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Russian trade with Iran in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Iran in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Iran

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Iran totaled $1,682,419,647, up 5.05% ($80,882,562) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Iran in 2014 totaled $1,327,169,324, up 13.57% ($158,553,219) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Iran in 2014 were $355,250,323, down 17.94% ($77,670,657) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Iran in 2014 was $971,919,001, a 32.11% increase ($236,223,876) over 2013.

Iran was Russia’s 54th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 59th in 2013), accounting for 0.2149% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1902% in 2013).

Iran was Russia’s 49th largest export market in 2014 (up from 55th in 2013), accounting for 0.2671% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2216% in 2013).

Iran was Russia’s 61st largest supplier in 2014 (down from 60th in 2013), accounting for 0.1242% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1374% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Iran

The major share of Russian exports to Iran in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 45.11% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (30.88% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 30.23% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (31.92% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.15% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (18.37% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.79% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (10.99% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.11% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.29% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.11% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (5.08% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $228,416,998;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $32,701,375;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $10,952,156;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $7,647,062.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $36,007,197;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $31,417,664;
  • 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 $25,463,545;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,154,886;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $5,201,114;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,084,889;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,667,833;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,356,053.
Russia’s exports to Iran in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 117,313 0.01 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 66,771-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 50,400-100.00
10 Cereals 532,816,621 40.15 304,399,62375.04
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 9,400 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,386,240 1.01 5,739,178133.24
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 42,089,737 3.17 38,246,22010.05
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 23,050 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 233,466-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 96,219 0.01 133,660-28.01
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 857 0.00 33,102-97.41
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,306,596 0.40 1,941,832173.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,887,455 0.37 9,972,344-50.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6 0.00 10-40.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 27,970,985 2.11 59,388,649-52.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 16,544,072 1.25 5,591,916195.86
29 Organic chemicals 83,859 0.01 4,439,912-98.11
31 Fertilizers 3,508,241 0.26 453,622673.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 42,794 0.00 109,613-60.96
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 960-100.00
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 3,590 0.00 98,173-96.34
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,106 0.00 6,187-65.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,218,421 0.09 6,419,535-81.02
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,345,499 0.48 8,989,157-29.41
40 Rubber and articles thereof 258,118 0.02 682,444-62.18
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 12,096-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 242 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 130,183,871 9.81 166,191,068-21.67
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,092,286 0.76 9,644,3314.64
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 26,148,891 1.97 30,816,724-15.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,054,146 0.61 7,995,3040.74
52 Cotton 1 0.00 32-96.88
54 Man-made filaments 644,682 0.05 3,206,757-79.90
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1 0.00 3,656-99.97
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 113-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,958 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32,009 0.00 17,42583.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,747 0.00 1,31133.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 185-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,562,589 0.12 1,360,73614.83
69 Ceramic products 1 0.00 6,000-99.98
70 Glass and glassware 93,603 0.01 111,127-15.77
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 24,613 0.00 4535,333.33
72 Iron and steel 396,560,949 29.88 363,859,5748.99
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,585,441 0.27 5,803,302-38.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,622 0.00 65,021-95.97
75 Nickel and articles thereof 23,653 0.00 143,470-83.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 186,717 0.01 408,641-54.31
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 82 0.00 345-76.23
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 43,974-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 733,839 0.06 2,503,122-70.68
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 84,846 0.01 148,966-43.04
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,239,807 1.15 25,394,693-39.99
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 52,624,734 3.97 78,088,279-32.61
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 1,415,799 0.11 2,503,355-43.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 75,803 0.01 309,172-75.48
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,772,046 1.11 14,238,7293.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,937,039 0.45 7,927,930-25.11
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 864 0.00 2,008-56.97
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 46,894 0.00 93,175-49.67
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 101-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,077 0.00 29,698-89.64
SS Classified 4,320,282 0.33 688 458527.53

Russia’s Imports from Iran

The major share of Russian imports from Iran in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 69.88% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (69.88% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.58% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (11.67% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.29% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (11.80% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.53% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (1.68% in 2013);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (1.59% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iran in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,098,092;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,069,807.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iran 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 $56,896,550;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $9,433,736;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $6,916,204;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $3,720,165;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $1,937,113;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,216,159;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,135,074.
Russia’s imports from Iran in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,301 0.00 445641.80
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 117,378,981 33.04 115,309,1741.80
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 103,237,864 29.06 160,134,414-35.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,218,719 0.62 2,761,822-19.66
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 20,252 0.01 87,751-76.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 387,130 0.11 488,537-20.76
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 355,076 0.10 185,12491.80
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 264,892 0.07 156,88468.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 21,535 0.01 16,90427.40
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 126,116 0.04 126,259-0.11
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 23,857,157 6.72 23,178,3382.93
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 222,374 0.06 83,409166.61
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 829 0.00 6,385-87.02
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 171,841 0.05 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 41,898,989 11.79 48,815,193-14.17
26 Ores, slag and ash 380,984 0.11 547,540-30.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,392,197 0.39 1,717,886-18.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 56,000 0.02 42,00033.33
29 Organic chemicals 11,827,238 3.33 21,260,974-44.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 13,214,890 3.72 13,573,619-2.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 107,302 0.03 63,72668.38
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,053 0.00 14,9700.55
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 73,537 0.02 36,598100.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 280,710 0.08 466,623-39.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 35-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,065,819 5.37 14,967,72727.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 65,593 0.02 95,935-31.63
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 1,157-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,650 0.00 12,921-79.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,410 0.01 145,802-81.20
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 301 0.00 17,015-98.23
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 794,677 0.22 759,6674.61
54 Man-made filaments 355,239 0.10 574,545-38.17
55 Man-made staple fibers 270,565 0.08 357,186-24.25
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 146,127 0.04 263,477-44.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,160,230 0.61 4,097,343-47.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 115,621 0.03 41,822176.46
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 121 0.00 36236.11
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 19,478 0.01 93,258-79.11
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2 0.00 537-99.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,000 0.00 12,812-84.39
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 940,399 0.26 1,403,898-33.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 123 0.00 51,885-99.76
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 39 0.00 6,973-99.44
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,068,585 0.30 1,159,917-7.87
69 Ceramic products 1,044,639 0.29 962,3248.55
70 Glass and glassware 3,434,027 0.97 7,154,192-52.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,079 0.00 20,592-85.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,967,022 0.55 3,183,181-38.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 191,826 0.05 311,839-38.49
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 41,552 0.01 32,74626.89
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,405 0.00 4,805-29.14
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 34,030 0.01 25,44433.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,449,838 0.41 2,584,912-43.91
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 428,017 0.12 81,099427.77
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 0 0.00 474,949-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,804,693 0.79 3,320,360-15.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 455,000 0.13 679,170-33.01
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 301,139 0.08 131,165129.59
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 12,158 0.00 13,327-8.77
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 240,953 0.07 296,748-18.80
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,731 0.00 3,57588.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 280,475 0.08 363,722-22.89
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,793 0.00 21,613-82.45
SS Classified 0 0.00 116 694-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia