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Russian trade with Turkey 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 Turkey in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Turkey

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Turkey totaled $31,709,839,897, up 25.91% ($6,525,524,799) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Turkey in 2011 totaled $25,350,199,728, up 24.77% ($5,032,822,956) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2011 totaled $6,359,640,169, up 30.67% ($1,492,701,843) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with Turkey in 2011 was $18,990,559,559, a 22.91% increase ($3,540,121,113) over 2010.

Turkey was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 3.8554% of Russia’s total trade (down from 4.0232% in 2010).

Turkey was Russia’s 6th largest export market in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 4.9060% of Russia’s total exports (down from 5.1169% in 2010).

Turkey was Russia’s 13th largest supplier in 2011 (down from 11th in 2010), accounting for 2.0799% of Russia’s total imports (down from 2.1261% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Turkey

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 72.63% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (72.57% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.67% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (18.06% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.09% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (4.28% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.95% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (2.43% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (1.22% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Turkey 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 $3,635,499,697;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $821,841,191;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $248,831,588;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $232,558,278;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $188,644,022;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $187,145,365;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $101,378,577;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $77,134,868.

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $481,126,923.
Russia’s exports to Turkey in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 3,600 0.00 5,404-33.38
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 555,250 0.00 385,06444.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 109,415,709 0.43 8,037,1321,261.38
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 2,929-100.00
10 Cereals 564,188,644 2.23 315,357,05678.90
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,169,755 0.02 63,6606,450.04
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 59,406,535 0.23 10,857,254447.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 142,473,988 0.56 65,339,120118.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,959,163 0.02 5,635,570-12.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 10,499 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 5,660-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 217,975 0.00 488,989-55.42
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,251,483 0.02 376,9421,027.89
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 11,303,724 0.04 7,470,23351.32
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 98,716,886 0.39 77,176,09827.91
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,177,607 0.01 2,920,279-25.43
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 239,871 0.00 12,3841,836.94
26 Ores, slag and ash 69,858,764 0.28 37,624,73385.67
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 18,342,235,276 72.36 14,706,735,57924.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 51,635,711 0.20 35,712,76444.59
29 Organic chemicals 508,703,287 2.01 321,557,92258.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 192,294 0.00 167,20315.01
31 Fertilizers 469,282,772 1.85 280,638,75067.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 80,160 0.00 68,58116.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,436,691 0.01 1,790,14936.12
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 10,159,655 0.04 8,291,33622.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 17,301 0.00 8,66799.62
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 44 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 14,700-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 12,024,009 0.05 10,148,60218.48
39 Plastics and articles thereof 64,947,104 0.26 84,778,830-23.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 171,771,780 0.68 126,226,13136.08
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,785,581 0.01 1,908,664-6.45
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 15,051 0.00 58,727-74.37
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 776,142 0.00 302,544156.54
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 113,858,972 0.45 104,078,7769.40
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 17,255,714 0.07 16,505,6654.54
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 152,768,717 0.60 126,102,51021.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,015,413 0.00 468,209116.87
52 Cotton 89,532 0.00 290,002-69.13
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,451,690 0.01 2,293,182-36.70
54 Man-made filaments 5,750,596 0.02 5,292,2688.66
55 Man-made staple fibers 6,046,082 0.02 3,351,93780.38
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,396,327 0.01 1,863,22428.61
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 680 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 132,032-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 31,093 0.00 16,81584.91
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 32,516 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 232,671 0.00 447,882-48.05
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,123,838 0.00 296,508279.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 18,347 0.00 7,400147.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 39,186 0.00 617,359-93.65
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,338 0.00 11,389-53.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 106 0.00 42,550.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 420 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 391,490 0.00 447,382-12.49
69 Ceramic products 24,906 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 8,102,469 0.03 9,958,220-18.64
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,668,510 0.01 3,48376,515.27
72 Iron and steel 2,372,612,630 9.36 1,550,771,43953.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 39,751,162 0.16 40,188,372-1.09
74 Copper and articles thereof 570,721,748 2.25 1,051,848,671-45.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,154,092,286 4.55 921,534,00825.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 22,944,165 0.09 29,081,145-21.10
79 Zinc and articles thereof 50,717,226 0.20 62,861,908-19.32
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 778,155 0.00 373,926108.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,057,118 0.05 12,260,3386.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 230,313 0.00 114,408101.31
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23,136,918 0.09 23,085,3260.22
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 8,690,844 0.03 8,049,4787.97
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 165,897 0.00 118,64639.83
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,002,968 0.00 3,907,508-74.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 17,275,396 0.07 61,236,594-71.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,384,386 0.01 23,520,921-94.11
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 174 0.00 26,379-99.34
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,218 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 170,598 0.00 337,293-49.42
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 145,631 0.00 55,632161.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,453 0.00 14,30529.00
SS Classified 51,981,518 0.21 145 638 572-64.31

Russia’s Imports from Turkey

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.32% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (24.47% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 24.72% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (30.31% in 2010);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 18.32% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (20.54% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.58% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (11.25% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.69% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (4.71% in 2010);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.37% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (2.17% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.22% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (1.36% in 2010).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $385,663,211;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $310,378,981;
  • 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 $151,516,383;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $73,733,889;
  • 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 $65,992,129;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $64,982,617;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $46,815,791;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $39,119,758;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $36,481,120;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $33,831,295;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $23,180,680;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $22,366,284;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $22,311,708;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $21,470,750;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $21,284,188;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $19,297,634.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $52,858,142.
Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 80,758 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,333,755 0.02 62,7102,026.86
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 22,302,207 0.35 8,417,920164.94
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,937,150 0.16 7,734,02328.49
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 517,608,273 8.14 470,792,4829.94
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 848,148,583 13.34 825,782,2992.71
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,726,319 0.03 962,22179.41
10 Cereals 100,472 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,177 0.00 30,744-96.17
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 48,841,682 0.77 38,914,73925.51
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 16,010 0.00 2,470548.18
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,704,408 0.04 5,145,415-47.44
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 13,332,981 0.21 9,707,31437.35
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,535,390 0.04 4,032,438-37.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,658,952 0.06 2,278,92560.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 23,692,330 0.37 28,428,277-16.66
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,138,589 0.22 9,400,05350.41
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 691,959 0.01 56,0231,135.13
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 61,420,507 0.97 63,208,960-2.83
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 142,424,247 2.24 68,690,358107.34
26 Ores, slag and ash 42,330,904 0.67 20,019,196111.45
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 29,286,986 0.46 16,926,49273.02
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 41,483,891 0.65 32,684,19526.92
29 Organic chemicals 15,586,375 0.25 16,095,046-3.16
30 Pharmaceutical products 41,346,133 0.65 40,129,8833.03
31 Fertilizers 613,745 0.01 283,983116.12
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 42,290,760 0.66 36,928,59314.52
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 30,403,508 0.48 27,534,52610.42
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 77,719,074 1.22 79,023,678-1.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,520,195 0.07 4,222,8417.04
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 16,056 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 366,974 0.01 84,657333.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 46,806,438 0.74 37,413,19625.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 280,471,047 4.41 215,488,43030.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 91,369,282 1.44 57,537,98758.80
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 4,532,256 0.07 3,685,08022.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 43,022,206 0.68 33,959,16226.69
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 89,074,214 1.40 82,617,3567.82
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 20,692,156 0.33 16,091,66728.59
45 Cork and articles of cork 15,524 0.00 5,921162.19
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 22,386 0.00 80,787-72.29
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 109,593 0.00 150,177-27.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 51,219,401 0.81 47,343,7668.19
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,242,670 0.08 2,623,33399.85
50 Silk 362 0.00 1,050-65.52
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,353,432 0.05 2,479,13735.27
52 Cotton 63,112,527 0.99 46,392,27336.04
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 803,270 0.01 853,937-5.93
54 Man-made filaments 72,423,722 1.14 61,702,52117.38
55 Man-made staple fibers 65,144,318 1.02 48,737,21433.66
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 26,773,986 0.42 15,856,89568.85
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 40,158,226 0.63 27,603,56045.48
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 38,127,645 0.60 38,353,578-0.59
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 21,388,000 0.34 16,202,88032.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 187,301,660 2.95 166,017,47212.82
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 268,296,029 4.22 229,176,27117.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 223,585,749 3.52 204,288,1159.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 63,853,776 1.00 40,673,09656.99
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 89,060,184 1.40 100,566,227-11.44
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,116,808 0.02 809,21938.01
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 301,401 0.00 14,1702,027.04
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 15,745 0.00 75,730-79.21
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 32,099,463 0.50 22,606,46341.99
69 Ceramic products 20,134,043 0.32 10,604,02789.87
70 Glass and glassware 31,354,892 0.49 23,121,79435.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,714,534 0.09 6,728,596-15.07
72 Iron and steel 58,322,562 0.92 21,841,442167.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 123,972,375 1.95 102,501,62520.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,573,915 0.23 12,850,74813.41
75 Nickel and articles thereof 100 0.00 532-81.20
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 19,634,515 0.31 19,448,9840.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 78,619 0.00 1,810,194-95.66
79 Zinc and articles thereof 360,589 0.01 104,185246.10
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 302-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,516 0.00 5,777-73.76
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,745,406 0.14 5,774,21351.46
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 72,329,100 1.14 64,655,31211.87
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 588,722,873 9.26 278,343,892111.51
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 383,783,373 6.03 232,266,99065.23
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 412,830 0.01 351,38217.49
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 916,111,651 14.41 530,448,44072.71
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 89,029,746 1.40 141,887,888-37.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,911,338 0.22 7,830,35277.66
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 94,408 0.00 66,01643.01
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 122,856 0.00 110,27811.41
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 119,567,179 1.88 53,575,050123.18
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,356,324 0.07 3,474,65625.37
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,585,036 0.13 6,339,19035.43
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 22,192 0.00 8522,504.69
SS Classified 9,544,371 0.15 5 808 47864.32
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia