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

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan was $819,640,384, down 16.03% ($156,501,338) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $590,836,325, down 16.84% ($119,618,843) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $228,804,059, down 13.88% ($36,882,495) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $362,032,266, a 18.60% decrease ($82,736,348) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5058% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5427% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 33rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 34th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.6257% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6352% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3383% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3906% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian exports to Azerbaijan 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) - 35.75% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (28.82% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.22% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (15.24% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.94% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (12.18% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.76% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (10.71% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.31% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (10.44% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.99% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (6.74% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,980,650;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $8,166,099;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $6,988,471;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,534,283;
  • 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 $3,679,331;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $3,673,522;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $2,454,248;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,188,141.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan 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 $36,175,827;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $14,042,254;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $12,140,946;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,000,064;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $9,924,935;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,385,102;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,929,039;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $3,787,080;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,548,330;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $3,513,888;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,920,715.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 1,158,510 0.20 1,206,242-3.96
02 Meat and edible meat offal 431,964 0.07 1,642,616-73.70
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,593,429 0.27 1,317,62220.93
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,211,799 0.54 3,103,5043.49
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 113,896 0.02 66,61970.97
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 24,199 0.00 14,51066.77
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,960,187 0.50 6,474,075-54.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 24,849 0.00 179,363-86.15
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,887,960 0.32 1,731,6909.02
10 Cereals 103,925,536 17.59 88,944,88616.84
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,021,575 0.85 4,799,9374.62
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,779,555 0.47 6,566,635-57.67
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23,615 0.00 26,055-9.36
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 88 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27,163,032 4.60 18,996,93342.99
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 7,215,276 1.22 4,761,02851.55
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,612,668 0.78 16,753,614-72.47
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 14,797,041 2.50 13,819,0127.08
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 11,318,872 1.92 12,394,102-8.68
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,875,965 0.49 2,763,0344.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,283,796 1.57 8,720,7466.46
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,412,843 0.41 2,858,413-15.59
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,153,450 1.04 4,710,83930.62
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,223,448 0.38 2,911,435-23.63
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,452,228 0.42 2,376,0283.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 145,112 0.02 177,872-18.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,160,069 1.55 45,335,896-79.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,285,709 0.39 2,720,889-15.99
29 Organic chemicals 694,111 0.12 4,242,441-83.64
30 Pharmaceutical products 14,065,897 2.38 7,531,61486.76
31 Fertilizers 28,520,897 4.83 34,905,999-18.29
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,485,340 0.42 2,844,568-12.63
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,848,504 1.33 9,357,204-16.12
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 5,925,496 1.00 5,219,93113.52
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 260,642 0.04 234,07111.35
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 626,737 0.11 309,516102.49
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 66,338 0.01 14,057371.92
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,372,248 0.57 3,549,645-5.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,761,866 1.99 11,552,0761.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,450,083 0.75 4,032,46310.36
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,799 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,662 0.01 36,33644.93
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,588 0.00 4321,656.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 41,564,641 7.03 55,606,895-25.25
45 Cork and articles of cork 802 0.00 1,539-47.89
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 593 0.00 2,801-78.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,154,561 2.23 18,083,600-27.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 312,966 0.05 450,477-30.53
50 Silk 0 0.00 447-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,156 0.00 13,342-68.85
52 Cotton 141,812 0.02 237,070-40.18
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 51,487-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 4,791 0.00 74,146-93.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,085 0.00 5,378-79.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 313,841 0.05 338,628-7.32
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,793 0.00 51,808-90.75
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 52,673 0.01 3,8471,269.20
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 107,402 0.02 384,546-72.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 18,845 0.00 25,987-27.48
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 279,717 0.05 163,31671.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 126,464 0.02 249,358-49.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 878,234 0.15 138,254535.23
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 346,977 0.06 220,81857.13
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25,779 0.00 36,411-29.20
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 548 0.00 1,059-48.25
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,328 0.00 2,69460.65
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,307,598 0.56 4,407,722-24.96
69 Ceramic products 2,108,667 0.36 2,634,243-19.95
70 Glass and glassware 5,317,092 0.90 6,738,442-21.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 84,030 0.01 30,096179.21
72 Iron and steel 30,676,715 5.19 40,676,779-24.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 15,139,784 2.56 25,064,719-39.60
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,828,341 0.31 2,055,243-11.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 52,702-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,830,197 1.49 6,642,05632.94
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,489-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 430 0.00 10,297-95.82
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 9,516-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 97,539 0.02 224,630-56.58
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 373,761 0.06 632,541-40.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 725,441 0.12 731,419-0.82
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 31,935,728 5.41 34,856,443-8.38
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 53,560,465 9.07 49,881,1347.38
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 532,397 0.09 568,122-6.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 27,077,836 4.58 20,089,36534.79
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,694,643 0.63 21,12117,392.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,676,894 0.45 2,833,500-5.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 39,034 0.01 5,843568.05
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 141-100.00
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 1,760,290 0.30 1,407,02825.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 185,902 0.03 174,0826.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,599,750 0.44 3,467,780-25.03
SS Classified 35,539,904 6.02 91 887 859-61.32

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

The major share of Russian imports from Azerbaijan 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) - 77.98% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (75.07% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.03% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (10.73% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.20% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (2.83% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.47% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (2.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.34% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (2.03% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,599,368;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,238,914;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,214,129;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $894,984.

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

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $18,143,130;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $11,163,444;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $2,933,077;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,313,061;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,265,145;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $803,885;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $761,069.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 756 0.00 5,315-85.78
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 585,766 0.26 258,443126.65
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,975,331 1.30 5,908,408-49.64
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 26,536 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 36,309,438 15.87 54,452,568-33.32
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 130,136,747 56.88 129,717,9290.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 387,351 0.17 431,733-10.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,100 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,184 0.00 34,990-88.04
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 865 0.00 45590.11
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 19,781 0.01 9,781102.24
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 171,708 0.08 209,453-18.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 365,882 0.16 1,169,767-68.72
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 118,075 0.05 147,369-19.88
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,897,964 2.14 3,659,05033.86
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 92,407 0.04 144,216-35.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,338,209 0.58 1,815,158-26.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 996,356 0.44 1,474,821-32.44
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,700,686 1.18 3,965,831-31.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 13,387,672 5.85 24,551,116-45.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 208,000 0.09 362,300-42.59
29 Organic chemicals 1,661,047 0.73 61,6792,593.05
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 100,499 0.04 21,057377.27
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 181,975 0.08 497,291-63.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,462,281 3.26 6,567,29713.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 69 0.00 4456.82
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,738 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 330,783 0.14 65,512,950.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,372 0.00 336,570-96.62
52 Cotton 2,892,549 1.26 3,653,618-20.83
54 Man-made filaments 90,503 0.04 17,753409.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 53,681 0.02 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 16,398 0.01 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 50,226 0.02 63,945-21.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,446 0.00 2,862230.05
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,759,770 2.08 4,156,89414.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 61,720 0.03 40,43352.65
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,702 0.00 384,378.95
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 615-100.00
69 Ceramic products 2,396 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 21,379 0.01 19,35210.47
72 Iron and steel 50,435 0.02 73,234-31.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,303,894 1.01 1,089,765111.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 155,050 0.07 44,397249.24
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,836,537 1.24 4,149,598-31.64
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 312 0.00 34,023-99.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 168,901 0.07 222,592-24.12
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 138,058 0.06 515,305-73.21
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 277,474 0.12 238,68916.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 3,738-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 49,347 0.02 329,483-85.02
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 50,825 0.02 16,231213.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,921 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,942 0.01 0
SS Classified 10,315,015 4.51 15 211 342-32.19
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia