Russian trade with South Ossetia in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia
In 2021, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia totaled $130,247,119, up 48.48% ($42,529,054) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2021 totaled $107,463,731, up 50.16% ($35,898,618) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2021 totaled $22,783,388, up 41.05% ($6,630,436) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in 2021 was $84,680,343, a 52.82% increase ($29,268,182) over 2020.
South Ossetia was Russia’s 123rd largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 121st in 2020), accounting for 0.0166% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0154% in 2020).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 113th largest export market in 2021 (down from 110th in 2020), accounting for 0.0219% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0213% in 2020).
South Ossetia was Russia’s 111th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 109th in 2020), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0070% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia
The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 36.99% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (30.24% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.50% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (20.52% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.65% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (19.55% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.63% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (7.85% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.38% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (9.92% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.10% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (5.02% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.26% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (1.01% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $5,035,691;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,117,644;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $2,467,828;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,389,554;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $2,201,621;
- 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 $1,346,742;
- 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 $1,303,407;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,296,616;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $1,239,698;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,180,592;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,078,829;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $995,353;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $873,909;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $862,186;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $848,533;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $773,473;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $763,453;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $727,534;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $707,103;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $676,218;
- 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 $672,975;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $661,171;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $647,347;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $594,028;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $589,277;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $482,792;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $464,422;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $452,218;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $437,125;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $415,127;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $354,123;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $334,938.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,187,468;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $802,656;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $531,938;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $437,839.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 871,829 | 0.81 | 23,296 | 3,642.40 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,479,985 | 1.38 | 890,708 | 66.16 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 186,744 | 0.17 | 193,440 | -3.46 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,861,133 | 2.66 | 393,305 | 627.46 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 159 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 35,708 | 0.03 | 838,364 | -95.74 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,553,043 | 2.38 | 163,489 | 1,461.60 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,367,155 | 1.27 | 70,539 | 1,838.15 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 343,420 | 0.32 | 88,227 | 289.25 |
10 | Cereals | 222,467 | 0.21 | 98,778 | 125.22 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,881,559 | 1.75 | 1,205,341 | 56.10 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 120,522 | 0.11 | 19,221 | 527.03 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2,556 | 0.00 | 4,262 | -40.03 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 378,978 | 0.35 | 155,625 | 143.52 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 1,106,111 | 1.03 | 232,202 | 376.36 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 760,629 | 0.71 | 277,837 | 173.77 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 894,557 | 0.83 | 300,529 | 197.66 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,636,304 | 1.52 | 557,475 | 193.52 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,108,719 | 1.03 | 447,548 | 147.73 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 863,684 | 0.80 | 216,337 | 299.23 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,290,712 | 18.88 | 15,255,021 | 33.01 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 516,344 | 0.48 | 162,221 | 218.30 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 114,561 | 0.11 | 44,346 | 158.33 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,320,115 | 2.16 | 1,324,762 | 75.13 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 17,478,205 | 16.26 | 13,360,561 | 30.82 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 234,584 | 0.22 | 125,118 | 87.49 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 19,870 | 0.02 | 16,089 | 23.50 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,979,746 | 2.77 | 1,799,154 | 65.62 |
31 | Fertilizers | 29,800 | 0.03 | 34,638 | -13.97 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,012,005 | 0.94 | 304,902 | 231.91 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 991,016 | 0.92 | 128,830 | 669.24 |
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 | 1,615,074 | 1.50 | 311,667 | 418.21 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 272,529 | 0.25 | 26,114 | 943.61 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,341 | -100.00 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,829 | 0.00 | 12,255 | -85.08 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 421,756 | 0.39 | 288,179 | 46.35 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,231,496 | 2.08 | 2,202,472 | 1.32 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 501,902 | 0.47 | 367,491 | 36.58 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 16,501 | 0.02 | 26,237 | -37.11 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 609,690 | 0.57 | 194,563 | 213.36 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 145,727 | 0.14 | 68,018 | 114.25 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 614 | 0.00 | 610 | 0.66 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 887,467 | 0.83 | 450,342 | 97.07 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 775,205 | 0.72 | 11,752 | 6,496.37 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 54 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 211,290 | 0.20 | 743,228 | -71.57 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1 | 0.00 | 57 | -98.25 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 11,938,792 | 11.11 | 11,165,319 | 6.93 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 5,110 | 0.00 | 419 | 1,119.57 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 187,870 | 0.17 | 56,667 | 231.53 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 32,553 | 0.03 | 40,809 | -20.23 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 256,457 | 0.24 | 225,952 | 13.50 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 22,488 | 0.02 | 16,185 | 38.94 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 324,864 | 0.30 | 454,883 | -28.58 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 57,793 | 0.05 | 142,601 | -59.47 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 178,367 | 0.17 | 616,206 | -71.05 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,365,445 | 2.20 | 163,824 | 1,343.89 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 88,281 | 0.08 | 267,965 | -67.06 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,001 | 0.00 | 91,053 | -96.70 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 2,432 | 0.00 | 2,934 | -17.11 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 2,694 | 0.00 | 3,247 | -17.03 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,776,138 | 1.65 | 1,441,200 | 23.24 |
69 | Ceramic products | 1,139,333 | 1.06 | 687,115 | 65.81 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 658,574 | 0.61 | 402,163 | 63.76 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 42,466 | 0.04 | 271,631 | -84.37 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,982,742 | 1.85 | 1,255,208 | 57.96 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,784,044 | 1.66 | 1,978,626 | -9.83 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 11,696 | 0.01 | 39,205 | -70.17 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 197,932 | 0.18 | 185,131 | 6.91 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 508 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4,919 | 0.00 | 1,235 | 298.30 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 96 | 0.00 | 1 | 9,500.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 191,171 | 0.18 | 45,662 | 318.67 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 218,159 | 0.20 | 90,338 | 141.49 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,377,028 | 3.14 | 2,912,606 | 15.95 |
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 | 2,495,243 | 2.32 | 1,148,501 | 117.26 |
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 | 145,966 | 0.14 | 133,166 | 9.61 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,307,144 | 1.22 | 2,494,612 | -47.60 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 576,698 | 0.54 | 413,818 | 39.36 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 3,670 | 0.00 | 5,547 | -33.84 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 172 | 0.00 | 62 | 177.42 |
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 | 1,180,094 | 1.10 | 507,119 | 132.71 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 119,142 | 0.11 | 104,673 | 13.82 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,000,662 | 1.86 | 760,964 | 162.91 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 908 | 0.00 | 885 | 2.60 |
Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia
The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 78.01% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (84.42% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.03% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (13.43% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.57% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (1.74% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.81% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (0.00% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia 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 $4,136,952;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,329,488;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $398,029;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $381,470;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $331,359;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $101,313.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 522,048 | 2.29 | 140,578 | 271.36 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,358,048 | 14.74 | 2,028,560 | 65.54 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 8,274 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 398,029 | 1.75 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 106 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,832 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 65 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 5,061 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 32 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 77 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 346 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17,772,953 | 78.01 | 13,636,001 | 30.34 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 256 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 138 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 20 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 179 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 101 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 318 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 585,178 | 2.57 | 253,819 | 130.55 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 582 | 0.00 | 344 | 69.19 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 26,507 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 85 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 113,333 | 0.50 | 12,020 | 842.87 |
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 | 10,075 | 0.04 | 3,623 | 178.08 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 51,500 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 16 | 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 | 456 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 554 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |