Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q1 2019
May 15, 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 Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $25,419,171, down 18.60% ($5,808,195) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $24,151,517, down 20.31% ($6,154,851) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $1,267,654, up 37.64% ($346,656) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $22,883,863, a 22.12% decrease ($6,501,507) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 112th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0161% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0198% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 97th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 92nd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0231% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0294% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 129th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0024% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0017% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 49.91% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (23.43% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 20.34% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (21.54% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.57% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (39.92% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.35% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.81% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.93% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (5.47% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.12% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,246,448;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,130,056;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,059,064;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $529,366;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $278,908;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $253,617;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $148,504.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,340,372;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,745,637;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $421,610;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $274,854;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $222,616;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $176,583;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $109,482;
- 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 $91,322.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 529,366 | 2.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 12,350 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,345,888 | 46.98 | 7,099,440 | 59.81 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,880 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 148,504 | 0.61 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 11,004 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,759,327 | 15.57 | 12,099,699 | -68.93 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 90,833 | 0.38 | 512,443 | -82.27 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 41,239 | 0.17 | 316,093 | -86.95 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,888 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 762 | 0.00 | 92,084 | -99.17 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 220,000 | 0.91 | 220,000 | 0.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 476,307 | 1.97 | 222,690 | 113.89 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10,078 | 0.04 | 9,303 | 8.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 108,639 | 0.45 | 285,222 | -61.91 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,782,481 | 15.66 | 6,528,118 | -42.06 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,130,056 | 4.68 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 382 | 0.00 | 13,056 | -97.07 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 145 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 5,656 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 278,929 | 1.15 | 21 | 1,328,133.33 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 314,359 | 1.30 | 376,136 | -16.42 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,217,575 | 5.04 | 158,511 | 668.13 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,750 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 14,381 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 730 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 160,692 | 0.67 | 383,308 | -58.08 |
| 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 | 30,503 | 0.13 | 77,151 | -60.46 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 35,229 | 0.15 | 144,711 | -75.66 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 34,487 | 0.14 | 36,374 | -5.19 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,820 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 12,113 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 390,751 | 1.62 | 1 708 421 | -77.13 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.54% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (93.20% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.56% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (1.86% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $336,311;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $32,500;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $29,044;
- 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 $8,022.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $43,382;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $17,120.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,131,360 | 89.25 | 795,049 | 42.30 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 92,395 | 7.29 | 63,351 | 45.85 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 32,500 | 2.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 82 | 0.01 | 20 | 310.00 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 43,382 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 17,120 | -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 | 8,022 | 0.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 1,255 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 120 | 0.01 | 44 | 172.73 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 875 | 0.07 | 777 | 12.61 |
| SS | Classified | 2,300 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |