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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q3 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 third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Georgia was $319,149,001, down 3.05% ($10,037,358) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $204,989,866, down 9.49% ($21,482,299) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $114,159,135, up 11.14% ($11,444,941) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $90,830,731, a 26.61% decrease ($32,927,240) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Georgia was Russia’s 56th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 60th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2337% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1985% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 52nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 58th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2606% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2192% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 58th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1971% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1642% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 38.14% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (35.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.24% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (29.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.42% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (9.80% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.57% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.37% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.35% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $2,448,913;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,258,416;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,117,877;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,099,984;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $951,542;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $897,703;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $824,236;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $748,114;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $657,439.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $23,778,413;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $2,016,392;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,813,255;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $1,496,245;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,416,781;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,281,952;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $885,485;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $765,323;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $738,531.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 2,678,294 1.31 229,3811,067.62
02 Meat and edible meat offal 115,063 0.06 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 89,951 0.04 66,96834.32
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,587,338 0.77 1,463,1228.49
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,698 0.01 12,05621.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 185,247 0.09 83,516121.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 26,536 0.01 73,363-63.83
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 827,794 0.40 790,7064.69
10 Cereals 36,373,958 17.74 37,112,489-1.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,247,751 1.58 2,815,65815.35
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 433,972 0.21 1,715,924-74.71
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 20,193 0.01 5,302280.86
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 261 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,429,325 3.62 8,846,106-16.02
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 617,000 0.30 591,2404.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,855,710 0.91 3,351,955-44.64
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,394,384 2.14 6,410,776-31.45
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,221,689 3.04 7,107,174-12.46
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,634,303 0.80 736,600121.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,888,939 3.36 7,654,262-10.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,109,409 0.54 1,019,9638.77
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,866,707 0.91 915,165103.97
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 572,891 0.28 424,99034.80
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 99,698 0.05 30,289229.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 43,443,017 21.19 67,221,430-35.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,733,075 0.85 1,075,63661.12
29 Organic chemicals 1,373,054 0.67 1,499,531-8.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,403,204 1.17 2,697,310-10.90
31 Fertilizers 2,424,762 1.18 1,306,88585.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,263,771 0.62 1,224,6373.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,089,102 2.97 5,813,4074.74
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 3,205,135 1.56 2,752,53716.44
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 222,864 0.11 173,70028.30
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 183,983 0.09 68,327169.27
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 548 0.00 1,206-54.56
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 977,777 0.48 907,4187.75
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,341,721 2.12 3,593,60720.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,248,333 0.61 1,084,09115.15
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,997 0.03 54,161-2.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,036,777 2.94 5,758,4584.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 9,829-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 178 0.00 665-73.23
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 22,410 0.01 6,469246.42
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,817,377 1.37 3,072,468-8.30
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 47,663 0.02 180,547-73.60
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 296 0.00 0
52 Cotton 0 0.00 12,891-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 55 0.00 353-84.42
54 Man-made filaments 9,096 0.00 172,752-94.73
55 Man-made staple fibers 20,970 0.01 7229,025.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 202,293 0.10 24,330731.45
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 639 0.00 965-33.78
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 87 0.00 5267.31
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 80,752 0.04 154,934-47.88
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,405 0.00 388,860.53
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 459,890 0.22 538,623-14.62
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 105,158 0.05 245,187-57.11
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 133,465 0.07 55,335141.19
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 470,063 0.23 619,101-24.07
65 Headgear and parts thereof 28,992 0.01 19,87845.85
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4,151 0.00 881371.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 38,496 0.02 2,1781,667.49
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,001,227 0.98 2,010,297-0.45
69 Ceramic products 771,245 0.38 1,012,228-23.81
70 Glass and glassware 6,635,648 3.24 5,811,41214.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 70,422 0.03 55,20027.58
72 Iron and steel 5,490,973 2.68 3,232,55769.86
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,526,067 1.72 2,426,08345.34
74 Copper and articles thereof 96,027 0.05 68,09641.02
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,403 0.00 4,800-70.77
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,596,508 1.27 2,548,4011.89
78 Lead and articles thereof 17 0.00 4325.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 104,978 0.05 74,31841.26
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,234,885 0.60 1,038,54518.91
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,717,328 2.30 6,530,583-27.77
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 14,489,892 7.07 14,080,7562.91
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 523,864 0.26 529,568-1.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,083,329 0.53 1,404,167-22.85
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 850,647 0.41 925,442-8.08
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,173 0.00 4,408-28.02
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 60 0.00 0
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 1,211,686 0.59 788,04653.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 157,778 0.08 271,016-41.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,641,042 0.80 1,580,4223.84
SS Classified 45,000 0.02 268 922-83.27

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 69.82% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (69.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.12% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (19.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.14% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (7.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,137,693;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $10,402,418;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $491,958.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia 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 $2,742,896;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,910,139;
  • 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) - a decrease of $1,820,553;
  • 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 $1,137,831;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,135,760;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $981,793;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $565,006;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $555,782.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 357,437 0.31 322,54310.82
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 24,753,738 21.68 14,351,32072.48
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 909,694 0.80 766,59218.67
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 67,398 0.06 65,3523.13
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 11,400 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 190 0.00 5,560-96.58
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 556,735 0.49 1,112,517-49.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 359,834 0.32 152,985135.21
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 52,685,423 46.15 54,595,562-3.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 44,998 0.04 66,585-32.42
26 Ores, slag and ash 312,171 0.27 295,8875.50
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 39-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 887,695 0.78 1,025,296-13.42
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 153,495-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 504 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 346,214 0.30 256,32135.07
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 12,550 0.01 6991,695.42
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 6,759-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 37,014 0.03 61,281-39.60
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,191 0.01 10,595-32.13
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,740 0.00 1,052160.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 970-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,174 0.01 10,00341.70
54 Man-made filaments 251,047 0.22 46,128444.24
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,268 0.01 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 477-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 929,453 0.81 706,77231.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 239,290 0.21 804,296-70.25
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 153,359 0.13 280,664-45.36
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 39,924 0.03 53,445-25.30
69 Ceramic products 9,448 0.01 892959.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,155 0.00 21,677-76.22
72 Iron and steel 28,677,443 25.12 17,539,75063.50
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,719 0.00 983,512-99.83
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,135,760-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 16,289-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 130 0.00 959-86.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 33,539 0.03 2,776,435-98.79
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 1,828,146 1.60 3,648,699-49.90
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 83,811 0.07 1,221,642-93.14
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 389 0.00 3,302-88.22
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 494,124 0.43 2,16622,712.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 316 0.00 0
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 14,902 0.01 209,916-92.90
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 22,572 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia