Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q2 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $66,598,478, up 11.81% ($7,035,158) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $66,116,218, up 14.76% ($8,502,642) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $482,260, down 75.27% ($1,467,484) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $65,633,958, a 17.91% increase ($9,970,126) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 94th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 87th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0477% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0547% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 81st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 74th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0787% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0867% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 136th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 118th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0046% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.63% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (66.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 17.63% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (15.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.95% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (13.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.14% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.20% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.31% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 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 $3,287,955;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,521,852;
- 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 $937,054;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $718,128;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $370,229;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $358,172.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $302,056.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 60,373 | 0.09 | 44,685 | 35.11 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 8,482,196 | 12.83 | 7,764,068 | 9.25 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 15,865 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 806 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,354 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 41,410,367 | 62.63 | 38,122,412 | 8.62 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 80,500 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 119,392 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 14,684 | 0.02 | 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 | 198,768 | 0.30 | 159,739 | 24.43 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 165,000 | 0.25 | 240,600 | -31.42 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 50,579 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 237,624 | 0.36 | 226,542 | 4.89 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 11,271,858 | 17.05 | 8,750,006 | 28.82 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 385,972 | 0.58 | 15,743 | 2,351.71 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 109,230 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,286,726 | 1.95 | 1,588,782 | -19.01 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 7,965 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 623 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 655,535 | 0.99 | 297,363 | 120.45 |
| 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 | 1,054,970 | 1.60 | 117,916 | 794.68 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 230,263 | 0.35 | 272,206 | -15.41 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 133,093 | 0.20 | 5,549 | 2,298.50 |
| SS | Classified | 150,345 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.42% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (99.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 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 $43,215;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $2,341.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,512,650.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 436,260 | 90.46 | 1,948,910 | -77.62 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 43,215 | 8.96 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9 | 0.00 | 53 | -83.02 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 2,341 | 0.49 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 310 | 0.06 | 520 | -40.38 |
| 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 | 115 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 184 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |