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Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q4 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 Afghanistan in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $30,879,300, down 28.15% ($12,096,922) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $30,029,814, down 27.40% ($11,331,888) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $849,486, down 47.38% ($765,034) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $29,180,328, a 26.59% decrease ($10,566,854) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 117th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 106th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0191% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0239% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 99th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 88th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0318% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0370% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 129th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 126th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0024% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.10% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (34.80% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 23.87% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (21.75% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.97% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (25.84% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.97% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.32% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.66% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.35% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.24% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (0.19% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $286,449;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $275,114;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $240,819;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $172,906;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $168,751;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $159,224;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $137,902;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $99,960;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $94,421;
  • 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 $90,470.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $6,491,156;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,653,018;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $845,382;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $245,995;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $239,375;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $172,011;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $124,993.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 99,960 0.33 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,635 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 240,819 0.80 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,740,572 42.43 13,585,954-6.22
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 170,507 0.57 1,7569,609.97
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 370,066 1.23 411,044-9.97
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 376,944 1.26 90,495316.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,860 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 140,542 0.47 64,596117.57
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 239,375-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,196,453 13.97 10,687,609-60.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 361,191 1.20 86,077319.61
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 7,836-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,942 0.02 26,584-77.65
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 0.16 48,3470.02
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 467,500 1.56 550,000-15.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 34,127 0.11 280,122-87.82
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,066 0.00 2,221-52.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 480,519 1.60 386,09824.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,770,349 22.55 8,423,367-19.62
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 390,835 1.30 440,609-11.30
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,553 0.03 132,546-94.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,111 0.00 22,216-95.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 465 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,974 0.02 47,510-89.53
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 6,786-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 33,311 0.11 119,972-72.23
72 Iron and steel 137,902 0.46 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 234,015 0.78 74,791212.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 691 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 140 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 492-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 613 0.00 1,968-68.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 998,793 3.33 973,7522.57
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 235,624 0.78 145,15462.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 249,149 0.83 76,243226.78
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,900 0.03 179,911-95.61
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 1,500 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,419 0.01 454653.08
SS Classified 1,211,410 4.03 4 247 817-71.48

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.06% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (79.79% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.14% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (2.68% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $520,454;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $192,605;
  • 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 $41,990;
  • 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 $3,780;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $2,747.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 698,730 82.25 1,219,184-42.69
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 66,287 7.80 69,034-3.98
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 82,642 9.73 275,247-69.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 54-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 102 0.01 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,200 0.14 43,190-97.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 525 0.06 5210.77
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 0 0.00 3,780-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 3 510-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia