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Russian trade with Azerbaijan in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Azerbaijan in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan totaled $3,578,401,120, up 4.96% ($169,179,401) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2013 totaled $2,942,532,179, up 3.40% ($96,841,511) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2013 totaled $635,868,941, up 12.84% ($72,337,890) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in 2013 was $2,306,663,238, a 1.07% increase ($24,503,621) over 2012.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 37th in 2012), accounting for 0.4249% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4049% in 2012).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 31st largest export market in 2013 (just as in 2012), accounting for 0.5581% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5423% in 2012).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 53rd largest supplier in 2013 (down from 52nd in 2012), accounting for 0.2019% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1776% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian exports to Azerbaijan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.11% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (20.66% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.83% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (16.20% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.68% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (12.63% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.14% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (10.38% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.98% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (6.07% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.85% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (2.19% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2013 over 2012 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 $145,920,678;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $68,298,027;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $58,380,633;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $36,778,317;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $17,327,212;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $13,050,375.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $36,913,009;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $12,913,598;
  • 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 $12,256,573.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 2,965,285 0.10 1,475,845100.92
02 Meat and edible meat offal 63 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,280,063 0.11 2,025,48861.94
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 21,645,113 0.74 26,459,238-18.19
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 18,700 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 18,387 0.00 34,068-46.03
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,532,452 0.29 6,514,21330.98
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,330,205 0.05 231,141475.50
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,445,213 0.05 1,230,59217.44
10 Cereals 187,613,137 6.38 119,315,11057.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,600,638 0.43 8,016,97757.17
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,845,268 0.13 3,151,69622.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,422 0.00 2,162-34.23
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 5,822-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 39,987,139 1.36 42,118,694-5.06
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 15,895,644 0.54 12,215,02130.13
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 19,251,177 0.65 19,382,684-0.68
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 58,540,697 1.99 45,490,32228.69
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 43,440,239 1.48 35,347,30022.90
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,301,591 0.32 7,675,01321.19
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 32,418,588 1.10 32,667,007-0.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,909,929 0.71 20,221,4883.40
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,601,697 0.29 8,555,3330.54
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 158,871,066 5.40 195,784,075-18.85
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,100,887 1.02 33,606,582-10.43
26 Ores, slag and ash 651,733 0.02 390,45666.92
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 23,630,958 0.80 28,236,379-16.31
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 17,518,837 0.60 22,155,613-20.93
29 Organic chemicals 3,915,952 0.13 5,481,550-28.56
30 Pharmaceutical products 37,088,611 1.26 30,759,37020.58
31 Fertilizers 22,164,934 0.75 23,672,995-6.37
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,045,135 0.10 1,362,694123.46
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 12,281,753 0.42 11,828,1293.84
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 20,166,740 0.69 17,776,19413.45
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,503,478 0.09 1,382,62881.07
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 3,733,941 0.13 4,976,330-24.97
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 81,984 0.00 100,677-18.57
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 18,197,507 0.62 18,761,939-3.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,226,207 0.48 12,853,78010.68
40 Rubber and articles thereof 21,076,092 0.72 21,576,577-2.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 258,230 0.01 280,309-7.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,900 0.00 2,372148.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 289,727,931 9.85 252,949,61414.54
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 55 0.00 5,343-98.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 65,472 0.00 68,551-4.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 33,803,143 1.15 36,826,915-8.21
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,241,735 0.14 5,642,853-24.83
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 427,023 0.01 27,4891,453.43
52 Cotton 1,292,368 0.04 1,558,591-17.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 148,617 0.01 127,82716.26
54 Man-made filaments 2,930 0.00 39,659-92.61
55 Man-made staple fibers 365,761 0.01 24,0561,420.46
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,530,370 0.05 748,973104.33
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,680 0.00 7,739-39.53
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 77,191 0.00 33522,942.09
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,466,078 0.05 1,338,3139.55
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 208,681 0.01 146,11942.82
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 790,298 0.03 752,8824.97
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,085,142 0.04 876,04523.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 502,451 0.02 682,367-26.37
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 895,829 0.03 840,9566.53
65 Headgear and parts thereof 88,007 0.00 80,6679.10
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 47,534 0.00 9,522399.20
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 611-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 25,835,221 0.88 26,038,117-0.78
69 Ceramic products 3,833,833 0.13 2,714,83341.22
70 Glass and glassware 20,016,207 0.68 15,695,61627.53
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 545,758 0.02 672,258-18.82
72 Iron and steel 248,013,656 8.43 189,633,02330.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 114,610,373 3.89 127,523,971-10.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 23,693,693 0.81 23,305,0901.67
75 Nickel and articles thereof 222,544 0.01 42,306426.03
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,333,278 0.22 8,593,503-26.30
78 Lead and articles thereof 347,745 0.01 532,683-34.72
79 Zinc and articles thereof 732,143 0.02 376,38994.52
80 Tin and articles thereof 179,802 0.01 26,680573.92
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 621,020 0.02 222,863178.66
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,370,561 0.15 5,406,433-19.16
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,473,431 0.12 3,650,545-4.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 140,503,673 4.77 132,495,0786.04
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 53,031,129 1.80 65,287,702-18.77
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 9,878,884 0.34 8,666,98613.98
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 366,772,034 12.46 220,851,35666.07
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 22,305,654 0.76 4,978,442348.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,368,199 0.69 28,715,847-29.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 28,719 0.00 111,646-74.28
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 2,050-100.00
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 2,806,152 0.10 4,617,910-39.23
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 356,804 0.01 517,238-31.02
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,483,784 0.22 4,819,48734.53
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 90,000 0.00 9559,324.08
SS Classified 649,143,994 22.06 844 312 371-23.12

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian imports from Azerbaijan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.62% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (62.54% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.58% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (12.84% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.81% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (1.00% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.41% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (8.26% in 2012);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.86% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (6.74% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.62% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (4.56% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $49,357,314;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $5,443,277;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $4,048,110;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,606,411;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,496,604.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $63,568,098;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,031,647;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,766,102;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $3,404,400;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $3,204,866;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,562,546.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 5,400 0.00 4,00035.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 525 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 85,636,721 13.47 80,193,4446.79
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 153,924,557 24.21 217,492,655-29.23
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 15,838,993 2.49 16,709,913-5.21
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 93,541 0.01 31,568196.32
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 251,352 0.04 242,1053.82
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 8,600-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 39,178-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 150,587 0.02 25,440491.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,318,320 0.99 7,084,299-10.81
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 97,910 0.02 107,218-8.68
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 10,007,153 1.57 8,968,68111.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,258,510 0.20 1,389,698-9.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 18,412,536 2.90 15,915,93215.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,452,891 0.70 4,235,4365.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,623,388 1.20 11,027,788-30.87
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 53,309,095 8.38 61,340,742-13.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 750,000 0.12 819,634-8.50
29 Organic chemicals 12,944,739 2.04 15,507,285-16.52
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 634,715 0.10 701,342-9.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 50,883 0.01 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 7,300 0.00 22,805-67.99
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,895,933 0.46 1,677,11272.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,752,154 0.90 6,939,760-17.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,006 0.00 17,993-83.29
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 51,194-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 100,383 0.02 47,271112.36
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,878 0.00 7,408-47.65
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 77,344 0.01 508,260-84.78
52 Cotton 15,901,056 2.50 11,852,94634.15
54 Man-made filaments 2,116,409 0.33 5,321,275-60.23
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 625 0.00 46,577-98.66
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,470 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 256,583 0.04 398,864-35.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,267,265 0.20 1,205,4245.13
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 113,399 0.02 995,056-88.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,340,302 2.73 17,784,320-2.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 236,823 0.04 405,063-41.53
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,205 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 105,322 0.02 287,784-63.40
69 Ceramic products 22 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 93,809 0.01 119,526-21.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 231-100.00
72 Iron and steel 2,933 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 39,770,117 6.25 44,536,219-10.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 841,016 0.13 1,908,187-55.93
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 56,255 0.01 9,524490.67
78 Lead and articles thereof 183 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 63,294 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 28,853 0.00 33,136-12.93
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,659 0.00 63,997-92.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,012,337 0.47 4,564,064-34.00
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 207,064 0.03 316,203-34.52
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 55,344 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 34,255 0.01 10831,617.59
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 49,357,314 7.76 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,369,911 0.53 763,500341.38
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 46,444-100.00
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 309,290 0.05 53,279480.51
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 98,218 0.02 62,66956.73
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,853 0.00 34,522-62.77
SS Classified 120,604,939 18.97 21 605 372458.22
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia