Russian trade in goods with Iraq in Q1 2020
May 24, 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 Iraq in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iraq
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Iraq was $23,300,959, down 30.02% ($9,993,699) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $23,230,266, down 30.20% ($10,050,692) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $70,693, up 416.01% ($56,993) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Iraq in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $23,159,573, a 30.38% decrease ($10,107,685) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Iraq was Russia’s 112th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 108th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0164% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0211% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Iraq was Russia’s 95th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 93rd in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0261% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0319% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Iraq was Russia’s 154th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 167th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0000% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Iraq
The major share of Russian exports to Iraq 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) - 33.27% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (15.35% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.51% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (29.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.92% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (23.87% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.31% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (6.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.49% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (15.67% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.70% of Russia’s total exports to Iraq (8.33% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iraq 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 $2,519,472;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,439,905;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,288,042;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $779,821;
- 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 $527,189;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $320,452;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $176,190;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $162,047;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $148,246;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $106,181;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $100,561;
- 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) - an increase of $99,999;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - an increase of $98,282;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $76,907.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iraq in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,697,598;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,134,005;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,840,827;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,376,695;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $656,922;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $490,696;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $288,777;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $282,904;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $219,973;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $191,025;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $167,944;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $126,797;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $115,447;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $100,362;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $89,691;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $82,773.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 715,501 | 3.08 | 539,311 | 32.67 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,540 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 189,810 | 0.82 | 472,714 | -59.85 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 198,883 | 0.86 | 36,836 | 439.91 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 288,777 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 56,710 | 0.24 | 13,615 | 316.53 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 877,218 | 3.78 | 1,534,140 | -42.82 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 255,681 | 1.10 | 345,372 | -25.97 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 106,181 | 0.46 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,423,133 | 6.13 | 135,091 | 953.46 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 39,327 | 0.17 | 207,271 | -81.03 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 531,300 | 2.29 | 4,372,127 | -87.85 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 394,986 | 1.70 | 2,771,681 | -85.75 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 42,224 | 0.18 | 7,100 | 494.70 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,990 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 80,308 | 0.35 | 4,777,906 | -98.32 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 40,016 | 0.17 | 231,041 | -82.68 |
| 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 | 100,983 | 0.43 | 984 | 10,162.50 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 76,907 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 334,422 | 1.44 | 186,176 | 79.63 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 322,206 | 1.39 | 1,754 | 18,269.78 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40,969 | 0.18 | 10,261 | 299.27 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 2,432 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7,436,469 | 32.01 | 4,916,997 | 51.24 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 292,660 | 1.26 | 192,099 | 52.35 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4 | 0.00 | 311 | -98.71 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 98,282 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 64 | 0.00 | 57,125 | -99.89 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 126,797 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 473 | 0.00 | 360 | 31.39 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 20,399 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 32 | 0.00 | 85 | -62.35 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 208 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 10,550 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 73,805 | 0.32 | 189,252 | -61.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,218,371 | 9.55 | 6,352,376 | -65.08 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,992,987 | 12.88 | 3,212,960 | -6.85 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,181 | 0.01 | 486 | 348.77 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 2,808 | 0.01 | 901 | 211.65 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,471 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 158 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 522 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 82,773 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 11,948 | 0.05 | 642 | 1,761.06 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,227,472 | 9.59 | 787,567 | 182.83 |
| 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 | 972,683 | 4.19 | 445,494 | 118.34 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 804,289 | 3.46 | 24,468 | 3,187.11 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 249,508 | 1.07 | 740,204 | -66.29 |
| 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 | 284 | 0.00 | 69,867 | -99.59 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 5,778 | 0.02 | 4,422 | 30.66 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,193 | 0.03 | 107,555 | -93.31 |
Russia’s Imports from Iraq
The major share of Russian imports from Iraq 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) - 98.95% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from Iraq (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iraq 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 $56,248;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $745.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iraq in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 69,948 | 98.95 | 13,700 | 410.57 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 745 | 1.05 | 0 | ∞ |