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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q1 2020

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 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $267,467,389, up 0.42% ($1,115,062) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $187,985,660, up 20.89% ($32,480,668) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $79,481,729, down 28.30% ($31,365,606) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $108,503,931, a 142.97% increase ($63,846,274) over the 1st quarter of 2019.

Georgia was Russia’s 62nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 65th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1882% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1692% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 58th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 64th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2113% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1490% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 56th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1495% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2090% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 33.50% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (35.33% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.30% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (22.37% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.92% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (14.15% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.46% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (13.17% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.78% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.43% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.77% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $27,811,928;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,844,397;
  • 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 $2,106,434;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,943,142;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,587,783;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,327,644;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $665,602;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $663,213.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,626,001;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,176,259;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,157,601;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $624,137.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 1,266,628 0.67 816,37355.15
02 Meat and edible meat offal 40,950 0.02 16,249152.02
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 255,349 0.14 458,688-44.33
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,535,778 0.82 1,200,78127.90
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 41,053 0.02 19,540110.10
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 797,347 0.42 134,134494.44
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,009 0.00 160530.63
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,019,255 0.54 813,74525.25
10 Cereals 20,872,057 11.10 17,027,66022.58
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,516,868 1.34 2,280,51810.36
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,137,990 0.61 1,051,3668.24
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,749 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 43 0.00 116-62.93
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,814,598 4.16 7,542,2233.61
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 757,878 0.40 627,58820.76
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,086,726 1.64 1,143,584169.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,555,827 2.42 4,915,813-7.32
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,740,886 3.59 6,430,2414.83
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 823,582 0.44 588,63139.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,790,295 3.61 5,462,65124.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,024,510 0.54 1,416,766-27.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,830,800 0.97 1,771,4283.35
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 60,120 0.03 1,217,721-95.06
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 25,582 0.01 22,67712.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 62,580,146 33.29 34,768,21879.99
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,427,278 0.76 1,779,961-19.81
29 Organic chemicals 1,987,288 1.06 1,321,68650.36
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,281,538 2.28 2,693,75558.94
31 Fertilizers 1,994,461 1.06 1,931,2303.27
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 393,560 0.21 559,975-29.72
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,337,805 2.84 5,750,771-7.18
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 2,611,306 1.39 2,752,063-5.11
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 155,382 0.08 96,82760.47
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 95,394 0.05 77,75922.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 724,131 0.39 1,027,276-29.51
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,913,350 1.55 3,079,404-5.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 480,367 0.26 941,012-48.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,122 0.03 70,823-26.41
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,088,226 2.17 4,011,9071.90
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 14,246-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,446 0.00 1,14526.29
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 139 0.00 10,990-98.74
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,948,040 1.57 2,727,4458.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 73,776 0.04 123,979-40.49
52 Cotton 0 0.00 1,662-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,317 0.00 191589.53
54 Man-made filaments 220 0.00 18220.88
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,296 0.00 2,307-43.82
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 53,481 0.03 36,56846.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 845 0.00 1,379-38.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 312 0.00 553-43.58
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 53,706 0.03 37414,259.89
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 2,921-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 314,049 0.17 527,508-40.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 129,581 0.07 134,645-3.76
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 579,022 0.31 37,9061,427.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 333,250 0.18 568,823-41.41
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,673 0.01 20,959-49.08
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 444 0.00 1,066-58.35
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,307 0.00 2,513-8.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,060,777 0.56 990,6157.08
69 Ceramic products 691,623 0.37 753,571-8.22
70 Glass and glassware 3,920,042 2.09 3,720,3055.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 71,889 0.04 34,310109.53
72 Iron and steel 2,240,048 1.19 4,416,307-49.28
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,737,487 0.92 1,795,082-3.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 36,568 0.02 44,224-17.31
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,145-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,169,849 0.62 735,74059.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,594-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 93,580 0.05 90,4443.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 340,069 0.18 330,6952.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,461,812 1.84 7,087,813-51.16
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 12,534,250 6.67 10,427,81620.20
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 424,968 0.23 520,503-18.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 608,101 0.32 1,232,238-50.65
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 751,013 0.40 1,204,123-37.63
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 10,033 0.01 4,717112.70
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 431,975 0.23 401,0687.71
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 166,263 0.09 173,763-4.32
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,511,807 0.80 1,487,7611.62
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 809 0.00 0
SS Classified 93,559 0.05 7 4761,151.46

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 64.17% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (60.97% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.04% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (35.06% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.92% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.65% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (0.72% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.36% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $944,652;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $400,513;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $265,300.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $15,030,308;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $14,175,899;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,829,217;
  • 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 $437,856;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $377,600;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $375,782;
  • 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) - a decrease of $347,962;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $302,518.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 11,900 0.01 16,490-27.84
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,838,549 2.31 2,141,067-14.13
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,959,976 3.72 4,789,193-38.19
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,072,256 1.35 1,218,957-12.03
10 Cereals 0 0.00 375,782-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 26,907 0.03 404,507-93.35
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 1,812-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 12,751 0.02 45,536-72.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,006,102 1.27 740,80235.81
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 484,994 0.61 84,481474.09
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 43,593,558 54.85 57,769,457-24.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 95,430 0.12 46,994103.07
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 148,960-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 522,599 0.66 960,455-45.59
29 Organic chemicals 142,000 0.18 267,000-46.82
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,507 0.00 15,986-90.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 212,732 0.27 238,440-10.78
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 1,827-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 42,744 0.05 22,64188.79
40 Rubber and articles thereof 792 0.00 78915.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 908-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 42,239 0.05 30,72237.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 57 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,585 0.01 10,3702.07
54 Man-made filaments 76,605 0.10 16,244371.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 389,100 0.49 378,9862.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 318,021 0.40 187,11969.96
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 309,915 0.39 206,35950.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 6,566-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 23,369 0.03 3,660538.50
69 Ceramic products 56,242 0.07 19,353190.61
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 40-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 10,503 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 23,229,318 29.23 38,259,626-39.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,342 0.01 118,175-96.33
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,391,278 1.75 446,626211.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 103-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 24,019 0.03 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 8,270-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 19,649 0.02 31,668-37.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 59,546 0.07 24,701141.07
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 1,272,478 1.60 1,236,8852.88
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 187,966 0.24 535,928-64.93
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,549 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,504 0.01 34,561-81.18
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 256 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 22,391 0.03 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia