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Russian trade with Turkey in 2012

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 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Turkey

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Turkey totaled $34,278,891,980, up 8.10% ($2,569,052,083) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Turkey in 2012 totaled $27,418,742,798, up 8.16% ($2,068,543,070) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2012 totaled $6,860,149,182, up 7.87% ($500,509,013) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Turkey in 2012 was $20,558,593,616, a 8.26% increase ($1,568,034,057) over 2011.

Turkey was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 4.0711% of Russia’s total trade (up from 3.8554% in 2011).

Turkey was Russia’s 5th largest export market in 2012 (up from 6th in 2011), accounting for 5.2253% of Russia’s total exports (up from 4.9060% in 2011).

Turkey was Russia’s 13th largest supplier in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 2.1623% of Russia’s total imports (up from 2.0799% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Turkey

The major share of Russian exports to Turkey in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.44% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (72.63% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.89% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (16.67% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.07% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (3.95% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.27% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (5.09% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.94% of Russia’s total exports to Turkey (1.12% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Turkey 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 $1,945,128,841;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $425,118,628;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $356,209,639;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $99,300,465;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $89,095,248.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Turkey in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $312,032,429;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $231,181,174;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $154,060,880;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $126,832,787.
Russia’s exports to Turkey in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 225,000 0.00 3,6006,150.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 536,466 0.00 555,250-3.38
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 70,380,999 0.26 109,415,709-35.68
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 128,920 0.00 0
10 Cereals 920,398,283 3.36 564,188,64463.14
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 10,674,792 0.04 4,169,755156.01
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 139,277,909 0.51 59,406,535134.45
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 361,506 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 567,592,616 2.07 142,473,988298.38
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 21,010,470 0.08 4,959,163323.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 10,499-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,431 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 460,916 0.00 217,975111.45
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,000,160 0.00 4,251,483-76.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,818,660 0.02 11,303,724-57.37
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 198,017,351 0.72 98,716,886100.59
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,848,292 0.01 2,177,60730.80
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,299,464 0.00 239,871441.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 122,203,672 0.45 69,858,76474.93
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 20,287,364,117 73.99 18,342,235,27610.60
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 61,860,521 0.23 51,635,71119.80
29 Organic chemicals 597,798,535 2.18 508,703,28717.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,861,911 0.01 192,2941,388.30
31 Fertilizers 315,221,892 1.15 469,282,772-32.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 569,933 0.00 80,160610.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,283,531 0.01 2,436,691-6.29
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 5,965,117 0.02 10,159,655-41.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,366 0.00 17,301-45.86
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 44-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 7,256 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,974,905 0.04 12,024,009-8.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 51,016,129 0.19 64,947,104-21.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 121,827,332 0.44 171,771,780-29.08
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 2,537,144 0.01 1,785,58142.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 185,295 0.00 15,0511,131.11
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 442,182 0.00 776,142-43.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 116,773,318 0.43 113,858,9722.56
45 Cork and articles of cork 43 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 4,400 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 18,367,709 0.07 17,255,7146.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 122,823,772 0.45 152,768,717-19.60
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 261,410 0.00 1,015,413-74.26
50 Silk 219 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 7 0.00 0
52 Cotton 0 0.00 89,532-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 521,702 0.00 1,451,690-64.06
54 Man-made filaments 3,799,574 0.01 5,750,596-33.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,872,264 0.01 6,046,082-52.49
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,967,273 0.01 2,396,327-17.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 680-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 445 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43,082 0.00 31,09338.56
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 32,516-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 851,034 0.00 232,671265.77
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,174,147 0.00 1,123,8384.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,866 0.00 18,347-84.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 129,809 0.00 39,186231.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 20,032 0.00 5,338275.27
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 106-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 420-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 962,571 0.00 391,490145.87
69 Ceramic products 15,332 0.00 24,906-38.44
70 Glass and glassware 5,071,779 0.02 8,102,469-37.40
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,620,213 0.01 2,668,510-39.28
72 Iron and steel 2,060,580,201 7.52 2,372,612,630-13.15
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,218,260 0.10 39,751,162-34.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 443,888,961 1.62 570,721,748-22.22
75 Nickel and articles thereof 65 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 922,911,112 3.37 1,154,092,286-20.03
78 Lead and articles thereof 34,899,535 0.13 22,944,16552.11
79 Zinc and articles thereof 32,223,127 0.12 50,717,226-36.47
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 469,444 0.00 778,155-39.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,833,164 0.05 13,057,1185.94
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 119,023 0.00 230,313-48.32
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 24,130,771 0.09 23,136,9184.30
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 6,889,549 0.03 8,690,844-20.73
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 25,668 0.00 165,897-84.53
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,100,586 0.02 1,002,968408.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 45,441,898 0.17 17,275,396163.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,300,070 0.00 1,384,386-6.09
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 310 0.00 17478.16
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 5,218-100.00
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 244,238 0.00 170,59843.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 19,144 0.00 145,631-86.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 39,910 0.00 18,453116.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,685 0.00 0
SS Classified 951,003 0.00 51 981 518-98.17

Russia’s Imports from Turkey

The major share of Russian imports from Turkey in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 30.06% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (31.32% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.08% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (24.72% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 18.80% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (18.32% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.13% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (10.58% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.18% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (4.69% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.05% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (3.37% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.72% of Russia’s total imports from Turkey (1.22% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $139,283,165;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $85,375,958;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $63,795,682;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $56,595,126;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $52,224,053;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $40,246,887;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $39,247,395;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $35,184,707;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $26,861,668;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $23,152,979.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $50,802,852;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $43,544,318;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $25,383,733;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $25,126,458.
Russia’s imports from Turkey in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 148,894 0.00 80,75884.37
02 Meat and edible meat offal 909,074 0.01 1,333,755-31.84
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 22,155,300 0.32 22,302,207-0.66
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,919,120 0.09 9,937,150-40.43
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 474,063,955 6.91 517,608,273-8.41
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 822,764,850 11.99 848,148,583-2.99
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,571,359 0.02 1,726,319-8.98
10 Cereals 13,200 0.00 100,472-86.86
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,513 0.00 1,17728.55
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 51,995,664 0.76 48,841,6826.46
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 388,169 0.01 16,0102,324.54
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,358 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 704,348 0.01 2,704,408-73.96
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17,824,966 0.26 13,332,98133.69
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,780,404 0.07 2,535,39088.55
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,432,851 0.08 3,658,95248.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 27,753,923 0.40 23,692,33017.14
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,372,024 0.24 14,138,58915.80
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 782,180 0.01 691,95913.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 61,158,489 0.89 61,420,507-0.43
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 227,800,205 3.32 142,424,24759.94
26 Ores, slag and ash 31,817,158 0.46 42,330,904-24.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,889,900 0.26 29,286,986-38.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 49,756,266 0.73 41,483,89119.94
29 Organic chemicals 4,397,091 0.06 15,586,375-71.79
30 Pharmaceutical products 45,356,871 0.66 41,346,1339.70
31 Fertilizers 751,530 0.01 613,74522.45
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 47,633,408 0.69 42,290,76012.63
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 39,063,236 0.57 30,403,50828.48
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 87,507,688 1.28 77,719,07412.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,331,938 0.05 4,520,195-26.29
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 16,056-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 699,011 0.01 366,97490.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 48,899,766 0.71 46,806,4384.47
39 Plastics and articles thereof 332,695,100 4.85 280,471,04718.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 103,124,271 1.50 91,369,28212.87
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 4,492,668 0.07 4,532,256-0.87
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 40,257,475 0.59 43,022,206-6.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 85,787,573 1.25 89,074,214-3.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 18,166,674 0.26 20,692,156-12.21
45 Cork and articles of cork 21,206 0.00 15,52436.60
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 28,339 0.00 22,38626.59
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 84,519 0.00 109,593-22.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 26,092,943 0.38 51,219,401-49.06
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,750,804 0.07 5,242,670-9.38
50 Silk 7,638 0.00 3622,009.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,761,043 0.04 3,353,432-17.67
52 Cotton 52,720,179 0.77 63,112,527-16.47
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 980,253 0.01 803,27022.03
54 Man-made filaments 54,026,192 0.79 72,423,722-25.40
55 Man-made staple fibers 92,005,986 1.34 65,144,31841.23
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 37,708,881 0.55 26,773,98640.84
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 48,265,596 0.70 40,158,22620.19
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 43,404,875 0.63 38,127,64513.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 16,538,763 0.24 21,388,000-22.67
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 243,896,786 3.56 187,301,66030.22
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 276,338,395 4.03 268,296,0293.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 263,832,636 3.85 223,585,74918.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 67,322,761 0.98 63,853,7765.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 88,442,659 1.29 89,060,184-0.69
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,213,212 0.02 1,116,8088.63
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 17,221 0.00 301,401-94.29
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 7,397 0.00 15,745-53.02
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 37,393,852 0.55 32,099,46316.49
69 Ceramic products 33,307,518 0.49 20,134,04365.43
70 Glass and glassware 32,410,676 0.47 31,354,8923.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,940,089 0.09 5,714,5343.95
72 Iron and steel 197,605,727 2.88 58,322,562238.82
73 Articles of iron or steel 159,157,082 2.32 123,972,37528.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,548,322 0.21 14,573,915-0.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 166,130 0.00 100166,030.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 26,209,950 0.38 19,634,51533.49
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,436 0.00 78,619-98.17
79 Zinc and articles thereof 605,456 0.01 360,58967.91
80 Tin and articles thereof 8,134 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,286 0.00 1,516116.75
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,276,752 0.15 8,745,40617.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83,716,519 1.22 72,329,10015.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 627,970,268 9.15 588,722,8736.67
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 399,634,300 5.83 383,783,3734.13
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 567,295 0.01 412,83037.42
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 865,308,799 12.61 916,111,651-5.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 152,825,428 2.23 89,029,74671.66
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,571,626 0.23 13,911,33811.93
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 114,645 0.00 94,40821.44
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 90,287 0.00 122,856-26.51
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 121,836,603 1.78 119,567,1791.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,043,769 0.10 4,356,32461.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 31,738,015 0.46 8,585,036269.69
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 10,644 0.00 22,192-52.04
SS Classified 11,448,820 0.17 9 544 37119.95
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia