Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q4 2017
February 13, 2018
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 Afghanistan in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $32,134,686, down 33.84% ($16,435,110) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $30,580,677, down 35.89% ($17,117,193) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $1,554,009, up 78.23% ($682,083) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $29,026,668, a 38.01% decrease ($17,799,276) over the 4th quarter of 2016.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 100th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0192% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0356% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 94th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 83rd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0297% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0569% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 123rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 127th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0024% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0017% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 31.39% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (35.18% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 27.30% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (18.01% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.87% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (23.22% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.79% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (18.15% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.67% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.30% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.71% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.31% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $543,302;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $466,369;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $439,915;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $192,002;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $178,330.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $6,017,166;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $5,916,421;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,995,697;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $1,550,155;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $267,075;
- 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) - a decrease of $220,677;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $112,860.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 466,369 | 1.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 13,832 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 9,132,694 | 29.86 | 15,149,860 | -39.72 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 1,550,155 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 46,238 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 18,251 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,160,108 | 16.87 | 11,076,529 | -53.41 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 786,581 | 2.57 | 346,666 | 126.90 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 208,030 | 0.68 | 29,700 | 600.44 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 10,860 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 124,705 | 0.41 | 345,382 | -63.89 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 412,500 | 1.35 | 525,360 | -21.48 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 543,302 | 1.78 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,023 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 271,047 | 0.89 | 314,720 | -13.88 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 8,259,069 | 27.01 | 8,526,144 | -3.13 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 83,738 | 0.27 | 61,264 | 36.68 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,661 | 0.02 | 1,005 | 363.78 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 810 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,552 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 52,500 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,098 | 0.02 | 10,128 | -49.66 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,549,082 | 11.61 | 8,544,779 | -58.46 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 54,879 | 0.18 | 109,563 | -49.91 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 510 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 605,648 | 1.98 | 413,646 | 46.42 |
| 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 | 61,596 | 0.20 | 67,504 | -8.75 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 144,693 | 0.47 | 143,627 | 0.74 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16,827 | 0.06 | 498 | 3,278.92 |
| 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 | 286 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 687,498 | 2.25 | 337 030 | 103.99 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.35% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (98.57% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.06% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.02% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.01% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (1.32% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $130,344;
- 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 $88,934;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $57,853.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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 $98,604;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $25,070;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $11,490.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 718,263 | 46.22 | 816,867 | -12.07 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 17,500 | 1.13 | 42,570 | -58.89 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 13 | -38.46 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 11,490 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 120 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 81 | 0.01 | 777 | -89.58 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 130,365 | 8.39 | 21 | 620,685.71 |
| 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 | 88,946 | 5.72 | 12 | 741,116.67 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 175 | 0.01 | 156 | 12.18 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 3,300 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 57,853 | 3.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 537,398 | 34.58 | 0 | ∞ |