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Russian trade with Afghanistan in 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 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan totaled $157,095,855, up 24.42% ($30,828,327) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2020 totaled $153,562,499, up 26.95% ($32,601,230) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2020 were $3,533,356, down 33.41% ($1,772,903) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in 2020 was $150,029,143, a 29.72% increase ($34,374,133) over 2019.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 110th in 2019), accounting for 0.0277% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0189% in 2019).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 93rd largest export market in 2020 (up from 99th in 2019), accounting for 0.0456% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0286% in 2019).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 130th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 129th in 2019), accounting for 0.0015% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0022% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 50.87% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (32.40% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.49% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (33.21% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 20.00% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (19.54% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.16% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.82% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.10% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (3.76% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.73% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (2.69% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2020 over 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 $31,921,663;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $5,435,644;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,927,747;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $2,198,348;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $2,181,330;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,799,033;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,056,063;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $615,138.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2020 over 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 $8,720,951;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,438,683;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,282,504;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $508,688.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 117,659 0.08 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 810,794 0.53 529,36653.16
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 42,665 0.03 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 140,348 0.09 0
10 Cereals 1,068,413 0.70 12,3508,551.12
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,181,330 1.42 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 68,802,747 44.80 36,881,08486.55
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,324,839 1.51 126,4911,737.95
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,242,446 0.81 1,124,69110.47
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 791,061 0.52 175,923349.66
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,860 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 327,276 0.21 83,518291.86
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 142,063 0.09 14,760862.49
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 115,580 0.08 239,375-51.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 26,909 0.02 21,28126.45
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 31,434,856 20.47 40,155,807-21.72
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 90,833-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 849,740 0.55 703,95820.71
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 23,564 0.02 70,575-66.61
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 309,860 0.20 116,956164.94
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,155,000 0.75 1,292,500-10.64
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 34,127 0.02 1,472,810-97.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 100,550 0.07 21,829360.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 746,068 0.49 768,330-2.90
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,235,398 17.74 21,799,75424.93
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 26,224-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,475,237 2.26 1,676,204107.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,553 0.00 132,546-94.30
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 799 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,103 0.00 40,805-94.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 598 0.00 145312.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 55,854 0.04 47,51017.56
69 Ceramic products 9,783 0.01 6,78644.16
70 Glass and glassware 33,311 0.02 541,999-93.85
72 Iron and steel 4,242,106 2.76 314,3591,249.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 584,064 0.38 1,866,568-68.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 691 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 18,540 0.01 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 3,050-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 503-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 613 0.00 11,691-94.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,934,407 1.26 2,344,259-17.48
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 452,382 0.29 473,922-4.55
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 252,558 0.16 196,19428.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 22,765 0.01 244,310-90.68
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,780-100.00
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 1,500 0.00 12,313-87.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,419 0.00 578491.52
SS Classified 2,437,063 1.59 7 309 496-66.66

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 94.53% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (89.42% in 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.15% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (1.71% in 2019).

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

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,343,433;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $220,178;
  • 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 $85,651;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $61,653;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $49,117.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,135,108 88.73 4,478,541-30.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 204,920 5.80 266,573-23.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 49,117-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 82-100.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 179,389 5.08 399,567-55.10
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 594 0.02 987-39.82
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 0.00 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,200 0.15 90,851-94.28
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 1,270-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,944 0.08 1,164152.92
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 615 0.02 4,482-86.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 875-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 2,592-100.00
SS Classified 4,484 0.13 10 104-55.62
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia