Russian trade in goods with Afghanistan in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Afghanistan
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Afghanistan was $25,756,449, down 16.59% ($5,122,851) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $23,857,226, down 20.55% ($6,172,588) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,899,223, up 123.57% ($1,049,737) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $21,958,003, a 24.75% decrease ($7,222,325) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Afghanistan was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 117th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0111% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0191% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 99th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0158% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0318% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Afghanistan was Russia’s 128th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 129th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0023% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0013% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Afghanistan
The major share of Russian exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 95.09% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (47.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.64% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (23.87% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.83% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.66% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.43% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (4.97% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (1.24% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Afghanistan (13.97% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $8,303,065;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $162,037.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $5,976,926;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $4,196,453;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $913,372;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $895,226;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $467,500;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $388,290;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $365,068;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $361,191;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $302,351;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $299,160;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $241,703;
- 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 $235,624;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $234,015;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $167,539;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $140,402;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $137,902.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 261,997 | 1.10 | 99,960 | 162.10 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 1,635 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 8,543,884 | 35.81 | 240,819 | 3,447.84 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,845,346 | 49.65 | 12,740,572 | -7.03 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,968 | 0.01 | 170,507 | -98.26 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 67,715 | 0.28 | 370,066 | -81.70 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 11,876 | 0.05 | 376,944 | -96.85 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,048 | 0.03 | 3,860 | 56.68 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 140 | 0.00 | 140,542 | -99.90 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 29,500 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 4,196,453 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 361,191 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 5,942 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 48,357 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 467,500 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 34,127 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,066 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 181,359 | 0.76 | 480,519 | -62.26 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 793,423 | 3.33 | 6,770,349 | -88.28 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,545 | 0.01 | 390,835 | -99.35 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 7,553 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 1,111 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,421 | 0.01 | 465 | 420.65 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 4,974 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 33,311 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 137,902 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 234,015 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 691 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 613 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 85,421 | 0.36 | 998,793 | -91.45 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 235,624 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,446 | 0.03 | 249,149 | -97.01 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,900 | -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 | 1,500 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,419 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 1 211 410 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Afghanistan
The major share of Russian imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.71% of Russia’s total imports from Afghanistan (90.06% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $1,174,505.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Afghanistan in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $82,642;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $45,742.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,873,235 | 98.63 | 698,730 | 168.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 20,545 | 1.08 | 66,287 | -69.01 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 4,738 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 82,642 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 102 | -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 | 1,200 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 112 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 592 | 0.03 | 525 | 12.76 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |