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

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Georgia was $1,219,363,041, down 8.45% ($112,572,134) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2020 were $794,634,053, down 9.97% ($87,976,839) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2020 were $424,728,988, down 5.47% ($24,595,295) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in 2020 was $369,905,065, a 14.63% decrease ($63,381,544) over 2019.

Georgia was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 61st in 2019), accounting for 0.2147% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1998% in 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 56th largest export market in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.2362% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2088% in 2019).

Georgia was Russia’s 58th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 59th in 2019), accounting for 0.1835% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1843% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.22% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (32.91% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 24.70% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (30.97% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.22% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (11.82% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.38% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.73% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.60% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.99% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.99% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.03% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia 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 $7,163,911;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $6,034,371;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,963,500;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,068,432;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,855,709;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $2,793,209.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia 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 $77,129,635;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $12,446,970;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $8,862,890;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $6,236,299;
  • 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 $5,225,144;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $3,354,544.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 8,125,243 1.02 2,090,872288.61
02 Meat and edible meat offal 298,319 0.04 34,394767.36
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 578,296 0.07 1,352,747-57.25
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,094,579 0.77 5,886,2733.54
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 520-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 92,822 0.01 70,72931.24
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,150,701 0.27 789,409172.44
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 27,610 0.00 74,132-62.76
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,101,631 0.52 3,517,49216.61
10 Cereals 107,672,287 13.55 103,603,8553.93
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,794,718 1.61 11,955,2147.02
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,778,024 0.35 6,132,568-54.70
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 34,554 0.00 20,07372.14
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,220 0.00 32,142-96.20
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 45,831,255 5.77 38,667,34418.53
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,296,543 0.41 3,008,1149.59
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 13,614,774 1.71 11,901,99514.39
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 20,589,766 2.59 26,826,065-23.25
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 28,180,382 3.55 28,802,253-2.16
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,816,072 0.61 2,808,29471.49
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,193,416 3.42 27,639,110-1.61
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,741,302 0.60 5,050,034-6.11
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,631,081 1.21 6,837,87240.85
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,049,341 0.13 3,351,618-68.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 198,907 0.03 120,20465.47
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 2,903-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 196,054,433 24.67 273,184,068-28.23
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,748,221 0.98 5,972,61229.73
29 Organic chemicals 8,104,130 1.02 5,900,87737.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,552,704 1.58 12,643,477-0.72
31 Fertilizers 9,023,886 1.14 7,085,80027.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,237,269 0.41 3,497,416-7.44
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 21,099,991 2.66 33,546,961-37.10
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 11,495,411 1.45 12,024,344-4.40
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 683,329 0.09 510,91333.75
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 547,929 0.07 353,55154.98
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,503 0.00 1,206439.22
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,523,759 0.44 3,833,148-8.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,955,317 1.88 13,688,1939.26
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,153,033 0.52 5,228,896-20.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 184,365 0.02 213,841-13.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 49 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,280,659 2.43 21,110,237-8.67
45 Cork and articles of cork 86 0.00 32,988-99.74
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,796 0.00 3,948-54.51
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 22,549 0.00 45,634-50.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 12,208,641 1.54 13,735,678-11.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 213,991 0.03 633,499-66.22
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 296 0.00 0
52 Cotton 5,336 0.00 24,022-77.79
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,167 0.00 2,446-11.41
54 Man-made filaments 215,634 0.03 260,448-17.21
55 Man-made staple fibers 22,457 0.00 2,658744.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 737,407 0.09 239,330208.11
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,406 0.00 4,75534.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,115 0.00 6,955-83.97
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 280,243 0.04 495,607-43.45
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,405 0.00 2,99113.84
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,436,595 0.18 1,719,854-16.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 657,915 0.08 684,768-3.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 980,153 0.12 227,161331.48
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,622,796 0.20 1,744,008-6.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 85,728 0.01 61,06640.39
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6,058 0.00 3,72462.67
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 44,796 0.01 15,363191.58
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,206,428 0.78 6,719,905-7.64
69 Ceramic products 2,454,341 0.31 3,602,643-31.87
70 Glass and glassware 21,046,711 2.65 21,892,748-3.86
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 350,567 0.04 216,76661.73
72 Iron and steel 21,804,860 2.74 16,841,36029.47
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,692,254 1.47 8,836,54532.32
74 Copper and articles thereof 292,639 0.04 195,98449.32
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,403 0.00 7,595-81.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,269,051 0.91 5,991,58021.32
78 Lead and articles thereof 17 0.00 2,024-99.16
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,433 0.00 5,594-56.51
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 265-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 195 0.00 1,295-84.94
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 386,248 0.05 758,502-49.08
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,034,784 0.38 2,541,70919.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,973,190 2.26 26,836,080-33.03
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 50,129,057 6.31 55,354,201-9.44
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 1,617,657 0.20 3,424,290-52.76
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,345,899 0.30 4,701,895-50.11
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 483,659-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,457,940 0.31 3,886,263-36.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,384 0.00 26,777-35.08
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 60 0.00 796-92.46
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 2,670,103 0.34 3,097,084-13.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 671,994 0.08 891,579-24.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,759,954 0.85 6,185,7729.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 809 0.00 0
SS Classified 348,674 0.04 789 312-55.83

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.64% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (68.13% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 26.86% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (25.19% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.89% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (3.69% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.31% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.33% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.92% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.07% in 2019).

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

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $15,858,085;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,072,397;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,500,434.

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $31,392,695;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,098,970;
  • 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 $3,057,950;
  • 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 $2,314,835;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $2,216,618;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,928,251.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,625,763 0.38 125,3291,197.20
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 11,900 0.00 18,670-36.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,305,084 1.48 7,252,364-13.06
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 52,716,028 12.41 36,857,94343.02
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,361,818 1.03 4,404,979-0.98
10 Cereals 339,906 0.08 1,064,141-68.06
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 571,050 0.13 1,657,372-65.54
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 18,000 0.00 11,00063.64
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 1,812-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,785 0.00 10,088-62.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 12,751 0.00 45,536-72.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,553,871 1.07 3,490,59230.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,084,837 0.49 828,527151.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 218,947,461 51.55 250,340,156-12.54
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 4,684-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 226,546 0.05 231,236-2.03
26 Ores, slag and ash 827,616 0.19 1,019,725-18.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 959,723-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,616,347 0.85 3,991,024-9.39
29 Organic chemicals 385,900 0.09 633,552-39.09
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,430 0.01 65,994-47.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,342 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,181,612 0.28 1,065,05410.94
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 35,019 0.01 6994,909.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,462 0.00 12,264-39.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 274,304 0.06 166,24065.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 34,260 0.01 22,62451.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 11,030 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,740 0.00 1,96039.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 42,239 0.01 31,73733.09
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 19-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 244 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 42,157 0.01 84,529-50.13
54 Man-made filaments 631,744 0.15 107,827485.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,268 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 880-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 477-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,698,825 0.40 2,220,856-23.51
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 857,893 0.20 1,430,828-40.04
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 673,000 0.16 963,610-30.16
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 32,104 0.01 65,852-51.25
65 Headgear and parts thereof 6,972 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 219,008 0.05 102,310114.06
69 Ceramic products 75,041 0.02 33,155126.33
70 Glass and glassware 26 0.00 86-69.77
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 60,885 0.01 38,78556.98
72 Iron and steel 111,897,529 26.35 106,825,1324.75
73 Articles of iron or steel 200,677 0.05 2,128,928-90.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,911,089 0.45 4,127,707-53.70
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 833-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 24,630 0.01 1,6641,380.17
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,456 0.00 27,188-94.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 39,430 0.01 51,579-23.55
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 245,032 0.06 3,344,002-92.67
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 6,791,506 1.60 9,106,341-25.42
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 441,891 0.10 3,499,841-87.37
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 30,579 0.01 63,911-52.15
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 502,377 0.12 555,916-9.63
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 316 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 24,917 0.01 226,963-89.02
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,069 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 70,222 0.02 39179,956.41
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia