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

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $379,863,669, up 19.02% ($60,714,668) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $227,521,144, up 10.99% ($22,531,278) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $152,342,525, up 33.45% ($38,183,390) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $75,178,619, a 17.23% decrease ($15,652,112) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Georgia was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 56th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1822% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2337% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 52nd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1706% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2606% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 57th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2029% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1971% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 28.63% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (38.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.69% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (21.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.56% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.97% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (10.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.57% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (6.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.07% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (0.76% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia 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) - an increase of $14,941,756;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,866,350;
  • 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 $4,069,100;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,963,892;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,333,288;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,839,872;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,608,502;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,597,612;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,525,336;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,403,067;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,388,262;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,272,458;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,167,932;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,082,990;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,032,049;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,005,116;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $931,950;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $848,674;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $804,831.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $25,051,002;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,345,715;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,309,073;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $829,538.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
01 Live animals 2,527,180 1.11 2,678,294-5.64
02 Meat and edible meat offal 118,447 0.05 115,0632.94
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 288,491 0.13 89,951220.72
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,436,012 1.07 1,587,33853.47
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 90,550 0.04 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 97,317 0.04 14,698562.11
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 155,577 0.07 185,247-16.02
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 6,546 0.00 26,536-75.33
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 983,088 0.43 827,79418.76
10 Cereals 11,322,956 4.98 36,373,958-68.87
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,520,209 1.99 3,247,75139.18
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 73,143 0.03 433,972-83.15
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 6,746 0.00 20,193-66.59
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 310 0.00 26118.77
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,295,675 5.40 7,429,32565.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 953,737 0.42 617,00054.58
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,934,759 0.85 1,855,7104.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,797,451 2.55 4,394,38431.93
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 8,061,561 3.54 6,221,68929.57
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,142,123 0.94 1,634,30331.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,277,201 3.64 6,888,93920.15
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,432,633 0.63 1,109,40929.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,454,795 0.64 1,866,707-22.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 157,986 0.07 572,891-72.42
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 66,686 0.03 99,698-33.11
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 58,384,773 25.66 43,443,01734.39
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,542,950 0.68 1,733,075-10.97
29 Organic chemicals 543,516 0.24 1,373,054-60.42
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,408,320 1.50 2,403,20441.82
31 Fertilizers 2,989,722 1.31 2,424,76223.30
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,320,560 0.58 1,263,7714.49
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,356,018 2.79 6,089,1024.38
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 3,541,646 1.56 3,205,13510.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 252,385 0.11 222,86413.25
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 114,421 0.05 183,983-37.81
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 548-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,060,767 0.91 977,777110.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,939,333 2.61 4,341,72136.80
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,773,669 1.22 1,248,333122.19
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 118,140 0.05 52,997122.92
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 436 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,068,826 3.11 6,036,77717.10
45 Cork and articles of cork 94 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 359 0.00 178101.69
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 221 0.00 22,410-99.01
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,425,879 1.95 2,817,37757.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 45,265 0.02 47,663-5.03
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,000 0.00 296237.84
52 Cotton 10,294 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,664 0.00 552,925.45
54 Man-made filaments 46,469 0.02 9,096410.87
55 Man-made staple fibers 37 0.00 20,970-99.82
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 370,436 0.16 202,29383.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,821 0.00 639184.98
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 259 0.00 87197.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 97,402 0.04 80,75220.62
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 3,405-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 542,434 0.24 459,89017.95
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 202,128 0.09 105,15892.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 479,680 0.21 133,465259.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 682,597 0.30 470,06345.21
65 Headgear and parts thereof 26,271 0.01 28,992-9.39
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,871 0.00 4,151-30.84
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,359 0.00 38,496-93.87
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,169,159 1.39 2,001,22758.36
69 Ceramic products 1,305,157 0.57 771,24569.23
70 Glass and glassware 5,289,933 2.33 6,635,648-20.28
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 132,967 0.06 70,42288.81
72 Iron and steel 4,181,900 1.84 5,490,973-23.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,859,355 2.58 3,526,06766.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 158,709 0.07 96,02765.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,403-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,264,426 1.43 2,596,50825.72
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 17-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,541 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 185,203 0.08 104,97876.42
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,289,387 0.57 1,234,8854.41
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,681,220 3.38 4,717,32862.83
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 18,558,992 8.16 14,489,89228.08
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 556,568 0.24 523,8646.24
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 926,339 0.41 1,083,329-14.49
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,782,597 0.78 850,647109.56
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,402 0.00 3,1737.22
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 159 0.00 60165.00
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 1,258,903 0.55 1,211,6863.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 322,577 0.14 157,778104.45
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,445,873 1.08 1,641,04249.04
SS Classified 590,576 0.26 45 0001,212.39

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 69.80% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (69.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 26.12% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (25.12% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.56% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.42% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (2.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.82% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $16,583,650;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,759,787;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $7,448,492;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $907,780;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $858,032;
  • 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 $490,494;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $477,701.

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

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $487,559.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 858,032 0.56 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 45 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,265,217 0.83 357,437253.97
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 32,202,230 21.14 24,753,73830.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 958,592 0.63 909,6945.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 28,803 0.02 67,398-57.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 11,400-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,463 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,800 0.00 1902,426.32
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 437 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 906,539 0.60 556,73562.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 837,535 0.55 359,834132.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 69,269,073 45.47 52,685,42331.48
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 56,782 0.04 44,99826.19
26 Ores, slag and ash 47,739 0.03 312,171-84.71
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,378,189 0.90 887,69555.25
29 Organic chemicals 286,190 0.19 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 346 0.00 504-31.35
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 451,717 0.30 346,21430.47
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 59,624 0.04 12,550375.09
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,547 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 189,094 0.12 37,014410.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 13,928 0.01 7,19193.69
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 503 0.00 2,740-81.64
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,078 0.01 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 136,452 0.09 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,020 0.00 14,174-92.80
54 Man-made filaments 262,917 0.17 251,0474.73
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 7,268-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,067 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 800,478 0.53 929,453-13.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 46,660 0.03 239,290-80.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 127,955 0.08 153,359-16.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,337 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 37,529 0.02 39,924-6.00
69 Ceramic products 32,808 0.02 9,448247.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,127 0.00 5,15518.86
72 Iron and steel 39,437,230 25.89 28,677,44337.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 157,892 0.10 1,7199,085.11
74 Copper and articles thereof 202,637 0.13 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 526 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 130-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 481,745 0.32 33,5391,336.37
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 1,576,525 1.03 1,828,146-13.76
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 75,776 0.05 83,811-9.59
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 18,541 0.01 3894,666.32
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,565 0.00 494,124-98.67
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 316-100.00
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 40,926 0.03 14,902174.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 57,309 0.04 22,572153.89
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia