Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q3 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $54,124,314, up 72.24% ($22,700,307) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $53,579,017, up 76.01% ($23,138,418) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $545,297, down 44.55% ($438,111) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $53,033,720, a 80.04% increase ($23,576,529) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 97th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 114th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0396% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0189% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 77th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 100th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0681% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0295% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 132nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0016% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 41.63% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (12.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 34.45% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (51.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 15.88% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (16.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.49% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (0.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $15,262,542;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,702,812;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,330,220;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,075,619;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,257,807;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,049,583;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $634,523;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $603,480;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $250,798;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $181,065.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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 $645,732;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $532,906;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $165,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 13,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 126,159 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 95,887 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 603,480 | 1.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 634,523 | 1.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 18,606,017 | 34.73 | 3,343,475 | 456.49 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,317,023 | 2.46 | 59,216 | 2,124.10 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 530,032 | 0.99 | 348,967 | 51.89 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 316,492 | 0.59 | 65,694 | 381.77 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 64,918 | 0.12 | 18,922 | 243.08 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 14,760 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 26,909 | 0.05 | 21,281 | 26.45 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 18,430,101 | 34.40 | 15,727,289 | 17.19 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 330,705 | 0.62 | 356,207 | -7.16 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 15,773 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 48,357 | 0.09 | 17,269 | 180.02 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 192,500 | 0.36 | 357,500 | -46.15 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 532,906 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6,292 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 63,192 | 0.12 | 165,830 | -61.89 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7,429,519 | 13.87 | 5,099,299 | 45.70 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,078,073 | 2.01 | 28,490 | 3,684.04 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 17,697 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 128,204 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,075,619 | 3.87 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 318,908 | 0.60 | 184,778 | 72.59 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 9,800 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 746 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 442,866 | 0.83 | 1,088,598 | -59.32 |
| 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 | 127,930 | 0.24 | 70,191 | 82.26 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,408 | 0.01 | 84,722 | -95.98 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,995 | 0.01 | 26,003 | -73.10 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,780 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 124 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 686,604 | 1.28 | 2 658 575 | -74.17 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 94.54% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (91.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.73% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (4.03% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $92,546.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $476,796;
- 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 $35,639;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $18,336.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 376,870 | 69.11 | 853,666 | -55.85 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 138,633 | 25.42 | 46,087 | 200.81 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 24,693 | 4.53 | 43,029 | -42.61 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 594 | 0.11 | 987 | -39.82 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,000 | 0.73 | 39,639 | -89.91 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 496 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | ∞ |