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Russian trade with Georgia in 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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Georgia

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Georgia totaled $1,439,947,568, up 18.09% ($220,584,527) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2021 totaled $873,303,200, up 9.90% ($78,669,147) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2021 totaled $566,644,368, up 33.41% ($141,915,380) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Georgia in 2021 was $306,658,832, a 17.10% decrease ($63,246,233) over 2020.

Georgia was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 60th in 2020), accounting for 0.1834% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2147% in 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 59th largest export market in 2021 (down from 56th in 2020), accounting for 0.1777% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2362% in 2020).

Georgia was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in 2021 (up from 58th in 2020), accounting for 0.1931% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1835% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.53% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (38.22% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.62% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (24.70% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.37% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (12.22% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.00% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (9.38% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.07% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (5.60% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.82% of Russia’s total exports to Georgia (3.99% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $20,453,850;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $17,186,673;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $13,227,203;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $12,926,932;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,297,924;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $6,789,695;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $6,293,799;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $6,192,396;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $5,209,483;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,151,527;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $4,952,167;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,367,325;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,954,733;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,787,915;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $3,739,093;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,709,289;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $3,676,812;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,590,722;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $2,636,516.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $54,387,448;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $7,870,042;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $6,112,589;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,862,594.
Russia’s exports to Georgia in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 7,828,872 0.90 8,125,243-3.65
02 Meat and edible meat offal 300,692 0.03 298,3190.80
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,101,999 0.13 578,29690.56
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,731,095 1.00 6,094,57943.26
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 116,868 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 361,291 0.04 92,822289.23
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 468,382 0.05 2,150,701-78.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 7,341 0.00 27,610-73.41
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,307,843 0.49 4,101,6315.03
10 Cereals 53,284,839 6.10 107,672,287-50.51
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 26,021,921 2.98 12,794,718103.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 454,521 0.05 2,778,024-83.64
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 54,880 0.01 34,55458.82
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 2,682 0.00 1,220119.84
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 63,017,928 7.22 45,831,25537.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,620,022 0.53 3,296,54340.15
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,502,185 0.86 13,614,774-44.90
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 25,541,933 2.92 20,589,76624.05
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 33,389,865 3.82 28,180,38218.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,327,458 0.84 4,816,07252.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 33,487,215 3.83 27,193,41623.14
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,736,796 0.66 4,741,30221.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,197,628 0.94 9,631,081-14.88
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 342,754 0.04 1,049,341-67.34
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 197,221 0.02 198,907-0.85
26 Ores, slag and ash 780 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 188,184,391 21.55 196,054,433-4.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,305,068 0.84 7,748,221-5.72
29 Organic chemicals 2,241,536 0.26 8,104,130-72.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,920,029 1.94 12,552,70434.79
31 Fertilizers 9,863,988 1.13 9,023,8869.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,741,333 0.43 3,237,26915.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 24,776,803 2.84 21,099,99117.43
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 13,642,844 1.56 11,495,41118.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 743,015 0.09 683,3298.73
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 547,929-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,678 0.00 6,503-43.44
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,114,481 0.81 3,523,759101.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 22,253,241 2.55 14,955,31748.80
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,862,322 0.90 4,153,03389.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 341,102 0.04 184,36585.01
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 850 0.00 491,634.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 25,473,055 2.92 19,280,65932.12
45 Cork and articles of cork 46,378 0.01 8653,827.91
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,001 0.00 1,79611.41
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 482 0.00 22,549-97.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 16,163,374 1.85 12,208,64132.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 319,493 0.04 213,99149.30
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,671 0.00 296464.53
52 Cotton 25,489 0.00 5,336377.68
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,935 0.00 2,16735.44
54 Man-made filaments 123,516 0.01 215,634-42.72
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,206 0.00 22,457-94.63
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,190,366 0.14 737,40761.43
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 16,288 0.00 6,406154.26
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,763 0.00 1,11558.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 351,538 0.04 280,24325.44
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 3,405-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,664,159 0.19 1,436,59515.84
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 720,933 0.08 657,9159.58
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,107,747 0.13 980,15313.02
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,139,787 0.25 1,622,79631.86
65 Headgear and parts thereof 80,304 0.01 85,728-6.33
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 10,894 0.00 6,05879.83
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 13,290 0.00 44,796-70.33
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,945,521 1.14 6,206,42860.25
69 Ceramic products 4,416,703 0.51 2,454,34179.95
70 Glass and glassware 20,400,114 2.34 21,046,711-3.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 489,728 0.06 350,56739.70
72 Iron and steel 25,592,775 2.93 21,804,86017.37
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,481,949 2.12 11,692,25458.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 873,547 0.10 292,639198.51
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,054 0.00 1,403474.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,420,578 1.42 7,269,05170.87
78 Lead and articles thereof 91 0.00 17435.29
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10,226 0.00 2,433320.30
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 668,628 0.08 386,24873.11
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,586,370 0.41 3,034,78418.18
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 30,900,122 3.54 17,973,19071.92
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 70,582,907 8.08 50,129,05740.80
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 2,008,422 0.23 1,617,65724.16
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,808,509 0.55 2,345,899104.98
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 31,582 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,952,724 0.57 2,457,940101.50
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 20,385 0.00 17,38417.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,231 0.00 603,618.33
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 4,367,722 0.50 2,670,10363.58
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,271,185 0.15 671,99489.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,708,328 1.00 6,759,95428.82
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 123 0.00 809-84.80
SS Classified 0 0.00 348 674-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Georgia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.78% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (68.64% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 28.14% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (26.86% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.59% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.89% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.49% of Russia’s total imports from Georgia (1.31% in 2020).

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $51,669,598;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $46,437,958;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $21,129,048;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $16,714,116.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Georgia in 2021 by product groups
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 49,895 0.01 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 858,032 0.15 1,625,763-47.22
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 32,812 0.01 11,900175.73
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 23,019,200 4.06 6,305,084265.09
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 73,845,076 13.03 52,716,02840.08
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,802,622 0.85 4,361,81810.11
10 Cereals 542,422 0.10 339,90659.58
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 124,778 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 793,445 0.14 571,05038.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 18,000-100.00
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 83,555 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 32,985 0.01 3,785771.47
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 53,857 0.01 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,549 0.00 12,751-72.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,226,230 0.92 4,553,87114.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,470,774 0.61 2,084,83766.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 270,617,059 47.76 218,947,46123.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 184,960 0.03 226,546-18.36
26 Ores, slag and ash 507,821 0.09 827,616-38.64
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 4,441,994 0.78 3,616,34722.83
29 Organic chemicals 1,045,190 0.18 385,900170.84
30 Pharmaceutical products 114,283 0.02 34,430231.93
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,504 0.00 3,34234.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,874,960 0.33 1,181,61258.68
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 159,915 0.03 35,019356.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 240 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 39,220 0.01 7,462425.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 709,693 0.13 274,304158.72
40 Rubber and articles thereof 20,854 0.00 34,260-39.13
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) 11,777 0.00 2,740329.82
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,078 0.00 42,239-80.88
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 259,737 0.05 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,240 0.00 244408.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 32,358 0.01 42,157-23.24
54 Man-made filaments 884,867 0.16 631,74440.07
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 2,390,169 0.42 1,698,82540.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 268,655 0.05 857,893-68.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 468,361 0.08 673,000-30.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 32,104-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,562 0.00 6,972-48.91
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 271,974 0.05 219,00824.18
69 Ceramic products 62,818 0.01 75,041-16.29
70 Glass and glassware 656 0.00 262,423.08
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 43,601 0.01 60,885-28.39
72 Iron and steel 158,335,487 27.94 111,897,52941.50
73 Articles of iron or steel 294,784 0.05 200,67746.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 579,848 0.10 1,911,089-69.66
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 247 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 369 0.00 24,630-98.50
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,817 0.00 1,45624.79
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 614 0.00 39,430-98.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,173,597 0.21 245,032378.96
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 7,203,105 1.27 6,791,5066.06
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 111,868 0.02 441,891-74.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 149,237 0.03 30,579388.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 333,985 0.06 502,377-33.52
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 64,901 0.01 24,917160.47
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 7,069-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 238,744 0.04 70,222239.98
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 480 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia