Russian trade in goods with Syria in Q3 2018
November 17, 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 Syria in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Syria
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Syria totaled $76,533,651, up 32.85% ($18,922,676) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $76,335,424, up 34.38% ($19,528,219) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $198,227, down 75.34% ($605,543) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $76,137,197, a 35.95% increase ($20,133,762) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Syria was Russia’s 90th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 95th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0445% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0394% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Syria was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 83rd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0680% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0666% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Syria was Russia’s 142nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 132nd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0013% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Syria
The major share of Russian exports to Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 27.95% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (14.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.53% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (40.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.02% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (0.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (3.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.15% of Russia’s total exports to Syria (10.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $13,170,653;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $3,164,148;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,972,234;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $448,248;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $387,131;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $311,541.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $6,861,075;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $5,222,625;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,736,343;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $862,095;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $532,852.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 448,248 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 12,039,970 | 15.77 | 15,776,313 | -23.68 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 22,833 | 0.03 | 2,699 | 745.98 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,164,148 | 4.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 317 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 148,023 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 14,937 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 6,861,075 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 308,842 | 0.40 | 183,684 | 68.14 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 120,340 | 0.16 | 88 | 136,650.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 29,710 | 0.04 | 588 | 4,952.72 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 79 | 0.00 | 25,352 | -99.69 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 466,706 | 0.61 | 155,165 | 200.78 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1 | 0.00 | 82 | -98.78 |
| 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 | 42 | 0.00 | 80 | -47.50 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3 | 0.00 | 54 | -94.44 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 5,222,625 | -100.00 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 602 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 16,813 | 0.02 | 56,080 | -70.02 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 172,435 | 0.23 | 385,965 | -55.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 70,613 | 0.09 | 171,393 | -58.80 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 188 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,121,745 | 5.40 | 4,059,712 | 1.53 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,253 | 0.00 | 89,338 | -98.60 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 17,212,690 | 22.55 | 4,042,037 | 325.84 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 538 | 0.00 | 101 | 432.67 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 33 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 283 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,161 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,646 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 189 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 293 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 7,115 | 0.01 | 225 | 3,062.22 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 15 | 0.00 | 27,108 | -99.94 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 161 | 0.00 | 1,686 | -90.45 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 387,131 | 0.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 128,532 | 0.17 | 3,568 | 3,502.35 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,516,623 | 3.30 | 544,389 | 362.28 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 189 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 770 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 37,114 | 0.05 | 145 | 25,495.86 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 776 | 0.00 | 11,326 | -93.15 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 315,920 | 0.41 | 848,772 | -62.78 |
| 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 | 227,445 | 0.30 | 22,441 | 913.52 |
| 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 | 14,419 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 353,745 | 0.46 | 1,215,840 | -70.91 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,087 | 0.01 | 19,763 | -79.32 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 102 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 24,613 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,394 | 0.00 | 2,531 | -44.92 |
| SS | Classified | 34,111,775 | 44.69 | 16 913 543 | 101.68 |
Russia’s Imports from Syria
The major share of Russian imports from Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.64% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (94.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.91% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (0.33% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Syria (4.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery (HS code 58) - an increase of $15,365;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $6,325;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2,699;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,413;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $862.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Syria in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $520,764;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $42,515;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $34,189;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $15,126;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $6,941;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $3,744;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $3,185;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,671;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,359;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $1,135.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 102,535 | 51.73 | 623,299 | -83.55 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 32,830 | 16.56 | 30,131 | 8.96 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 36,757 | 18.54 | 30,432 | 20.78 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,744 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 15,126 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 42,515 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,122 | 3.59 | 10,307 | -30.90 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,413 | 1.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 6,941 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 23 | 0.01 | 26 | -11.54 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 862 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 34,189 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,671 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 15,365 | 7.75 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 320 | 0.16 | 2,679 | -88.06 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,135 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 568 | -100.00 |