Russian trade with Iraq 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 Iraq in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Iraq totaled $285,766,894, up 186.78% ($186,121,884) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2012 totaled $285,704,985, up 187.00% ($186,156,676) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2012 were $61,909, down 35.98% ($34,792) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in 2012 was $285,643,076, a 187.22% increase ($186,191,468) over 2011.
Iraq was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 117th in 2011), accounting for 0.0339% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0121% in 2011).
Iraq was Russia’s 76th largest export market in 2012 (up from 97th in 2011), accounting for 0.0544% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0193% in 2011).
Iraq was Russia’s 177th largest supplier in 2012 (down from 176th in 2011), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 70.47% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (54.80% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.13% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (9.33% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.97% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (14.03% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.14% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (9.69% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.55% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (11.19% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $146,876,677;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $37,588,237;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,530,176;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,324,724;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,072,597.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq 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 $9,571,158;
- 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 $2,683,147.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 180,148 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 199,915,773 | 69.97 | 53,039,096 | 276.92 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 63,504 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 204,794 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 250,968 | 0.09 | 221,888 | 13.11 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,178,428 | 0.41 | 839,860 | 40.31 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,566,165 | 0.55 | 11,137,323 | -85.94 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 65,882 | 0.02 | 20,398 | 222.98 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 733 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 215,620 | 0.08 | 252,155 | -14.49 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 771,854 | 0.27 | 19,569 | 3,844.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 43,382 | 0.02 | 98,877 | -56.13 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 11,791,634 | 4.13 | 9,466,910 | 24.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 25,858 | 0.01 | 174,654 | -85.19 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,428 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 189 | 0.00 | 7,529 | -97.49 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 539 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 201 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,243 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 343 | 0.00 | 277 | 23.83 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 32,496 | 0.01 | 356,002 | -90.87 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 755,294 | 0.26 | 27,166 | 2,680.29 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 37,241 | 0.01 | 4,236 | 779.15 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 5,165,800 | 1.81 | 3,093,203 | 67.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 43,752,922 | 15.31 | 6,164,685 | 609.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,549 | 0.00 | 2,680 | 107.05 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 676 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 8,374 | 0.00 | 18,710 | -55.24 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 10,179 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 16,649,904 | 5.83 | 8,119,728 | 105.05 |
| 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 | 2,320,691 | 0.81 | 5,003,838 | -53.62 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 366,418 | 0.13 | 93,312 | 292.68 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 563,464 | 0.20 | 753,495 | -25.22 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 357 | -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 | 169,390 | 0.06 | 2,161 | 7,738.50 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 50,670 | 0.02 | 63,500 | -20.20 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 145 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 103 786 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (66.57% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (33.39% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2012 over 2011 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 $32,288;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,464.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 61,909 | 100.00 | 64,373 | -3.83 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 40 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 32,288 | -100.00 |