Russian trade with Iran in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iran
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Iran was $1,280,843,164, down 23.87% ($401,576,483) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Iran in 2015 were $1,017,491,400, down 23.33% ($309,677,924) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Iran in 2015 were $263,351,764, down 25.87% ($91,898,559) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iran in 2015 was $754,139,636, a 22.41% decrease ($217,779,365) over 2014.
Iran was Russia’s 53rd largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 54th in 2014), accounting for 0.2434% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2149% in 2014).
Iran was Russia’s 48th largest export market in 2015 (up from 49th in 2014), accounting for 0.2961% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2671% in 2014).
Iran was Russia’s 61st largest supplier in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 0.1442% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1242% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Iran
The major share of Russian exports to Iran in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.13% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (45.11% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 20.61% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (30.23% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.15% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (13.15% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.79% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (6.79% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.03% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.11% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.97% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (2.11% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $53,818,616;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $9,505,565;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,632,501;
- 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 $4,445,035.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iran in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $189,261,036;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $97,091,500;
- 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 $30,392,641;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $18,067,785;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $12,250,191;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $9,955,276;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $9,818,302;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $8,484,091;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,492,008.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 241,975 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 84,854 | 0.01 | 117,313 | -27.67 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,368,602 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 435,725,121 | 42.82 | 532,816,621 | -18.22 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 17,100 | 0.00 | 9,400 | 81.91 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,136,049 | 0.11 | 13,386,240 | -91.51 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 32,271,435 | 3.17 | 42,089,737 | -23.33 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 778 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 44,658 | 0.00 | 23,050 | 93.74 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3,388 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 666,007 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 437,816 | 0.04 | 96,219 | 355.02 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 748 | 0.00 | 857 | -12.72 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2,259,057 | 0.22 | 5,306,596 | -57.43 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,278,656 | 0.52 | 4,887,455 | 8.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 9,903,200 | 0.97 | 27,970,985 | -64.59 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 20,989,107 | 2.06 | 16,544,072 | 26.87 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 2,111,449 | 0.21 | 83,859 | 2,417.86 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 186,219 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 16,233 | 0.00 | 3,508,241 | -99.54 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 535,839 | 0.05 | 42,794 | 1,152.14 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 154,644 | 0.02 | 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 | 71,476 | 0.01 | 3,590 | 1,890.97 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 837 | 0.00 | 2,106 | -60.26 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 871,142 | 0.09 | 1,218,421 | -28.50 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,955,466 | 0.49 | 6,345,499 | -21.91 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 945,584 | 0.09 | 258,118 | 266.34 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 192 | 0.00 | 242 | -20.66 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 120,228,595 | 11.82 | 130,183,871 | -7.65 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 7,516,127 | 0.74 | 10,092,286 | -25.53 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 29,177,650 | 2.87 | 26,148,891 | 11.58 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 17,559,711 | 1.73 | 8,054,146 | 118.02 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 1,232,538 | 0.12 | 644,682 | 91.19 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 198 | 0.00 | 1 | 19,700.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 4,958 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 6,319 | 0.00 | 32,009 | -80.26 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 15 | 0.00 | 11 | 36.36 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 437 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 15,027 | 0.00 | 1,747 | 760.16 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,457 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,739 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 153,244 | 0.02 | 1,562,589 | -90.19 |
69 | Ceramic products | 91 | 0.00 | 1 | 9,000.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 85,360 | 0.01 | 93,603 | -8.81 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,830 | 0.00 | 24,613 | -88.50 |
72 | Iron and steel | 207,299,913 | 20.37 | 396,560,949 | -47.73 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,944,268 | 0.19 | 3,585,441 | -45.77 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 33,142 | 0.00 | 2,622 | 1,164.00 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 43,892 | 0.00 | 23,653 | 85.57 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 16,913 | 0.00 | 186,717 | -90.94 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 1,760 | 0.00 | 82 | 2,046.34 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 139,852 | 0.01 | 733,839 | -80.94 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 201,942 | 0.02 | 84,846 | 138.01 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 69,058,423 | 6.79 | 15,239,807 | 353.14 |
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 | 22,232,093 | 2.18 | 52,624,734 | -57.75 |
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 | 3,164,338 | 0.31 | 1,415,799 | 123.50 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,708,304 | 0.46 | 75,803 | 6,111.24 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 6,287,955 | 0.62 | 14,772,046 | -57.43 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,308,030 | 0.42 | 5,937,039 | -27.44 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 88 | 0.00 | 864 | -89.81 |
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 | 25,749 | 0.00 | 46,894 | -45.09 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,471 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 31,545 | 0.00 | 3,077 | 925.19 |
SS | Classified | 1,727,722 | 0.17 | 4 320 282 | -60.01 |
Russia’s Imports from Iran
The major share of Russian imports from Iran in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 78.64% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (69.88% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.76% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (12.58% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.60% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (12.29% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.68% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (1.53% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.72% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (1.13% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iran in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,907,048;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,497,017;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,239,882.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iran in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $28,454,266;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $21,183,773;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $14,351,468;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $8,314,223;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $7,763,096;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $7,355,822;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $6,633,175;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $2,196,085;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $1,337,340;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,333,370;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $852,369;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $828,966.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
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 | 541,521 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 10,629 | 0.00 | 3,301 | 221.99 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 109,064,758 | 41.41 | 117,378,981 | -7.08 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 82,054,091 | 31.16 | 103,237,864 | -20.52 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,880,779 | 1.09 | 2,218,719 | 29.84 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 56,539 | 0.02 | 20,252 | 179.18 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 76,719 | 0.03 | 387,130 | -80.18 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 256,509 | 0.10 | 355,076 | -27.76 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 32,161 | 0.01 | 264,892 | -87.86 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 31,835 | 0.01 | 21,535 | 47.83 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 329,601 | 0.13 | 126,116 | 161.35 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 9,505,689 | 3.61 | 23,857,157 | -60.16 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,462,256 | 0.56 | 222,374 | 557.57 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,909 | 0.00 | 829 | 1,336.55 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 788,876 | 0.30 | 171,841 | 359.07 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 13,444,723 | 5.11 | 41,898,989 | -67.91 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 3,878,001 | 1.47 | 380,984 | 917.89 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 58,827 | 0.02 | 1,392,197 | -95.77 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 261,689 | 0.10 | 56,000 | 367.30 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 4,064,142 | 1.54 | 11,827,238 | -65.64 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,859,068 | 2.22 | 13,214,890 | -55.66 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 60,753 | 0.02 | 107,302 | -43.38 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 49,150 | 0.02 | 15,053 | 226.51 |
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 | 96,894 | 0.04 | 73,537 | 31.76 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 232,000 | 0.09 | 280,710 | -17.35 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,432,644 | 4.72 | 19,065,819 | -34.79 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,829 | 0.00 | 65,593 | -86.54 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 2,650 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 155 | 0.00 | 27,410 | -99.43 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,094 | 0.00 | 301 | 263.46 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 106,194 | 0.04 | 794,677 | -86.64 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 176,433 | 0.07 | 355,239 | -50.33 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 77,486 | 0.03 | 270,565 | -71.36 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 90,759 | 0.03 | 146,127 | -37.89 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 822,890 | 0.31 | 2,160,230 | -61.91 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 13,184 | 0.01 | 115,621 | -88.60 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 121 | -100.00 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 5,906 | 0.00 | 19,478 | -69.68 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 329 | 0.00 | 2 | 16,350.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,000 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 703,773 | 0.27 | 940,399 | -25.16 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 123 | -100.00 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 216,216 | 0.08 | 1,068,585 | -79.77 |
69 | Ceramic products | 984,707 | 0.37 | 1,044,639 | -5.74 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,237,942 | 0.47 | 3,434,027 | -63.95 |
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 | 3,079 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 3,827 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,248,124 | 0.47 | 1,967,022 | -36.55 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 70,464 | 0.03 | 191,826 | -63.27 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 41,201 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,637 | 0.00 | 41,552 | -84.03 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 3,318 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 33 | 0.00 | 3,405 | -99.03 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,568 | 0.00 | 34,030 | -77.76 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,356,886 | 2.41 | 1,449,838 | 338.45 |
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 | 123,854 | 0.05 | 428,017 | -71.06 |
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 | 65 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,975,727 | 0.75 | 2,804,693 | -29.56 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 785,000 | 0.30 | 455,000 | 72.53 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 438,937 | 0.17 | 301,139 | 45.76 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2,290 | 0.00 | 12,158 | -81.16 |
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 | 191,356 | 0.07 | 240,953 | -20.58 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 400 | 0.00 | 6,731 | -94.06 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 108,417 | 0.04 | 280,475 | -61.35 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 3,793 | -100.00 |