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Russian trade with Afghanistan in 2017

February 15, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Afghanistan in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $208,171,508, up 9.31% ($17,732,289) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2017 totaled $205,267,463, up 11.46% ($21,106,956) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2017 were $2,904,045, down 53.75% ($3,374,667) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in 2017 was $202,363,418, a 13.76% increase ($24,481,623) over 2016.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 100th in 2016), accounting for 0.0356% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0407% in 2016).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 85th largest export market in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.0575% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0645% in 2016).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 136th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 124th in 2016), accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0034% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 49.26% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (48.41% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 18.55% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (16.33% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.95% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (21.83% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.39% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (9.51% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.81% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.23% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.18% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan 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 $11,964,247;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7,412,851;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,877,466;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,220,038;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,000,697;
  • 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 $970,096;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $810,019;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $650,042.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2017 over 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 $4,888,739;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $1,552,893.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,090,067 0.53 89,3701,119.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 16,280 0.01 0∞
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 46,800 0.02 18,872147.99
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 33,560,115 16.35 38,448,854-12.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 27,999 0.01 1,580,892-98.23
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 14,752 0.01 46,238-68.10
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 25,582 0.01 18,25140.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 806 0.00 0∞
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,354 0.00 0∞
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 29 0.00 0∞
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 101,108,171 49.26 89,143,92413.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 80,500 0.04 0∞
29 Organic chemicals 1,156,684 0.56 346,665233.66
30 Pharmaceutical products 733,162 0.36 83,120782.05
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,684 0.01 0∞
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 37,009 0.02 10,860240.78
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 932,684 0.45 1,246,859-25.20
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 70 0.00 0∞
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 983,750 0.48 1,181,430-16.73
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 673,762 0.33 283,576137.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 62,796 0.03 1,0236,038.42
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,093,273 0.53 949,46415.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 37,389,657 18.22 29,976,80624.73
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 686,431 0.33 89,409667.74
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,699 0.00 1,005367.56
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 273 0.00 0∞
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 20 0.00 0∞
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 29,810 0.01 8103,580.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 360 0.00 0∞
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,552 0.00 0∞
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 109,392 0.05 128,131-14.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 429 0.00 0∞
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,164 0.00 10,128-19.39
69 Ceramic products 319,919 0.16 0∞
70 Glass and glassware 59 0.00 0∞
72 Iron and steel 19,170,980 9.34 17,293,51410.86
73 Articles of iron or steel 96,313 0.05 212,748-54.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 74 0.00 510-85.49
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,500 0.00 0∞
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 56 0.00 0∞
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,182 0.00 0∞
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,187,839 1.07 967,801126.06
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 1,321,588 0.64 351,492275.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 938,171 0.46 802,38816.92
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 178,961 0.09 57,541211.01
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 334 0.00 28616.78
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 18,200 0.01 0∞
SS Classified 1,136,171 0.55 818 54038.80

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.33% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (99.37% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.75% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.03% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $207,450;
  • 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 $99,811;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $57,803.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan 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 $4,217,366;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $66,571;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $32,545.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,767,042 60.85 5,984,408-70.47
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 188,220 6.48 254,791-26.13
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 430-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19 0.00 105-81.90
40 Rubber and articles thereof 92 0.00 13607.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,341 0.08 34,886-93.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 120 0.00 0∞
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 1,076-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,567 0.05 93068.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 209,078 7.20 1,62812,742.63
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 99,823 3.44 12831,758.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 184 0.01 383-51.96
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,300 0.11 0∞
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 57,853 1.99 50115,606.00
SS Classified 574,406 19.78 0∞

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