Russian trade with Cyprus in 2013
March 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 Cyprus in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cyprus
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Cyprus was $1,965,941,949, down 6.37% ($133,808,189) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2013 were $1,923,269,311, down 6.96% ($143,798,760) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2013 totaled $42,672,638, up 30.57% ($9,990,571) from 2012.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cyprus in 2013 was $1,880,596,673, a 7.56% decrease ($153,789,331) over 2012.
Cyprus was Russia’s 51st largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 46th in 2012), accounting for 0.2334% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2494% in 2012).
Cyprus was Russia’s 40th largest export market in 2013 (down from 36th in 2012), accounting for 0.3648% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3939% in 2012).
Cyprus was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 102nd in 2012), accounting for 0.0135% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0103% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Cyprus
The major share of Russian exports to Cyprus in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.82% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (82.25% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.28% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (13.24% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.44% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (1.69% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.51% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.62% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $11,751,538;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $10,276,894.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2013 over 2012 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 $126,606,091;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,576,402;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $9,153,782.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 722,631 | 0.04 | 1,121,595 | -35.57 |
| 10 | Cereals | 32,685,976 | 1.70 | 22,409,082 | 45.86 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 627,015 | 0.03 | 108,856 | 476.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 90,428 | 0.00 | 102,919 | -12.14 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,293,111 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 151 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,798 | 0.00 | 3,496 | -48.57 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 10,700 | 0.00 | 11,877 | -9.91 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 141,333 | 0.01 | 152,100 | -7.08 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 10,396,489 | 0.54 | 10,946,633 | -5.03 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,573,632,664 | 81.82 | 1,700,238,755 | -7.45 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,536 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,478,116 | 0.18 | 8,074,650 | -56.93 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,910,526 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 2,600 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9,858 | 0.00 | 13,536 | -27.17 |
| 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 | 337 | 0.00 | 7,585 | -95.56 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 13,483 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 999,357 | 0.05 | 1,278,732 | -21.85 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 21,173 | 0.00 | 9,174,955 | -99.77 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 100,806 | 0.01 | 173,945 | -42.05 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 995,226 | 0.05 | 1,655,741 | -39.89 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 87,071 | 0.00 | 284,145 | -69.36 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 348,242 | 0.02 | 393,917 | -11.60 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 141 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 964 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 98,837 | 0.01 | 251,869 | -60.76 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 590 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 32,388 | 0.00 | 163,416 | -80.18 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 113 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 304 | 0.00 | 182 | 67.03 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,304 | 0.00 | 2,491 | 112.93 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,206 | 0.00 | 76,361 | -97.11 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 14,132 | 0.00 | 10,618 | 33.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 266 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 246 | 0.00 | 134 | 83.58 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 14 | 0.00 | 4,102,105 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 34 | 0.00 | 382 | -91.10 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 309 | 0.00 | 534 | -42.13 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 497 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 141,212 | 0.01 | 14,717,614 | -99.04 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 55,724 | 0.00 | 161,904 | -65.58 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 232,769,050 | 12.10 | 233,942,690 | -0.50 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4,108 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 22,421,116 | 1.17 | 24,846,279 | -9.76 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 5,156 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,672 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 75 | 0.00 | 4,749 | -98.42 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,737,748 | 0.14 | 2,974,665 | -7.96 |
| 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 | 12,423,074 | 0.65 | 8,643,985 | 43.72 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 35,935 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,556,068 | 0.08 | 91,673 | 1,597.41 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 11,791,907 | 0.61 | 40,369 | 29,110.30 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 512,281 | 0.03 | 972,317 | -47.31 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,076 | -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 | 67,160 | 0.00 | 1,261,757 | -94.68 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,402,086 | 0.18 | 6,940,559 | -50.98 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 350 | 0.00 | 7 | 4,900.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 7,558 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 3,659,409 | 0.19 | 11 653 364 | -68.60 |
Russia’s Imports from Cyprus
The major share of Russian imports from Cyprus in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.50% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (61.56% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.81% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (28.89% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.52% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (4.67% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (1.25% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,985,156;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,772,911;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,044,194;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $657,754;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $548,124;
- 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 $282,370;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $172,876;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $154,721.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $605,109;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $262,370;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $133,516.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 71,668 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,112,593 | 4.95 | 1,068,399 | 97.73 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 305,610 | 0.72 | 132,734 | 130.24 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 82,611 | 0.19 | 21,880 | 277.56 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 795,967 | 1.87 | 1,058,337 | -24.79 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 19,611,247 | 45.96 | 16,838,336 | 16.47 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,473 | 0.02 | 2,176 | 243.43 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 170,238 | 0.40 | 80,697 | 110.96 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 50,959 | 0.12 | 30,639 | 66.32 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 13,117 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 193,390 | 0.45 | 127,974 | 51.12 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 767,861 | 1.80 | 685,622 | 11.99 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 272,100 | 0.64 | 256,669 | 6.01 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,984,568 | 21.05 | 8,436,444 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 565,149 | 1.32 | 632,256 | -10.61 |
| 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 | 13,033 | 0.03 | 7,748 | 68.21 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,859 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,020,383 | 2.39 | 362,629 | 181.38 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 14 | 0.00 | 3,395 | -99.59 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,045 | 0.00 | 36 | 2,802.78 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 136 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 130 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 879 | 0.00 | 134 | 555.97 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35,109 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,017 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,527 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 490,182 | 1.15 | 335,461 | 46.12 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,146 | 0.00 | 37,162 | -96.92 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 3,180 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 66,292 | 0.16 | 77 | 85,993.51 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,682 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8 | 0.00 | 4,575 | -99.83 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 826 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,714 | 0.01 | 360 | 1,209.44 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 39 | 0.00 | 522 | -92.53 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,191,667 | 14.51 | 206,511 | 2,898.23 |
| 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 | 298,315 | 0.70 | 15,945 | 1,770.90 |
| 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 | 3,340 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 962 | 0.00 | 10,214 | -90.58 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 133,516 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 553,476 | 1.30 | 1,158,585 | -52.23 |
| 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 | 52,414 | 0.12 | 1,942 | 2,598.97 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 33,022 | 0.08 | 16,437 | 100.90 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 85,253 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 817 088 | -100.00 |