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Russian trade with Armenia in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Armenia in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Armenia

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Armenia totaled $994,042,288, up 15.71% ($134,996,830) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Armenia in 2011 totaled $784,762,804, up 12.03% ($84,266,196) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Armenia in 2011 totaled $209,279,484, up 32.00% ($50,730,634) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with Armenia in 2011 was $575,483,320, a 6.19% increase ($33,535,562) over 2010.

Armenia was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in 2011 (down from 65th in 2010), accounting for 0.1209% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1372% in 2010).

Armenia was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2011 (down from 58th in 2010), accounting for 0.1519% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1764% in 2010).

Armenia was Russia’s 68th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 69th in 2010), accounting for 0.0684% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0693% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Armenia

The major share of Russian exports to Armenia in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 42.88% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (38.29% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.47% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (21.15% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.97% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (15.81% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.87% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (7.49% in 2010);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 5.60% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (2.94% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.83% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (5.12% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.42% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (1.52% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Armenia in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $68,048,641;
  • 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 $23,360,951;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $16,768,292;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $7,588,641;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $6,721,749;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,053,050;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $3,952,990;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $3,026,952.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Armenia in 2011 over 2010 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) - a decrease of $17,116,123;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $6,595,397;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,381,479.
Russia’s exports to Armenia in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 273,627 0.03 109,338150.26
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 259,354 0.03 227,13914.18
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,941,409 0.37 2,779,8865.81
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 35,744 0.00 15822,522.78
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,931 0.00 101,991-96.15
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 606,167 0.08 239,506153.09
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 96,982 0.01 170,445-43.10
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,164,087 0.15 1,468,472-20.73
10 Cereals 65,624,629 8.36 48,856,33734.32
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 8,975,813 1.14 2,254,064298.21
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 413,083 0.05 733,986-43.72
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,899 0.00 2,825215.01
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 113 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,770,755 2.39 14,817,76526.68
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,296,009 0.17 1,126,44315.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,285,199 0.29 1,419,03661.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 19,126,393 2.44 16,099,44118.80
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,840,655 1.00 7,315,1507.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,292,687 0.16 1,100,75717.44
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,359,913 1.19 5,306,86376.37
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 16,767,472 2.14 17,034,688-1.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,384,748 0.18 2,595,001-46.64
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 17,792,785 2.27 24,388,182-27.04
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 156,957 0.02 93,68967.53
26 Ores, slag and ash 241,788 0.03 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 336,142,168 42.83 268,093,52725.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 605,554 0.08 582,5993.94
29 Organic chemicals 1,005,145 0.13 1,491,704-32.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,561,202 0.71 5,280,5655.31
31 Fertilizers 229,282 0.03 40,535465.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,920,938 0.24 1,313,81246.21
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,543,237 0.58 4,954,980-8.31
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 5,255,964 0.67 5,343,565-1.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 191,768 0.02 189,3751.26
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 798,292 0.10 1,125,108-29.05
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,004 0.00 47,523-97.89
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,283,338 0.42 2,509,00330.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,763,872 0.48 3,343,11012.59
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,768,806 1.37 9,622,77411.91
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 126,378 0.02 119,1796.04
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 363,355 0.05 118,371206.96
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 22,274 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,244,188 0.67 4,764,96410.06
45 Cork and articles of cork 147 0.00 178-17.42
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 932 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,717,588 0.47 3,251,53714.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,162,556 0.28 2,626,775-17.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 127,034 0.02 128,607-1.22
52 Cotton 396,279 0.05 476,303-16.80
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,819 0.00 3,186-11.52
54 Man-made filaments 9,316 0.00 29,171-68.06
55 Man-made staple fibers 19,877 0.00 110,342-81.99
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 247,577 0.03 77,843218.05
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,300 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 37,047 0.00 11,064234.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 248,896 0.03 201,55123.49
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,355 0.00 2,924-19.46
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 97,211 0.01 107,679-9.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 82,629 0.01 219,235-62.31
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 79,177 0.01 127,579-37.94
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 461,345 0.06 639,917-27.91
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,765 0.00 10,384128.86
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,104 0.00 2,615-19.54
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,429,764 0.18 1,413,0101.19
69 Ceramic products 1,134,420 0.14 1,013,28611.95
70 Glass and glassware 1,424,749 0.18 1,668,383-14.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 43,972,704 5.60 20,611,753113.34
72 Iron and steel 2,098,297 0.27 2,174,515-3.51
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,100,934 1.29 8,167,37923.67
74 Copper and articles thereof 419,025 0.05 558,212-24.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 123,880 0.02 67,78682.75
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 47,204,487 6.02 39,615,84619.16
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,303 0.00 12,279-81.24
79 Zinc and articles thereof 11,720 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 92,443 0.01 56,14764.64
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 10,788 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 953,256 0.12 828,43515.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 749,801 0.10 987,416-24.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 49,681,349 6.33 52,062,828-4.57
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 15,116,826 1.93 32,232,949-53.10
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 945,590 0.12 3,018,639-68.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,378,587 2.09 18,163,366-9.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 39,385-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,999,491 0.51 5,219,154-23.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 30,182 0.00 20,87444.59
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 14,699 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 1,096,627 0.14 1,133,170-3.22
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 343,579 0.04 244,18940.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 154,513 0.02 226,852-31.89
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 2,220-100.00
SS Classified 23,006,872 2.93 45 749 789-49.71

Russia’s Imports from Armenia

The major share of Russian imports from Armenia in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.10% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (73.41% in 2010);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 12.17% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (12.23% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.53% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (5.55% in 2010);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.42% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (0.67% in 2010);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.51% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (1.92% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.21% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (2.84% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Armenia in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $19,203,028;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $7,738,321;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $6,939,544;
  • 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 $6,083,747;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,815,514;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $3,516,969;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,612,075;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,185,406;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,126,093;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $685,575.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Armenia in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,810,655.
Russia’s imports from Armenia in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 0 0.00 3,641-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 12,083,923 5.77 4,345,602178.07
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,484,865 0.71 1,269,02917.01
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 8,182 0.00 13,382-38.86
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,025,406 0.49 1,505,292-31.88
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 14,031,215 6.70 7,091,67197.85
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,292,130 1.10 2,141,7547.02
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 38,938 0.02 16,129141.42
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 110,476 0.05 92,67619.21
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 428,537 0.20 118,430261.85
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15,505 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,168 0.00 2,917111.45
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 47,712 0.02 5,283803.12
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,802,644 4.21 5,285,67566.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 691,216 0.33 374,98084.33
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 111,321,334 53.19 92,118,30620.85
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,686,705 1.28 2,001,13034.26
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,240,011 0.59 1,059,29717.06
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,815,514 1.82 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 16,400-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,084,392 0.52 725,10149.55
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,188,820 0.57 632,58387.93
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 27,259 0.01 2,2161,130.10
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 34,977-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 214,062 0.10 265,229-19.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 20,964 0.01 2,831,619-99.26
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,375 0.00 3,2274.59
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 74,911 0.04 195,687-61.72
45 Cork and articles of cork 14,123 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 39,336 0.02 27,61442.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 447,679 0.21 264,09769.51
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 219-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 29,894-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 463 0.00 2,608-82.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 592,265 0.28 799,603-25.93
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,348,526 0.64 899,14449.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 35,045 0.02 26,22233.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,172,367 0.56 1,271,699-7.81
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,648 0.00 7,869-53.64
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 514-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,454,980 2.13 3,328,88733.83
69 Ceramic products 9,264 0.00 8,23912.44
70 Glass and glassware 223,401 0.11 138,85260.89
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 25,468,240 12.17 19,384,49331.38
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 506,654-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 294,556 0.14 55,504430.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,752 0.01 6,544155.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 36,176 0.02 423,129-91.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 73,082 0.03 68,2047.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 493,850 0.24 13,7243,498.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,829,783 2.31 3,217,70850.10
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 4,215,491 2.01 3,616,07116.58
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 11,695 0.01 147,233-92.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,084 0.00 2,271211.93
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 499,228-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,501,627 1.20 1,316,22190.06
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 34,208-100.00
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 232,501 0.11 270,577-14.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 724 0.00 15,461-95.32
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,562 0.01 13,926-9.79
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia