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

Russia’s Trade with Azerbaijan

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Azerbaijan was $2,889,133,224, down 8.85% ($280,572,769) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2020 were $2,075,412,541, down 10.26% ($237,350,891) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2020 were $813,720,683, down 5.04% ($43,221,878) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Azerbaijan in 2020 was $1,261,691,858, a 13.33% decrease ($194,129,013) over 2019.

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 39th in 2019), accounting for 0.5088% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4755% in 2019).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in 2020 (up from 38th in 2019), accounting for 0.6170% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5470% in 2019).

Azerbaijan was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in 2020 (down from 42nd in 2019), accounting for 0.3516% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3515% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Azerbaijan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.26% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (26.78% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.20% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (18.02% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.40% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (13.89% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.04% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (12.24% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.20% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (11.05% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.47% of Russia’s total exports to Azerbaijan (10.31% in 2019).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $29,756,550;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $21,514,074;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $16,938,220;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $10,004,420;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $7,448,338.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan 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 $144,960,413;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $36,879,580;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $33,607,897;
  • 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 $17,520,484;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $16,702,164;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $15,348,827;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,799,851;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $7,566,893;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $7,273,265.
Russia’s exports to Azerbaijan in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 6,296,994 0.30 5,327,87118.19
02 Meat and edible meat offal 5,651,218 0.27 5,945,615-4.95
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,238,254 0.16 3,292,988-1.66
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,587,388 0.61 11,314,20811.25
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 448,106 0.02 99,950348.33
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 34,459 0.00 23,63145.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 10,795,368 0.52 14,803,513-27.08
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 110,946 0.01 488,516-77.29
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,263,885 0.30 4,628,85735.32
10 Cereals 307,273,568 14.81 277,517,01810.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 16,031,442 0.77 14,610,0329.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,148,242 0.25 8,648,601-40.47
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 93,215 0.00 98,824-5.68
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,547 0.00 24,472-93.68
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 69,313,870 3.34 59,309,45016.87
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 20,653,858 1.00 16,793,05422.99
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 58,812,136 2.83 37,298,06257.68
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 48,892,430 2.36 46,128,2155.99
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 40,939,750 1.97 39,155,2284.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,398,574 0.55 10,133,93312.48
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 31,767,193 1.53 29,420,9187.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13,708,062 0.66 13,905,030-1.42
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 15,165,957 0.73 12,919,76117.39
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,655,908 0.27 7,362,069-23.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 8,401,307 0.40 9,018,785-6.85
26 Ores, slag and ash 466,752 0.02 570,642-18.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 83,917,398 4.04 228,877,811-63.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,863,990 0.43 11,232,654-21.09
29 Organic chemicals 6,784,541 0.33 6,314,7147.44
30 Pharmaceutical products 39,086,013 1.88 22,147,79376.48
31 Fertilizers 76,148,110 3.67 109,756,007-30.62
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 8,301,612 0.40 9,525,672-12.85
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 32,490,882 1.57 35,021,977-7.23
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 24,915,562 1.20 21,473,92216.03
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 844,836 0.04 1,211,156-30.25
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 3,361,013 0.16 1,456,349130.78
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 330,929 0.02 51,388543.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,189,059 0.64 12,718,8693.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 40,176,206 1.94 37,567,7486.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,168,334 0.78 14,587,69210.84
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,799 0.00 13,142-71.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 279,168 0.01 231,34420.67
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,688 0.00 4,89457.09
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 175,173,272 8.44 190,522,099-8.06
45 Cork and articles of cork 17,946 0.00 15,27717.47
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 626 0.00 6,094-89.73
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 7,109-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 56,169,317 2.71 63,442,582-11.46
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,018,050 0.05 1,590,956-36.01
50 Silk 0 0.00 483-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 12,273 0.00 14,875-17.49
52 Cotton 540,253 0.03 490,46610.15
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 27,456 0.00 51,487-46.67
54 Man-made filaments 95,276 0.00 710,567-86.59
55 Man-made staple fibers 321,837 0.02 326,287-1.36
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,148,668 0.06 963,01119.28
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 64,212 0.00 55,68315.32
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 62,815 0.00 49,24427.56
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 474,528 0.02 718,617-33.97
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 26,393 0.00 117,350-77.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,187,278 0.06 1,119,9806.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 844,954 0.04 1,164,602-27.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,000,245 0.10 662,578201.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,211,866 0.06 911,56532.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 99,880 0.00 119,337-16.30
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,041 0.00 20,722-70.85
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 31,052 0.00 22,97835.14
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 12,950,799 0.62 14,264,141-9.21
69 Ceramic products 9,489,865 0.46 9,045,7224.91
70 Glass and glassware 22,054,767 1.06 25,529,409-13.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 196,163 0.01 66,431195.29
72 Iron and steel 167,710,235 8.08 178,510,086-6.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 68,016,763 3.28 104,896,343-35.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,162,662 0.30 8,498,962-27.49
75 Nickel and articles thereof 481,032 0.02 599,877-19.81
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 30,651,639 1.48 23,203,30132.10
78 Lead and articles thereof 145,390 0.01 154,471-5.88
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,238 0.00 14,589-91.51
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,588 0.00 9,516-83.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 269,730 0.01 452,870-40.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,480,422 0.07 1,680,577-11.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,115,169 0.15 3,239,229-3.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 90,892,225 4.38 107,594,389-15.52
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 177,097,335 8.53 170,944,6173.60
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 33,704,395 1.62 51,224,879-34.20
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 65,322,840 3.15 66,470,737-1.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,707,887 0.18 11,274,780-67.11
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,981,207 0.34 9,175,513-23.91
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 55,029 0.00 12,651334.98
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,851 0.00 1412,631.21
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 5,040,346 0.24 4,601,6409.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 919,827 0.04 1,162,424-20.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 12,440,564 0.60 11,768,5655.71
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,305 0.00 0
SS Classified 61,964,461 2.99 104 231 248-40.55

Russia’s Imports from Azerbaijan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 69.62% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (66.99% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.90% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (13.31% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.96% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (4.16% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.49% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (3.18% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.34% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (3.75% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.62% of Russia’s total imports from Azerbaijan (1.01% in 2019).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $14,199,746;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $13,081,133;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $11,338,238;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $7,380,169;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,173,450.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan 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 $56,850,548;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $12,634,966;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $5,419,088;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $4,316,433;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $3,882,860.
Russia’s imports from Azerbaijan in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 2,256 0.00 7,095-68.20
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 17,524-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,311,932 0.16 579,127126.54
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,768,537 1.57 16,651,397-23.32
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 26,536 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 433,741 0.05 112,757284.67
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 248,658,103 30.56 235,576,9705.55
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 278,659,120 34.25 280,567,984-0.68
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,593,539 0.20 2,529,429-37.00
10 Cereals 22,369 0.00 12,00086.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,100 0.00 1828,233.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 62,803 0.01 127,933-50.91
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,152 0.00 545661.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 45,481 0.01 36,33525.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 697,629 0.09 798,136-12.59
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,129,829 0.14 3,071,123-63.21
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 244,689 0.03 422,805-42.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 12,839,181 1.58 11,164,12615.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 393,432 0.05 380,9713.27
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,098,238 0.50 16,733,204-75.51
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,549,842 0.44 5,278,892-32.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,233,284 1.38 12,269,984-8.45
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 44,928,469 5.52 101,779,017-55.86
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,021,800 0.13 3,277,383-68.82
29 Organic chemicals 5,472,683 0.67 299,2331,728.90
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 230,044 0.03 153,82649.55
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 6,000-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 641,809 0.08 2,136,351-69.96
39 Plastics and articles thereof 41,102,887 5.05 29,764,64938.09
40 Rubber and articles thereof 388 0.00 0
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 30,000-100.00
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 32,742 0.00 9,835232.91
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 592,891 0.07 1,24647,483.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 477,183 0.06 964,420-50.52
52 Cotton 9,620,513 1.18 13,936,946-30.97
54 Man-made filaments 364,691 0.04 1,452,725-74.90
55 Man-made staple fibers 217,111 0.03 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 16,398 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 205,567 0.03 492,885-58.29
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 16,650 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 89,002 0.01 37,736135.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 16,524,555 2.03 16,078,2562.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 143,963 0.02 130,33510.46
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,736 0.00 384,468.42
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,700 0.00 6,3615.33
69 Ceramic products 2,396 0.00 1,36475.66
70 Glass and glassware 140,938 0.02 89,02158.32
72 Iron and steel 991,811 0.12 1,836,800-46.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,817,856 1.45 4,437,687166.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 388,059 0.05 273,41141.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 306 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 15,230,359 1.87 20,649,447-26.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,847 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,980 0.00 39,870-87.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20 0.00 799-97.50
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,665,117 0.20 1,797,344-7.36
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 1,520,610 0.19 1,615,475-5.87
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 535,161 0.07 1,401,333-61.81
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 127,449-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 16,924,400 2.08 2,724,654521.16
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 676,168 0.08 1,022,068-33.84
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 391,717 0.05 97,479301.85
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,921 0.00 3081,497.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10 0.00 165-93.94
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,942 0.00 0
SS Classified 63,921,421 7.86 63 932 246-0.02
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia