Russian trade with Afghanistan in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $190,439,219, up 19.76% ($31,416,861) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2016 totaled $184,160,507, up 22.84% ($34,243,628) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2016 were $6,278,712, down 31.04% ($2,826,767) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in 2016 was $177,881,795, a 26.33% increase ($37,070,395) over 2015.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 99th in 2015), accounting for 0.0407% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0302% in 2015).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 85th largest export market in 2016 (up from 89th in 2015), accounting for 0.0645% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0436% in 2015).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 124th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 113th in 2015), accounting for 0.0034% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0050% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 48.41% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (24.40% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 21.83% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (20.75% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.33% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (23.19% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.51% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (21.07% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.23% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.01% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (5.76% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $52,563,571;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $7,607,003;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,580,892.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,752,921;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,769,810;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,014,694;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,214,507;
- 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 $1,037,865;
- 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 $802,253.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 40,110 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 89,370 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 159,980 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18,872 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 38,448,854 | 20.88 | 30,841,851 | 24.66 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,580,892 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 46,238 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 18,251 | 0.01 | 61,284 | -70.22 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 89,143,924 | 48.41 | 36,580,353 | 143.69 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 346,665 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 83,120 | 0.05 | 358,789 | -76.83 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 10,860 | 0.01 | 172 | 6,213.95 |
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 | 1,246,859 | 0.68 | 2,284,724 | -45.43 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 1,181,430 | 0.64 | 1,038,557 | 13.76 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 283,576 | 0.15 | 56,048 | 405.95 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,023 | 0.00 | 12,309 | -91.69 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 949,464 | 0.52 | 762,491 | 24.52 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 29,976,806 | 16.28 | 34,746,616 | -13.73 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 89,409 | 0.05 | 15,619 | 472.44 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,005 | 0.00 | 17 | 5,811.76 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 810 | 0.00 | 6,949 | -88.34 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 128,131 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 10,128 | 0.01 | 20,052 | -49.49 |
72 | Iron and steel | 17,293,514 | 9.39 | 31,046,435 | -44.30 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 212,748 | 0.12 | 530,920 | -59.93 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 510 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 9,225 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 382 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 967,801 | 0.53 | 4,982,495 | -80.58 |
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 | 351,492 | 0.19 | 1,153,745 | -69.53 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,470 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 802,388 | 0.44 | 2,016,895 | -60.22 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 57,541 | 0.03 | 485,660 | -88.15 |
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 | 286 | 0.00 | 11,564 | -97.53 |
SS | Classified | 818,540 | 0.44 | 2 692 167 | -69.60 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.37% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (99.87% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $254,791;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $34,886.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $3,109,035.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,984,408 | 95.31 | 9,093,443 | -34.19 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 254,791 | 4.06 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 430 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 105 | 0.00 | 31 | 238.71 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,500 | -100.00 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 34,886 | 0.56 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,076 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 930 | 0.01 | 116 | 701.72 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 438 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,628 | 0.03 | 273 | 496.34 |
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 | 12 | 0.00 | 1,377 | -99.13 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 383 | 0.01 | 4,115 | -90.69 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 50 | 0.00 | 4,186 | -98.81 |