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Russian trade in goods with Georgia in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $457,165,728, up 31.69% ($110,024,110) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $279,136,143, up 33.95% ($70,749,508) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $178,029,585, up 28.31% ($39,274,602) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $101,106,558, a 45.20% increase ($31,474,906) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Georgia was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 60th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1967% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2142% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 60th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 58th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1854% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2207% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 53rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 55th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2175% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2052% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

The major share of Russian exports to Georgia 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) - 37.61% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (43.64% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.16% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.76% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.53% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (11.31% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.34% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (14.36% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.14% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (7.60% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.72% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (4.07% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $32,309,700;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $8,768,474;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $6,175,510;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,371,889;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,331,657;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,627,935;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,545,800;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,516,465;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,420,852;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,087,158;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,085,158;
  • 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 $1,689,227;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,561,041;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,519,269;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,405,323;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,366,466;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,249,244;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $976,813;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $936,925;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $929,950;
  • 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 $911,226;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $886,703;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $886,162.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,169,239;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,611,350;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,311,049;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $981,364;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $897,717.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 3,129,340 1.12 2,659,21617.68
02 Meat and edible meat offal 125,395 0.04 27,714352.46
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 563,770 0.20 67,075740.51
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,445,583 0.88 1,558,88056.88
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 24,409 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 171,362 0.06 31,892437.32
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 95,789 0.03 632,371-84.85
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 491 0.00 65655.38
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,345,941 0.48 1,440,197-6.54
10 Cereals 16,805,207 6.02 27,974,446-39.93
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,446,111 4.46 3,677,637238.43
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 179,021 0.06 1,160,385-84.57
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 16,089 0.01 2,846465.32
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 936 0.00 79218.18
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 25,362,634 9.09 19,187,12432.19
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,024,695 0.73 1,087,77086.13
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,600,046 0.93 1,832,11641.91
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 10,107,476 3.62 7,561,67633.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 10,587,572 3.79 8,166,72029.64
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,988,337 0.71 1,058,38787.86
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,932,029 3.56 7,844,87126.61
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,752,813 0.63 1,166,99750.20
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,904,625 1.04 3,802,342-23.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 97,245 0.03 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 39,817 0.01 38,6553.01
26 Ores, slag and ash 780 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 58,860,746 21.09 26,551,046121.69
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,503,849 0.90 2,516,050-0.48
29 Organic chemicals 542,444 0.19 3,153,794-82.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,984,989 1.79 3,423,94845.59
31 Fertilizers 2,992,553 1.07 2,635,09013.57
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 880,144 0.32 806,9269.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,940,733 2.13 6,143,195-3.30
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 3,514,277 1.26 3,184,44310.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 131,072 0.05 174,588-24.92
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 129,548-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,969-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,598,212 0.93 1,078,943140.81
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,409,969 1.94 5,034,9017.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,071,898 0.74 1,640,31126.31
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 80,562 0.03 40,74697.72
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 367 0.00 49648.98
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,671,955 2.75 5,155,49048.81
45 Cork and articles of cork 35,138 0.01 7050,097.14
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3 0.00 13-76.92
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 101 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,336,949 1.91 3,251,79164.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 97,523 0.03 78,71523.89
52 Cotton 7,478 0.00 5,28241.58
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 19 0.00 429-95.57
54 Man-made filaments 3,141 0.00 41,704-92.47
55 Man-made staple fibers 962 0.00 190406.32
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 412,116 0.15 300,77937.02
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 9,089 0.00 3,043198.69
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 968 0.00 71535.38
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 119,575 0.04 118,7720.68
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 289,408 0.10 388,936-25.59
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 313,921 0.11 302,6823.71
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 373,139 0.13 161,140131.56
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 660,135 0.24 536,06723.14
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22,753 0.01 35,686-36.24
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,202 0.00 1341,543.28
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,383 0.00 2,98413.37
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,077,930 1.10 1,711,46479.84
69 Ceramic products 1,484,096 0.53 597,934148.20
70 Glass and glassware 6,557,170 2.35 5,580,35717.50
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 252,907 0.09 207,16522.08
72 Iron and steel 6,258,684 2.24 8,569,733-26.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,504,805 2.69 4,173,14879.84
74 Copper and articles thereof 56,239 0.02 71,798-21.67
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,358 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,948,209 1.77 2,320,274113.26
80 Tin and articles thereof 55 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 195-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 299,969 0.11 110,441171.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 795,917 0.29 590,89734.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,895,214 3.19 5,523,32561.05
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 18,506,231 6.63 16,817,00410.04
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 938,006 0.34 117,140700.76
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,883,581 0.67 478,258293.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,873,463 0.67 624,219200.13
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 12,779 0.00 3,190300.60
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,829 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 1,488,090 0.53 576,864157.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 476,969 0.17 211,407125.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,470,081 0.88 2,036,79621.27
SS Classified 0 0.00 184 683-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

The major share of Russian imports from Georgia 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) - 63.84% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (71.98% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 32.50% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (24.56% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.51% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.09% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.39% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $23,541,470;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,804,876;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $6,242,051;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,856,378;
  • 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 $703,766;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $535,725.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,471,942;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $717,768.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 1,471,942-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 952 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 7,671,448 4.31 1,429,397436.69
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 23,102,030 12.98 21,245,6528.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 910,085 0.51 976,189-6.77
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 30,292 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 105,198 0.06 43,928139.48
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 4,712 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 21,850 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 12,671 0.01 3,595252.46
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 53,420 0.03 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,549 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,073,863 0.60 1,791,631-40.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,061,896 0.60 526,171101.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 79,189,820 44.48 72,384,9449.40
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 73,782 0.04 20,032268.32
26 Ores, slag and ash 153,733 0.09 423,833-63.73
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 277 0.00 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,660,304 0.93 1,259,25531.85
29 Organic chemicals 226,000 0.13 46,500386.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 461 0.00 31,660-98.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 772 0.00 3,342-76.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 452,389 0.25 446,5611.31
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 8,607 0.00 22,469-61.69
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 33,693 0.02 5,178550.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 198,513 0.11 92,788113.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6 0.00 25,657-99.98
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 11,030-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,274 0.01 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 23,765 0.01 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 29,317 0.02 6574,362.25
54 Man-made filaments 71,098 0.04 50,96339.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 337,573 0.19 339,322-0.52
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 85,855 0.05 237,436-63.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 183,865 0.10 76,973138.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 32,104-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 225 0.00 6,972-96.77
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,071 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 132,610 0.07 85,20955.63
69 Ceramic products 10,558 0.01 9,35112.91
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 7,305 0.00 39,804-81.65
72 Iron and steel 57,138,542 32.09 33,597,07270.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 125,790 0.07 37,095239.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 377,211 0.21 427,438-11.75
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 369 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,291 0.00 1,456-11.33
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 506 0.00 19,651-97.43
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 301,007 0.17 80,797272.55
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 2,011,401 1.13 1,307,63553.82
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 10,237 0.01 97,126-89.46
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 33,396 0.02 27,64120.82
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 326,350 0.18 1,64719,714.81
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 23,975 0.01 9,759145.67
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 7,069-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96,585 0.05 52185,640.38
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia