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Russian trade with Georgia 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 Georgia in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $241,565,792, up 9.38% ($20,709,231) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $171,737,200, up 4.60% ($7,549,442) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $69,828,592, up 23.22% ($13,159,789) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $101,908,608, a 5.22% decrease ($5,610,347) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Georgia was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1773% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1689% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Georgia was Russia’s 61st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 58th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2048% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1992% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Georgia was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 64th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1332% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1172% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 38.49% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (48.86% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.09% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (8.87% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.22% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (24.48% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.61% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (8.47% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.79% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (1.80% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.73% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.98% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $12,518,810;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $6,295,311;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,407,485;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,265,604;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,730,130;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,679,018;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,614,724;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,392,778;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,359,974;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,286,985;
  • 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) - an increase of $1,024,715;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $931,526;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $634,738;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $615,610;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $573,267.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $9,251,969;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $6,672,530;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $5,300,096;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $3,229,400;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,945,008;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $1,520,527;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,237,489;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $988,896.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 296,489 0.17 3,4148,584.50
02 Meat and edible meat offal 5,588 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 314,435 0.18 21,1981,383.32
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,171,955 0.68 1,155,3481.44
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 260 0.00 2600.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 35,956 0.02 16,672115.67
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 39,429 0.02 219,528-82.04
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 6,706 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,047,496 0.61 676,91054.75
10 Cereals 26,056,014 15.17 35,307,983-26.20
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,531,394 0.89 4,760,794-67.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 530,109 0.31 356,28748.79
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 8,187,589 4.77 9,176,485-10.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,341,312 0.78 1,390,507-3.54
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,461,450 0.85 826,71276.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7,770,002 4.52 6,090,98427.57
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,555,725 3.24 4,982,45811.51
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 561,758 0.33 416,60934.84
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,316,945 3.68 4,956,97127.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,255,810 1.31 1,324,28470.34
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,006,814 0.59 1,266,136-20.48
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 603,878 0.35 7,276,408-91.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 16,648 0.01 170,812-90.25
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 3,297-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 34,714,942 20.21 40,015,038-13.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,373,312 0.80 1,334,9442.87
29 Organic chemicals 185,223 0.11 56,832225.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,770,327 2.78 3,377,54941.24
31 Fertilizers 634,240 0.37 493,45828.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 505,375 0.29 646,881-21.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,668,857 2.14 1,938,72789.24
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 2,772,526 1.61 1,747,81158.63
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 81,227 0.05 165,640-50.96
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 132,440 0.08 113,41716.77
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,019,835 0.59 935,2829.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,579,288 0.92 1,439,4629.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,498,993 0.87 1,653,258-9.33
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 58,925 0.03 7,265711.08
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 21 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,172,592 2.43 1,906,988118.81
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 8 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,417 0.01 14,035-25.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,193,448 1.28 906,463141.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 127,568 0.07 127,978-0.32
52 Cotton 19,558 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 126 0.00 48,752-99.74
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 37,636 0.02 32,05417.41
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 451 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 45 0.00 118-61.86
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 64,761 0.04 66,191-2.16
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 266,858 0.16 209,36027.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 129,813 0.08 178,126-27.12
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 87,742 0.05 95,630-8.25
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 523,997 0.31 689,950-24.05
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,559 0.00 14,294-75.10
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 519 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 578 0.00 61847.54
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 923,897 0.54 850,5718.62
69 Ceramic products 521,715 0.30 463,76412.50
70 Glass and glassware 2,146,816 1.25 2,256,065-4.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 23,898 0.01 39,940-40.17
72 Iron and steel 1,543,821 0.90 3,488,829-55.75
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,002,707 0.58 2,240,196-55.24
74 Copper and articles thereof 90,836 0.05 388,198-76.60
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 58,005 0.03 137,919-57.94
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,187 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,168 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8,870 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 166,620 0.10 65,908152.81
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 100,777 0.06 209,704-51.94
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,594,517 3.26 3,187,03275.54
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 18,621,003 10.84 6,102,193205.15
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 189,119 0.11 1,709,646-88.94
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,503,333 2.62 2,888,60955.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,295,311 3.67 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,012,903 0.59 676,37749.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,047 0.00 2,42425.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 335-100.00
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 610,567 0.36 255,693138.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 94,085 0.05 62,74349.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,066,045 0.62 450,435136.67
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,115 0.00 0
SS Classified 406,869 0.24 95 533325.89

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 76.39% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (86.33% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.05% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (10.25% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.89% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.87% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,370,791;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $7,514,310;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $761,183;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $449,448;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $390,940.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia 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) - a decrease of $3,177,716;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,063,028;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $303,970.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 100,463 0.14 102,489-1.98
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 17,884 0.03 11162,481.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,295,138 1.85 533,955142.56
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 12,975,525 18.58 16,153,241-19.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 928,991 1.33 538,05172.66
10 Cereals 2,970 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 37,250 0.05 153,280-75.70
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1,392-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 10,259 0.01 17,038-39.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 56,609 0.08 26021,672.69
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 165,603 0.24 1,228,631-86.52
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 121,116 0.17 83,11545.72
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 37,624,411 53.88 30,110,10124.96
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,400 0.01 1784,619.10
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 92,181 0.13 396,151-76.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 530,885 0.76 665,626-20.24
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 122 0.00 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 200,438 0.29 162,14523.62
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 222,134 0.32 82,618168.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,491 0.01 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 400 0.00 1,561-74.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,805 0.01 4601,161.96
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 17,876 0.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,393 0.03 30,928-37.30
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 27 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 31 0.00 89-65.17
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,790 0.01 174,732-94.40
54 Man-made filaments 8,239 0.01 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 480 0.00 828-42.03
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 230 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 86,720 0.12 176,129-50.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 81,014 0.12 89,691-9.67
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 117,018 0.17 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 55 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 33,059 0.05 12,300168.77
69 Ceramic products 263 0.00 1,453-81.90
70 Glass and glassware 2,405 0.00 2,887-16.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 28,576 0.04 0
72 Iron and steel 14,112,460 20.21 5,741,669145.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 138,511 0.20 63,498118.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 755 0.00 2,629-71.28
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 45 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 162 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 449,479 0.64 311,449,832.26
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 60,496 0.09 53,52413.03
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 195,867 0.28 52,280274.65
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 0.00 246-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 67 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,357 0.00 2,2425.13
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 102 0.00 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 11,040 0.02 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 7-100.00
SS Classified 50,000 0.07 33 33749.98
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia