Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $31,424,007, up 55.48% ($11,213,469) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $30,440,599, up 57.87% ($11,157,924) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $983,408, up 5.99% ($55,545) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $29,457,191, a 60.49% increase ($11,102,379) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 124th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0189% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0117% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 100th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 107th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0295% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0172% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 132nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 128th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0016% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0015% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 51.74% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (20.02% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.85% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (39.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.65% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (27.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.77% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.17% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.61% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $11,867,521;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $527,046;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $511,576;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $155,623.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,267,756;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,163,700;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $270,501;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $221,018;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $179,432;
- 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 $164,544;
- 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 $147,156;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $122,169.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 179,432 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 26,821 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 9,721 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,343,475 | 10.98 | 4,507,175 | -25.82 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 59,216 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 348,967 | 1.15 | 471,136 | -25.93 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 65,694 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 18,922 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 14,760 | 0.05 | 44,054 | -66.50 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 21,281 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 15,727,289 | 51.67 | 3,859,768 | 307.47 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 356,207 | 1.17 | 200,584 | 77.58 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 15,773 | 0.05 | 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 | 17,269 | 0.06 | 164,425 | -89.50 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 357,500 | 1.17 | 332,643 | 7.47 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 532,906 | 1.75 | 5,860 | 8,993.96 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,292 | 0.02 | 62,269 | -89.90 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 165,830 | 0.54 | 98,233 | 68.81 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,099,299 | 16.75 | 7,367,055 | -30.78 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 28,490 | 0.09 | 249,508 | -88.58 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 679 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 17,697 | 0.06 | 1,269 | 1,294.56 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 128,204 | 0.42 | 201,938 | -36.51 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 270,501 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 184,778 | 0.61 | 211,243 | -12.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,226 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 746 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,088,598 | 3.58 | 577,022 | 88.66 |
| 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 | 70,191 | 0.23 | 234,735 | -70.10 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 84,722 | 0.28 | 129,498 | -34.58 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,003 | 0.09 | 13,880 | 87.34 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,780 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 124 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 2,658,575 | 8.73 | 62 000 | 4,188.02 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.49% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (99.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 4.03% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $43,029;
- 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 $35,100;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $23,493.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $45,758.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 853,666 | 86.81 | 899,424 | -5.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 46,087 | 4.69 | 22,594 | 103.98 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 43,029 | 4.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 987 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 39,639 | 4.03 | 4,539 | 773.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 910 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 396 | -100.00 |