Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2014
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia was $285,163,147, down 8.44% ($26,287,222) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2014 were $223,275,675, down 8.21% ($19,968,433) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2014 were $61,887,472, down 9.26% ($6,318,789) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2014 was $161,388,203, a 7.80% decrease ($13,649,644) over 2013.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 94th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 92nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0364% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0370% in 2013).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 86th largest export market in 2014 (down from 82nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0449% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0461% in 2013).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in 2014 (down from 89th in 2013), accounting for 0.0216% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0217% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.63% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (34.30% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.71% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (19.72% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.29% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (11.03% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.39% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (10.62% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.30% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (12.18% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.92% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (4.50% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2014 over 2013 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 $9,056,392;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,576,580;
- 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) - an increase of $1,122,142.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2014 over 2013 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 $5,085,689;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,049,862;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $3,709,527;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,143,096;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,927,336;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $1,802,754;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $1,622,729;
- 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 $1,344,037;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,331,486;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $1,255,880;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,143,929;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,096,548;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $939,259;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $886,996;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $672,134.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 24,762 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 3,286,878 | 1.47 | 2,755,503 | 19.28 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 14,128 | 0.01 | 59,060 | -76.08 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 10,181,892 | 4.56 | 9,528,459 | 6.86 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,988 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 122,107 | 0.05 | 221,498 | -44.87 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 117,063 | 0.05 | 84,631 | 38.32 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,907,438 | 1.30 | 3,414,783 | -14.86 |
10 | Cereals | 343,202 | 0.15 | 282,052 | 21.68 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 7,208,380 | 3.23 | 10,917,907 | -33.98 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 5,366 | 0.00 | 3,428 | 56.53 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 196 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,043,194 | 0.47 | 1,930,190 | -45.95 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 7,764,461 | 3.48 | 9,020,341 | -13.92 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,815,551 | 0.81 | 1,797,249 | 1.02 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,754,766 | 1.68 | 4,898,695 | -23.35 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,781,727 | 2.14 | 5,303,914 | -9.85 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,184,770 | 0.98 | 2,310,575 | -5.44 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,353,207 | 1.50 | 3,446,900 | -2.72 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,846,909 | 5.31 | 13,774,245 | -13.99 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 490,791 | 0.22 | 450,262 | 9.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 13,840,085 | 6.20 | 13,232,155 | 4.59 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 638,803 | 0.29 | 270,092 | 136.51 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 56,760,620 | 25.42 | 47,704,228 | 18.98 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 152,021 | 0.07 | 108,825 | 39.69 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 52,283 | 0.02 | 110,297 | -52.60 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 13,067,375 | 5.85 | 10,490,795 | 24.56 |
31 | Fertilizers | 919,515 | 0.41 | 1,058,416 | -13.12 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,665,948 | 0.75 | 2,021,956 | -17.61 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,101,674 | 0.94 | 2,086,481 | 0.73 |
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 | 3,029,218 | 1.36 | 3,564,669 | -15.02 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 122,569 | 0.05 | 133,406 | -8.12 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 170,120 | 0.08 | 306,736 | -44.54 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 73,760 | 0.03 | 16,248 | 353.96 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 655,925 | 0.29 | 627,791 | 4.48 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,873,759 | 2.18 | 5,545,893 | -12.12 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 549,682 | 0.25 | 751,767 | -26.88 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 27,788 | 0.01 | 52,304 | -46.87 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,028,891 | 2.25 | 6,360,377 | -20.93 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 50,156 | 0.02 | 73,893 | -32.12 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 1,286 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,071,653 | 1.38 | 3,622,918 | -15.22 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 597,457 | 0.27 | 885,473 | -32.53 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 571 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 33,709 | 0.02 | 39,516 | -14.70 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 77 | 0.00 | 23,130 | -99.67 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 135,623 | 0.06 | 171,298 | -20.83 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 281,690 | 0.13 | 259,315 | 8.63 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 7,180 | 0.00 | 70,833 | -89.86 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 228,528 | 0.10 | 148,163 | 54.24 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 82,457 | 0.04 | 45,849 | 79.84 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 94,732 | 0.04 | 433,922 | -78.17 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 353,158 | 0.16 | 979,092 | -63.93 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 214,285 | 0.10 | 59,755 | 258.61 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,113 | 0.00 | 49,576 | -95.74 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 55,308 | 0.02 | 24,294 | 127.66 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,065,162 | 0.48 | 2,867,916 | -62.86 |
69 | Ceramic products | 2,147,194 | 0.96 | 2,060,687 | 4.20 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 2,476,991 | 1.11 | 2,764,115 | -10.39 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 134,889 | 0.06 | 1,757,618 | -92.33 |
72 | Iron and steel | 11,174,544 | 5.00 | 12,271,092 | -8.94 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,344,975 | 3.74 | 11,488,071 | -27.36 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 62,675 | 0.03 | 286,698 | -78.14 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 369,008 | 0.17 | 405,446 | -8.99 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 8,186 | 0.00 | 2,182 | 275.16 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 845 | 0.00 | 40 | 2,012.50 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 10,380 | 0.00 | 10,098 | 2.79 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 390,177 | 0.17 | 525,323 | -25.73 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 602,192 | 0.27 | 849,562 | -29.12 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,783,899 | 3.04 | 10,833,761 | -37.38 |
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 | 8,186,081 | 3.67 | 9,530,118 | -14.10 |
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 | 7,060 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 865,638 | 0.39 | 5,951,327 | -85.45 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 17,745 | 0.01 | 957,004 | -98.15 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,678,471 | 1.20 | 2,365,945 | 13.21 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 5,687 | 0.00 | 21,996 | -74.15 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 14,251 | 0.01 | 1,396 | 920.85 |
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 | 5,997,167 | 2.69 | 4,875,025 | 23.02 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 481,704 | 0.22 | 450,599 | 6.90 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,128,242 | 0.51 | 1,288,107 | -12.41 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 23,372 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 134,199 | 0.06 | 125 973 | 6.53 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.96% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (91.30% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (3.29% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.25% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (5.08% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $7,218,363;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $203,482.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $8,338,023;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $3,403,360;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,342,565;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $438,461;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $350,251;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $208,347.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 121,333 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 121,726 | 0.20 | 92,570 | 31.50 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 259,492 | 0.42 | 56,010 | 363.30 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 9,499 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 10,202,589 | 16.49 | 18,540,612 | -44.97 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 181,784 | 0.29 | 71,465 | 154.37 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 67,371 | 0.11 | 71,073 | -5.21 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 32,931 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 628,100 | 1.01 | 978,351 | -35.80 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 49,121,728 | 79.37 | 41,903,365 | 17.23 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 438,461 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 898,981 | 1.45 | 2,241,546 | -59.89 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 218 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 123,136 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 208,347 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 85,760 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 479 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 65,950 | 0.11 | 57,960 | 13.79 |
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 | 2,626 | -100.00 |
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 | 3,403,360 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 87,728 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 19,182 | -100.00 |