Russian trade with Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Syria
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Syria was $77,620,607, down 42.70% ($57,846,363) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $74,435,724, down 44.51% ($59,699,472) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $3,184,883, up 139.15% ($1,853,109) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $71,250,841, a 46.35% decrease ($61,552,581) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Syria was Russia's 80th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 75th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0798% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.1024% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Syria was Russia's 69th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 61st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1213% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.1486% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Syria was Russia's 105th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 122nd in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0032% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 21.96% of Russia's total exports to Syria (3.06% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.58% of Russia's total exports to Syria (7.07% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.94% of Russia's total exports to Syria (22.16% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.39% of Russia's total exports to Syria (20.43% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,361,032;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,417,610;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $2,452,349.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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) - a decrease of $24,200,910;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $22,597,753;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $5,474,636;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $4,616,058;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,325,876;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,200,977;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,045,556;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $841,428;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $280,047.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 6,856,993 | 9.21 | 1,282.57 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,452,349 | 3.29 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 23,367 | 0.03 | 45.14 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,015,165 | 9.42 | 95.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 292,894 | 0.39 | -48.88 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 498,894 | 0.67 | 34.69 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 2,154,182 | 2.89 | -68.18 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 12,818 | 0.02 | -70.51 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,188,060 | 1.60 | -82.17 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 259,580 | 0.35 | -44.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 326 | 0.00 | -80.41 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 32,013 | 0.04 | 3,200.31 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 111,960 | 0.15 | 45.48 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 13,179 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 129,382 | 0.17 | 411.25 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,336 | 0.02 | -98.93 |
| 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 | 784,473 | 1.05 | -96.86 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 239,392 | 0.32 | 787.20 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 52,356,361 | 70.34 | -16.54 |
Russia's Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.76% of Russia's total imports from Syria (62.70% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.02% of Russia's total imports from Syria (34.88% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,188,474;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $128,208.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Syria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $299,894;
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $108,457;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $40,309;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $9,800.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 155,698 | 4.89 | 466.38 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,954,999 | 92.78 | 285.51 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 32,239 | 1.01 | -21.37 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 115 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,130 | 0.07 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 195 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 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 | 2,874 | 0.09 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 33 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 776 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 522 | 0.02 | -76.55 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 234 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 74 | 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 | 542 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 34,452 | 1.08 | 15.74 |