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Russian trade in goods with Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Turkmenistan

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Turkmenistan was $117,820,928, down 55.49% ($146,888,078) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $83,071,933, down 63.28% ($143,136,714) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $34,748,995, down 9.74% ($3,751,364) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Turkmenistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $48,322,938, a 74.26% decrease ($139,385,350) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Turkmenistan was Russia’s 84th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 63rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0762% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1862% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Turkmenistan was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 54th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0900% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2542% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Turkmenistan was Russia’s 81st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 77th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0558% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0724% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Turkmenistan

The major share of Russian exports to Turkmenistan 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) - 22.22% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (10.33% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.83% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (62.20% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.30% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (12.69% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.58% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (10.41% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.25% of Russia’s total exports to Turkmenistan (3.21% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • 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 $2,008,168;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,120,258;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $851,123;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $702,207;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $510,914;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $477,440;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $418,079;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $326,967;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $310,264.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $105,616,492;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,347,945;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $10,233,591;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $4,145,698;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,726,774;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,302,941;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,030,849;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,637,406;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,545,407;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,480,669;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,451,939;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $871,774;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $760,437;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $422,229;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $363,942;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $309,633;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $300,939.
Russia’s exports to Turkmenistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 111,674-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 34,655 0.04 11,454202.56
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 263,157 0.32 473,383-44.41
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 233,620 0.28 1,779,027-86.87
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 64,575 0.08 36,69176.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 203,854 0.25 54,638273.10
10 Cereals 188,757 0.23 42,313346.10
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 746,297 0.90 328,218127.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,810 0.01 24,054-55.06
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,600 0.01 17,169-49.91
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 72,000 0.09 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,517,940 7.85 6,207,6765.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 152,443 0.18 56,593169.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,305,613 2.78 6,451,311-64.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,292,911 1.56 1,077,75719.96
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,561,521 1.88 1,234,55426.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 746,076 0.90 268,636177.73
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,905,594 2.29 2,666,031-28.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,138,156 2.57 2,502,098-14.55
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 14,004 0.02 30,574-54.20
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 118,239 0.14 344,493-65.68
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,387 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 663,193 0.80 1,534,967-56.79
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 344,987 0.42 487,830-29.28
29 Organic chemicals 73,564 0.09 258,500-71.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,081,861 6.12 6,533,800-22.22
31 Fertilizers 56,218 0.07 2,087,067-97.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 230,075 0.28 199,18415.51
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,801,173 3.37 2,290,25922.31
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 1,230,878 1.48 1,374,119-10.42
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 203,484 0.24 134,21051.62
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 117 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,105,945 3.74 6,832,719-54.54
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,269,678 1.53 3,572,619-64.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,298,123 3.97 4,935,529-33.18
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,318 0.01 1,320302.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,049,490 4.87 5,530,159-26.77
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 31,721 0.04 216,391-85.34
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,091,650 1.31 1,513,879-27.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,915 0.02 11,20159.94
54 Man-made filaments 153,614 0.18 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 121 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 83,060 0.10 77,4727.21
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,837 0.00 12,529-69.38
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 20,193 0.02 2,093864.79
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 115,356 0.14 48,193139.36
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,940 0.02 9,02654.44
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 27,048 0.03 1,2562,053.50
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,170 0.01 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,282 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,108,409 1.33 257,286330.81
69 Ceramic products 124,050 0.15 4,7372,518.75
70 Glass and glassware 117,135 0.14 104,23312.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 204 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 2,552,016 3.07 20,899,961-87.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,776,892 15.38 118,393,384-89.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,113 0.01 307,052-98.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,012 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,224,534 1.47 522,327134.44
78 Lead and articles thereof 21 0.00 2,515-99.17
79 Zinc and articles thereof 347 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 1,499-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 204,844 0.25 329,674-37.86
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,372,755 1.65 252,497443.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,048,952 7.28 5,825,6523.83
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 3,010,931 3.62 1,002,763200.26
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,404,473 6.51 15,638,064-65.44
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 606 0.00 310,239-99.80
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 969,436 1.17 774,65225.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 393 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 97,467 0.12 20,492375.63
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 14,451 0.02 2,290531.05
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 161,224 0.19 176,664-8.74
SS Classified 5,315,448 6.40 0

Russia’s Imports from Turkmenistan

The major share of Russian imports from Turkmenistan 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) - 53.30% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (28.56% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 29.30% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (25.92% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.39% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (40.78% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (1.15% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Turkmenistan (3.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $7,428,629;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $1,178,088;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $609,664.

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

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $9,520,968;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,356,873;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,257,237;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $442,016;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $220,891;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $148,255.
Russia’s imports from Turkmenistan in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 18,364,871 52.85 10,936,24267.93
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 49,514 0.14 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 31,075-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 74,784 0.22 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 30,788 0.09 28,3638.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 72-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 1,356,873-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 350,476 1.01 436,000-19.62
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 52,875-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,691,541 16.38 15,212,509-62.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 113-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,665 0.02 3,062117.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 325,458 0.94 546,349-40.43
52 Cotton 5,603,325 16.13 4,425,23726.62
54 Man-made filaments 1,505,420 4.33 895,75668.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 125,732 0.36 72,60973.16
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 13,898 0.04 8,60361.55
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 128,192 0.37 146,464-12.48
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 962,745 2.77 1,111,000-13.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,515,294 4.36 2,772,531-45.35
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 292 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 11,263-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 876-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 442,016-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,600-100.00
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 0 0.00 8,247-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 596-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 28-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia