Russian trade with Abkhazia in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Abkhazia
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Abkhazia totaled $347,991,077, up 38.89% ($97,437,647) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2021 totaled $276,863,789, up 57.06% ($100,581,371) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2021 were $71,127,288, down 4.23% ($3,143,724) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Abkhazia in 2021 was $205,736,501, a 101.68% increase ($103,725,095) over 2020.
Abkhazia was Russia’s 91st largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 96th in 2020), accounting for 0.0443% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0441% in 2020).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 89th largest export market in 2021 (up from 91st in 2020), accounting for 0.0563% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0524% in 2020).
Abkhazia was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 90th in 2020), accounting for 0.0242% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0321% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Abkhazia
The major share of Russian exports to Abkhazia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 27.58% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (29.20% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.67% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (21.02% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.90% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (15.52% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.46% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (12.62% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.34% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (5.54% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.49% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (3.98% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.80% of Russia’s total exports to Abkhazia (3.38% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2021 over 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 $27,676,663;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,391,376;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,203,542;
- 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 $5,710,480;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,036,323;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,730,761;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,227,645;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $2,929,633;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,461,442;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,426,961;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $2,353,636;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,185,658;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,180,780;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,112,538;
- 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 $1,946,203;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,786,753;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,711,253;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,484,954;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,391,155;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,100,993;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,099,484;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $1,070,661;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,037,224;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $1,032,788;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,023,344;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $993,368;
- 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) - an increase of $986,991;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $972,821.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Abkhazia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 44,910 | 0.02 | 2,527 | 1,677.21 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 4,188,867 | 1.51 | 2,076,329 | 101.74 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 38,133 | 0.01 | 31,426 | 21.34 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 9,863,767 | 3.56 | 6,934,134 | 42.25 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 14,094 | 0.01 | 11,671 | 20.76 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 74,839 | 0.03 | 76,874 | -2.65 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 220,532 | 0.08 | 112,154 | 96.63 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 155,398 | 0.06 | 76,736 | 102.51 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,368,462 | 1.22 | 2,893,918 | 16.40 |
10 | Cereals | 131,376 | 0.05 | 128,866 | 1.95 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 7,714,662 | 2.79 | 6,229,708 | 23.84 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 119,798 | 0.04 | 75,044 | 59.64 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 7,555 | 0.00 | 8,460 | -10.70 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 6,398 | 0.00 | 60 | 10,563.33 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,960,485 | 0.71 | 1,475,464 | 32.87 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 7,351,889 | 2.66 | 4,998,253 | 47.09 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3,183,221 | 1.15 | 2,159,877 | 47.38 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,259,420 | 1.18 | 2,598,583 | 25.43 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7,522,100 | 2.72 | 5,336,442 | 40.96 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,527,649 | 1.27 | 2,136,494 | 65.11 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 5,039,862 | 1.82 | 2,859,082 | 76.28 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 12,827,330 | 4.63 | 6,623,788 | 93.66 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,026,175 | 0.37 | 647,124 | 58.57 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,420,542 | 1.60 | 3,978,477 | 11.11 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,462,216 | 0.53 | 889,624 | 64.36 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 63,833,530 | 23.06 | 36,156,867 | 76.55 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 681,047 | 0.25 | 259,825 | 162.12 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 101,470 | 0.04 | 90,459 | 12.17 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,901,634 | 6.83 | 11,510,258 | 64.22 |
31 | Fertilizers | 677,863 | 0.24 | 922,776 | -26.54 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,656,979 | 0.96 | 1,663,611 | 59.71 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,999,714 | 1.08 | 2,026,893 | 48.00 |
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 | 3,712,201 | 1.34 | 2,725,210 | 36.22 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 187,257 | 0.07 | 162,391 | 15.31 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 61,786 | -100.00 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 10,309 | 0.00 | 3,380 | 205.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,926,104 | 0.70 | 2,182,706 | -11.76 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,924,775 | 2.86 | 4,697,130 | 68.72 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,305,682 | 0.47 | 1,059,056 | 23.29 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 25,566 | 0.01 | 15,714 | 62.70 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,614,186 | 1.67 | 2,187,225 | 110.96 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 336,691 | 0.12 | 161,114 | 108.98 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 4,782 | 0.00 | 1,175 | 306.98 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 3,510 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,851,279 | 2.11 | 4,140,026 | 41.33 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,566,981 | 0.57 | 534,193 | 193.34 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 31,864 | 0.01 | 19,259 | 65.45 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 167 | 0.00 | 336 | -50.30 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 182,801 | 0.07 | 155,115 | 17.85 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 1,280 | 0.00 | 2,974 | -56.96 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 181,211 | 0.07 | 130,127 | 39.26 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 276,633 | 0.10 | 170,411 | 62.33 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 52,944 | 0.02 | 157,401 | -66.36 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 66,222 | 0.02 | 65,084 | 1.75 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 46,806 | 0.02 | 35,457 | 32.01 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 405,232 | 0.15 | 419,296 | -3.35 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,562,938 | 2.01 | 3,776,185 | 47.32 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 706,662 | 0.26 | 920,490 | -23.23 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 115,818 | 0.04 | 69,413 | 66.85 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 18,646 | 0.01 | 8,994 | 107.32 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 30,243 | 0.01 | 3,450 | 776.61 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 45,958 | 0.02 | 25,590 | 79.59 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,305,408 | 0.83 | 1,205,924 | 91.17 |
69 | Ceramic products | 2,519,848 | 0.91 | 1,449,187 | 73.88 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 7,067,555 | 2.55 | 5,966,562 | 18.45 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 92,337 | 0.03 | 133,224 | -30.69 |
72 | Iron and steel | 9,195,826 | 3.32 | 4,159,503 | 121.08 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,802,191 | 2.82 | 4,071,430 | 91.63 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 141,290 | 0.05 | 48,122 | 193.61 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,093 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,528,420 | 0.55 | 491,196 | 211.16 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 1,090 | -95.87 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 25,235 | 0.01 | 8,086 | 212.08 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 499 | 0.00 | 5,267 | -90.53 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 574,378 | 0.21 | 335,024 | 71.44 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 969,382 | 0.35 | 639,811 | 51.51 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 9,890,092 | 3.57 | 9,218,144 | 7.29 |
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 | 15,085,350 | 5.45 | 9,374,870 | 60.91 |
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 | 8,025 | 0.00 | 15,585 | -48.51 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,558,625 | 1.29 | 1,097,183 | 224.34 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 119,575 | 0.04 | 66,222 | 80.57 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,947,125 | 1.06 | 2,481,904 | 18.74 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 8,175 | 0.00 | 2,145 | 281.12 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 50,008 | 0.02 | 8 | 625,000.00 |
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 | 6,589,658 | 2.38 | 4,643,455 | 41.91 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 857,770 | 0.31 | 365,923 | 134.41 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,890,924 | 0.68 | 1,394,489 | 35.60 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 5,887 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 219 676 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Abkhazia
The major share of Russian imports from Abkhazia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.29% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (92.02% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.52% of Russia’s total imports from Abkhazia (7.63% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,818,410;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $223,563.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Abkhazia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $2,748,636;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,088,665;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $382,292;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $239,240.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 8,122 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 122,085 | 0.17 | 113,233 | 7.82 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 375,985 | 0.53 | 252,931 | 48.65 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 719,716 | 1.01 | 958,956 | -24.95 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 19,568,341 | 27.51 | 21,657,006 | -9.64 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 16,174 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,619 | 0.00 | 13,948 | -88.39 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 2,239 | 0.00 | 125 | 1,691.20 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 31,257 | 0.04 | 109,935 | -71.57 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 689,458 | 0.97 | 798,745 | -13.68 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 41,203,411 | 57.93 | 43,952,047 | -6.25 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 78,677 | 0.11 | 460,969 | -82.93 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 36 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 865 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 142 | 0.00 | 204 | -30.39 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,227 | 0.03 | 16,048 | 44.73 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 933 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,601 | 0.00 | 2,464 | 5.56 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 36,413 | 0.05 | 149,153 | -75.59 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 1,078 | -100.00 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 69,152 | 0.10 | 25,413 | 172.11 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,614 | 0.00 | 394 | 309.64 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,482,761 | 10.52 | 5,664,351 | 32.10 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 496 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,868 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 237,790 | 0.33 | 14,227 | 1,571.40 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,678 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 161,639 | 0.23 | 11,040 | 1,364.12 |
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 | 114,029 | 0.16 | 9,076 | 1,156.38 |
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 | 219 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 47,045 | 0.07 | 22,684 | 107.39 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,450 | 0.00 | 12,188 | -88.10 |
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 | 145,310 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |