | 0.02 | 888 | 1,722.64 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 454,883 | 0.64 | 58,669 | 675.34 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 142,601 | 0.20 | 112,377 | 26.90 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 616,206 | 0.86 | 528,380 | 16.62 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 163,824 | 0.23 | 100,381 | 63.20 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 267,965 | 0.37 | 177,741 | 50.76 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 91,053 | 0.13 | 75,754 | 20.20 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 2,934 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 3,247 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,441,200 | 2.01 | 1,385,678 | 4.01 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 687,115 | 0.96 | 593,079 | 15.86 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 402,163 | 0.56 | 215,984 | 86.20 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 271,631 | 0.38 | 18,902 | 1,337.05 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,255,208 | 1.75 | 1,074,701 | 16.80 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,978,626 | 2.76 | 3,236,527 | -38.87 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 39,205 | 0.05 | 68,296 | -42.60 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 185,131 | 0.26 | 488,536 | -62.10 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 1,235 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 45,662 | 0.06 | 8,231 | 454.76 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 90,338 | 0.13 | 183,672 | -50.82 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,912,606 | 4.07 | 1,868,636 | 55.87 |
| 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 | 1,148,501 | 1.60 | 2,258,527 | -49.15 |
| 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 | 133,166 | 0.19 | 5,937 | 2,142.98 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,494,612 | 3.49 | 10,164,810 | -75.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 413,818 | 0.58 | 1,324,213 | -68.75 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 5,547 | 0.01 | 9 | 61,533.33 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 62 | 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 | 507,119 | 0.71 | 1,219,635 | -58.42 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 104,673 | 0.15 | 33,125 | 215.99 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 760,964 | 1.06 | 308,858 | 146.38 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 885 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia
The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 84.42% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (89.24% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.43% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (7.76% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.74% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (1.63% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.42% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (1.34% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $823,769;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $140,578;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $51,500.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $211,622;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $196,362.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 140,578 | 0.87 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,028,560 | 12.56 | 1,204,791 | 68.37 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 3,838 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 13,636,001 | 84.42 | 13,847,623 | -1.53 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 253,819 | 1.57 | 234,953 | 8.03 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 344 | 0.00 | 3,605 | -90.46 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 26,507 | 0.16 | 13,602 | 94.88 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 12,020 | 0.07 | 208,382 | -94.23 |
| 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 | 3,623 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 51,500 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |