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Russian trade in goods with Abkhazia in Q2 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 Abkhazia in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia was $55,962,456, down 15.69% ($10,410,676) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $43,073,341, down 20.41% ($11,046,825) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $12,889,115, up 5.19% ($636,149) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $30,184,226, a 27.90% decrease ($11,682,974) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Abkhazia was Russia’s 94th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 95th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0327% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0475% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Abkhazia was Russia’s 92nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 84th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0391% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0644% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Abkhazia was Russia’s 91st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 92nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0212% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0220% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia

The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.28% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (32.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.55% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (32.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.32% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (10.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.29% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (8.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.26% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (5.26% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.28% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (4.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.66% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (0.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $827,901;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $264,506;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $185,429;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $161,841;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $147,785;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $142,182.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $9,420,400;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $849,578;
  • 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 $785,737;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $452,428;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $378,714;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $300,078;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $273,482;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $240,560;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $221,941;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $137,820;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $135,666.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 2,238-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 733,070 1.70 628,33116.67
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 82,539 0.19 3,2462,442.79
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,720,853 4.00 1,678,1422.55
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,055 0.01 3,876-21.18
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 705 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 37,615 0.09 32,78014.75
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 321 0.00 17,486-98.16
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 981,858 2.28 857,91714.45
10 Cereals 25,776 0.06 40,953-37.06
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,640,797 3.81 1,914,279-14.29
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 43,220 0.10 22,16694.98
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 9 0.00 22-59.09
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 301,047 0.70 400,863-24.90
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,307,017 3.03 1,232,5736.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 450,194 1.05 519,389-13.32
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 707,514 1.64 742,194-4.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,185,965 2.75 1,228,337-3.45
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 736,742 1.71 747,255-1.41
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,324,759 3.08 1,139,33016.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,379,118 7.85 4,228,696-20.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 137,249 0.32 121,88112.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,688,780 3.92 2,067,494-18.32
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 437,594 1.02 543,810-19.53
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,550,802 17.53 16,971,202-55.51
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 71,445 0.17 38,95283.42
29 Organic chemicals 26,102 0.06 29,284-10.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,232,381 5.18 2,472,941-9.73
31 Fertilizers 170,649 0.40 66,559156.39
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 404,287 0.94 542,107-25.42
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 412,926 0.96 395,7324.34
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 500,936 1.16 477,0265.01
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 21,074 0.05 38,104-44.69
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 30 0.00 55,494-99.95
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,776 0.00 1,6865.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 383,712 0.89 371,8523.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 997,953 2.32 1,074,372-7.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 84,128 0.20 63,67032.13
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 277 0.00 305-9.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 877,273 2.04 1,329,701-34.02
45 Cork and articles of cork 115,376 0.27 17,387563.58
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,068,727 2.48 906,88617.85
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 212,875 0.49 208,0162.34
52 Cotton 45,841 0.11 14032,643.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 279,883 0.65 15,3771,720.14
55 Man-made staple fibers 374 0.00 2,012-81.41
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 34,604 0.08 36,031-3.96
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,002 0.00 1,53630.34
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 13,226 0.03 1,559748.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 39,707 0.09 12,280223.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 124,552 0.29 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 26,448 0.06 7,531251.19
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 24,331 0.06 25,618-5.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 103,386 0.24 70,96245.69
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,615 0.02 36,202-76.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,174 0.01 4,06627.25
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,289 0.01 4131,422.76
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 230 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 274,239 0.64 291,822-6.03
69 Ceramic products 308,175 0.72 530,116-41.87
70 Glass and glassware 1,325,301 3.08 1,443,334-8.18
72 Iron and steel 1,345,810 3.12 1,645,888-18.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 900,492 2.09 964,352-6.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,585 0.03 9,79448.92
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 92,081 0.21 36,596151.61
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 86-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 38,404 0.09 33,44114.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 307,051 0.71 159,26692.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,813,320 4.21 1,948,986-6.96
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 1,324,016 3.07 2,109,753-37.24
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 49,479 0.11 1,0434,643.91
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 891,464 2.07 63,5631,302.49
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,014 0.01 8,491-52.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 348,178 0.81 205,99669.02
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 38-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 271-100.00
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 925,759 2.15 852,8318.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 37,698 0.09 36,2553.98
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 257,227 0.60 247,3254.00
SS Classified 42,851 0.10 82 658-48.16

Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia

The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.10% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (99.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.55% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.50% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $684,131;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $193,940;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $176,287;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $92,780.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $308,360;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $141,711.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 6,237-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,138,425 8.83 454,294150.59
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 3,054-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 562 0.00 18,819-97.01
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 8,057-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 122,758 0.95 134,039-8.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 11,124,839 86.31 11,433,199-2.70
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 141,711-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 193,940 1.50 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,096-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,319 0.13 30,250-46.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 16,754-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,205 0.18 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 176,287 1.37 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,456-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 92,780 0.72 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia