Russian trade with Cyprus in 2015
May 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 Cyprus in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cyprus
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Cyprus was $303,108,565, down 53.60% ($350,168,919) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2015 were $243,930,771, down 59.99% ($365,719,348) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2015 totaled $59,177,794, up 35.64% ($15,550,429) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cyprus in 2015 was $184,752,977, a 67.36% decrease ($381,269,777) over 2014.
Cyprus was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 78th in 2014), accounting for 0.0576% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0834% in 2014).
Cyprus was Russia’s 79th largest export market in 2015 (down from 67th in 2014), accounting for 0.0710% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1227% in 2014).
Cyprus was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 94th in 2014), accounting for 0.0324% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0153% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Cyprus
The major share of Russian exports to Cyprus in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.98% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (78.83% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.93% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (8.62% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.04% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (3.18% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.84% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (8.42% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.79% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.12% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.71% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.29% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $6,219,350;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $2,106,959;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,396,865;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,211,942;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,102,920.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $295,282,815;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $32,150,223;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $30,304,851;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $8,486,958;
- 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 $4,350,319;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,901,097;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,127,249;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $1,062,428.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 10,537 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,568 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 618 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 1,872 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 86,088 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 447 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 709 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 13,426,507 | 5.50 | 43,731,358 | -69.30 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 10,557 | 0.00 | 148 | 7,033.11 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 335,929 | -100.00 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 114,892 | 0.05 | 147,565 | -22.14 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 1,123 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,541 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,301 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 587 | 0.00 | 215 | 173.02 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 12,750 | 0.01 | 434 | 2,837.79 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 200 | 0.00 | 7,989 | -97.50 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,200,268 | 0.49 | 97,348 | 1,132.97 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 6,999,891 | 2.87 | 8,127,140 | -13.87 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 174 | 0.00 | 16 | 987.50 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 185,333,801 | 75.98 | 480,616,616 | -61.44 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 6,223,245 | 2.55 | 3,895 | 159,675.22 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 32,627 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,426 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 48,020 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,216 | 0.00 | 25,484 | -83.46 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 20,288 | 0.01 | 16,127 | 25.80 |
| 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 | 5,226 | 0.00 | 188 | 2,679.79 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 104 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 264,415 | 0.11 | 236,600 | 11.76 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 155,347 | 0.06 | 321,385 | -51.66 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 11,807 | 0.00 | 23,972 | -50.75 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 60,283 | 0.02 | 80,054 | -24.70 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,171,589 | 0.48 | 1,071,738 | 9.32 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 604,881 | 0.25 | 428,022 | 41.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,398,169 | 0.98 | 291,210 | 723.52 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 67,098 | 0.03 | 49,329 | 36.02 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 175 | 0.00 | 122 | 43.44 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 892 | 0.00 | 1,701 | -47.56 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,812 | 0.00 | 4,627 | -60.84 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 283 | 0.00 | 17,159 | -98.35 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 557 | 0.00 | 303 | 83.83 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9,677 | 0.00 | 6,579 | 47.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 757 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,801 | 0.00 | 69 | 8,307.25 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 3,782 | 0.00 | 2,732 | 38.43 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 14,489 | 0.01 | 3,074 | 371.34 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 100,141 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,389,504 | 0.57 | 177,562 | 682.55 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 39,748 | 0.02 | 115,238 | -65.51 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 513,356 | 0.21 | 257,293 | 99.52 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 10,344,234 | 4.24 | 18,831,192 | -45.07 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 45 | 0.00 | 171 | -73.68 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,643 | 0.00 | 1,808 | -9.13 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,351,691 | 0.96 | 6,252,788 | -62.39 |
| 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 | 1,822,977 | 0.75 | 6,173,296 | -70.47 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,497,986 | 1.02 | 1,101,121 | 126.86 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 5,000,000 | 2.05 | 37,150,223 | -86.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 140,963 | 0.06 | 654,567 | -78.46 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,912 | -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 | 41,130 | 0.02 | 100,823 | -59.21 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 263,710 | 0.11 | 1,326,138 | -80.11 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,810 | 0.00 | 925 | 420.00 |
| SS | Classified | 1,332,108 | 0.55 | 1 615 090 | -17.52 |
Russia’s Imports from Cyprus
The major share of Russian imports from Cyprus in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 85.35% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (45.17% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.09% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (23.61% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.61% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (28.21% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.94% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (1.27% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $17,435,248;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $15,686,588.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $9,085,483;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,736,761;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,278,199;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,009,775;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $945,648;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $828,522;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $718,199;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $440,119;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $271,204.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 945,648 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 100,459 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 134,110 | 0.23 | 141,366 | -5.13 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 828,522 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 81,277 | 0.14 | 9,166,760 | -99.11 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,480 | 0.01 | 4,210 | 77.67 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 207,646 | 0.35 | 137,177 | 51.37 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 67,326 | 0.11 | 15,121 | 345.25 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 7,516 | 0.01 | 16,694 | -54.98 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,453 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,193 | 0.00 | 60,311 | -96.36 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 445,846 | 0.75 | 885,965 | -49.68 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 233,358 | 0.39 | 299,442 | -22.07 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,686,182 | 9.61 | 8,422,943 | -32.49 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 139,848 | 0.24 | 411,052 | -65.98 |
| 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 | 1,180 | 0.00 | 798 | 47.87 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 15,971 | 0.03 | 27,891 | -42.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 718,932 | 1.21 | 1,437,131 | -49.97 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,589 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 465 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,149 | 0.00 | 41,180 | -94.78 |
| 52 | Cotton | 20,213 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 509 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 467 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 522,669 | 0.88 | 551,511 | -5.23 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10,387 | 0.02 | 7 | 148,285.71 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,480 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,721 | 0.00 | 92,940 | -98.15 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,326 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 44 | 0.00 | 33 | 33.33 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,998,574 | 3.38 | 3,276,773 | -39.01 |
| 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 | 17,468,271 | 29.52 | 33,023 | 52,797.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 855 | 0.00 | 1,010,630 | -99.92 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 30,736,588 | 51.94 | 15,050,000 | 104.23 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 305,455 | 0.52 | 337,005 | -9.36 |
| 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 | 26,957 | 0.05 | 25,183 | 7.04 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 191,421 | 0.32 | 296,225 | -35.38 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 84 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 140,569 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |