Russian trade with Syria in 2013
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Syria was $376,432,985, down 42.64% ($279,828,295) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Syria in 2013 were $360,229,181, down 42.41% ($265,297,959) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Syria in 2013 were $16,203,804, down 47.28% ($14,530,336) from 2012.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in 2013 was $344,025,377, a 42.16% decrease ($250,767,623) over 2012.
Syria was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 75th in 2012), accounting for 0.0447% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0779% in 2012).
Syria was Russia’s 75th largest export market in 2013 (down from 62nd in 2012), accounting for 0.0683% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1192% in 2012).
Syria was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 103rd in 2012), accounting for 0.0051% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0097% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.52% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (15.57% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.05% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (11.12% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.54% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (8.68% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.36% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (1.07% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.11% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (0.94% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $15,792,514;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $6,569,215;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $6,104,215.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $33,888,026;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $25,106,549;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $21,413,076;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $19,076,995;
- 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 $7,500,479;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $6,799,269;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,251,978;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,570,576;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,763,957;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $2,354,750;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,117,017;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,703,008;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,476,649;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,187,874.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
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10 | Cereals | 6,379,217 | 1.77 | 40,267,243 | -84.16 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 7,320,492 | 2.03 | 8,797,141 | -16.79 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 6,104,215 | 1.69 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 151,118 | 0.04 | 86,175 | 75.36 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 880,145 | -100.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 4,251,978 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 37,492 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 907,719 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,295,324 | 0.36 | 3,650,074 | -64.51 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 28,172 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 952,979 | 0.26 | 2,655,987 | -64.12 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 51,040 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 773 | -100.00 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 15,792,514 | 4.38 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 6,098 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 55,931 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 70,461 | 0.02 | 12,215 | 476.84 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,191,567 | 0.33 | 223,778 | 432.48 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 451 | 0.00 | 1,231 | -63.36 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 22,659,838 | 6.29 | 41,736,833 | -45.71 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 892,888 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,722,510 | 0.76 | 5,486,467 | -50.38 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 790 | 0.00 | 21,413,866 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,400 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 98,911 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 7,428 | 0.00 | 91,334 | -91.87 |
72 | Iron and steel | 935,418 | 0.26 | 4,505,994 | -79.24 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 101,376 | 0.03 | 1,289,250 | -92.14 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,569,633 | 1.82 | 418 | 1,571,582.54 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 32,643 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,537 | 0.00 | 40,850 | -96.24 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,575 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 190,400 | 0.05 | 2,307,417 | -91.75 |
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 | 1,328,328 | 0.37 | 8,828,807 | -84.95 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 51,950,498 | 14.42 | 77,057,047 | -32.58 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,432,835 | 0.68 | 9,232,104 | -73.65 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 11,821 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 231,160,787 | 64.17 | 391 492 497 | -40.95 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 58.85% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (38.04% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 32.69% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (45.05% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.46% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (9.84% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (2.35% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $107,693;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $100,425.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $3,875,399;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,754,707;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - a decrease of $2,412,574;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $1,257,526;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $888,065;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $615,100;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $306,669;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $257,661;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $245,088;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $200,308;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $190,190;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $187,114;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $181,359;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $158,382;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $153,894;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $146,984;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $145,483;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $119,921;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $69,326;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $67,902;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $66,131;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $63,590;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $62,187;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $60,438;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $59,277;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $54,889;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $54,323.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 280,469 | 1.73 | 1,168,534 | -76.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,891,906 | 54.88 | 9,507,006 | -6.47 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 12,975 | 0.08 | 14,785 | -12.24 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 1,647 | 0.01 | 17,335 | -90.50 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 181,359 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 187,009 | 1.15 | 432,097 | -56.72 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 4,001 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 14,278 | 0.09 | 47,723 | -70.08 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 35,331 | 0.22 | 5,626 | 528.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 112,373 | 0.69 | 312,681 | -64.06 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 135,253 | 0.83 | 27,560 | 390.76 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 3,089 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,940 | 0.07 | 79,842 | -85.05 |
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 | 47,040 | 0.29 | 109,227 | -56.93 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 28,357 | 0.18 | 2,783,064 | -98.98 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 14,027 | 0.09 | 22,909 | -38.77 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 11,807 | 0.07 | 13,079 | -9.73 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 210,282 | 1.30 | 516,951 | -59.32 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 12,868 | 0.08 | 45,398 | -71.66 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 158,382 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 66,968 | 0.41 | 220,862 | -69.68 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 1,160,896 | 7.16 | 1,280,817 | -9.36 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 1,062,206 | 6.56 | 4,937,605 | -78.49 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 4,171 | 0.03 | 67,761 | -93.84 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 146,984 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 853,757 | 5.27 | 3,266,331 | -73.86 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 250 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 389,833 | 2.41 | 1,647,359 | -76.34 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 914,480 | 5.64 | 1,172,141 | -21.98 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 270,730 | 1.67 | 331,168 | -18.25 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 39,457 | 0.24 | 94,346 | -58.18 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 534,002 | 3.30 | 679,485 | -21.41 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 74,348 | 0.46 | 31,332 | 137.29 |
69 | Ceramic products | 2,627 | 0.02 | 56,950 | -95.39 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 34,029 | 0.21 | 100,160 | -66.03 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 9,842 | 0.06 | 196,956 | -95.00 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,402 | 0.01 | 2,194 | -36.10 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 12,342 | 0.08 | 18,044 | -31.60 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,785 | 0.02 | 9,258 | -69.92 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,969 | 0.01 | 8,733 | -77.45 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 29,123 | 0.18 | 219,313 | -86.72 |
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 | 776 | 0.00 | 7,879 | -90.15 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 16,804 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 8,954 | 0.06 | 7,125 | 25.67 |
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 | 84,123 | 0.52 | 143,400 | -41.34 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 512 | 0.00 | 48,523 | -98.94 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 587,232 | 3.62 | 486,807 | 20.63 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 32,624 | 0.20 | 101,950 | -68.00 |