Russian trade with Cyprus in 2019
February 14, 2020
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 Cyprus in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cyprus
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Cyprus was $786,497,881, down 1.50% ($11,974,772) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2019 were $764,625,673, down 2.78% ($21,863,140) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2019 totaled $21,872,208, up 82.51% ($9,888,368) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cyprus in 2019 was $742,753,465, a 4.10% decrease ($31,751,508) over 2018.
Cyprus was Russia’s 72nd largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 73rd in 2018), accounting for 0.1180% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1160% in 2018).
Cyprus was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2019 (down from 60th in 2018), accounting for 0.1809% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1748% in 2018).
Cyprus was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 117th in 2018), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0050% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Cyprus
The major share of Russian exports to Cyprus in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.57% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (63.15% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.47% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.70% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.10% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (4.19% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.23% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (4.41% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.51% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (24.80% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (1.94% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cyprus 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 $128,792,607;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $36,307,823.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $176,149,784;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,849,190;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,881,782.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 22,678 | 0.00 | 22,018 | 3.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 18,865 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 191 | 0.00 | 132 | 44.70 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 29 | 0.00 | 57,124 | -99.95 |
| 10 | Cereals | 16,511,269 | 2.16 | 25,360,459 | -34.89 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 9,525 | 0.00 | 31,980 | -70.22 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 86,210 | 0.01 | 38,299 | 125.10 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 8,734 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 21,610 | 0.00 | 30,118 | -28.25 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 10,083 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,294 | 0.00 | 4,156 | 51.44 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 43,778 | 0.01 | 41,742 | 4.88 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 34,223 | 0.00 | 3,767 | 808.49 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 199,603 | 0.03 | 359,016 | -44.40 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 7,703,526 | 1.01 | 8,748,354 | -11.94 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,519,576 | 0.20 | 3,256,552 | -53.34 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 20,013 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 622,174,241 | 81.37 | 493,381,634 | 26.10 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,995,669 | 0.52 | 4,085,966 | -2.21 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 36,888,455 | 4.82 | 580,632 | 6,253.16 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 50,527 | 0.01 | 415 | 12,075.18 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 33,650 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 170,915 | 0.02 | 86,734 | 97.06 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 52,895 | 0.01 | 22,009 | 140.33 |
| 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 | 35,295 | 0.00 | 12,491 | 182.56 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3,776 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 252,018 | 0.03 | 297,548 | -15.30 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 11,485 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 191,778 | 0.03 | 129,736 | 47.82 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 109,325 | 0.01 | 45,155 | 142.11 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 85,820 | 0.01 | 217,425 | -60.53 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 4,355 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 47,566 | 0.01 | 9,262 | 413.56 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 9,347,426 | 1.22 | 14,229,208 | -34.31 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 256 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 607,917 | 0.08 | 823,890 | -26.21 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 196,283 | 0.03 | 178,809 | 9.77 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 414 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 40 | 0.00 | 106 | -62.26 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4 | 0.00 | 7,069 | -99.94 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 888,836 | 0.12 | 1,446,011 | -38.53 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 627 | 0.00 | 3,443 | -81.79 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 35 | 0.00 | 247 | -85.83 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 523 | 0.00 | 169 | 209.47 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,895 | 0.00 | 3,778 | 29.57 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,908 | 0.00 | 4,815 | 43.47 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 15,771 | 0.00 | 30,253 | -47.87 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 4,444 | 0.00 | 306 | 1,352.29 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 208 | 0.00 | 328 | -36.59 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 366 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 261,869 | 0.03 | 43,354 | 504.03 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 16,680 | 0.00 | 63,130 | -73.58 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 49,164 | 0.01 | 14,224 | 245.64 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 72,224 | 0.01 | 94,307 | -23.42 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 267,679 | 0.04 | 14,372 | 1,762.50 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 276,616 | 0.04 | 419,545 | -34.07 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,394,588 | 0.18 | 179 | 778,999.44 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 12,158 | 0.00 | 734,132 | -98.34 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 28,546,262 | 3.73 | 29,350,032 | -2.74 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 726,670 | 0.10 | 2,404,458 | -69.78 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 214 | 0.00 | 5,809 | -96.32 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 111,577 | 0.01 | 4,005 | 2,685.94 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,019,260 | 0.13 | 1,481,965 | -31.22 |
| 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 | 1,766,698 | 0.23 | 1,398,560 | 26.32 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,138 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 377,748 | 0.05 | 148,142 | 154.99 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 15,669,793 | 2.05 | 191,819,577 | -91.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 325,442 | 0.04 | 199,139 | 63.42 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,654 | 0.00 | 950 | 74.11 |
| 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 | 516,660 | 0.07 | 146,565 | 252.51 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 39,070 | 0.01 | 37,733 | 3.54 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 73,089 | 0.01 | 18,258 | 300.31 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 8,517 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 11,761,529 | 1.54 | 4 460 421 | 163.69 |
Russia’s Imports from Cyprus
The major share of Russian imports from Cyprus in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 64.61% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (28.97% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.46% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (53.90% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.15% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (8.64% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.50% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (2.24% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.41% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (2.16% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $7,797,739;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,807,563;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $400,667;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $73,322.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,961,211;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $535,721;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $310,035;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $232,155;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $171,509;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $104,989.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 180,524 | 0.83 | 133,949 | 34.77 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 31,951 | 0.15 | 21,086 | 51.53 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 550,279 | 2.52 | 655,268 | -16.02 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 20,004 | 0.09 | 24,808 | -19.36 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,394 | 0.01 | 1,383 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 45,135 | 0.21 | 27,895 | 61.80 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 53,996 | 0.25 | 94 | 57,342.55 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 244,229 | 1.12 | 170,907 | 42.90 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,875,428 | 22.29 | 5,411,149 | -9.90 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 229,267 | 1.05 | 284,201 | -19.33 |
| 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 | 215,357 | 0.98 | 228,591 | -5.79 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 621,825 | 2.84 | 221,158 | 181.17 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 281,937 | 1.29 | 306,903 | -8.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 174 | 0.00 | 7,279 | -97.61 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 57,190 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,373 | 0.03 | 10,656 | -40.19 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 79,541 | 0.36 | 61,924 | 28.45 |
| 52 | Cotton | 9,881 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,356 | 0.01 | 138 | 1,607.25 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 96,384 | 0.44 | 267,893 | -64.02 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 42 | 0.00 | 387 | -89.15 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 591 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 133 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 6,900 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 11,756 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 50,542 | 0.23 | 22,640 | 123.24 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,501 | 0.01 | 25,490 | -90.19 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,350 | 0.01 | 613 | 120.23 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 34,059 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 49,831 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,001 | 0.00 | 233,156 | -99.57 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,055 | 0.00 | 18 | 5,761.11 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,188,371 | 28.29 | 380,808 | 1,525.06 |
| 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 | 7,880,662 | 36.03 | 82,923 | 9,403.59 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 51,876 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 2,961,211 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 10,638 | 0.05 | 47,100 | -77.41 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,356 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 16,315 | 0.07 | 326,350 | -95.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 18,683 | 0.09 | 4 | 466,975.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 3 129 | -100.00 |