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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q2 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Georgia in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $314,422,166, up 11.96% ($33,577,981) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $171,496,545, down 9.44% ($17,876,162) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $142,925,621, up 56.25% ($51,454,143) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $28,570,924, a 70.82% decrease ($69,330,305) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Georgia was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 62nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1661% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2302% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 56th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1491% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2708% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 61st in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1926% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1756% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.93% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (37.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.81% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.11% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (6.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.04% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (31.95% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.89% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (5.27% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.74% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $10,275,159;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,684,679;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,922,528;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $3,310,470;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,273,886;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,050,157;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $2,787,861;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,689,793;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,563,420;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,492,951;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,243,418;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,220,549;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,146,780;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,006,054;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $920,057;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $758,488;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $739,646;
  • 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) - an increase of $714,681;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $710,624;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $709,582;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $703,762;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $678,730;
  • 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 $651,096;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $648,841;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $585,670.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 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 $41,615,920;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $21,278,061;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $5,264,660;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,062,568.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 1,234,129 0.72 1,521,105-18.87
02 Meat and edible meat offal 56,850 0.03 114,593-50.39
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 196,884 0.11 165,92618.66
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,152,229 1.25 1,412,58352.36
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,909 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 47,996 0.03 5,180826.56
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 44,758 0.03 535,736-91.65
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 168 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 930,288 0.54 814,38514.23
10 Cereals 253,692 0.15 21,531,753-98.82
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,181,359 3.60 3,393,49882.15
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 102,905 0.06 45,678125.28
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 21,745 0.01 3,765477.56
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 230 0.00 12485.48
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,963,640 7.56 11,400,22013.71
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 912,387 0.53 833,8939.41
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,575,367 0.92 6,840,027-76.97
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,431,474 2.58 4,077,8828.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,810,656 4.55 7,052,16810.76
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,003,502 1.17 1,299,74054.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,296,792 4.84 5,606,99947.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,670,972 0.97 1,440,38516.01
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,085,292 1.22 2,131,231-2.16
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 60,480 0.04 416,330-85.47
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 63,603 0.04 34,97481.86
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 18,862,210 11.00 60,478,130-68.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,578,454 0.92 2,071,820-23.81
29 Organic chemicals 527,427 0.31 1,589,995-66.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,494,173 3.20 2,444,016124.80
31 Fertilizers 1,889,176 1.10 1,969,575-4.08
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,108,392 0.65 773,01243.39
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,840,361 3.99 3,529,89193.78
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 3,145,631 1.83 2,494,53526.10
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 212,280 0.12 130,49462.67
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 58,066 0.03 139,004-58.23
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,485 0.00 3,986-37.66
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,391,748 0.81 742,90787.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,588,002 3.84 2,665,474147.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,704,578 0.99 784,521117.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 76,178 0.04 38,62397.23
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 47 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,286,771 4.25 4,012,88581.58
45 Cork and articles of cork 6,711 0.00 1739,376.47
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 942 0.00 159492.45
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 160 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,197,491 2.45 3,191,43731.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 73,912 0.04 14,518409.11
52 Cotton 52 0.00 54-3.70
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 132 0.00 366-63.93
54 Man-made filaments 36,097 0.02 164,613-78.07
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 216,075 0.13 180,85419.47
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,852 0.00 1,87751.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 152 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 77,779 0.05 27,014187.92
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 371,940 0.22 280,63932.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 103,864 0.06 136,239-23.76
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 170,048 0.10 106,52359.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 392,796 0.23 283,41638.59
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,520 0.01 10,378126.63
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4,798 0.00 1,328261.30
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5,549 0.00 1,006451.59
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,579,744 1.50 1,432,96480.03
69 Ceramic products 1,072,277 0.63 393,547172.46
70 Glass and glassware 5,620,234 3.28 4,910,65214.45
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 92,681 0.05 1,2017,616.99
72 Iron and steel 6,997,057 4.08 5,504,10627.12
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,841,273 1.66 2,255,60325.97
74 Copper and articles thereof 73,558 0.04 88,251-16.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,402,965 1.40 1,182,416103.23
79 Zinc and articles thereof 8,359 0.00 2,432243.71
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 115,819 0.07 77,25749.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,089,291 0.64 868,94725.36
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,956,415 5.81 4,271,736133.08
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 16,567,106 9.66 6,291,947163.31
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 417,445 0.24 551,688-24.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,420,833 0.83 177,415700.85
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 31,582 0.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 942,828 0.55 232,204306.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 446 0.00 988-54.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 243 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 1,164,260 0.68 449,579158.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 302,554 0.18 136,548121.57
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,978,917 1.15 1,570,31326.02
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 123 0.00 0
SS Classified 270,379 0.16 25 432963.14

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.47% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (65.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 26.71% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (29.10% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.02% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (2.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $22,838,948;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,803,599;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $9,009,504;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $5,018,964;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $693,018;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $674,960;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $506,233.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
01 Live animals 49,895 0.03 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 153,821-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 11,661,025 8.16 2,651,521339.79
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 8,129,085 5.69 3,110,121161.38
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,569,177 1.10 1,396,30012.38
10 Cereals 331,231 0.23 339,906-2.55
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 288,193 0.20 432,818-33.41
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 6,600-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,584 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,871,087 1.31 1,178,06958.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 937,030 0.66 715,02531.05
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 73,015,780 51.09 50,176,83245.52
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 34,141 0.02 66,087-48.34
26 Ores, slag and ash 259,489 0.18 91,611183.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,020,300 0.71 945,1887.95
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 197,400-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 70,458 0.05 7599,183.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 682,338 0.48 176,105287.46
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 50,633 0.04 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 240 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,550 0.00 2,28455.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 245,187 0.17 101,760140.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,272 0.00 601943.59
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 99,520 0.07 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,209 0.00 187546.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 148 0.00 16,740-99.12
54 Man-made filaments 441,870 0.31 253,12874.56
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 715,909 0.50 40,9491,648.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 107,977 0.08 63,24070.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 92,685 0.06 132,753-30.18
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 55,088 0.04 48,43813.73
69 Ceramic products 18,362 0.01 0
70 Glass and glassware 262 0.00 26907.69
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 30,169 0.02 5,423456.32
72 Iron and steel 38,167,722 26.70 26,364,12344.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,142 0.01 157,526-93.56
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 92,373-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 611-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 62 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 265,622 0.19 71,609270.93
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 2,544,204 1.78 2,383,2476.75
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 24,276 0.02 72,988-66.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 59,325 0.04 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 475 0.00 102365.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 57,419 0.04 25,207127.79
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 480 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia