Russian trade with Syria in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Syria was $312,510,129, down 47.41% ($281,782,816) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Syria in 2015 were $307,274,655, down 47.67% ($279,884,763) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Syria in 2015 were $5,235,474, down 26.61% ($1,898,053) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in 2015 was $302,039,181, a 47.93% decrease ($277,986,710) over 2014.
Syria was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 81st in 2014), accounting for 0.0594% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0759% in 2014).
Syria was Russia’s 71st largest export market in 2015 (down from 68th in 2014), accounting for 0.0894% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1182% in 2014).
Syria was Russia’s 125th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 123rd in 2014), accounting for 0.0029% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0025% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.50% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (10.92% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.73% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.20% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.85% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.38% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.32% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (7.18% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.85% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (1.02% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (5.49% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria 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 $14,209,940;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,731,560;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,322,278;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $2,789,711;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $988,109.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $24,908,157;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $14,247,367;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $9,928,190;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $6,152,979;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,516,606;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,862,447;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,272,859;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,849,931;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,779,282;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $950,293.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
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04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,218 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 26,498,589 | 8.62 | 22,176,311 | 19.49 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 4,631,077 | 1.51 | 1,841,366 | 151.50 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 169,010 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 52 | 0.00 | 310,804 | -99.98 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2,639 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 165 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,550 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 20,796 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 47,119 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 228,991 | 0.07 | 28,333 | 708.21 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 10,757,594 | 3.50 | 6,026,034 | 78.52 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 12 | 0.00 | 137,475 | -99.99 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,605,384 | 0.85 | 5,878,243 | -55.68 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,037,555 | 0.34 | 1,001,443 | 3.61 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 220,151 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,902,765 | 0.62 | 914,656 | 108.03 |
31 | Fertilizers | 42,011 | 0.01 | 46,125 | -8.92 |
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 | 8,887 | 0.00 | 15,311 | -41.96 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 24,102,552 | 7.84 | 38,349,919 | -37.15 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 39 | 0.00 | 247,430 | -99.98 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 53,661 | 0.02 | 8,714 | 515.80 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,621 | 0.00 | 466,014 | -97.08 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,268,692 | 0.41 | 1,107,410 | 14.56 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 15,221,070 | 4.95 | 25,149,260 | -39.48 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,299,679 | 0.42 | 771,350 | 68.49 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 37,262,775 | 12.13 | 38,213,068 | -2.49 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 69 | 0.00 | 61,822 | -99.89 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 74,199 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,114 | 0.00 | 1,114 | 0.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 176 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12,943 | 0.00 | 2,335 | 454.30 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,035 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,306 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 5,177 | 0.00 | 101 | 5,025.74 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,509,687 | 0.49 | 5,372,134 | -71.90 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 116,239 | 0.04 | 48,793 | 138.23 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 150 | 0.00 | 24,908,307 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 25,448 | 0.01 | 1,875,379 | -98.64 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 380 | 0.00 | 380 | 0.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 76 | 0.00 | 6,944 | -98.91 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,855 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,775,031 | 1.23 | 8,291,637 | -54.47 |
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 | 27,319,300 | 8.89 | 13,109,360 | 108.40 |
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 | 1,651 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,177,887 | 0.71 | 8,330,866 | -73.86 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 66,804 | 0.02 | 1,846,086 | -96.38 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 207 | 0.00 | 207 | 0.00 |
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 | 133,323 | 0.04 | 35 | 380,822.86 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 144,889,144 | 47.15 | 380 370 405 | -61.91 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.35% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (74.18% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.00% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (18.30% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.36% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (0.23% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.12% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (1.71% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $55,452;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $54,573;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $54,367;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $27,490;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $20,064.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria 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 $1,002,255;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $185,099;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $170,162;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - a decrease of $157,160;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $98,614;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $97,886;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $55,322;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $54,053;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $40,217;
- 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 $30,112;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $29,964;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $25,983;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $22,968;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $22,407;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $20,930;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $19,922;
- 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 $15,777.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
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07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 27,490 | 0.53 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,061,869 | 77.58 | 5,064,124 | -19.79 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 202,164 | 3.86 | 146,712 | 37.80 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 1,912 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 10,928 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,889 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 29,964 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 25,983 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 7,135 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,064 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 54,053 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,456 | 0.03 | 24,424 | -94.04 |
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 | 4,828 | 0.09 | 20,605 | -76.57 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 22,407 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 327 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 4,586 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 20,930 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,471 | 0.05 | 10,684 | -76.87 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,091 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 10,700 | 0.20 | 22,514 | -52.47 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 227,549 | 4.35 | 397,711 | -42.79 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 1,318 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 4,182 | 0.08 | 161,342 | -97.41 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 108,457 | 2.07 | 53,884 | 101.28 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,476 | 0.05 | 101,090 | -97.55 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 528 | 0.01 | 2,180 | -75.78 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 31,215 | 0.60 | 32,503 | -3.96 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 348,099 | 6.65 | 533,198 | -34.71 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,488 | 0.18 | 64,810 | -85.36 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 40,217 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 19,922 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 901 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 223 | 0.00 | 7,366 | -96.97 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 71,077 | 1.36 | 16,710 | 325.36 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 280 | 0.01 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 30,112 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 99,957 | 1.91 | 197,843 | -49.48 |