Russian trade with Iraq in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $916,810,109, down 49.26% ($890,232,115) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2016 were $916,810,100, down 49.26% ($890,108,378) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2016 were $9, down 99.99% ($123,737) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in 2016 was $916,810,091, a 49.26% decrease ($889,984,641) over 2015.
Iraq was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 45th in 2015), accounting for 0.1960% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3434% in 2015).
Iraq was Russia’s 48th largest export market in 2016 (down from 39th in 2015), accounting for 0.3211% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5259% in 2015).
Iraq was Russia’s 233rd largest supplier in 2016 (down from 164th in 2015), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0001% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.76% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (10.24% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.12% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.81% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.74% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (1.33% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.64% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (0.59% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,964,234;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,575,977;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,560,315;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,942,172.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $46,866,065;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $41,573,254;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $30,798,007;
- 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 $22,185,131;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $9,709,564;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $5,262,375;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,096,867;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $4,452,303.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 12,640 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,687,898 | 0.29 | 57,420 | 4,581.12 |
10 | Cereals | 4,569,432 | 0.50 | 9,117 | 50,019.91 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 15,788 | 0.00 | 524,348 | -96.99 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 497,492 | 0.05 | 9,385 | 5,200.93 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 91,102 | 0.01 | 3,078 | 2,859.78 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 751,032 | 0.08 | 59,653 | 1,159.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 320,662 | 0.03 | 248,512 | 29.03 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 360,433 | 0.04 | 432,388 | -16.64 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 14,914,407 | 1.63 | 9,338,430 | 59.71 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 519 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,265,383 | 0.79 | 11,717,686 | -38.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 14,285 | 0.00 | 783 | 1,724.39 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 60,800 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,952,050 | 0.32 | 9,878 | 29,785.10 |
31 | Fertilizers | 70,455 | 0.01 | 234,644 | -69.97 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 8,867 | 0.00 | 34,125 | -74.02 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 45,051 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 329,089 | 0.04 | 503,493 | -34.64 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 29,107 | 0.00 | 381 | 7,539.63 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 9,709,564 | -100.00 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 384 | 0.00 | 1,141 | -66.35 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 217,009 | 0.02 | 686,336 | -68.38 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 95,671 | 0.01 | 1,911,116 | -94.99 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 309,787 | 0.03 | 1,328,707 | -76.69 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,326 | 0.00 | 18,516 | -33.43 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 24,073,680 | 2.63 | 23,160,645 | 3.94 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 867,636 | 0.09 | 892,197 | -2.75 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 143,162 | 0.02 | 10 | 1,431,520.00 |
52 | Cotton | 172 | 0.00 | 10,060 | -98.29 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 31 | 0.00 | 174 | -82.18 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 98 | 0.00 | 294 | -66.67 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 42,409 | 0.00 | 27,195 | 55.94 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 229,853 | 0.03 | 476,885 | -51.80 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,627 | 0.00 | 44,741 | -87.42 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 623 | 0.00 | 144,486 | -99.57 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 106,140 | 0.01 | 160,895 | -34.03 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 304 | 0.00 | 37,873 | -99.20 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 234,000 | 0.03 | 8,468 | 2,663.34 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 324 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 5,262,375 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 54,152 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 148,865 | 0.02 | 179,504 | -17.07 |
72 | Iron and steel | 31,988,244 | 3.49 | 20,024,010 | 59.75 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,049,821 | 0.44 | 9,146,688 | -55.72 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,583,794 | 0.17 | 2,804,191 | -43.52 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4,466 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 9,250 | 0.00 | 70,746 | -86.93 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 25 | 0.00 | 108 | -76.85 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,208 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 19,843 | 0.00 | 336,038 | -94.10 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 81,423 | 0.01 | 286,384 | -71.57 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 10,757,991 | 1.17 | 52,331,245 | -79.44 |
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 | 25,815,003 | 2.82 | 48,000,134 | -46.22 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 428,606 | 0.05 | 47,294,671 | -99.09 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 13,750 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,678,572 | 0.73 | 37,476,579 | -82.18 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 551 | -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 | 286,029 | 0.03 | 883,615 | -67.63 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 57 | 0.00 | 65,354 | -99.91 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 26,248 | 0.00 | 9,285 | 182.69 |
SS | Classified | 773,541,983 | 84.37 | 1 520 923 418 | -49.14 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.33% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (24.71% in 2015).
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (4.37% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $6;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $18,935;
- 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 $9,027;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $5,410;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,312;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $400;
- 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 $350;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $300;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $200;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $200;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $190.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,410 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 400 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 190 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,312 | -100.00 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,027 | -100.00 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 300 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 18,935 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 350 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 86 422 | -100.00 |