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

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 $437,839.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 871,829 0.81 23,2963,642.40
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,479,985 1.38 890,70866.16
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 2.66 393,305627.46
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 2.38 163,4891,461.60
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,367,155 1.27 70,5391,838.15
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 343,420 0.32 88,227289.25
10 Cereals 222,467 0.21 98,778125.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,881,559 1.75 1,205,34156.10
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 120,522 0.11 19,221527.03
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 0.35 155,625143.52
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,106,111 1.03 232,202376.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 760,629 0.71 277,837173.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 894,557 0.83 300,529197.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,636,304 1.52 557,475193.52
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,108,719 1.03 447,548147.73
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 863,684 0.80 216,337299.23
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,290,712 18.88 15,255,02133.01
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 516,344 0.48 162,221218.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 114,561 0.11 44,346158.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,320,115 2.16 1,324,76275.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,478,205 16.26 13,360,56130.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 234,584 0.22 125,11887.49
29 Organic chemicals 19,870 0.02 16,08923.50
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,979,746 2.77 1,799,15465.62
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 0.94 304,902231.91
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 991,016 0.92 128,830669.24
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 1.50 311,667418.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 272,529 0.25 26,114943.61
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 0.39 288,17946.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,231,496 2.08 2,202,4721.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 501,902 0.47 367,49136.58
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 0.57 194,563213.36
45 Cork and articles of cork 145,727 0.14 68,018114.25
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 614 0.00 6100.66
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 887,467 0.83 450,34297.07
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 775,205 0.72 11,7526,496.37
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 11,165,3196.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,110 0.00 4191,119.57
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 187,870 0.17 56,667231.53
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 0.24 225,95213.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 22,488 0.02 16,18538.94
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 2.20 163,8241,343.89
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 1,441,20023.24
69 Ceramic products 1,139,333 1.06 687,11565.81
70 Glass and glassware 658,574 0.61 402,16363.76
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 1,255,20857.96
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 0.18 185,1316.91
78 Lead and articles thereof 508 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,919 0.00 1,235298.30
80 Tin and articles thereof 96 0.00 19,500.00
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 45,662318.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 218,159 0.20 90,338141.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,377,028 3.14 2,912,60615.95
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 1,148,501117.26
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 0.14 133,1669.61
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 0.54 413,81839.36
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 62177.42
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 1.10 507,119132.71
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 119,142 0.11 104,67313.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,000,662 1.86 760,964162.91
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 908 0.00 8852.60

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.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia 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
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 522,048 2.29 140,578271.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,358,048 14.74 2,028,56065.54
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 13,636,00130.34
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 2.57 253,819130.55
73 Articles of iron or steel 582 0.00 34469.19
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 12,020842.87
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 3,623178.08
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
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia