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Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q3 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 Afghanistan in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $7,741,107, down 85.70% ($46,383,207) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $7,282,920, down 86.41% ($46,296,097) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $458,187, down 15.97% ($87,110) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $6,824,733, a 87.13% decrease ($46,208,987) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Afghanistan was Russia’s 147th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 97th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0037% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0396% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 136th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 77th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0055% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0681% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Afghanistan was Russia’s 140th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 132nd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0006% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0009% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan

The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 73.58% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (41.63% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 18.04% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (15.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.38% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.79% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.17% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (34.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.17% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,405,520;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $509,213;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $319,640;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $193,477;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $124,788;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $71,411;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $36,388.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $18,417,463;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $17,231,429;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $6,116,408;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,075,619;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $1,274,493;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,078,073;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $603,480;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $339,322;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $306,506;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $280,487;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $231,132;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $192,500;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $95,887;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $64,918;
  • 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) - a decrease of $47,133;
  • 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 $36,772;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $26,909.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 332,640 4.57 13,0002,458.77
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 319,636 4.39 126,159153.36
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 95,887-100.00
10 Cereals 0 0.00 603,480-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,143,736 15.70 634,52380.25
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,374,588 18.87 18,606,017-92.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 42,530 0.58 1,317,023-96.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 654,820 8.99 530,03223.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 85,360 1.17 316,492-73.03
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 64,918-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,405,520 19.30 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 26,909-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12,638 0.17 18,430,101-99.93
29 Organic chemicals 1,790 0.02 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 50,218 0.69 330,705-84.81
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,469 0.21 0
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 1,224 0.02 48,357-97.47
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 192,500-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 134,603 1.85 63,192113.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,313,111 18.03 7,429,519-82.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 1,078,073-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 411 0.01 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 96 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,994 0.04 0
70 Glass and glassware 960 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 2,075,619-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,402 0.17 318,908-96.11
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 9,800-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 234 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 103,544 1.42 442,866-76.62
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 91,158 1.25 127,930-28.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 39,796 0.55 3,4081,067.72
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,370 0.11 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,144 0.04 6,995-55.05
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 14 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,330 0.05 0
SS Classified 128,584 1.77 686 604-81.27

Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan

The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 94.95% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (94.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.92% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (0.09% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $17,247.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $59,955;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $20,487;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $19,547;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $4,000.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 356,383 77.78 376,870-5.44
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 78,678 17.17 138,633-43.25
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,146 1.12 24,693-79.16
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 594-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 4,000-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,743 3.87 4963,477.22
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 0 0.00 11-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 237 0.05 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia