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Russian trade in goods with Abkhazia in Q1 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Abkhazia in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia totaled $58,573,615, up 13.88% ($7,139,026) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $44,965,853, up 12.02% ($4,824,868) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $13,607,762, up 20.49% ($2,314,158) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $31,358,091, a 8.70% increase ($2,510,710) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Abkhazia was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 91st in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0379% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0362% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Abkhazia was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 85th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0487% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0451% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Abkhazia was Russia’s 91st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 92nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0218% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0212% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia

The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 26.78% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (28.31% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.37% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (26.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.49% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (15.61% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.64% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (9.34% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.03% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (5.59% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.65% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (4.44% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.09% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (2.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - an increase of $1,246,473;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $999,373;
  • 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 $903,676;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $752,829;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $484,637;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $463,327;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $332,963;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $277,406;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $264,010;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $247,261;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $152,798;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $145,526;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $142,619;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $135,310.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $1,026,386;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $660,005;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $308,211;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $156,597;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $135,860.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 442,050 0.98 478,194-7.56
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,845 0.01 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,709,243 3.80 1,461,98216.91
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,668 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 40,281 0.09 31,56027.63
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 27,711 0.06 14,10796.43
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 604,788 1.34 561,7867.65
10 Cereals 26,660 0.06 25,1346.07
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,438,210 3.20 1,560,284-7.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,119 0.01 1,201159.70
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 381 0.00 1,544-75.32
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 18 0.00 5260.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 278,347 0.62 239,64016.15
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,059,799 2.36 1,047,2711.20
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 567,337 1.26 289,93195.68
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 744,444 1.66 666,08911.76
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,474,573 3.28 1,339,26310.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 548,170 1.22 456,28420.14
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 571,882 1.27 582,869-1.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,587,746 3.53 1,639,167-3.14
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 179,240 0.40 114,93655.95
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 731,769 1.63 851,197-14.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 160,328 0.36 168,624-4.92
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,449,564 21.01 10,475,950-9.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 91,676 0.20 37,477144.62
29 Organic chemicals 8,479 0.02 8,1843.60
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,051,767 6.79 3,001,7921.66
31 Fertilizers 116,441 0.26 252,301-53.85
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 420,468 0.94 395,8886.21
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 416,876 0.93 528,469-21.12
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 647,778 1.44 561,32015.40
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 24,307 0.05 45,205-46.23
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 57 0.00 12,510-99.54
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 443 0.00 597-25.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 322,817 0.72 201,92159.87
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,172,159 2.61 908,14929.07
40 Rubber and articles thereof 244,355 0.54 311,622-21.59
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,699 0.00 3,029-43.91
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 819,214 1.82 666,41622.93
45 Cork and articles of cork 27,586 0.06 17,95053.68
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,347 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,024,847 2.28 879,32116.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 216,809 0.48 217,046-0.11
52 Cotton 10,101 0.02 7,70631.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 224-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 29,756 0.07 30,463-2.32
55 Man-made staple fibers 143 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 26,008 0.06 22,66414.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 16,768 0.04 76,646-78.12
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 14,241 0.03 17,172-17.07
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,248 0.01 6,153-47.21
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 7,133 0.02 6,6537.21
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 21,648 0.05 19,62810.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,120,500 2.49 787,53742.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 71,435 0.16 35,565100.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 20,320 0.05 1,3951,356.63
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,898 0.01 619368.17
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 382 0.00 126203.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 45,713 0.10 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 449,721 1.00 307,10246.44
69 Ceramic products 464,846 1.03 384,13621.01
70 Glass and glassware 1,141,270 2.54 1,449,481-21.26
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 21,186 0.05 74,152-71.43
72 Iron and steel 1,941,515 4.32 942,142106.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,294,890 2.88 831,56355.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,552 0.04 4,799244.91
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 82,947 0.18 239,544-65.37
79 Zinc and articles thereof 24,483 0.05 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 44 0.00 4,967-99.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 97,667 0.22 53,74881.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 152,516 0.34 167,011-8.68
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,313,350 2.92 1,973,355-33.45
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 2,228,823 4.96 1,325,14768.19
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 2,008 0.00 3,228-37.79
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 927,216 2.06 174,387431.70
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 3,700 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 758,450 1.69 273,813177.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,464 0.01 317677.29
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 40 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 1,812,921 4.03 566,448220.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 165,458 0.37 35,572365.14
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 353,584 0.79 251,46140.61
SS Classified 59,607 0.13 9 846505.39

Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia

The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 87.78% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (90.40% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.09% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (9.25% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,804,086;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $463,644;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $123,055;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $58,442;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $55,659.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $548,040;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $316,461;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $229,106;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $71,995;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $68,052.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 56,355 0.41 6967,996.98
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 375,985 2.76 252,93048.65
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 209,219 1.54 438,325-52.27
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,312,617 24.34 508,531551.41
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 8,433-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,619 0.01 7,477-78.35
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 254 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 68,052-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 155,354 1.14 227,349-31.67
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,754,174 56.98 8,302,214-6.60
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 78,677 0.58 395,138-80.09
39 Plastics and articles thereof 702 0.01 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 933 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 672 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 32,089-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 13,906 0.10 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 203 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,508,867 11.09 1,045,22344.36
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 30,701 0.23 2,5071,124.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 58,442 0.43 0
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 40,253 0.30 4,640767.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,829 0.06 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia