Russian trade in goods with South Ossetia in Q2 2017
August 17, 2017
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with South Ossetia in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia was $12,576,508, down 12.01% ($1,717,347) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $9,303,484, down 15.11% ($1,655,407) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $3,273,024, down 1.86% ($61,940) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $6,030,460, a 20.90% decrease ($1,593,467) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
South Ossetia was Russia’s 126th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 117th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0131% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 106th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0111% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0165% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 110th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 106th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0059% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0079% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia
The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia 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) - 29.40% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (20.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.01% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (27.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 17.24% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (7.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.74% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (19.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.00% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.84% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (9.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.59% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (2.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $743,459;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $583,455;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $77,389;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $62,035;
- 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 $56,278;
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - an increase of $40,580;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $40,547;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $37,731;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $33,706;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $29,339.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,351,547;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $954,085;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $273,271;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $238,398;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $227,545;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $191,246;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $106,325;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $65,424;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $61,114;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $55,445;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $47,760.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 87,858 | 0.94 | 10,469 | 739.22 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 708 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 131,248 | 1.41 | 105,572 | 24.32 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 29,121 | 0.31 | 17,365 | 67.70 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 640 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,891 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,392 | 0.05 | 1,448 | 203.31 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 317,276 | 3.41 | 335,354 | -5.39 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 21,307 | 0.23 | 82,421 | -74.15 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 17,524 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 60,903 | 0.65 | 67,134 | -9.28 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 95,533 | 1.03 | 74,042 | 29.03 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 31,745 | 0.34 | 55,148 | -42.44 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 40,064 | 0.43 | 20,252 | 97.83 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 8,473 | 0.09 | 242 | 3,401.24 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 665,306 | 7.15 | 713,066 | -6.70 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 696 | 0.01 | 1,202 | -42.10 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 621,860 | 6.68 | 1,575,945 | -60.54 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 12,050 | 0.13 | 77,474 | -84.45 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,722,717 | 29.27 | 2,139,262 | 27.27 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 6,598 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 140,527 | 1.51 | 78,492 | 79.03 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 31,507 | 0.34 | 14,827 | 112.50 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,690 | 0.04 | 50 | 7,280.00 |
| 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 | 28,255 | 0.30 | 4,708 | 500.15 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,342 | 0.03 | 1,042 | 124.76 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 77 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 20,000 | 0.21 | 21,587 | -7.35 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 165,178 | 1.78 | 220,623 | -25.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 353,017 | 3.79 | 626,288 | -43.63 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 115 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,418 | 0.05 | 242,816 | -98.18 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 50,539 | 0.54 | 24,594 | 105.49 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 27 | 0.00 | 26,604 | -99.90 |
| 52 | Cotton | 1,436,999 | 15.45 | 693,540 | 107.20 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 2,576 | 0.03 | 40 | 6,340.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 32,833 | 0.35 | 28,926 | 13.51 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 24,498 | 0.26 | 1,210 | 1,924.63 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3,425 | 0.04 | 2,290 | 49.56 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 94,788 | 1.02 | 54,208 | 74.86 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 445 | 0.00 | 3 | 14,733.33 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 7,381 | 0.08 | 2,546 | 189.91 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 482 | 0.01 | 419 | 15.04 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 268 | 0.00 | 311 | -13.83 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 775 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 158 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 91 | 0.00 | 18 | 405.56 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 208,194 | 2.24 | 314,519 | -33.81 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 84,657 | 0.91 | 91,509 | -7.49 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 29,432 | 0.32 | 93 | 31,547.31 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 56,278 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 241,403 | 2.59 | 432,649 | -44.20 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 394,591 | 4.24 | 622,136 | -36.57 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,821 | 0.09 | 887 | 894.48 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 19,641 | 0.21 | 15,903 | 23.50 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 37,731 | 0.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,757 | 0.02 | 2,697 | -34.85 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 25,672 | 0.28 | 12,576 | 104.13 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 380,647 | 4.09 | 1,732,194 | -78.03 |
| 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 | 229,888 | 2.47 | 208,508 | 10.25 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 157,915 | 1.70 | 147,797 | 6.85 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 44,926 | 0.48 | 11,220 | 300.41 |
| 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 | 22,649 | 0.24 | 25,631 | -11.63 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 52,093 | 0.56 | 11,546 | 351.18 |
| SS | Classified | 28,356 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia
The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 98.10% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (96.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (1.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.09% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (1.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $18,877.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 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 $47,774;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $18,906;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $16,506.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22,346 | 0.68 | 3,469 | 544.16 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,210,800 | 98.10 | 3,229,706 | -0.59 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 36,957 | 1.13 | 53,463 | -30.87 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,921 | 0.09 | 552 | 429.17 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 47,774 | -100.00 |