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Russian trade with Georgia in 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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $1,355,068,215, up 24.99% ($270,958,565) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2018 totaled $957,017,154, up 36.82% ($257,540,623) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2018 totaled $398,051,061, up 3.49% ($13,417,942) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in 2018 was $558,966,093, a 77.54% increase ($244,122,681) over 2017.

Georgia was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 62nd in 2017), accounting for 0.1969% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1856% in 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 54th largest export market in 2018 (up from 61st in 2017), accounting for 0.2127% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1959% in 2017).

Georgia was Russia’s 60th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 61st in 2017), accounting for 0.1671% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1695% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.25% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (37.12% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.86% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (24.13% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.28% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (16.75% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.11% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.46% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.03% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.34% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.66% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.68% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2018 over 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 $49,938,559;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $16,283,178;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,683,302;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $6,505,464;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $5,875,597;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $5,372,405;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,247,849;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5,058,391;
  • 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 $3,996,633;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,943,472;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $3,892,950;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,902,892;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $2,871,319.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $8,865,734.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 8,584,004 0.90 2,078,540312.98
02 Meat and edible meat offal 24,334 0.00 420,441-94.21
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,758,989 0.18 750,582134.35
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,768,291 0.60 5,085,72513.42
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 20,619 0.00 7802,543.46
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 63,566 0.01 70,974-10.44
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 540,454 0.06 377,59243.13
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 208,437 0.02 36,584469.75
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,377,792 0.35 2,854,62818.33
10 Cereals 102,097,504 10.67 103,915,344-1.75
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 9,403,086 0.98 7,126,33831.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,141,538 0.43 3,158,77131.11
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,472 0.00 391532.23
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 109 0.00 340-67.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 38,328,625 4.01 33,270,23415.20
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,929,833 0.31 3,717,546-21.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,675,926 0.59 6,981,740-18.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 25,478,973 2.66 22,576,08112.86
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 27,726,519 2.90 23,833,56916.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,257,650 0.24 1,940,92516.32
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 26,590,783 2.78 25,146,8605.74
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,825,775 0.92 7,393,44219.37
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,433,720 0.57 3,886,01239.83
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,255,223 1.07 5,007,374104.80
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 113,538 0.01 80,39041.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 218,625,850 22.84 168,687,29129.60
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,944,112 1.04 5,947,47967.20
29 Organic chemicals 2,434,963 0.25 687,320254.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,248,366 1.70 13,712,73918.49
31 Fertilizers 4,906,783 0.51 5,279,155-7.05
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,510,788 0.37 2,720,56429.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,741,338 1.64 14,606,5507.77
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 10,584,584 1.11 9,818,3437.80
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 399,447 0.04 379,1425.36
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 502,907 0.05 703,376-28.50
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,361 0.00 7,410-68.14
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,758,635 0.29 2,971,828-7.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,200,184 1.48 12,117,32517.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,922,630 0.62 4,211,43040.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 560,916 0.06 246,204127.83
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 22,639,611 2.37 17,267,20631.11
45 Cork and articles of cork 26,073 0.00 8,692199.97
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5,672 0.00 4,09938.38
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 47,851 0.01 47,0091.79
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,747,167 1.23 7,803,69550.53
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 567,807 0.06 575,120-1.27
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,891 0.00 0
52 Cotton 4,808 0.00 12,898-62.72
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,595 0.00 7,264-78.04
54 Man-made filaments 70,095 0.01 13,389423.53
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,325 0.00 189601.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 233,329 0.02 216,6057.72
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,288 0.00 578468.86
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8,096 0.00 2,726196.99
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 163,654 0.02 80,248103.94
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,920,421 0.20 1,619,54718.58
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,240,380 0.13 1,135,0719.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 218,562 0.02 364,429-40.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,669,724 0.17 1,579,4655.71
65 Headgear and parts thereof 108,099 0.01 90,43919.53
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 5,855 0.00 3,78454.73
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 6,762 0.00 4,17162.12
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,408,874 0.57 5,251,7352.99
69 Ceramic products 3,758,878 0.39 2,860,50831.41
70 Glass and glassware 14,215,540 1.49 11,344,22125.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 166,777 0.02 54,372206.73
72 Iron and steel 26,592,131 2.78 10,308,953157.95
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,505,525 1.20 5,629,928104.36
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,436,761 0.25 2,761,690-11.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,936 0.00 1741,012.64
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,481,385 0.57 3,040,31180.29
78 Lead and articles thereof 6,398 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 25,485 0.00 46,546-45.25
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,412 0.00 5,220-72.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 635,352 0.07 461,25837.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,490,672 0.16 1,084,23237.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 37,626,788 3.93 29,943,48625.66
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 65,617,406 6.86 65,944,002-0.50
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 1,640,487 0.17 1,491,4619.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,383,779 0.77 7,133,1183.51
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 364,336 0.04 9,230,070-96.05
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,881,610 0.51 3,409,00243.20
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,453 0.00 42,385-44.67
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 511 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 3,805,433 0.40 2,301,72765.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,098,954 0.11 905,64321.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,450,262 0.36 2,992,04915.31
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 39,567 0.00 0
SS Classified 122,712,753 12.82 590 45720,682.67

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.16% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (58.99% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 32.78% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (36.40% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.56% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.69% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.06% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.05% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.89% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.70% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.82% in 2017).

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $17,504,849;
  • 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 $3,438,496;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $2,227,966;
  • 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 $1,478,829;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,208,386.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $7,622,509;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,469,536;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $2,790,285;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,580,737.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 111,218-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 53,800 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,120 0.00 70,604-87.08
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 9,046,172 2.27 8,555,1705.74
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 32,081,022 8.06 30,872,6363.91
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,845,226 0.97 4,315,265-10.89
10 Cereals 852,888 0.21 467,95282.26
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,874,857 0.47 1,325,29941.47
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,570-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,254 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 40,233 0.01 6136,463.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 33,497 0.01 35,349-5.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 379,611 0.10 37,800904.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,624,699 0.41 906,88879.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 341,751 0.09 450,961-24.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 197,233,398 49.55 179,728,5499.74
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 257,544 0.06 477,673-46.08
26 Ores, slag and ash 925,880 0.23 1,430,007-35.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,609,784 0.40 5,079,320-68.31
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,714,247 0.68 1,235,418119.70
29 Organic chemicals 337,000 0.08 244,04538.09
30 Pharmaceutical products 143,372 0.04 1,724,109-91.68
31 Fertilizers 1,188 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 27,607-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 917,684 0.23 772,13918.85
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 2,263 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 12,883 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,066-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11,463 0.00 10,9155.02
39 Plastics and articles thereof 81,220 0.02 7,0261,055.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 307 0.00 15696.79
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,157 0.00 1036,848.54
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 64,282 0.02 79,344-18.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,322 0.00 4,319115.84
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 242,013 0.06 129,74886.53
54 Man-made filaments 61,510 0.02 64,130-4.09
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 19,799-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,099,643 0.53 2,143,250-2.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,351,004 0.34 613,559120.19
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 602,594 0.15 455,42432.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 72 0.00 112,971-99.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 288 0.00 0
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 163,791 0.04 302,970-45.94
69 Ceramic products 15,759 0.00 18,119-13.03
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 15,132-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,227,966 0.56 0
72 Iron and steel 128,872,367 32.38 136,494,876-5.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 146,501 0.04 408,635-64.15
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,133,859 0.28 432,636,781.40
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 45-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 724-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 443 0.00 470-5.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 328,473 0.08 3,118,758-89.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,250,529 0.31 852,12746.75
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 4,568,580 1.15 1,130,084304.27
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 48,488 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 45,415 0.01 31146,400.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 539,571-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 286,700 0.07 137,611108.34
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 21,184 0.01 82,898-74.45
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 43,512 0.01 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,550 0.00 876305.25
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,696 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia