Russian trade with South Ossetia in 2014
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia
In 2014, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia totaled $69,973,428, up 18.48% ($10,916,110) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2014 totaled $64,329,968, up 14.09% ($7,946,298) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2014 totaled $5,643,460, up 111.08% ($2,969,812) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in 2014 was $58,686,508, a 9.27% increase ($4,976,486) over 2013.
South Ossetia was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 125th in 2013), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0070% in 2013).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 104th largest export market in 2014 (up from 110th in 2013), accounting for 0.0129% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0107% in 2013).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 131st largest supplier in 2014 (up from 138th in 2013), accounting for 0.0020% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0008% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia
The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 32.02% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (35.14% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.88% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (16.13% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.80% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (19.76% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.55% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (11.30% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.77% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.96% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.91% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (1.08% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.79% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (0.93% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,009,229;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $1,751,209;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,508,455;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,469,411;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,241,914;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,100,531;
- 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 $960,598;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $502,726;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $465,479;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $373,230;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $357,707;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $307,227;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $267,744.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia 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 $1,737,066;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,141,160;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $680,041;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $490,252;
- 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 $353,163;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $318,560;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $197,991.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 196,754 | 0.31 | 245,410 | -19.83 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 11,864 | 0.02 | 87,271 | -86.41 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 757,582 | 1.18 | 384,352 | 97.11 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 3,789 | 0.01 | 947 | 300.11 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 205,221 | 0.32 | 122,376 | 67.70 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 108,871 | 0.17 | 55,491 | 96.20 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 39,364 | 0.06 | 15,755 | 149.85 |
10 | Cereals | 72,895 | 0.11 | 47,645 | 53.00 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,518,990 | 2.36 | 1,837,550 | -17.34 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 4,346 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 361,039 | 0.56 | 226,689 | 59.27 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 40,427 | 0.06 | 238,418 | -83.04 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 453,356 | 0.70 | 310,499 | 46.01 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 435,199 | 0.68 | 545,071 | -20.16 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 436,146 | 0.68 | 245,082 | 77.96 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 608,789 | 0.95 | 251,082 | 142.47 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 33,231 | 0.05 | 70,980 | -53.18 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,235,817 | 6.58 | 3,135,286 | 35.10 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 18,183 | 0.03 | 25,021 | -27.33 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,252,758 | 5.06 | 1,243,529 | 161.57 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 909,046 | 1.41 | 1,589,087 | -42.79 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 19,692,538 | 30.61 | 18,223,127 | 8.06 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 24,650 | 0.04 | 11,522 | 113.94 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 12,702 | 0.02 | 22,633 | -43.88 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,961,757 | 4.60 | 2,459,031 | 20.44 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 48,495 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 228,450 | 0.36 | 187,076 | 22.12 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 32,760 | 0.05 | 23,912 | 37.00 |
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 | 213,591 | 0.33 | 73,222 | 191.70 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,833 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 20,266 | 0.03 | 13,725 | 47.66 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 380,834 | 0.59 | 298,305 | 27.67 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,710,811 | 2.66 | 1,245,332 | 37.38 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,836,377 | 2.85 | 1,989,224 | -7.68 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 10,942 | -100.00 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 605 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,515,951 | 2.36 | 274,037 | 453.19 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 180,725 | 0.28 | 123,485 | 46.35 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 98,461 | 0.15 | 126,653 | -22.26 |
52 | Cotton | 370,024 | 0.58 | 62,797 | 489.24 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 1,758,863 | 2.73 | 7,654 | 22,879.66 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 39,720 | 0.06 | 220,759 | -82.01 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 64,221 | 0.10 | 54,746 | 17.31 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 43,747 | 0.07 | 33,893 | 29.07 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 85,837 | 0.13 | 8,946 | 859.50 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 61,107 | 0.09 | 19,646 | 211.04 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 22,967 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 14,685 | 0.02 | 79,692 | -81.57 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 42,398 | 0.07 | 43,736 | -3.06 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12,150 | 0.02 | 22,282 | -45.47 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,400 | 0.00 | 36,368 | -96.15 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 483 | 0.00 | 18,213 | -97.35 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,207,328 | 1.88 | 1,697,580 | -28.88 |
69 | Ceramic products | 379,585 | 0.59 | 332,155 | 14.28 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 131,524 | 0.20 | 91,497 | 43.75 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 36,639 | 0.06 | 389,802 | -90.60 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,128,762 | 1.75 | 861,018 | 31.10 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,743,753 | 4.27 | 3,884,913 | -29.37 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,864 | 0.01 | 25,613 | -65.39 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 257,438 | 0.40 | 233,534 | 10.24 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,641 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 24,137 | 0.04 | 19,664 | 22.75 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 192,998 | 0.30 | 26,463 | 629.31 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,338,561 | 8.30 | 5,407,094 | -1.27 |
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 | 1,694,724 | 2.63 | 1,655,890 | 2.35 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,133,240 | 1.76 | 2,870,306 | -60.52 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 77,950 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,641,066 | 4.11 | 1,132,611 | 133.18 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 397 | 0.00 | 198 | 100.51 |
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 | 2,028,640 | 3.15 | 1,068,042 | 89.94 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,186 | 0.01 | 48,057 | -85.05 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 235,366 | 0.37 | 45,839 | 413.46 |
SS | Classified | 7,424 | 0.01 | 91 463 | -91.88 |
Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia
The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 80.82% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (8.48% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.76% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (34.57% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.31% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (49.39% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.71% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (5.67% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $4,334,891;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $33,727.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia 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 $844,029;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $291,113;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $145,091;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $60,849;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $27,202;
- 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 $26,979.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 34,921 | 0.62 | 1,194 | 2,824.71 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,204 | 0.09 | 150,295 | -96.54 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 379 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 310 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,561,110 | 80.82 | 226,219 | 1,916.24 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 410 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 833,014 | 14.76 | 893,863 | -6.81 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 15 | 0.00 | 3,162 | -99.53 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 27,202 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 91 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 145,076 | 2.57 | 989,105 | -85.33 |
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 | 14,157 | 0.25 | 7,553 | 87.44 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 27,670 | 0.49 | 318,783 | -91.32 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,146 | -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 | 22,238 | 0.39 | 49,217 | -54.82 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 652 | -100.00 |