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

Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia was $24,826,009, down 3.56% ($917,261) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $23,978,227, up 4.20% ($966,996) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $847,782, down 68.97% ($1,884,257) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $23,130,445, a 14.06% increase ($2,851,253) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

South Ossetia was Russia’s 119th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 115th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0153% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0143% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

South Ossetia was Russia’s 107th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 101st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0254% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0206% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

South Ossetia was Russia’s 130th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 118th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0040% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia

The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia 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) - 24.98% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (6.60% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.41% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (26.31% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 17.36% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.75% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.85% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (42.05% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.68% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (4.34% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.09% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (3.53% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (1.59% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.11% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $3,248,411;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,788,183;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,633,751;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $679,912;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $421,774;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $390,416;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $363,064;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $322,604;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $315,815;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $309,083;
  • 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) - an increase of $265,708;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $230,508;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $214,158;
  • 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 $211,302;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $198,852;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $181,316;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $177,502;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $161,303;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $140,743;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $138,881;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $131,451;
  • 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 $95,339;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $82,212;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $81,187;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $77,962;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $73,823;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $73,381.

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $6,721,536;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,819,987;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $1,526,440;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $767,658;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $653,522;
  • 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 $500,433;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $366,183;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $159,812;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $93,079;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $73,492.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 7,611 0.03 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 421,774 1.76 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 33,764 0.14 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 214,158 0.89 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,796 0.01 367,979-99.51
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 69,942 0.29 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 42,750 0.18 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 47,742 0.20 8,121487.88
10 Cereals 45,479 0.19 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 441,779 1.84 119,175270.70
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 562 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,096 0.00 2,923-62.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 75,811 0.32 30,898145.36
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 138,881 0.58 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 85,118 0.35 15,488449.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 178,876 0.75 100,91477.26
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 257,784 1.08 80,282221.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 219,177 0.91 20,325978.36
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 78,718 0.33 4,8951,508.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,556,475 14.83 768,292362.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 31,135 0.13 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 38,787 0.16 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 359,059 1.50 177,743102.01
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,056,164 16.92 5,876,151-30.97
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 101,618 0.42 6,2791,518.38
29 Organic chemicals 7,652 0.03 5,72933.57
30 Pharmaceutical products 592,919 2.47 510,70716.10
31 Fertilizers 2,242 0.01 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 134,961 0.56 53,774150.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 67,020 0.28 6909,613.04
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 216,280 0.90 4,9784,244.72
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,351 0.03 2,341256.73
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,677 0.01 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,266 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 92,110 0.38 36,402153.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 927,378 3.87 247,466274.75
40 Rubber and articles thereof 164,257 0.69 129,71026.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,206 0.01 578281.66
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 61,248 0.26 221,060-72.29
45 Cork and articles of cork 42,447 0.18 37,34713.66
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 112 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 178,205 0.74 104,82470.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,892 0.02 2,336109.42
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 54 0.00 0
52 Cotton 979 0.00 1,527,419-99.94
54 Man-made filaments 3,338,646 13.92 90,2353,599.95
55 Man-made staple fibers 400 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 15,354 0.06 108,433-85.84
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 14,335 0.06 87,827-83.68
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 61,848 0.26 89,296-30.74
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,283 0.02 756598.81
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 149,203 0.62 8,4601,663.63
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 68,992 0.29 1,0166,690.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 325,376 1.36 9,5613,303.16
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 46,258 0.19 89,655-48.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 131,669 0.55 21860,298.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,432 0.01 2131,041.78
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,239 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 670,436 2.80 439,92852.40
69 Ceramic products 481,395 2.01 118,331306.82
70 Glass and glassware 165,748 0.69 125,38432.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 265,719 1.11 112,415,527.27
72 Iron and steel 489,926 2.04 180,843170.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 769,649 3.21 379,233102.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 37,953 0.16 22,71067.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 111,784 0.47 130,370-14.26
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,235 0.01 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 1 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 18 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 21,082 0.09 7,392185.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 28,427 0.12 91,102-68.80
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,067,025 8.62 433,274377.07
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 422,984 1.76 923,417-54.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 726,724 3.03 7,448,260-90.24
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 103,595 0.43 871,253-88.11
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 822 0.00 99,033.33
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 62 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 168,571 0.70 822,093-79.49
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 49,716 0.21 11,310339.58
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 217,118 0.91 55,815289.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 884 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia

The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia 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) - 88.27% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (24.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.33% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (0.53% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.40% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (7.39% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (67.11% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $72,847;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $44,916;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $21,035;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $12,088;
  • 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 $3,403.

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

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,833,438;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $201,847;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,261.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
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 21,035 2.48 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 727,294 85.79 682,3786.58
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 1,833,438-100.00
72 Iron and steel 83,618 9.86 10,771676.33
73 Articles of iron or steel 344 0.04 3,605-90.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,088 1.43 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 201,847-100.00
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 3,403 0.40 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia