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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q1 2019

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 first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Georgia was $266,352,327, down 21.11% ($71,277,167) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $155,504,992, down 40.17% ($104,387,751) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $110,847,335, up 42.59% ($33,110,584) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $44,657,657, a 75.48% decrease ($137,498,335) over the 1st quarter of 2018.

Georgia was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 57th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1692% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2142% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Georgia was Russia’s 64th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 56th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1490% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2523% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Georgia was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 63rd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2090% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1423% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 35.33% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (26.42% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.37% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (20.61% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.15% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (6.92% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.17% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.17% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.77% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.46% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.43% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (2.37% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,744,209;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,220,277;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,088,494;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $863,102;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $826,444;
  • 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) - an increase of $748,393;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $707,312;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $659,744;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $649,244;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $581,846.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia 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 $18,779,471;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,576,247;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,821,699;
  • 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 $5,421,855;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,783,716;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,566,383;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,107,535;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,018,452;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,002,718;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $961,597;
  • 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 $755,660;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $569,966.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
01 Live animals 816,373 0.52 1,777,970-54.08
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,249 0.01 17,262-5.87
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 458,688 0.29 315,69745.29
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,200,781 0.77 1,529,219-21.48
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,807-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 19,540 0.01 27,830-29.79
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 134,134 0.09 124,0938.09
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 160 0.00 190,889-99.92
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 813,745 0.52 912,802-10.85
10 Cereals 17,027,660 10.95 25,603,907-33.50
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,280,518 1.47 1,631,27439.80
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,051,366 0.68 999,7825.16
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 107-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 116 0.00 36222.22
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,542,223 4.85 8,649,758-12.80
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 627,588 0.40 685,297-8.42
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,143,584 0.74 1,353,561-15.51
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,915,813 3.16 5,254,746-6.45
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,430,241 4.14 6,712,226-4.20
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 588,631 0.38 550,6986.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,462,651 3.51 5,919,280-7.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,416,766 0.91 2,983,149-52.51
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,771,428 1.14 1,189,58248.91
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,217,721 0.78 2,236,173-45.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 22,677 0.01 27,171-16.54
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 34,768,218 22.36 53,547,689-35.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,779,961 1.14 2,535,621-29.80
29 Organic chemicals 1,321,686 0.85 233,192466.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,693,755 1.73 2,981,886-9.66
31 Fertilizers 1,931,230 1.24 1,223,91857.79
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 559,975 0.36 555,9280.73
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,750,771 3.70 4,006,56243.53
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 2,752,063 1.77 2,003,67037.35
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 96,827 0.06 59,14463.71
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 77,759 0.05 124,680-37.63
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 364-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,027,276 0.66 565,67881.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,079,404 1.98 2,748,43012.04
40 Rubber and articles thereof 941,012 0.61 946,582-0.59
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 70,823 0.05 107,626-34.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,011,907 2.58 3,916,5722.43
45 Cork and articles of cork 14,246 0.01 21,206-32.82
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,145 0.00 1,1202.23
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,990 0.01 7,06855.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,727,445 1.75 2,067,70131.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 123,979 0.08 143,907-13.85
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 2,755-100.00
52 Cotton 1,662 0.00 3,307-49.74
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 191 0.00 613-68.84
54 Man-made filaments 182 0.00 15,479-98.82
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,307 0.00 1791,188.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 36,568 0.02 43,738-16.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,379 0.00 1,440-4.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 553 0.00 37447.86
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 374 0.00 11,074-96.62
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,921 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 527,508 0.34 771,308-31.61
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 134,645 0.09 704,611-80.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 37,906 0.02 63,522-40.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 568,823 0.37 396,12643.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 20,959 0.01 30,919-32.21
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,066 0.00 1,146-6.98
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,513 0.00 2,759-8.92
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 990,615 0.64 1,016,414-2.54
69 Ceramic products 753,571 0.48 668,28712.76
70 Glass and glassware 3,720,305 2.39 2,500,02848.81
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 34,310 0.02 86,429-60.30
72 Iron and steel 4,416,307 2.84 3,589,86323.02
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,795,082 1.15 3,578,798-49.84
74 Copper and articles thereof 44,224 0.03 1,046,942-95.78
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,145 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 735,740 0.47 301,072144.37
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,594 0.00 21,163-73.57
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 1,392-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 90,444 0.06 110,712-18.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 330,695 0.21 347,051-4.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,087,813 4.56 12,909,512-45.10
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 10,427,816 6.71 15,849,671-34.21
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 520,503 0.33 214,194143.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,232,238 0.79 1,594,097-22.70
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 255,458-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,204,123 0.77 798,17750.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,717 0.00 7,092-33.49
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 401,068 0.26 844,586-52.51
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 173,763 0.11 399,987-56.56
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,487,761 0.96 624,659138.17
SS Classified 7,476 0.00 64 581 949-99.99

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 60.97% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (64.17% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.06% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (32.38% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.65% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.33% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.36% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.74% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $16,652,198;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $13,434,668;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,073,443;
  • 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 $763,364;
  • 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) - an increase of $535,928;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $533,355;
  • 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 $483,744;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $446,511.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,104,793.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 16,490 0.01 9,12080.81
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,141,067 1.93 2,439,027-12.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,789,193 4.32 2,715,75076.35
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,218,957 1.10 1,055,94515.44
10 Cereals 375,782 0.34 678,279-44.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 404,507 0.36 1,509,300-73.20
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,812 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 8,308-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 23,302-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 45,536 0.04 2,6181,639.34
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 740,802 0.67 207,447257.10
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 84,481 0.08 117,890-28.34
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 57,769,457 52.12 41,117,25940.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 46,994 0.04 11,539307.26
26 Ores, slag and ash 148,960 0.13 408,774-63.56
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 960,455 0.87 197,091387.32
29 Organic chemicals 267,000 0.24 102,000161.76
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,986 0.01 29,675-46.13
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 238,440 0.22 233,7052.03
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 0 0.00 523-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,827 0.00 6,244-70.74
39 Plastics and articles thereof 22,641 0.02 4,628389.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 78 0.00 11609.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 908 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 30,722 0.03 24,74424.16
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 2,062-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,370 0.01 47,223-78.04
54 Man-made filaments 16,244 0.01 13,17423.30
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 378,986 0.34 261,85044.73
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 187,119 0.17 125,92548.60
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 206,359 0.19 125,40064.56
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,566 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,660 0.00 54,991-93.34
69 Ceramic products 19,353 0.02 0
70 Glass and glassware 40 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 38,259,626 34.52 24,824,95854.12
73 Articles of iron or steel 118,175 0.11 52,716124.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 446,626 0.40 115388,270.43
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 103 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,270 0.01 3832,059.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 31,668 0.03 289,461-89.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 24,701 0.02 63,570-61.14
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 1,236,885 1.12 753,14164.23
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 535,928 0.48 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 34,561 0.03 218,539-84.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 64-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia