Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $22,575,839, down 11.19% ($2,843,332) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $21,071,204, down 12.75% ($3,080,313) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $1,504,635, up 18.69% ($236,981) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $19,566,569, a 14.50% decrease ($3,317,294) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 113th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 111th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0159% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0161% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 99th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 97th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0237% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0231% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 122nd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 129th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0028% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0024% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 38.61% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (20.34% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 37.51% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (49.91% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.77% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (15.57% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.42% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.93% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.08% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.02% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (6.35% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,326,818;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $196,757;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $190,819;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $115,580;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $110,000;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $89,916.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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) - a decrease of $4,122,982;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,213,455;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $476,307;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $441,638;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $314,359;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $278,929;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $103,834;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $90,833;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $76,139.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 87,728 | 0.42 | 529,366 | -83.43 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 12,350 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 7,222,906 | 34.28 | 11,345,888 | -36.34 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 7,837 | 0.04 | 5,880 | 33.28 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 339,323 | 1.61 | 148,504 | 128.49 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 40,141 | 0.19 | 11,004 | 264.79 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 89,916 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 115,580 | 0.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,956,084 | 18.77 | 3,759,327 | 5.23 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 90,833 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 100,724 | 0.48 | 41,239 | 144.24 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 17,622 | 0.08 | 1,888 | 833.37 |
| 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 | 1,715 | 0.01 | 762 | 125.07 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 330,000 | 1.57 | 220,000 | 50.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 476,307 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,761 | 0.03 | 10,078 | -32.91 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 53,933 | 0.26 | 108,639 | -50.36 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7,109,299 | 33.74 | 3,782,481 | 87.95 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,026,222 | 4.87 | 1,130,056 | -9.19 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 992 | 0.00 | 382 | 159.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 22 | 0.00 | 145 | -84.83 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 50,880 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 278,929 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 314,359 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,120 | 0.02 | 1,217,575 | -99.66 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,750 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 84,553 | 0.40 | 160,692 | -47.38 |
| 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 | 74,086 | 0.35 | 30,503 | 142.88 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35,229 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,869 | 0.04 | 34,487 | -77.18 |
| 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 | 12,113 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 342,891 | 1.63 | 390 751 | -12.25 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 95.21% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (96.54% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (2.56% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $301,222;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $72,053.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $92,395;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $32,500;
- 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) - a decrease of $8,022.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,432,582 | 95.21 | 1,131,360 | 26.62 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 92,395 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 32,500 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 82 | -100.00 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 72,053 | 4.79 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 8,022 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 875 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 2 300 | -100.00 |