Russian trade with Turkmenistan in 2020
February 14, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Turkmenistan in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Turkmenistan
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Turkmenistan totaled $970,171,294, up 39.63% ($275,374,335) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2020 totaled $649,541,474, up 19.55% ($106,219,335) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2020 totaled $320,629,820, up 111.67% ($169,155,000) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Turkmenistan in 2020 was $328,911,654, a 16.06% decrease ($62,935,665) over 2019.
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 74th in 2019), accounting for 0.1709% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1042% in 2019).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 60th largest export market in 2020 (up from 68th in 2019), accounting for 0.1931% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1285% in 2019).
Turkmenistan was Russia’s 64th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 80th in 2019), accounting for 0.1385% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0621% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian exports to Turkmenistan in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 38.65% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (36.40% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 21.14% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (13.57% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.15% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (18.09% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.04% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (18.20% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.38% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (4.54% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.30% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (1.89% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $62,058,604;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $28,333,429;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $19,206,195;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $16,266,251;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $11,017,695;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $10,963,191;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,750,371;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3,256,935;
- 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 $2,704,570;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,517,214;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,449,799;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,315,914.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $11,607,221;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $10,720,741;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,856,556;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $3,892,765;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $3,543,140;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,153,216.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 111,674 | 0.02 | 4,004,439 | -97.21 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 200,605 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 68,444 | 0.01 | 39,018 | 75.42 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,194,239 | 0.34 | 1,978,022 | 10.93 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 58,439 | 0.01 | 57,100 | 2.35 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 11,204,997 | 1.73 | 241,806 | 4,533.88 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 288,978 | 0.04 | 223,289 | 29.42 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 777,491 | 0.12 | 479,692 | 62.08 |
| 10 | Cereals | 5,064,755 | 0.78 | 2,547,541 | 98.81 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 4,087,878 | 0.63 | 3,186,872 | 28.27 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,013,111 | 0.16 | 1,019,677 | -0.64 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 59,949 | 0.01 | 94,752 | -36.73 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 114 | 0.00 | 185,800 | -99.94 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 48,165,722 | 7.42 | 19,832,293 | 142.87 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 542,340 | 0.08 | 211,523 | 156.40 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 23,528,602 | 3.62 | 7,262,351 | 223.98 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 6,274,985 | 0.97 | 6,514,080 | -3.67 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 8,133,360 | 1.25 | 6,802,419 | 19.57 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,815,139 | 0.28 | 967,589 | 87.59 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 11,815,937 | 1.82 | 8,559,002 | 38.05 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,745,200 | 1.81 | 9,429,286 | 24.56 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 152,370 | 0.02 | 79,440 | 91.81 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,564,051 | 0.24 | 1,219,437 | 28.26 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 5,168 | 0.00 | 3,548,308 | -99.85 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,901,737 | 1.06 | 5,475,287 | 26.05 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,463,290 | 0.23 | 3,275,156 | -55.32 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,014,887 | 0.16 | 1,085,647 | -6.52 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 39,030,924 | 6.01 | 19,824,729 | 96.88 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 8,186,849 | 1.26 | 15,043,405 | -45.58 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,606,717 | 0.25 | 1,880,679 | -14.57 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,532,575 | 1.78 | 10,767,473 | 7.11 |
| 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 | 7,599,975 | 1.17 | 4,895,405 | 55.25 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 780,658 | 0.12 | 401,963 | 94.21 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 557,116 | 0.09 | 1,575,058 | -64.63 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 12,621 | 0.00 | 65,557 | -80.75 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30,996,139 | 4.77 | 19,978,444 | 55.15 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9,694,050 | 1.49 | 8,814,928 | 9.97 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 11,937,028 | 1.84 | 10,667,092 | 11.91 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 17,590 | 0.00 | 29,307 | -39.98 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 20,718,827 | 3.19 | 15,968,456 | 29.75 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 368,784 | 0.06 | 836,293 | -55.90 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,152,234 | 1.10 | 7,591,381 | -5.78 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 187,028 | 0.03 | 278,702 | -32.89 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 8,055 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 5,962 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 44,005 | 0.01 | 115 | 38,165.22 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 56,000 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 471,508 | 0.07 | 322,086 | 46.39 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 13,961 | 0.00 | 12 | 116,241.67 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 3,621 | 0.00 | 98 | 3,594.90 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 445,499 | 0.07 | 312,373 | 42.62 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3,469 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 38,555 | 0.01 | 15,192 | 153.78 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 457,064 | 0.07 | 544,151 | -16.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,215,539 | 0.19 | 172,199 | 605.89 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 26,604 | 0.00 | 55,300 | -51.89 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,311 | 0.00 | 18,157 | -81.76 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 435 | 0.00 | 120 | 262.50 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 2,107 | 0.00 | 2,437 | -13.54 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,968,606 | 0.30 | 1,256,514 | 56.67 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 372,800 | 0.06 | 86,059 | 333.19 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,039,731 | 0.16 | 965,835 | 7.65 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 915 | 0.00 | 8,443 | -89.16 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 101,728,295 | 15.66 | 39,669,691 | 156.44 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 144,313,310 | 22.22 | 155,034,051 | -6.92 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 322,561 | 0.05 | 839,348 | -61.57 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,508 | 0.00 | 570 | 164.56 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,411,521 | 0.22 | 702,549 | 100.91 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 32,589 | 0.01 | 16,283 | 100.14 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,784 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 16,864 | 0.00 | 1,542 | 993.64 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,524,790 | 0.23 | 573,580 | 165.84 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,673,423 | 0.26 | 919,981 | 81.90 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,645,307 | 3.18 | 18,717,027 | 10.30 |
| 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 | 7,849,296 | 1.21 | 6,514,328 | 20.49 |
| 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 | 2,669,399 | 0.41 | 1,300,415 | 105.27 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 48,783,932 | 7.51 | 51,937,148 | -6.07 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 5,495,847 | 0.85 | 17,103,068 | -67.87 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,739,973 | 0.88 | 3,290,174 | 74.46 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2,191 | 0.00 | 1,087 | 101.56 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 140 | 0.00 | 15 | 833.33 |
| 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 | 1,239,014 | 0.19 | 290,514 | 326.49 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 132,919 | 0.02 | 40,121 | 231.30 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 480,503 | 0.07 | 261,594 | 83.68 |
| SS | Classified | 723,768 | 0.11 | 35 352 480 | -97.95 |
Russia’s Imports from Turkmenistan
The major share of Russian imports from Turkmenistan in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 61.08% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (3.51% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.72% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (44.53% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.90% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (35.08% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.71% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (10.85% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.48% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (5.97% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $189,925,515;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $10,195,917;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $2,644,674;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $2,347,280;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,443,806;
- 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 $1,102,220.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $16,964,804;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $11,096,360;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $7,516,591;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,784,077;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $1,360,225.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 23,788,027 | 7.42 | 13,592,110 | 75.01 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 425,246 | 0.13 | 2,209,323 | -80.75 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 5,170 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 29,290 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 127,939 | 0.04 | 75,223 | 70.08 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 24,110 | 0.01 | 4,837 | 398.45 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 350,906 | 0.11 | 516,342 | -32.04 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 9,303 | 0.00 | 3,600 | 158.42 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,520,538 | 0.47 | 9,037,129 | -83.17 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,983,980 | 0.62 | 881,760 | 125.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 79,875 | 0.02 | 29,250 | 173.08 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 9,765 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 683,048 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 54,755,726 | 17.08 | 65,852,086 | -16.85 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 322 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 542 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 113 | 0.00 | 6,718 | -98.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 16,071 | 0.01 | 9,234 | 74.04 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 1,540,528 | 0.48 | 2,900,753 | -46.89 |
| 52 | Cotton | 19,210,897 | 5.99 | 36,175,701 | -46.90 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 4,353,928 | 1.36 | 1,709,254 | 154.73 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 400,900 | 0.13 | 250,001 | 60.36 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 162,557 | 0.05 | 445,951 | -63.55 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 20,601 | 0.01 | 37,916 | -45.67 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 54,011 | 0.02 | 111,277 | -51.46 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 410,706 | 0.13 | 182,199 | 125.42 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,602,789 | 0.81 | 1,158,983 | 124.58 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12,407,051 | 3.87 | 10,059,771 | 23.33 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 202,841 | 0.06 | 100,717 | 101.40 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,711 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 896 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 323,512 | 0.10 | 4,421 | 7,217.62 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 20,166 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 11,492 | 0.00 | 50 | 22,884.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 8,920 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 620,520 | 0.19 | 31,362 | 1,878.57 |
| 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 | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 195,208,816 | 60.88 | 5,283,301 | 3,594.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,185 | 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 | 9,957 | 0.00 | 48,221 | -79.35 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 596 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 28 | 0.00 | 429 | -93.47 |