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Russian trade in goods with Azerbaijan in Q4 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 Azerbaijan in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan totaled $750,154,174, up 1.02% ($7,577,143) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $495,269,562, down 4.25% ($21,989,777) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $254,884,612, up 13.12% ($29,566,920) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $240,384,950, a 17.66% decrease ($51,556,697) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 43rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4015% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4443% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 40th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 38th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3978% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5029% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 38th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 42nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4088% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3505% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.95% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (35.26% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.12% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (23.06% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.82% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (14.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.44% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (9.28% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.95% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (9.10% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.45% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (4.31% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $28,984,403;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $13,337,052;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,065,751;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $5,718,233;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,307,506;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,229,266;
  • 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 $2,247,519;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,141,456;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,033,164;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,911,513.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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) - a decrease of $52,012,932;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $40,556,689;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $14,537,428;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,425,033;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $4,638,123;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,465,875;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,384,253;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $2,312,772;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,666,772;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,540,739.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 2,149,570 0.43 1,977,0288.73
02 Meat and edible meat offal 487,603 0.10 2,800,375-82.59
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,315,923 0.47 1,114,183107.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,866,345 0.58 2,639,0998.61
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,366 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 24,942 0.01 28,375-12.10
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,803,566 0.77 2,622,16445.05
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 56,417 0.01 125,747-55.13
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,147,679 0.23 1,174,581-2.29
10 Cereals 32,404,764 6.54 72,961,453-55.59
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,918,755 0.59 3,419,450-14.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 693,897 0.14 1,596,827-56.55
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 14,775 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 15,745 0.00 27,035-41.76
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,809,088 3.80 23,447,211-19.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,521,216 0.91 5,370,811-15.82
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,577,306 0.72 18,114,734-80.25
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,975,013 2.62 11,527,55712.56
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 10,698,445 2.16 8,786,93221.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,971,258 0.40 1,818,4728.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,090,831 1.63 8,144,876-0.66
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,993,646 0.60 3,331,885-10.15
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,796,929 0.56 2,624,2306.58
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,292,028 0.66 8,717,061-62.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,882,980 0.38 1,833,0092.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 159,242 0.03 105,63750.74
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 20,006,999 4.04 20,370,361-1.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,860,089 1.18 3,612,57062.21
29 Organic chemicals 380,039 0.08 498,860-23.82
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,204,981 1.66 6,978,17017.58
31 Fertilizers 11,083,509 2.24 9,050,34522.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,018,352 0.21 857,66218.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,053,290 1.42 6,826,8443.32
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 5,474,924 1.11 4,389,64824.72
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 396,822 0.08 177,218123.92
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,630,959 0.33 652,291150.04
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 505 0.00 71611.27
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,055,164 0.62 3,500,266-12.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,897,804 2.00 6,668,53848.43
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,151,274 1.04 3,864,08933.31
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 53,602 0.01 48,59110.31
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 53 0.00 513.92
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 49,280,255 9.95 35,943,20337.11
45 Cork and articles of cork 6,287 0.00 1,277392.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 546 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,957 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 16,755,369 3.38 11,447,86346.36
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 531,968 0.11 624,987-14.88
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 13,240 0.00 0
52 Cotton 144,273 0.03 191,676-24.73
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,798 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 222,096 0.04 114,75293.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 114,134 0.02 210,076-45.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 334,187 0.07 101,350229.74
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 33,703 0.01 1,7361,841.42
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,112 0.00 14,575-85.51
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 227,263 0.05 177,52128.02
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 37,140 0.01 23,03361.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 216,001 0.04 345,419-37.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 258,180 0.05 483,456-46.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 191,985 0.04 131,79045.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 133,968 0.03 286,818-53.29
65 Headgear and parts thereof 63,030 0.01 38,28164.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 128 0.00 1188.47
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 736 0.00 3,033-75.73
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,737,766 0.75 3,821,690-2.20
69 Ceramic products 2,650,659 0.54 1,678,10957.96
70 Glass and glassware 6,271,465 1.27 7,938,237-21.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,248 0.00 31,276-73.63
72 Iron and steel 44,597,461 9.00 46,138,200-3.34
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,530,188 5.36 20,811,95527.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,505,855 0.30 2,051,938-26.61
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,039 0.00 127,248-96.83
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,401,520 0.89 6,785,773-35.14
78 Lead and articles thereof 75,531 0.02 48,57155.51
79 Zinc and articles thereof 52 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 975-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 8,664-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 440,306 0.09 527,851-16.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 814,381 0.16 425,78291.27
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23,769,545 4.80 15,703,79451.36
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 58,588,040 11.83 29,603,63797.91
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 811,640 0.16 198,728308.42
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,619,768 3.36 68,632,700-75.78
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 334,016 0.07 2,799,891-88.07
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,490,763 0.91 2,349,30791.15
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,581 0.00 5,039-48.78
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 1,749,265 0.35 518,895237.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 203,425 0.04 188,2358.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,549,357 0.51 2,059,53823.78
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,305 0.00 0
SS Classified 26,589,335 5.37 2 858 035830.34

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 76.50% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (70.73% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.70% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (8.04% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.57% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (3.65% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.68% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (6.24% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.05% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (0.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.21% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (1.90% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $27,377,378;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $8,033,446;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $4,900,000;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,172,689;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $2,681,465;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,076,192.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $6,554,779;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,606,178;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $810,196.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 954 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 39,737 0.02 209,257-81.01
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,062,030 0.81 985,838109.17
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 62,525-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 40,982,489 16.08 32,949,04324.38
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 141,282,008 55.43 113,904,63024.04
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 959,934 0.38 1,202,609-20.18
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 21,703 0.01 41,348-47.51
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 46,696 0.02 13,067257.36
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 613-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 8,179 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 150,983 0.06 230,562-34.52
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 473,347 0.19 788,681-39.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 112,464 0.04 74,11351.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,965,487 1.16 3,775,683-21.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 227,182 0.09 286,532-20.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,981,683 1.56 3,915,5031.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,674,657 0.66 922,13581.61
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,007,976 1.18 3,140,219-4.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 19,158,222 7.52 14,985,53327.84
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 888,200 0.35 339,700161.47
29 Organic chemicals 738,303 0.29 2,344,481-68.51
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 29,172 0.01 40,537-28.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 17,100-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 431,008 0.17 186,851130.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,008,875 0.40 1,358,075-25.71
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 30,000 0.01 46,842-35.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 44,000 0.02 15,448184.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,465 0.00 4,916-49.86
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 452,039 0.18 92,088390.88
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 11,047 0.00 0
52 Cotton 6,051,748 2.37 3,370,28379.56
54 Man-made filaments 774,481 0.30 262,683194.83
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 214,846 0.08 100,738113.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 26,759 0.01 42,798-37.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,556,052 1.79 4,430,6002.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,194 0.00 6,392-3.10
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 8,550-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,106,162 1.22 3,698,612-16.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 203,521 0.08 269,802-24.57
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,531,619 1.39 10,086,398-64.99
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 307 0.00 772-60.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 55,386 0.02 365,516-84.85
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 50,857 0.02 504,947-89.93
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 127,798 0.05 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 295,097-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,900,000 1.92 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 92,652 0.04 157,426-41.15
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 28,888 0.01 11,744145.98
SS Classified 10,366,502 4.07 19 771 405-47.57
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia