Russian trade with Syria in 2014
April 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Syria in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Syria totaled $594,292,945, up 57.87% ($217,859,960) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Syria in 2014 totaled $587,159,418, up 63.00% ($226,930,237) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Syria in 2014 were $7,133,527, down 55.98% ($9,070,277) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in 2014 was $580,025,891, a 68.60% increase ($236,000,514) over 2013.
Syria was Russia’s 81st largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 89th in 2013), accounting for 0.0759% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0447% in 2013).
Syria was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2014 (up from 75th in 2013), accounting for 0.1182% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0683% in 2013).
Syria was Russia’s 123rd largest supplier in 2014 (down from 112th in 2013), accounting for 0.0025% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0051% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.92% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (7.05% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.18% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.36% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.49% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (2.11% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.38% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (15.52% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.20% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.54% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.02% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (0.25% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $38,212,278;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $22,557,405;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $18,338,674;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $15,797,094;
- 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 $11,781,032;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,101,237;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $6,026,034;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,970,524;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,436,716;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,489,422;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,875,379;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,841,366.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria 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 $43,619,632;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $7,009,688;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $6,104,215;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,951,160.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 22,176,311 | 3.78 | 6,379,217 | 247.63 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,841,366 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 169,010 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 310,804 | 0.05 | 7,320,492 | -95.75 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 6,104,215 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 28,333 | 0.00 | 151,118 | -81.25 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 6,026,034 | 1.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 137,475 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,878,243 | 1.00 | 907,719 | 547.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,001,443 | 0.17 | 1,295,324 | -22.69 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 914,656 | 0.16 | 952,979 | -4.02 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 46,125 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 15,311 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 38,349,919 | 6.53 | 15,792,514 | 142.84 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 247,430 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,714 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 466,014 | 0.08 | 70,461 | 561.38 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,107,410 | 0.19 | 1,191,567 | -7.06 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 451 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 25,149,260 | 4.28 | 22,659,838 | 10.99 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 771,350 | 0.13 | 2,722,510 | -71.67 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 38,213,068 | 6.51 | 790 | 4,836,997.22 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 61,822 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 74,199 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,114 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,335 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,035 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 7,428 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 101 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 5,372,134 | 0.91 | 935,418 | 474.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,793 | 0.01 | 101,376 | -51.87 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 24,908,307 | 4.24 | 6,569,633 | 279.14 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,875,379 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 380 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,944 | 0.00 | 1,537 | 351.79 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,575 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 8,291,637 | 1.41 | 190,400 | 4,254.85 |
| 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 | 13,109,360 | 2.23 | 1,328,328 | 886.91 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,330,866 | 1.42 | 51,950,498 | -83.96 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,846,086 | 0.31 | 2,432,835 | -24.12 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 207 | 0.00 | 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 | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3 | 0.00 | 171 | -98.25 |
| SS | Classified | 380,370,405 | 64.78 | 231 160 787 | 64.55 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.18% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (58.85% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 18.30% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (32.69% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.71% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (1.46% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.46% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (1.38% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $133,737;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $37,590;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $29,964.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria 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 $3,827,782;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $1,062,206;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $813,390;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $763,185;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - a decrease of $692,415;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $389,389;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $335,949;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $280,469;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $268,550;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $189,352;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $186,983;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $112,373;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $81,200;
- 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 $54,011;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $44,454;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $32,624;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $28,196;
- 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 $26,435.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 280,469 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,064,124 | 70.99 | 8,891,906 | -43.05 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 146,712 | 2.06 | 12,975 | 1,030.73 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 1,912 | 0.03 | 1,647 | 16.09 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 10,928 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 26 | 0.00 | 187,009 | -99.99 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,889 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 29,964 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 25,983 | 0.36 | 14,278 | 81.98 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 7,135 | 0.10 | 35,331 | -79.81 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 112,373 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 54,053 | 0.76 | 135,253 | -60.04 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 24,424 | 0.34 | 11,940 | 104.56 |
| 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 | 20,605 | 0.29 | 47,040 | -56.20 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22,407 | 0.31 | 28,357 | -20.98 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 327 | 0.00 | 14,027 | -97.67 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,586 | 0.06 | 11,807 | -61.16 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 20,930 | 0.29 | 210,282 | -90.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,684 | 0.15 | 12,868 | -16.97 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,091 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 22,514 | 0.32 | 66,968 | -66.38 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 397,711 | 5.58 | 1,160,896 | -65.74 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,062,206 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,171 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,318 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 161,342 | 2.26 | 853,757 | -81.10 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 250 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 53,884 | 0.76 | 389,833 | -86.18 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 101,090 | 1.42 | 914,480 | -88.95 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,180 | 0.03 | 270,730 | -99.19 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 32,503 | 0.46 | 39,457 | -17.62 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 533,198 | 7.47 | 534,002 | -0.15 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 64,810 | 0.91 | 74,348 | -12.83 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 40,217 | 0.56 | 2,627 | 1,430.91 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 19,922 | 0.28 | 34,029 | -41.46 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 27 | 0.00 | 9,842 | -99.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,402 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12,342 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 7,366 | 0.10 | 2,785 | 164.49 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,969 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 16,710 | 0.23 | 29,123 | -42.62 |
| 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 | 776 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 16,804 | -100.00 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,954 | -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 | 30,112 | 0.42 | 84,123 | -64.20 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 512 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 197,843 | 2.77 | 587,232 | -66.31 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 32,624 | -100.00 |