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Russian trade with Iraq 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 Iraq in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Iraq

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Iraq totaled $1,758,526,220, up 364.53% ($1,379,969,827) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2014 totaled $1,758,512,608, up 366.63% ($1,381,660,949) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2014 were $13,612, down 99.20% ($1,691,122) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in 2014 was $1,758,498,996, a 368.75% increase ($1,383,352,071) over 2013.

Iraq was Russia’s 52nd largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 87th in 2013), accounting for 0.2246% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0449% in 2013).

Iraq was Russia’s 38th largest export market in 2014 (up from 74th in 2013), accounting for 0.3539% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0715% in 2013).

Iraq was Russia’s 193rd largest supplier in 2014 (down from 146th in 2013), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0005% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Iraq

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.30% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (10.72% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.57% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (9.07% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.27% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (8.40% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.80% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (24.18% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.61% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.28% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.39% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.17% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq 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) - an increase of $40,840,182;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $27,985,282;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,035,278;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $11,137,102;
  • 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 $7,117,581;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $5,927,228.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $58,386,094.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 55,980-100.00
10 Cereals 28,956,284 1.65 25,866,69011.94
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 26,713 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 50,000 0.00 618,100-91.91
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,613,332 0.21 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 563,129 0.03 255,981119.99
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 6,748,482 0.38 4,866,28438.68
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 39,880 0.00 30013,193.33
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 10,742,814 0.61 4,815,586123.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,870 0.00 162,680-98.24
29 Organic chemicals 1,691 0.00 43,430-96.11
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 2,860,000-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 139,316 0.01 30,983349.65
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 171,164 0.01 27,787515.99
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 728,982 0.04 115,990528.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 67,895 0.00 11,062513.77
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 3,573,890 0.20 562,168535.73
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 806,593 0.05 279,186188.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 580,620 0.03 100,950475.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 737,448 0.04 229,628221.15
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,028,846 0.06 4,40323,266.93
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 45,017,733 2.56 33,880,63132.87
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,804 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 90,486 0.01 281,258-67.83
52 Cotton 1,286 0.00 1,05422.01
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,228 0.00 1,1972.59
54 Man-made filaments 2,920 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 91 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 52,164 0.00 17,458198.80
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 220,628 0.01 78,258181.92
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 255,763 0.01 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 449,666 0.03 51088,069.80
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 212,941 0.01 73,085191.36
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,884 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,692 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 234 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,429,146 0.08 482,138196.42
69 Ceramic products 42,857 0.00 11,402275.87
70 Glass and glassware 113,535 0.01 209,132-45.71
72 Iron and steel 12,292,820 0.70 17,511,835-29.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,938,448 0.68 70,324,542-83.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,201,836 0.35 2,911,818112.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 159,724 0.01 37,304328.17
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,256 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 900-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 3,177 0.00 3,907-18.68
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,604 0.00 1,134217.81
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 783,645 0.04 225,042248.22
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 185,020 0.01 93,87397.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 28,097,621 1.60 16,062,34374.93
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 20,312,361 1.16 13,194,78053.94
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 41,654,049 2.37 813,8675,018.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 38,313,498 2.18 10,328,216270.96
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,963 0.00 3,50113.20
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 331,000 0.02 276,13619.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 78,518 0.00 33,260136.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 101,685 0.01 3,2603,019.17
SS Classified 1,491,561,376 84.82 169 082 630782.15

Russia’s Imports from Iraq

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.39% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (99.91% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.18% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.09% in 2013).

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

  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $303;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $133;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $113.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,545,944;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $97,641;
  • 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 $45,391;
  • 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 $3,523;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $434;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $425.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
40 Rubber and articles thereof 133 0.98 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 113 0.83 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 434-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 705 5.18 1,130-37.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,506 25.76 1,549,450-99.77
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 4,459 32.76 7,982-44.14
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 45,391-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,706 19.88 100,347-97.30
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 303 2.23 0
SS Classified 1,687 12.39 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia