Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia totaled $260,594,058, up 4.95% ($12,299,183) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2017 totaled $206,958,187, up 3.36% ($6,727,352) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2017 totaled $53,635,871, up 11.59% ($5,571,831) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2017 was $153,322,316, a 0.76% increase ($1,155,521) over 2016.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 94th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 91st in 2016), accounting for 0.0446% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0531% in 2016).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 84th largest export market in 2017 (down from 79th in 2016), accounting for 0.0580% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0701% in 2016).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 93rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0236% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0264% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.38% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (32.41% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 29.28% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (29.47% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.16% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (9.92% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.90% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (11.61% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.98% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (6.23% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (4.14% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2017 over 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 $3,989,825;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,594,295;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,802,545;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,278,614;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,134,216;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,049,482;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $878,438;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $856,491.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,224,661;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,410,711;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $790,462;
- 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 $685,667.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 3,278 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,738,463 | 1.32 | 2,693,887 | 1.65 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 31,953 | 0.02 | 161,364 | -80.20 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,070,963 | 3.90 | 7,965,945 | 1.32 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 15,182 | 0.01 | 8,592 | 76.70 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 51,853 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 239,006 | 0.12 | 189,277 | 26.27 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 88,678 | 0.04 | 94,839 | -6.50 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,421,534 | 1.65 | 2,926,932 | 16.90 |
10 | Cereals | 188,640 | 0.09 | 247,665 | -23.83 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,790,668 | 3.28 | 6,349,073 | 6.96 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 48,053 | 0.02 | 56,744 | -15.32 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 424 | 0.00 | 807 | -47.46 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 75 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,213,360 | 0.59 | 1,315,173 | -7.74 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 5,500,985 | 2.66 | 5,475,367 | 0.47 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,924,542 | 0.93 | 1,832,901 | 5.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,262,195 | 1.58 | 3,475,714 | -6.14 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,831,343 | 2.33 | 4,608,224 | 4.84 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,191,285 | 1.06 | 2,043,529 | 7.23 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,306,081 | 1.60 | 3,136,523 | 5.41 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,475,505 | 5.06 | 10,645,975 | -1.60 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 628,862 | 0.30 | 603,693 | 4.17 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,842,274 | 3.79 | 11,066,935 | -29.14 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,360,855 | 1.14 | 4,771,566 | -50.52 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 58,228,513 | 28.14 | 54,238,688 | 7.36 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 205,420 | 0.10 | 217,572 | -5.59 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 76,778 | 0.04 | 81,408 | -5.69 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,979,299 | 4.82 | 10,495,234 | -4.92 |
31 | Fertilizers | 455,904 | 0.22 | 968,938 | -52.95 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,753,388 | 0.85 | 2,115,029 | -17.10 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,707,949 | 0.83 | 1,422,718 | 20.05 |
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 | 1,741,303 | 0.84 | 2,048,218 | -14.98 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 113,353 | 0.05 | 104,167 | 8.82 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 55,526 | 0.03 | 52,931 | 4.90 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 2,640 | 0.00 | 11,317 | -76.67 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 801,927 | 0.39 | 597,186 | 34.28 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,340,873 | 2.58 | 4,759,830 | 12.21 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 328,700 | 0.16 | 368,739 | -10.86 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 24,796 | 0.01 | 8,689 | 185.37 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,674,846 | 1.78 | 4,465,308 | -17.70 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 111,386 | 0.05 | 37,078 | 200.41 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 3,024 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,057,015 | 1.96 | 3,178,577 | 27.64 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 625,224 | 0.30 | 610,417 | 2.43 |
52 | Cotton | 6,758 | 0.00 | 1,057 | 539.36 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 9 | 0.00 | 15 | -40.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 75,223 | 0.04 | 61,280 | 22.75 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 3,446 | 0.00 | 955 | 260.84 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 219,642 | 0.11 | 123,692 | 77.57 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 61,826 | 0.03 | 115,608 | -46.52 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 24,945 | 0.01 | 6,926 | 260.16 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 65,192 | 0.03 | 91,495 | -28.75 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,991 | 0.00 | 424 | 369.58 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 25,810 | 0.01 | 31,239 | -17.38 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 83,145 | 0.04 | 104,303 | -20.29 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,338,005 | 0.65 | 288,523 | 363.74 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 72,538 | 0.04 | 58,515 | 23.96 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,913 | 0.00 | 2,544 | 132.43 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 19,100 | 0.01 | 6,270 | 204.63 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 103 | 0.00 | 30 | 243.33 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,241,862 | 0.60 | 1,211,893 | 2.47 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,938,199 | 0.94 | 1,900,982 | 1.96 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 5,765,130 | 2.79 | 4,486,516 | 28.50 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 76,399 | 0.04 | 149,138 | -48.77 |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,624,109 | 3.68 | 6,489,893 | 17.48 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,777,186 | 2.79 | 4,920,695 | 17.41 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 28,354 | 0.01 | 178,873 | -84.15 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,218 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 407,163 | 0.20 | 257,527 | 58.10 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 86 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,856 | 0.00 | 4,019 | -4.06 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 107 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 95,581 | 0.05 | 211,792 | -54.87 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 502,983 | 0.24 | 403,432 | 24.68 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 9,635,507 | 4.66 | 7,041,212 | 36.84 |
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 | 8,345,237 | 4.03 | 9,030,904 | -7.59 |
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 | 7,284 | 0.00 | 509 | 1,331.04 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,020,210 | 1.46 | 1,217,665 | 148.03 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 11,581 | 0.01 | 69,424 | -83.32 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,069,947 | 1.00 | 2,504,299 | -17.34 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 638 | 0.00 | 699 | -8.73 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 482 | 0.00 | 103 | 367.96 |
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 | 2,610,798 | 1.26 | 2,588,749 | 0.85 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 196,860 | 0.10 | 67,107 | 193.35 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 818,071 | 0.40 | 1,038,875 | -21.25 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 6,041 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 258,862 | 0.13 | 107 753 | 140.24 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.13% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (98.96% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,354,956;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $356,021;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $196,767;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $185,656.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $820,777;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $359,487;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $321,133.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 6,237 | 0.01 | 37,825 | -83.51 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 79,040 | 0.15 | 69,093 | 14.40 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 51,224 | 0.10 | 144,327 | -64.51 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,696,550 | 3.16 | 2,056,037 | -17.48 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,474,902 | 4.61 | 3,295,679 | -24.90 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 74,874 | 0.14 | 106,074 | -29.41 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 5,305 | 0.01 | 15,678 | -66.16 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 80,358 | 0.15 | 36,098 | 122.61 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 593,203 | 1.11 | 407,547 | 45.55 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 47,749,428 | 89.03 | 41,394,472 | 15.35 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 356,021 | 0.66 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 945 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,096 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 139,966 | 0.26 | 109,641 | 27.66 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 16,754 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 44,537 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 196,767 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 492 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,809 | -100.00 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,456 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 2,306 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 321,133 | -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 | 6,714 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 9,569 | 0.02 | 45,513 | -78.98 |
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 | 4,950 | -100.00 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,199 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 54,092 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |