Russian trade with Iran 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 Iran in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iran
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Iran was $2,328,511,522, down 38.03% ($1,428,957,778) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Iran in 2012 were $1,900,386,610, down 44.21% ($1,505,703,138) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Iran in 2012 totaled $428,124,912, up 21.84% ($76,745,360) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iran in 2012 was $1,472,261,698, a 51.80% decrease ($1,582,448,498) over 2011.
Iran was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 35th in 2011), accounting for 0.2765% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4568% in 2011).
Iran was Russia’s 38th largest export market in 2012 (down from 28th in 2011), accounting for 0.3622% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6592% in 2011).
Iran was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 61st in 2011), accounting for 0.1349% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1149% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Iran
The major share of Russian exports to Iran in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 46.09% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (75.40% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.20% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.15% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.25% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (9.19% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.15% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (4.16% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.28% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (3.11% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.54% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.12% in 2011);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (3.65% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $419,540,387;
- 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 $38,111,735;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $28,708,032;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $8,645,347;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,031,457.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,681,206,112;
- 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) - a decrease of $124,486,190;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $52,672,210;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $52,505,860;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $30,460,421;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $27,171,645;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $22,290,523;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $12,717,225;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $7,013,033;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $6,550,801.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 65,452 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,215,991 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,217,983 | 0.06 | 364,084 | 234.53 |
| 10 | Cereals | 484,769,289 | 25.51 | 65,228,902 | 643.18 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 82,473 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,917,486 | 0.26 | 713,408 | 589.30 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 29,166,966 | 1.53 | 458,934 | 6,255.37 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 31,487 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 176,477 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 256,235 | 0.01 | 1,395,533 | -81.64 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 166 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 13,349,467 | 0.70 | 4,704,120 | 183.78 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,550 | 0.00 | 2,414,521 | -99.94 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 81,247,729 | 4.28 | 103,538,252 | -21.53 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 8,559,338 | 0.45 | 4,980,873 | 71.84 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,104,574 | 0.27 | 3,043,944 | 67.70 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,965 | 0.00 | 51,865 | -96.21 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 694,993 | 0.04 | 53,200,853 | -98.69 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 186,965 | 0.01 | 140,347 | 33.22 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 110,801 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 127,989 | 0.01 | 37,623 | 240.19 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 7,914 | 0.00 | 46 | 17,104.35 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 9,217,363 | 0.49 | 2,185,906 | 321.67 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,628,559 | 0.14 | 6,940,490 | -62.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,801,922 | 0.15 | 1,560,363 | 79.57 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 344 | 0.00 | 5,337 | -93.55 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 208,108,426 | 10.95 | 235,280,071 | -11.55 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,843,385 | 0.15 | 9,856,418 | -71.15 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 36,630,202 | 1.93 | 67,090,623 | -45.40 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,180,705 | 0.22 | 747,041 | 459.64 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 3,905,818 | 0.21 | 817,009 | 378.06 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 324 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 17,380 | 0.00 | 56 | 30,935.71 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 13,356 | 0.00 | 13,635 | -2.05 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 74,734 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,220 | 0.00 | 1,613 | -24.36 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 10,173 | 0.00 | 200 | 4,986.50 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 813,691 | 0.04 | 116,778 | 596.78 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 8,029 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 53,248 | 0.00 | 41,244 | 29.10 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 124,486,190 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 863,102,565 | 45.42 | 2,544,308,677 | -66.08 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,784,725 | 0.62 | 18,335,526 | -35.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 244,073 | 0.01 | 490,437 | -50.23 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 65,908 | 0.00 | 69,689 | -5.43 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 76,907 | 0.00 | 4,476,180 | -98.28 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 50 | -56.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 95 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 345,930 | 0.02 | 510,452 | -32.23 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 203,394 | 0.01 | 80,636 | 152.24 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 35,768,635 | 1.88 | 88,440,845 | -59.56 |
| 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 | 64,033,366 | 3.37 | 25,921,631 | 147.03 |
| 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 | 2,989,785 | 0.16 | 1,711,940 | 74.64 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 45,928 | 0.00 | 550,988 | -91.66 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 9,717,852 | 0.51 | 22,435,077 | -56.68 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,236,243 | 0.22 | 2,494,610 | 69.82 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 30,541 | -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 | 160,869 | 0.01 | 62,011 | 159.42 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 135 | 0.00 | 1,659 | -91.86 |
| SS | Classified | 4,549,743 | 0.24 | 6 210 672 | -26.74 |
Russia’s Imports from Iran
The major share of Russian imports from Iran in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 71.23% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (79.45% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.81% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (8.34% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.02% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (3.70% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.08% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (4.86% in 2011);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (0.78% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iran in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $23,813,936;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $23,291,556;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $9,083,834;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $6,380,688;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $5,426,646;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,337,287;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,755,908;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,468,337;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $1,752,076;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,349,697.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iran in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $5,111,238;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,546,993.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 145,043 | 0.03 | 72,695 | 99.52 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 99,603,975 | 23.27 | 104,715,213 | -4.88 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 184,638,579 | 43.13 | 160,824,643 | 14.81 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,849,913 | 0.67 | 1,947,256 | 46.36 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 27,880 | 0.01 | 23,237 | 19.98 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 491,263 | 0.11 | 538,733 | -8.81 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 286,132 | 0.07 | 333,252 | -14.14 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 10,013 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 308,881 | 0.07 | 26,569 | 1,062.56 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,733 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 71,287 | 0.02 | 86,866 | -17.93 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 16,166,143 | 3.78 | 9,785,455 | 65.21 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,307 | 0.00 | 54,216 | -97.59 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,594 | 0.00 | 503 | 614.51 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 346,890 | 0.08 | 746,802 | -53.55 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 29,651,007 | 6.93 | 6,359,451 | 366.25 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 109,098 | 0.03 | 270,275 | -59.63 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 8,836,122 | 2.06 | 6,367,785 | 38.76 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 103,845 | 0.02 | 74,160 | 40.03 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 15,326,404 | 3.58 | 11,570,496 | 32.46 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 13,356,824 | 3.12 | 9,019,537 | 48.09 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 1,299 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,428 | 0.00 | 17,736 | -69.40 |
| 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 | 19,284 | 0.00 | 120,272 | -83.97 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 392,502 | 0.09 | 423,502 | -7.32 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,623 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 15,083 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 17,021,487 | 3.98 | 7,937,653 | 114.44 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 21,242 | 0.00 | 146,545 | -85.50 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 6,099 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,837 | 0.00 | 13,453 | -4.58 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 191,002 | 0.04 | 134,830 | 41.66 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,148 | 0.00 | 7,711 | 31.60 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 24,378 | 0.01 | 2,034 | 1,098.53 |
| 52 | Cotton | 51,711 | 0.01 | 6,473 | 698.87 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 39,769 | 0.01 | 811 | 4,803.70 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 218,150 | 0.05 | 12,165 | 1,693.26 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 520,194 | 0.12 | 559,858 | -7.08 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 2,736,748 | 0.64 | 984,672 | 177.93 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 5,829 | 0.00 | 1,372 | 324.85 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 73,684 | 0.02 | 7,357 | 901.55 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,274 | 0.00 | 119,532 | -98.93 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 988,018 | 0.23 | 1,033,987 | -4.45 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 346,263 | 0.08 | 1,885 | 18,269.39 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 1,880 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 603,420 | 0.14 | 661,877 | -8.83 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 1,561,512 | 0.36 | 721,217 | 116.51 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 9,739,567 | 2.27 | 4,312,921 | 125.82 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 42,777 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,605,276 | 0.61 | 2,367,412 | 10.05 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 110,648 | 0.03 | 1,032,646 | -89.29 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 54,864 | 0.01 | 41,478 | 32.27 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9,948 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 49,189 | 0.01 | 17,311 | 184.15 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 28,015 | 0.01 | 26,141 | 7.17 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,520,100 | 0.36 | 1,216,088 | 25.00 |
| 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 | 845,878 | 0.20 | 90,889 | 830.67 |
| 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 | 952,529 | 0.22 | 81,000 | 1,075.96 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5,689,942 | 1.33 | 9,236,935 | -38.40 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 6,959,997 | 1.63 | 6,300,726 | 10.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,514,106 | 0.35 | 164,409 | 820.94 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 27,523 | 0.01 | 20,388 | 35.00 |
| 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 | 375,189 | 0.09 | 340,060 | 10.33 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,249 | 0.00 | 5,161 | 21.08 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 386,021 | 0.09 | 382,363 | 0.96 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 7,544 | 0.00 | 291 | 2,492.44 |