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

Russia’s Trade with Iran

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Iran totaled $1,740,949,875, up 1.99% ($33,987,034) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Iran in 2018 were $1,207,811,490, down 8.14% ($106,984,153) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Iran in 2018 totaled $533,138,385, up 35.95% ($140,971,187) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Iran in 2018 was $674,673,105, a 26.87% decrease ($247,955,340) over 2017.

Iran was Russia’s 50th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 48th in 2017), accounting for 0.2530% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2923% in 2017).

Iran was Russia’s 48th largest export market in 2018 (down from 47th in 2017), accounting for 0.2684% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3682% in 2017).

Iran was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 60th in 2017), accounting for 0.2239% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1728% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Iran

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 65.64% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (41.89% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.77% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (14.04% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.90% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (17.10% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.59% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (22.09% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.66% of Russia’s total exports to Iran (3.61% in 2017).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $139,935,856;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $73,624,491;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $55,542,337;
  • 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 $12,984,179;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,566,944;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,948,484.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $205,508,721;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $70,502,112;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $22,777,245;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $22,292,421;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $17,148,865;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $13,349,095;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $11,183,592;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $10,460,091;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $6,703,840;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,880,975;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $4,696,543;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $4,119,243.
Russia’s exports to Iran in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 839-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 57,560,428 4.77 2,018,0912,752.22
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 9,799,485 0.81 8,482,53515.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 37,845-100.00
10 Cereals 495,043,280 40.99 355,107,42439.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 68,219 0.01 24,258181.22
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 6,958,065 0.58 29,735,310-76.60
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 15,740 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 220,053,801 18.22 146,429,31050.28
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 240,773 0.02 187,89628.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 301,395 0.02 258,06316.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 335,119 0.03 166,987100.69
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 289,738-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 196,763 0.02 1,023,169-80.77
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 158,101 0.01 180,829-12.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,041,784 0.17 6,161,027-66.86
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 622,805-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 14,443-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 4,696,543-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,027,233 0.25 4,005,020-24.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,731,024 1.14 27,080,119-49.29
29 Organic chemicals 7,187,233 0.60 2,620,289174.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,739 0.00 3,290,368-99.92
31 Fertilizers 134,159 0.01 58,534129.20
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,239,491 0.43 5,656,187-7.37
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 59,993 0.00 86,869-30.94
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 30,180 0.00 187,966-83.94
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,192 0.00 5,806-79.47
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,334 0.00 1,72235.54
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 95,213 0.01 1,5166,180.54
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 941,871 0.08 1,673,813-43.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,477,784 0.29 5,532,161-37.14
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,274,990 0.11 1,207,5725.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 586 0.00 8,961-93.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 114,518,102 9.48 125,701,694-8.90
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 17,088,968 1.41 17,684,250-3.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 26,745,996 2.21 22,797,51217.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,912,614 0.66 18,372,705-56.93
52 Cotton 29 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 48 0.00 16200.00
54 Man-made filaments 2,225,261 0.18 2,419,954-8.05
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,579,846 0.21 2,319,00911.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 329 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 114,972 0.01 43,539164.07
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 864 0.00 1,497-42.28
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 157-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 25 0.00 12,297-99.80
65 Headgear and parts thereof 182 0.00 3,923-95.36
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 187-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 338,883 0.03 637,121-46.81
69 Ceramic products 982 0.00 252289.68
70 Glass and glassware 614,604 0.05 114,614436.24
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 142,398 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 73,645,348 6.10 279,154,069-73.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,337,564 0.44 10,218,539-47.77
74 Copper and articles thereof 100,975 0.01 135,437-25.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 43,676 0.00 52,510-16.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 368,243 0.03 753,232-51.11
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 22-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,110 0.00 3641,029.12
80 Tin and articles thereof 2 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,202 0.00 213464.32
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 35,265 0.00 85,215-58.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 36,610 0.00 22,19764.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 22,900,081 1.90 93,402,193-75.48
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 55,266,330 4.58 42,282,15130.71
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 20,212,772 1.67 37,361,637-45.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 13,758,981 1.14 36,051,402-61.84
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 881,757 0.07 7,585,597-88.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,502,735 0.54 8,124,155-19.96
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 63 0.00 18,166-99.65
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 60,955 0.01 157,228-61.23
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,710 0.00 23,018-70.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,242 0.00 103,957-97.84
SS Classified 8,382,791 0.69 2 301 599264.22

Russia’s Imports from Iran

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.12% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (69.63% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.04% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (11.07% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.34% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (10.14% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.95% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (2.81% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.33% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (3.74% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Iran (0.70% in 2017).

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

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $86,744,272;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $35,105,773;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $18,762,021;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $4,340,047;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $3,756,159;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $3,226,547;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $2,916,425;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,944,708.

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

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $5,811,371;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $4,101,464;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $3,687,865;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,538,830;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $3,482,753;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,105,513.
Russia’s imports from Iran in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,754,275 0.52 1,902,53744.77
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,835,782 1.09 9,937,246-41.27
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 17,622 0.00 44,278-60.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 155,028,710 29.08 119,922,93729.27
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 207,064,401 38.84 120,320,12972.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,571,083 0.86 814,924460.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,093 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 122,074 0.02 118,1693.30
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 97,998 0.02 112,268-12.71
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 398,192 0.07 415,391-4.14
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,162 0.00 1,4181,180.82
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 7,186 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 262,052 0.05 153,41470.81
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 322,783 0.06 319,6970.97
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 948,408 0.18 790,83919.92
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 16,647,398 3.12 13,730,97321.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 291,308 0.05 3,979,173-92.68
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 34,865 0.01 9,330273.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 735,392 0.14 487,16550.95
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,874,191 1.10 6,406,200-8.30
26 Ores, slag and ash 110,058 0.02 3,592,811-96.94
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,130,677 0.21 4,669,507-75.79
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,106,881 0.21 259,628326.33
29 Organic chemicals 4,160,044 0.78 5,117,600-18.71
30 Pharmaceutical products 13,552,111 2.54 13,862,383-2.24
31 Fertilizers 188 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,215 0.00 3,223-0.25
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 40,446 0.01 36,42111.05
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 241,371 0.05 64,033276.95
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 288,958 0.05 220,16131.25
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 18,242 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 21,209 0.00 2,261838.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,356,247 2.69 20,167,618-28.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 13,828 0.00 18,028-23.30
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 95,676 0.02 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 15,992 0.00 6,468147.25
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,337 0.00 3,47982.15
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,621 0.00 4,316-16.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,700 0.00 6,565-13.18
52 Cotton 0 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 183,810 0.03 465,917-60.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,299,680 0.62 73,1334,411.89
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 143,252 0.03 62,451129.38
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,073,491 0.20 268,777299.40
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 43,159 0.01 53,412-19.20
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 14,580-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 61,558-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,340 0.00 6,314-47.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,602,565 0.30 1,737,867-7.79
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 40,787 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,822-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,228,410 0.61 2,777,70616.23
69 Ceramic products 2,627,514 0.49 1,242,816111.42
70 Glass and glassware 3,977,218 0.75 3,290,90820.85
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 408,455 0.08 75544,506.67
72 Iron and steel 1,481,427 0.28 54,9452,596.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,466,020 0.27 904,75962.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 61,119,324 11.46 42,357,30344.29
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 31,608 0.01 5656,342.86
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 71,299-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 53,989 0.01 1,2354,271.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 21,928 0.00 15,89937.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,378,109 1.01 3,433,40156.64
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 375,489 0.07 1,185,597-68.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,187,954 0.60 1,826,57074.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,850,047 1.10 1,510,000287.42
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 947,554 0.18 3,053,067-68.96
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,035 0.00 4,118459.37
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 287,267 0.05 49,110484.95
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 65,865 0.01 109,370-39.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 12,312 0.00 31,443-60.84
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 100-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia