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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q1 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 Georgia in the first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $337,629,494, up 55.35% ($120,298,391) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $259,892,743, up 93.54% ($125,609,084) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $77,736,751, down 6.39% ($5,310,693) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $182,155,992, a 255.52% increase ($130,919,777) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Georgia was Russia’s 57th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 61st in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2142% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1691% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 56th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 60th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2523% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1611% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 58th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1423% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1837% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 26.42% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (35.14% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.61% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (32.32% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.17% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.29% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.92% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.07% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.46% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (2.73% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.23% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $10,164,889;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $10,139,530;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,264,352;
  • 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 $4,508,376;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,026,180;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,095,426;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,970,037;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,760,631;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,539,659;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,473,687;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $1,458,277;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,294,558;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,111,350;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,083,878;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,068,029;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $872,471;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $810,559.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 1,777,970 0.68 319,693456.15
02 Meat and edible meat offal 17,262 0.01 30,253-42.94
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 315,697 0.12 315,4080.09
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,529,219 0.59 1,075,83842.14
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,807 0.00 2601,748.85
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 27,830 0.01 32,852-15.29
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 124,093 0.05 95,22730.31
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 190,889 0.07 53435,647.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 912,802 0.35 616,97347.95
10 Cereals 25,603,907 9.85 15,464,37765.57
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,631,274 0.63 1,831,107-10.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 999,782 0.38 555,34380.03
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 107 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 36 0.00 123-70.73
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,649,758 3.33 7,110,09921.65
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 685,297 0.26 707,627-3.16
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,353,561 0.52 2,111,303-35.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,254,746 2.02 3,284,70959.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,712,226 2.58 5,238,53928.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 550,698 0.21 479,57314.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,919,280 2.28 4,835,40222.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,983,149 1.15 2,110,67841.34
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,189,582 0.46 832,64242.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,236,173 0.86 140,7471,488.79
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 27,171 0.01 15,90870.80
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 53,547,689 20.60 43,382,80023.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,535,621 0.98 774,990227.18
29 Organic chemicals 233,192 0.09 77,056202.63
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,981,886 1.15 2,295,85329.88
31 Fertilizers 1,223,918 0.47 744,03864.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 555,928 0.21 367,12051.43
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,006,562 1.54 4,022,351-0.39
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 2,003,670 0.77 1,898,7435.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 59,144 0.02 49,81018.74
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 124,680 0.05 127,158-1.95
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 364 0.00 3,783-90.38
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 565,678 0.22 550,0122.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,748,430 1.06 1,680,40163.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 946,582 0.36 926,5032.17
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 107,626 0.04 62,95770.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,916,572 1.51 2,805,22239.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 21,206 0.01 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,120 0.00 383192.43
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 7,068 0.00 6,10515.77
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,067,701 0.80 1,380,66149.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 143,907 0.06 142,2331.18
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,755 0.00 0
52 Cotton 3,307 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 613 0.00 97531.96
54 Man-made filaments 15,479 0.01 12,68522.03
55 Man-made staple fibers 179 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 43,738 0.02 19,661122.46
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,440 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 374 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 11,074 0.00 7181,442.34
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 771,308 0.30 425,43781.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 704,611 0.27 271,987159.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 63,522 0.02 50,06126.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 396,126 0.15 276,02743.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 30,919 0.01 17,01981.67
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,146 0.00 1,305-12.18
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,759 0.00 811240.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,016,414 0.39 784,86229.50
69 Ceramic products 668,287 0.26 470,10142.16
70 Glass and glassware 2,500,028 0.96 1,777,00440.69
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 86,429 0.03 8,808881.26
72 Iron and steel 3,589,863 1.38 2,295,30556.40
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,578,798 1.38 552,618547.61
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,046,942 0.40 236,383342.90
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 301,072 0.12 385,598-21.92
79 Zinc and articles thereof 21,163 0.01 37,346-43.33
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,392 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 110,712 0.04 90,12322.85
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 347,051 0.13 74,815363.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,909,512 4.97 3,645,160254.15
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 15,849,671 6.10 11,341,29539.75
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 214,194 0.08 43,590391.38
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,594,097 0.61 926,18072.12
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 255,458 0.10 30,070749.54
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 798,177 0.31 517,95354.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,092 0.00 13,587-47.80
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 844,586 0.32 403,471109.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 399,987 0.15 130,794205.81
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 624,659 0.24 825,659-24.34
SS Classified 64,581,949 24.85 113 73556,682.83

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.17% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (53.58% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 32.38% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (44.11% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.33% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.80% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $4,456,951;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,448,190;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $678,279;
  • 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 $626,992;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $574,494.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $11,357,691;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,697,395;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $521,000.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,120 0.01 44,403-79.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,439,027 3.14 1,864,53330.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,715,750 3.49 4,413,145-38.46
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,055,945 1.36 1,119,215-5.65
10 Cereals 678,279 0.87 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,509,300 1.94 61,1102,369.81
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 8,308 0.01 4761,645.38
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 23,302 0.03 18,86523.52
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,618 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 207,447 0.27 216,855-4.34
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 117,890 0.15 97,52520.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 41,117,259 52.89 36,660,30812.16
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,539 0.01 94,831-87.83
26 Ores, slag and ash 408,774 0.53 357,16614.45
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 197,091 0.25 49,360299.29
29 Organic chemicals 102,000 0.13 160,045-36.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 29,675 0.04 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 677-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 233,705 0.30 177,86131.40
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 523 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,066-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,244 0.01 1,945221.03
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,628 0.01 1552,885.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11 0.00 155-92.90
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 24,744 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,062 0.00 872136.47
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 47,223 0.06 2,4281,844.93
54 Man-made filaments 13,174 0.02 18,674-29.45
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 261,850 0.34 147,85577.10
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 125,925 0.16 124,7360.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 125,400 0.16 40,032213.25
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 29,808-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 54,991 0.07 31,12376.69
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 4,106-100.00
72 Iron and steel 24,824,958 31.93 36,182,649-31.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 52,716 0.07 9875,241.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 115 0.00 43167.44
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 45-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 383 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 289,461 0.37 445,731-35.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 63,570 0.08 13,110384.90
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 753,141 0.97 126,149497.02
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 521,000-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 218,539 0.28 95322,831.69
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 17,447-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 64 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia