Russian trade with Georgia in 2012
February 02, 2016
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 Georgia in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Georgia
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $438,297,657, up 53.42% ($152,607,481) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2012 totaled $399,210,368, up 61.60% ($152,178,237) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2012 totaled $39,087,289, up 1.11% ($429,244) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in 2012 was $360,123,079, a 72.83% increase ($151,748,993) over 2011.
Georgia was Russia’s 84th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 94th in 2011), accounting for 0.0521% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0347% in 2011).
Georgia was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2012 (up from 80th in 2011), accounting for 0.0761% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0478% in 2011).
Georgia was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 100th in 2011), accounting for 0.0123% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0126% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Georgia
The major share of Russian exports to Georgia in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.00% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (60.87% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.87% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.39% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.55% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.43% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.24% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (7.97% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.06% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (1.98% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.98% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (2.38% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2012 over 2011 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 $64,612,333;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $54,697,474;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $9,515,288;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,988,240;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,982,612;
- 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 $3,008,211;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,512,123;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,496,231;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $2,411,066;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $2,133,485;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,607,343;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,517,360.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $4,325,517;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $2,009,538;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,282,720.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 30,500 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 255,243 | 0.06 | 273,607 | -6.71 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,751,289 | 1.19 | 4,207,076 | 12.94 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 10,731 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 38,142 | 0.01 | 33,582 | 13.58 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,862,460 | 0.47 | 1,299,883 | 43.28 |
| 10 | Cereals | 124,702,444 | 31.24 | 70,004,970 | 78.13 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,223,246 | 0.56 | 6,548,763 | -66.05 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 213,102 | 0.05 | 46,921 | 354.17 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2,014 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 14,622,433 | 3.66 | 5,107,145 | 186.31 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 4,871,436 | 1.22 | 3,264,093 | 49.24 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,690,251 | 0.67 | 2,549,478 | 5.52 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 16,615,574 | 4.16 | 15,602,706 | 6.49 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 9,978,531 | 2.50 | 10,343,884 | -3.53 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 578,822 | 0.14 | 643,287 | -10.02 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21,900,163 | 5.49 | 19,388,040 | 12.96 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,263,322 | 1.57 | 5,443,056 | 15.07 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 3,487,286 | 0.87 | 1,076,220 | 224.03 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 8,488,297 | 2.13 | 4,505,685 | 88.39 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 175,327 | 0.04 | 89,866 | 95.10 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 95,119,801 | 23.83 | 30,507,468 | 211.79 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 749,718 | 0.19 | 307,189 | 144.06 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 116,549 | 0.03 | 55,037 | 111.76 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,628,201 | 2.16 | 9,280,416 | -7.03 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 21,894 | 0.01 | 10,007 | 118.79 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,606,729 | 0.65 | 1,515,273 | 72.03 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,559,864 | 1.64 | 5,042,504 | 30.09 |
| 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 | 6,595,899 | 1.65 | 6,043,907 | 9.13 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 213,860 | 0.05 | 154,013 | 38.86 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 960,202 | 0.24 | 867,661 | 10.67 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 95,955 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,413,007 | 0.35 | 1,210,384 | 16.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,592,952 | 0.40 | 2,141,408 | -25.61 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,661,796 | 1.17 | 3,986,644 | 16.94 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 75,481 | 0.02 | 257,837 | -70.73 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 379,953 | 0.10 | 356,609 | 6.55 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 545 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 12,024 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,950,143 | 0.74 | 3,672,112 | -19.66 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 871,060 | 0.22 | 852,439 | 2.18 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 212 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 19,172 | 0.00 | 49,909 | -61.59 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 3,092 | 0.00 | 1,990 | 55.38 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 7,022 | 0.00 | 1,149 | 511.14 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4,658 | 0.00 | 4,461 | 4.42 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 8,819 | 0.00 | 6,865 | 28.46 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 65 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,790 | 0.00 | 16,168 | -88.93 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 304,815 | 0.08 | 3,841 | 7,835.82 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 886 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 524,986 | 0.13 | 369,467 | 42.09 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 392,373 | 0.10 | 11,718 | 3,248.46 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 69,917 | 0.02 | 77,422 | -9.69 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,939,541 | 0.49 | 1,800,357 | 7.73 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 27,034 | 0.01 | 659 | 4,002.28 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 7,283 | 0.00 | 645 | 1,029.15 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 1,371 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,317,443 | 0.33 | 677,885 | 94.35 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 298,511 | 0.07 | 802,118 | -62.78 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,380,031 | 0.60 | 246,546 | 865.35 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 19,917 | 0.00 | 49,252 | -59.56 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,019,551 | 0.26 | 581,354 | 75.38 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,529,344 | 0.38 | 2,281,193 | -32.96 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 23,138 | 0.01 | 23,277 | -0.60 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 47,198 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 42,238 | 0.01 | 1,324,958 | -96.81 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 56,095 | 0.01 | 132,910 | -57.79 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 86,888 | 0.02 | 4,569 | 1,801.69 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,014 | 0.00 | 3,187 | -68.18 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 239,052 | 0.06 | 578,031 | -58.64 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 853,143 | 0.21 | 951,719 | -10.36 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,018,645 | 2.76 | 6,030,405 | 82.72 |
| 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 | 9,776,283 | 2.45 | 6,768,072 | 44.45 |
| 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 | 1,027,908 | 0.26 | 3,037,446 | -66.16 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,956,223 | 1.24 | 2,459,992 | 101.47 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,138,474 | 0.54 | 1,385,924 | 54.30 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,289 | 0.00 | 1,075 | 19.91 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 4,672 | 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 | 450,996 | 0.11 | 254,038 | 77.53 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 295,519 | 0.07 | 235,664 | 25.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,056,771 | 0.26 | 35,002 | 2,919.17 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 4 360 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Georgia
The major share of Russian imports from Georgia in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 37.26% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (56.65% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 36.22% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (21.40% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.88% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (4.03% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.14% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (7.50% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.75% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (7.54% in 2011);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.94% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.94% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,179,199;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,525,607;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $898,676;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $682,110;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $317,319;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $196,028;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $167,189;
- 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 $117,379.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2012 over 2011 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 $6,544,043;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,109,194;
- 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 $742,509;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $218,432;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $179,245.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 444,581 | 1.14 | 248,553 | 78.87 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 62,256 | 0.16 | 167,161 | -62.76 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 28,491 | 0.07 | 385 | 7,300.26 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 7,200 | 0.02 | 9,760 | -26.23 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 18,835 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 214,393 | 0.55 | 432,825 | -50.47 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,431,295 | 3.66 | 532,619 | 168.73 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,673,771 | 4.28 | 148,164 | 1,029.67 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 379,988 | 0.97 | 62,669 | 506.34 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 2,742,907 | 7.02 | 3,852,101 | -28.79 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 11,442,003 | 29.27 | 17,986,046 | -36.38 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,443,950 | 6.25 | 2,326,571 | 5.05 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 595,000 | 1.52 | 509,015 | 16.89 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 51,000 | 0.13 | 41,960 | 21.54 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 41,175 | 0.11 | 32 | 128,571.88 |
| 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 | 474 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,933 | 0.05 | 8,007 | 148.94 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 30,581 | 0.08 | 15,507 | 97.21 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 46,253 | 0.12 | 32,857 | 40.77 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 892 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 275,400 | 0.70 | 356,481 | -22.74 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 481,420 | 1.23 | 393,748 | 22.27 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 101 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 158 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 220,711 | 0.56 | 326,288 | -32.36 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 41,415 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 180 | 0.00 | 395 | -54.43 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,544 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,425,235 | 31.79 | 7,246,036 | 71.48 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,686,041 | 4.31 | 1,003,931 | 67.94 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 46,776 | 0.12 | 18,767 | 149.25 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 67 | 0.00 | 64 | 4.69 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 645 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 172 | 0.00 | 1,208 | -85.76 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 292 | 0.00 | 465 | -37.20 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 448,143 | 1.15 | 280,954 | 59.51 |
| 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 | 1,505,160 | 3.85 | 2,247,669 | -33.03 |
| 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 | 171,838 | 0.44 | 351,083 | -51.05 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,276 | 0.02 | 14,072 | -48.29 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 52,017 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 63,575 | 0.16 | 20,022 | 217.53 |
| 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 | 554 | 0.00 | 2,890 | -80.83 |