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Russian trade with Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Armenia in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Armenia

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Armenia totaled $428,594,431, up 10.20% ($39,670,813) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $331,659,905, up 9.13% ($27,733,762) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $96,934,526, up 14.04% ($11,937,051) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $234,725,379, a 7.22% increase ($15,796,711) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Armenia was Russia’s 50th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3145% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2974% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Armenia was Russia’s 44th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 46th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3956% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3687% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Armenia was Russia’s 58th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 59th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1849% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1758% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Armenia

The major share of Russian exports to Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 45.19% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (64.10% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.02% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (5.40% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.69% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (15.69% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.91% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (6.33% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.58% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (4.22% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.11% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (1.29% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.07% of Russia’s total exports to Armenia (0.67% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $28,336,766;
  • 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 $11,672,126;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,442,221;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,374,310;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,994,101;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,505,059;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,395,588;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,385,643;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,363,921;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,308,329;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,246,934;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,014,319.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 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 $45,275,265;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,114,498;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,180,956.
Russia’s exports to Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 1,003 0.00 14,747-93.20
02 Meat and edible meat offal 724,185 0.22 142,151409.45
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 114,497 0.03 68,16067.98
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 808,001 0.24 694,11116.41
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,906 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,401 0.00 4,31225.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 327,407 0.10 432,006-24.21
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 60,043 0.02 64,931-7.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 590,201 0.18 314,54087.64
10 Cereals 9,307,457 2.81 11,421,955-18.51
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,732,684 0.52 2,913,640-40.53
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,496,141 0.45 656,202128.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 13,618 0.00 6,94696.06
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 23-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,702,288 2.62 8,705,019-0.03
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 479,370 0.14 315,64751.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,210,246 0.36 1,556,830-22.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,466,402 1.95 5,487,16517.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,249,676 0.98 3,098,8324.87
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 484,518 0.15 961,321-49.60
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,092,434 0.93 2,498,66323.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,543,034 1.37 4,486,2411.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,209,568 0.36 1,131,9886.85
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,082,247 1.23 2,718,32650.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 372,887 0.11 45,709715.78
26 Ores, slag and ash 13,997 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 149,491,973 45.07 194,767,238-23.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 439,642 0.13 840,503-47.69
29 Organic chemicals 423,855 0.13 573,058-26.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,895,375 0.87 1,648,44175.64
31 Fertilizers 633,988 0.19 5,36011,728.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 702,536 0.21 484,89544.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,598,499 0.78 1,709,13752.04
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 1,709,677 0.52 1,202,76542.15
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 125,293 0.04 94,08533.17
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 255,188 0.08 277,503-8.04
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 19,260 0.01 5503,401.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,042,386 0.31 998,7984.36
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,135,685 0.95 1,827,35671.60
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,535,269 1.37 3,149,62643.99
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 141,353 0.04 124,43113.60
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 86,132 0.03 62,82837.09
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 353 0.00 26433.71
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,454,498 1.04 1,460,397136.55
45 Cork and articles of cork 97 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,477 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 39,858 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,295,648 0.99 2,281,32944.46
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 190,889 0.06 187,7301.68
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,567 0.00 2,750-6.65
52 Cotton 60,273 0.02 27,069122.66
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 289 0.00 1,178-75.47
54 Man-made filaments 11,973 0.00 11,4564.51
55 Man-made staple fibers 59,970 0.02 254,255-76.41
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 133,245 0.04 76,68473.76
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 101,255 0.03 49,927102.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,320 0.00 861,434.88
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 38,680 0.01 112,034-65.47
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 38,487 0.01 7,705399.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 96,473 0.03 185,664-48.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 244,900 0.07 230,9386.05
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 191,186 0.06 247,737-22.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 467,719 0.14 411,63813.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 42,185 0.01 18,919122.98
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,797 0.00 420327.86
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 654 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 460,432 0.14 321,79643.08
69 Ceramic products 951,472 0.29 745,55527.62
70 Glass and glassware 2,900,434 0.87 2,345,09323.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,534,060 1.07 2,029,00174.18
72 Iron and steel 4,024,108 1.21 2,628,52053.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,168,526 1.26 4,530,384-7.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 435,090 0.13 66,070558.53
75 Nickel and articles thereof 6,107 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 16,888,532 5.09 11,446,31147.55
78 Lead and articles thereof 183,104 0.06 141,35929.53
79 Zinc and articles thereof 37,727 0.01 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,768 0.00 10,443-73.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 15-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 143,222 0.04 199,889-28.35
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 354,741 0.11 212,91966.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,828,147 2.66 9,056,394-2.52
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 15,415,270 4.65 3,743,144311.83
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 258,602 0.08 83,622209.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 30,962,356 9.34 2,625,5901,079.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,289,239 1.29 914,929368.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 140,062 0.04 374,007-62.55
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 8,244 0.00 3027,380.00
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 1,241,772 0.37 584,652112.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 400,195 0.12 124,926220.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 703,481 0.21 363,31093.63
SS Classified 9,516,099 2.87 303 9653,030.66

Russia’s Imports from Armenia

The major share of Russian imports from Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.62% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (69.94% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 11.52% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (3.40% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.61% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (1.46% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.96% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (19.92% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.32% of Russia’s total imports from Armenia (3.32% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $10,350,962;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $8,277,755;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $7,618,203;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,210,062;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,244,306;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,468,750;
  • 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 $1,068,720;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $503,483;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $495,539;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $340,508.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $13,749,461;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $8,961,365;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $548,398;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $493,364;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $456,999.
Russia’s imports from Armenia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 0 0.00 639-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 68,916-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,109,349 2.18 2,657,747-20.63
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 576,425 0.59 9,537,790-93.96
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,808 0.00 9,030-79.98
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 516,226 0.53 347,69148.47
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,485,540 3.60 1,241,234180.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 11,738,453 12.11 1,387,491746.02
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 579,875 0.60 667,473-13.12
10 Cereals 28,578 0.03 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 16,502 0.02 12,05536.89
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,669 0.01 9,96437.18
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 158,373 0.16 385,316-58.90
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 80,937 0.08 49,95062.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 440,060 0.45 204,098115.61
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 15,818 0.02 19,746-19.89
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,680,454 3.80 3,176,97115.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 425,074 0.44 276,67253.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 45,195,245 46.62 37,577,04220.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 14,193-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,269,640 3.37 1,800,89081.56
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 447,456 0.46 519,743-13.91
29 Organic chemicals 6,675 0.01 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,906,804 1.97 2,400,168-20.56
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 50,360 0.05 49,8680.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 22,139-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 80,650 0.08 35,400127.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,103 0.00 38,135-89.24
39 Plastics and articles thereof 204,042 0.21 274,899-25.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 375 0.00 0
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,887 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 95,522 0.10 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,800 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,715 0.01 3023,448.01
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 341,725 0.35 1,21727,979.29
52 Cotton 18,722 0.02 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 301 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 9,258 0.01 20,986-55.88
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 865,037 0.89 984,912-12.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,234,730 3.34 24,66813,013.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 291 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 291,512 0.30 210,87538.24
65 Headgear and parts thereof 43,625 0.05 3,6071,109.45
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 735 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 954,197 0.98 860,37110.91
69 Ceramic products 141,085 0.15 13,008984.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 11,169,703 11.52 2,891,948286.23
72 Iron and steel 495,680 0.51 141351,446.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 68,537 0.07 11,545493.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,512 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 29,147 0.03 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 102 0.00 284-64.08
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 173,382 0.18 180,155-3.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 352,590 0.36 14,102,051-97.50
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 3,105,553 3.20 2,036,83352.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 50,802 0.05 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 331,935 0.34 788,934-57.93
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 79,300 0.08 80,310-1.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 937 0.00 681,277.94
SS Classified 25,713 0.03 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia