Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia totaled $282,332,183, up 9.17% ($23,717,817) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2019 totaled $211,423,086, up 9.90% ($19,052,072) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2019 totaled $70,909,097, up 7.04% ($4,665,745) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2019 was $140,513,989, a 11.41% increase ($14,386,327) over 2018.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 95th in 2018), accounting for 0.0424% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0376% in 2018).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 86th largest export market in 2019 (up from 91st in 2018), accounting for 0.0500% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0428% in 2018).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 92nd largest supplier in 2019 (up from 93rd in 2018), accounting for 0.0291% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0278% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 30.07% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (29.79% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 27.38% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (30.47% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.00% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (11.62% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.02% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (9.87% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.69% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (5.70% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.98% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (4.43% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.18% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (0.93% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2019 over 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 $6,926,097;
- 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 $5,195,103;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,772,575;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,240,951;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,081,228;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,021,788;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $991,136;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $971,361;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $867,791.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,487,209;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,592,459;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $1,811,693;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $669,101.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,808,205 | 1.33 | 2,839,434 | -1.10 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 28,117 | 0.01 | 144,081 | -80.49 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,559,649 | 4.05 | 7,691,858 | 11.28 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 23,185 | 0.01 | 16,104 | 43.97 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 11,470 | 0.01 | 37,905 | -69.74 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 222,294 | 0.11 | 182,194 | 22.01 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 112,561 | 0.05 | 55,763 | 101.86 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,060,885 | 1.45 | 2,945,909 | 3.90 |
10 | Cereals | 105,673 | 0.05 | 120,117 | -12.02 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 7,349,662 | 3.48 | 6,327,874 | 16.15 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 95,531 | 0.05 | 54,318 | 75.87 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 3,867 | 0.00 | 1,575 | 145.52 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 78 | 0.00 | 63 | 23.81 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,081,988 | 0.51 | 1,179,339 | -8.25 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 3,436,628 | 1.63 | 5,248,321 | -34.52 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,924,986 | 0.91 | 1,687,164 | 14.10 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,428,589 | 1.62 | 3,067,780 | 11.76 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,150,117 | 2.44 | 4,867,147 | 5.81 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,190,440 | 1.04 | 2,096,095 | 4.50 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,079,983 | 1.93 | 3,445,978 | 18.40 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,791,469 | 5.10 | 9,710,241 | 11.13 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 614,814 | 0.29 | 597,005 | 2.98 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,811,694 | 1.33 | 6,298,903 | -55.36 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,027,019 | 0.49 | 1,696,120 | -39.45 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 62,544,718 | 29.58 | 55,618,621 | 12.45 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 339,753 | 0.16 | 237,782 | 42.88 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 182,024 | 0.09 | 114,799 | 58.56 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,990,731 | 4.73 | 9,585,843 | 4.22 |
31 | Fertilizers | 813,491 | 0.38 | 679,438 | 19.73 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,999,513 | 0.95 | 1,815,405 | 10.14 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,549,083 | 0.73 | 1,238,630 | 25.06 |
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 | 2,367,923 | 1.12 | 1,938,256 | 22.17 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 120,548 | 0.06 | 113,887 | 5.85 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 21,754 | 0.01 | 21,602 | 0.70 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 7,870 | 0.00 | 6,836 | 15.13 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,326,641 | 0.63 | 957,995 | 38.48 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,972,808 | 2.35 | 4,576,148 | 8.67 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,676,478 | 0.79 | 1,064,745 | 57.45 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,551 | 0.01 | 7,649 | 64.09 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,793,975 | 1.32 | 3,145,082 | -11.16 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 329,194 | 0.16 | 336,568 | -2.19 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 1,178 | 0.00 | 370 | 218.38 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,538,876 | 2.15 | 4,299,907 | 5.56 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 759,922 | 0.36 | 742,497 | 2.35 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 22,657 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 531 | 0.00 | 51,284 | -98.96 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 41 | 0.00 | 376 | -89.10 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 174,989 | 0.08 | 551,209 | -68.25 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 97,232 | 0.05 | 50,607 | 92.13 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 115,105 | 0.05 | 162,028 | -28.96 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 163,826 | 0.08 | 27,733 | 490.73 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 122,783 | 0.06 | 84,465 | 45.37 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 28,760 | 0.01 | 75,425 | -61.87 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 164,273 | 0.08 | 131,667 | 24.76 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 402,999 | 0.19 | 122,298 | 229.52 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,949,217 | 1.39 | 176,642 | 1,569.60 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 267,088 | 0.13 | 244,340 | 9.31 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 42,635 | 0.02 | 78,432 | -45.64 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8,816 | 0.00 | 12,421 | -29.02 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 37,749 | 0.02 | 15,589 | 142.15 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 2,937 | 0.00 | 1,793 | 63.80 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,140,042 | 0.54 | 1,403,877 | -18.79 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,790,910 | 0.85 | 1,697,932 | 5.48 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 7,019,225 | 3.32 | 6,401,825 | 9.64 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 96,257 | 0.05 | 67,548 | 42.50 |
72 | Iron and steel | 6,043,213 | 2.86 | 5,071,852 | 19.15 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,619,994 | 2.19 | 4,359,595 | 5.97 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 55,790 | 0.03 | 85,808 | -34.98 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 448 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 455,518 | 0.22 | 636,972 | -28.49 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 290 | 0.00 | 164 | 76.83 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,311 | 0.00 | 3,174 | 4.32 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 165 | 0.00 | 1,359 | -87.86 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 206,492 | 0.10 | 137,607 | 50.06 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 639,294 | 0.30 | 673,615 | -5.10 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,781,271 | 2.73 | 8,373,730 | -30.96 |
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 | 10,664,546 | 5.04 | 5,469,443 | 94.98 |
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 | 261,802 | 0.12 | 52,162 | 401.90 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,907,867 | 2.32 | 3,666,916 | 33.84 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 22,713 | 0.01 | 4,468 | 408.35 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,657,201 | 0.78 | 1,429,470 | 15.93 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 6,261 | 0.00 | 586 | 968.43 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 10,285 | 0.00 | 34 | 30,150.00 |
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 | 3,900,287 | 1.84 | 2,909,151 | 34.07 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 399,839 | 0.19 | 225,904 | 77.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,270,406 | 0.60 | 890,719 | 42.63 |
SS | Classified | 600,534 | 0.28 | 206 998 | 190.12 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 92.49% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (96.33% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.72% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (1.63% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.46% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (1.33% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,700,667;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,414,438;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $517,075;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $271,428;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $266,896.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $4,862,339;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,059,117;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $553,649.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 6,942 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 621 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 32,717 | 0.05 | 55,269 | -40.80 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 206,960 | 0.29 | 124,799 | 65.83 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,193,287 | 1.68 | 2,252,404 | -47.02 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,795,730 | 6.76 | 9,658,069 | -50.34 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 162,982 | 0.23 | 66,225 | 146.10 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,502 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 279,535 | 0.39 | 243,755 | 14.68 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 815,367 | 1.15 | 543,939 | 49.90 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 57,192,696 | 80.66 | 50,492,029 | 13.27 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 894,986 | 1.26 | 377,911 | 136.82 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 326,619 | 0.46 | 880,268 | -62.90 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,253 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 113,926 | 0.16 | 126,664 | -10.06 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 374,646 | 0.53 | 107,750 | 247.70 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,389,579 | 6.19 | 975,141 | 350.15 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,843 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 30,488 | 0.04 | 128,293 | -76.24 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,505 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 66,909 | 0.09 | 140,474 | -52.37 |
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 | 11 | 0.00 | 184 | -94.02 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 14,060 | 0.02 | 64,754 | -78.29 |
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 | 3,438 | 0.00 | 2,919 | 17.78 |