Russian trade with Turkmenistan in 2018
February 10, 2019
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 Turkmenistan in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Turkmenistan
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Turkmenistan totaled $444,033,679, up 3.71% ($15,881,231) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 were $288,830,548, down 15.98% ($54,949,481) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 totaled $155,203,131, up 83.95% ($70,830,712) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Turkmenistan in 2018 was $133,627,417, a 48.49% decrease ($125,780,193) over 2017.
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 83rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0645% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0733% in 2017).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 84th largest export market in 2018 (down from 73rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0642% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0963% in 2017).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 78th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 86th in 2017), accounting for 0.0652% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0372% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.67% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (25.35% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.51% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (22.14% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 23.07% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (28.24% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.30% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (9.63% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.86% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (9.72% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.22% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (2.18% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $39,599,554;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $5,611,202;
- 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 $3,169,107;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,201,020;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,656,991;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $1,351,596.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $25,372,498;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $14,604,437;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $7,578,284;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $6,620,645;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $5,542,935;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $5,142,809;
- 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 $4,680,905;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $4,388,554;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,079,121;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $3,778,791;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,734,958;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $3,616,235;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $2,629,499;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $2,533,675;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,371,953;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $2,239,221;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,775,091;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $1,652,266;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,445,795;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,196,662.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 2,567,408 | 0.89 | 1,215,812 | 111.17 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 20,783 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,826 | 0.00 | 31,872 | -91.13 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,951,299 | 0.68 | 5,730,090 | -65.95 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 83,767 | 0.03 | 46,457 | 80.31 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 426,285 | 0.15 | 1,079,118 | -60.50 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,375 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 998,191 | 0.35 | 753,529 | 32.47 |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,497,764 | 1.21 | 7,576,885 | -53.84 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,958,520 | 1.02 | 5,197,741 | -43.08 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 819,577 | 0.28 | 955,178 | -14.20 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 37,271 | 0.01 | 30,991 | 20.26 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 222,023 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 26,815,272 | 9.28 | 26,145,432 | 2.56 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 173,272 | 0.06 | 218,565 | -20.72 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,346,879 | 0.81 | 6,735,433 | -65.16 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,559,001 | 1.92 | 9,175,236 | -39.41 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,894,179 | 2.04 | 12,514,824 | -52.90 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 595,065 | 0.21 | 971,764 | -38.76 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 6,769,968 | 2.34 | 11,912,777 | -43.17 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,615,393 | 1.60 | 4,121,877 | 11.97 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 170,150 | 0.06 | 154,274 | 10.29 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 125,730 | 0.04 | 2,497,683 | -94.97 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 632,866 | 0.22 | 1,124,929 | -43.74 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 105,494 | 0.04 | 56,251 | 87.54 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,673,920 | 1.96 | 6,315,717 | -10.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,607,476 | 1.60 | 1,438,369 | 220.33 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 890,075 | 0.31 | 920,384 | -3.29 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,498,837 | 5.02 | 8,887,635 | 63.13 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,137,380 | 1.09 | 936,360 | 235.06 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,386,436 | 0.48 | 2,583,098 | -46.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 7,468,498 | 2.59 | 13,011,433 | -42.60 |
| 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 | 3,196,728 | 1.11 | 5,730,403 | -44.21 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 918,432 | 0.32 | 878,626 | 4.53 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 398,208 | 0.14 | 1,092,830 | -63.56 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 52,020 | 0.02 | 23,012 | 126.06 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30,571,832 | 10.58 | 34,306,790 | -10.89 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,896,498 | 1.00 | 2,584,510 | 12.07 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,667,529 | 1.27 | 3,736,622 | -1.85 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 25,710 | 0.01 | 49,312 | -47.86 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16,800,863 | 5.82 | 24,379,147 | -31.09 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,298,737 | 0.45 | 1,009,209 | 28.69 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,251,955 | 2.51 | 7,233,110 | 0.26 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 235,352 | 0.08 | 777,823 | -69.74 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 3,426 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 9,816 | 0.00 | 72,240 | -86.41 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 31,950 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 10,760 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 10,432 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 219,317 | 0.08 | 74,412 | 194.73 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 37,353 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 761,697 | 0.26 | 1,015,464 | -24.99 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 5,314 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 97,477 | 0.03 | 88,658 | 9.95 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 413,979 | 0.14 | 273,406 | 51.42 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 76,929 | 0.03 | 37,268 | 106.42 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 63,455 | 0.02 | 95,103 | -33.28 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,201 | 0.00 | 6,081 | -47.36 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 615 | 0.00 | 66 | 831.82 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 1,217 | 0.00 | 185 | 557.84 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 416,055 | 0.14 | 2,068,321 | -79.88 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 25,651 | 0.01 | 335,029 | -92.34 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 585,274 | 0.20 | 3,214,773 | -81.79 |
| 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 | 81,833 | -99.99 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 19,729,169 | 6.83 | 19,783,722 | -0.28 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,358,030 | 3.93 | 9,701,039 | 17.08 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,077 | 0.00 | 173,202 | -98.22 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 482,850 | 0.17 | 1,928,645 | -74.96 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 5,099 | 0.00 | 1,596 | 219.49 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 440 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 36,065 | 0.01 | 1,213 | 2,873.21 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 223,663 | 0.08 | 215,215 | 3.93 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 795,865 | 0.28 | 1,305,927 | -39.06 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,854,325 | 2.03 | 31,226,823 | -81.25 |
| 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 | 3,040,711 | 1.05 | 7,721,616 | -60.62 |
| 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 | 597,923 | 0.21 | 976,647 | -38.78 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,479,817 | 0.51 | 16,084,254 | -90.80 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 66,252,139 | 22.94 | 26,652,585 | 148.58 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,703,784 | 0.94 | 4,478,875 | -39.63 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35,136 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 94 | 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 | 288,947 | 0.10 | 759,976 | -61.98 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 91,276 | 0.03 | 218,843 | -58.29 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 123,863 | 0.04 | 329,775 | -62.44 |
| SS | Classified | 700,715 | 0.24 | 602 888 | 16.23 |
Russia’s Imports from Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 37.25% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (59.35% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.45% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (35.02% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.03% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (0.55% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.28% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (4.47% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.82% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (0.37% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $32,446,534;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $17,710,225;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $8,529,531;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,080,843;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,298,504;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,191,146;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,768,530;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $916,698;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $824,548;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $809,611;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $680,081.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $3,227,557.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,901,930 | 3.80 | 2,603,426 | 126.70 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,414,285 | 1.56 | 645,755 | 273.87 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 204 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 47,271 | 0.03 | 41,765 | 13.18 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 113,638 | 0.07 | 94,418 | 20.36 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 311,594 | 0.20 | 110,089 | 183.04 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 956,672 | 0.62 | 276,591 | 245.88 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,195 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,807 | 0.00 | 16,214 | -76.52 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,376,518 | 2.82 | 295,675 | 1,380.18 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 134,482 | 0.09 | 119,644 | 12.40 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 7,662 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 101,488 | 0.07 | 196,292 | -48.30 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,521 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,238,414 | 2.09 | 47,268 | 6,751.18 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 46,883,247 | 30.21 | 29,173,022 | 60.71 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,783 | 0.01 | 32,362 | -72.86 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 3,139,903 | 2.02 | 2,223,205 | 41.23 |
| 52 | Cotton | 39,626,218 | 25.53 | 31,096,687 | 27.43 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 311,920 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 144,730 | 0.09 | 54,545 | 165.34 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,179,242 | 0.76 | 1,222,276 | -3.52 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 17,331 | 0.01 | 46,098 | -62.40 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 27,321 | 0.02 | 471,713 | -94.21 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 971,614 | 0.63 | 162,003 | 499.75 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,074,564 | 0.69 | 250,016 | 329.80 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,322,272 | 7.30 | 14,549,829 | -22.18 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 255,157 | 0.16 | 160,323 | 59.15 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 12,502 | 0.01 | 364,686 | -96.57 |
| 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 | 145,633 | 0.09 | 1,428 | 10,098.39 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 32,475,050 | 20.92 | 28,516 | 113,783.61 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,100 | 0.00 | 72,000 | -97.08 |
| 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 | 2,050 | 0.00 | 216 | 849.07 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 5,938 | -100.00 |