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

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Georgia was $341,932,017, down 1.07% ($3,700,328) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $230,728,996, up 2.67% ($5,996,803) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $111,203,021, down 8.02% ($9,697,131) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $119,525,975, a 15.11% increase ($15,693,934) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Georgia was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 60th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1830% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2068% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 58th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1853% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2185% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 58th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1784% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1881% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 36.21% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (35.86% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 26.30% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (27.81% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.65% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (15.32% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.89% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (9.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.18% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.89% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.28% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.02% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $4,728,432;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,059,889;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,014,088;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,727,894;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,475,066;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,366,294;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $842,340;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $695,217.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia 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) - a decrease of $3,381,586;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,904,146;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,832,574;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,506,481;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,286,853;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $996,209;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $925,268;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $827,357;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $760,571;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $731,701.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 5,464,776 2.37 736,344642.15
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 47,418-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 835,306 0.36 311,841167.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,465,310 0.64 1,453,0380.84
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 260-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 28,566 0.01 27,3694.37
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 123,451 0.05 194,917-36.66
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,405 0.00 25,416-78.73
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,002,366 0.43 906,29310.60
10 Cereals 25,106,393 10.88 28,010,539-10.37
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,003,132 1.30 2,393,46525.47
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,005,085 0.44 953,9075.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,567 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 34 0.00 17100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,389,188 4.94 9,329,29922.08
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 996,295 0.43 1,727,996-42.34
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,036,874 0.88 2,864,231-28.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,626,235 4.17 10,913,088-11.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,996,794 3.47 7,584,1825.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 642,849 0.28 514,69024.90
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,916,566 3.43 7,378,2317.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,755,012 0.76 1,265,29438.70
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,054,625 0.89 1,359,40851.14
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,086,739 0.47 2,593,220-58.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,887 0.01 22,166-1.26
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 60,653,636 26.29 62,486,210-2.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,788,340 0.78 1,363,42831.16
29 Organic chemicals 1,195,235 0.52 352,895238.69
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,449,069 1.93 4,050,1489.85
31 Fertilizers 762,356 0.33 1,758,565-56.65
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 822,901 0.36 644,83627.61
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,233,299 1.83 4,709,104-10.10
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 3,049,369 1.32 2,732,86211.58
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 130,958 0.06 170,805-23.33
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 120,330 0.05 200,322-39.93
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 600 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 727,292 0.32 802,503-9.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,810,368 1.65 4,243,964-10.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,734,911 0.75 1,115,26655.56
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 27,919 0.01 60,012-53.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,191,213 2.68 4,824,91928.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,860 0.00 3,78528.40
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,349 0.00 2,2305.34
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 17,599 0.01 18,138-2.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,543,191 1.54 1,815,29795.19
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 123,739 0.05 125,214-1.18
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 136 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,067 0.00 6,336-83.16
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 242 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 33,695 0.01 28211,848.58
55 Man-made staple fibers 286 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 82,645 0.04 68,47520.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 709 0.00 326117.48
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 238 0.00 735-67.62
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 60,380 0.03 7,869667.31
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 148,098 0.06 316,484-53.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 75,646 0.03 168,607-55.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 35,900 0.02 126,012-71.51
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 432,534 0.19 616,952-29.89
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,150 0.00 8,009-35.70
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 391 0.00 331,084.85
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,174 0.00 1,12792.90
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,565,642 0.68 1,613,161-2.95
69 Ceramic products 999,300 0.43 785,28327.25
70 Glass and glassware 3,806,347 1.65 3,696,7702.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 44,824 0.02 15,968180.71
72 Iron and steel 6,842,746 2.97 4,828,65841.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,154,577 1.37 1,679,51187.83
74 Copper and articles thereof 75,580 0.03 836,151-90.96
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 174-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,322,627 0.57 1,049,54926.02
78 Lead and articles thereof 602 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 20 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 123,421 0.05 138,045-10.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 439,358 0.19 200,940118.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,101,649 3.51 9,026,917-10.25
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 18,856,631 8.17 22,238,217-15.21
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 586,511 0.25 336,91674.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,608,050 1.13 2,178,56019.71
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,331,806 0.58 651,162104.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,359 0.00 9,765-34.88
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 1,535,110 0.67 899,40870.68
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 257,693 0.11 283,001-8.94
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 972,834 0.42 634,29253.37
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 39,567 0.02 0
SS Classified 224,462 0.10 215 3664.22

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 69.78% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (61.22% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.87% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (35.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.05% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.65% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.28% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.29% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia 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 $2,633,892;
  • 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 $948,551;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $910,759;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $476,156;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $469,366;
  • 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 $353,422;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $348,949.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,245,389;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $1,260,562;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $692,788;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $546,526;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $500,095.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 9,668-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,019,741 1.82 1,108,98282.13
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 13,421,578 12.07 10,787,68624.42
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,089,301 0.98 820,39632.78
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 6,958 0.01 41,489-83.23
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 993 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 14,340-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 19,849 0.02 13714,388.32
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 16,484-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 90,065 0.08 33,894165.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 663,423 0.60 314,474110.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 70,667 0.06 149,175-52.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 60,217,080 54.15 60,717,175-0.82
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 69,142 0.06 89,118-22.42
26 Ores, slag and ash 148,854 0.13 695,380-78.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 203-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 996,738 0.90 643,31654.94
29 Organic chemicals 125,000 0.11 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 28,592 0.03 721,380-96.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 239,810 0.22 190,36325.98
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 1,737 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,540 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,575 0.00 3,05117.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,740 0.02 2,806603.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 53 0.00 15,200.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,310 0.00 1034,084.47
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 33,614 0.03 14,938125.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 576-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 31,355 0.03 38,788-19.16
54 Man-made filaments 10,864 0.01 7,18051.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 245-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 293,392 0.26 172,88569.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 263,577 0.24 166,27458.52
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 209,123 0.19 175,58519.10
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 807-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 21,362 0.02 92,410-76.88
72 Iron and steel 28,257,974 25.41 41,503,363-31.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,619 0.00 231,537-98.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 469,366 0.42 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 36,636 0.03 1,297,198-97.18
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 819,284 0.74 343,128138.77
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 1,344,749 1.21 396,198239.41
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 48,134 0.04 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 45,415 0.04 0
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 18,571-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 21,561 0.02 28,995-25.64
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 51,828-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 31,028 0.03 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,526 0.00 2514,004.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,696 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia