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WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
11December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5429)
Original: English Working Party ontheAccession
oftheRussian Federation
ACCESSION OFTHE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Information ontheTreatment Provided Under Preferential Arrangements
Addendum
ThePermanent Mission oftheRussian Federation hassubmitted thefollowing additional
information concerning thetreatment provided under preferential arrangements, withtherequest that
itbecirculated tomembers oftheWorking Party.
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Volume ofMutual Trade Between Russia andGeorgia
(US$ million)
Trade turnover Exports Imports Balance
1995 107 49 58 -9
1996 166 99 67 32
1997 -Quarter I 58.8 18.7 40.1 -21.4
Commodity Structure ofRussian Exports toGeorgia
byKeyProducts in1995, 1996 andinFirstQuarter of1997
(US$ thousand)
Commodity Group 1995 1996 1997
Quarter I
Milk anddairy products 860 2,694 -
Ethanol, non-denatured; other
alcohols- 6,089 -
Petroleum gases andother
gaseous hydrocarbons192 14,494 2,592
Tires -pneumatic, rubber 1,620 568 185
Ferrous metals 897 876 166
Polymers ofpropylene orother
olefins inprimary forms156 1,394 -
Boilers, equipment and
mechanical accessories for
nuclear reactors3,718 7,175 -
Refrigerators, freezers and
equipment therefor35 1,146 330
Electrical machines and
equipment therefor; audio and
video recording equipment,
television sets3,118 37,266 1,250
Automobiles, theirparts and
equipment therefor2,004 4,052 402WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Commodity Structure ofRussian Imports from Georgia
byKeyProducts in1995, 1996 andinFirstQuarter of1997
(US$ thousand)
Commodity Group 1995 1996 1997
Quarter I
Fruit andproducts thereof 7,799 14,012 1
Water -natural, mineral,
carbonate1,497 4,637
Grape wines 4,605 6,627
Ethanol 3,246 1,678
Clothes -ready-to-wear,
men’s,women ’sandchildren ’s726 10,485 4
Footwear 1,250 7
Ferroalloys 13,532 4,986 1
Pipes, hollow shapes made of
ferrous metals4,946 8,924 1
Equipment andmechanical
accessories fornuclear reactors1,039 608
Foreign Trade Turnover Between Russia andTadjikistan
fortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
1996
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnover1997
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnoverFirsthalfof
1997 as%of
Firsthalfof
1996
Total 110.6 0.7 79.2 0.6 71.6
Exports 66.5 0.8 42.5 0.5 63.9
Imports 44.1 0.6 36.7 0.6 83.2
Balance 22.4 5.8WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Structure ofTrade Turnover Between Russia andTadjikistan
fortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
Code asper
Foreign Trade
Commodity
Nomenclature
(FTCN)Commodity 1996
Firsthalf% 1997
Firsthalf%
Exports, Total 66.5 42.2
0701-1701 Foodstuffs 4.8 7.2 4.3 10.2
2710 Oilproducts 0.8 1.2 4.1 9.7
3102 Fertilizers, nitrogen 1.0 1.5 2.4 5.7
4011 Tires 1.4 2.1 3.3 7.8
84-90 Machinery, equipment
andvehicles13.3 20.0 9.6 22.7
Imports, Total 44.1 36.7
07-22 Foodstuffs 16.2 36.7 15.2 41.4
5201 Cotton fibre 5.3 12.0 6.7 18.2
84-90 Machinery, equipment
andvehicles4.6 10.4 2.6 7.0
OnTrade Relations Between theRussian Federation andtheRepublic ofBelarus
(forthefirsthalfof1997)
Results ofForeign Trade Between theRussian Federation andtheRepublic ofBelarus
fortheFirstHalfof1997
(Source: Customs Statistics)
1996
Firsthalf1997
FirsthalfFirsthalfof
1997 as%of
firsthalfof
1996$million country share,
%$million country share,
%
Trade
Turnover3,198.1 20.0 3,845.2 27.9 120.2
Exports 1,746.3 21.2 2,086.7 26.8 119.5
Imports 1,451.8 18.7 1,758.5 29.2 121.1
Balance 294.5 328.2WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Foreign Trade Between Russia andRepublic ofBelarus intheFirstHalfof1997
FTCN Code Commodities Unit Quantity Value, $'000
EXPORTS
Total $million 2,086.7
2510 Calcium phosphates 1000 tons 168 10,820
2701 Coal 1000 tons 145 4,720
2709 Oil,crude 1000 tons 4,884 515,534
2710 Oilproducts 1000 tons 331 55,834
271121 Gas,natural million m38,087 397,705
2716 Electric power million kw 2,214 52,251
2814 Ammonia 1000 tons 106 11,421
3102 Fertilizers, nitrogen 1000 tons 180 23,427
4002 Rubber, synthetic 1000 tons 15 30,065
401120 Tyres fortrucks andbuses 1000 pieces 104 19,365
4702-4704 Wood pulp tons 13 7,877
4801 Paper fornewspapers ton 6,282 2,685
72 Ferrous metals $thousand 75,860
73 Ferrous metal products $thousand 19,526
84-90 Machinery, equipment and
vehicles$thousand 200,063
8703 Passenger cars piece 1,632 12,185
IMPORTS
Total $million 1758.5
0201-0204 Meat, quick-frozen 1000 tons 11 15,249
0402 Milk, dry ton 7,772 8,803
0405 Butter ton 3,743 9,443
1602 Meat, canned ton 2,529 4,219
22 Beverages, alcoholic and
non-alcoholic$thousand 33,444
2710 Oilproducts 1000 tons 670 146,056
3003, 3004 Medicines $thousand 14,762
3104 Fertilizers, potassium 1000 tons 238 16,721
3901 Ethylene polymers 1000 tons 17 15,046
401120 Tyres fortrucks andbuses 1000 pieces 121 46,034
5208-5212 Cotton fabrics $thousand 8,771
61,62 Clothing $thousand 23,008
6403 Footwear 1000 pairs 1,581 32,268
72 Ferrous metals $thousand 49,679
73 Ferrous metal products $thousand 64,129WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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FTCN Code Commodities Unit Quantity Value, $'000
84-90 Machinery, equipment and
vehicles$thousand 664,389
8704 Trucks piece 5,006 200,402
9401-9403 Furniture $thousand 51,846
Trends ofTrade Turnover Between theRussian Federation andtheRepublic ofKazakstan
(Source: Customs Committee, incurrent prices)
(US$ million)
1994 1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf%ofpreceding period
1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf
Trade
Turnover -
Total3,934.2 5,178.5 5,515.0 2,158.7 132 106 76
Exports 1,938.0 2,516.9 2,489.3 992.4 130 99 77
Imports 1,996.2 2,661.6 3,025.7 1,166.3 133 114 75
Balance -58.2 -144.7 -536.4 -173.9
Structure ofTrade Turnover Between theRussian Federation andtheRepublic ofKazakstan
Product Firsthalf-yearFirsthalfof
1997 as%
offirsthalf
of19961996 1997
$million share, % $million share, %
EXPORTS
Total 1,285.1 100 992.4 100 77
including:
Fuelandenergy
products376.5 29 246.7 24.9 65
including:
crude oil 164.8 12.8 70.7 7.1 43
natural gas 27.0 2.1 25.4 2.6 94
Inorganic chemicals 64.3 5.0 28.1 2.8 44
Wood andproducts
thereof21.7 1.7 16.1 1.6 74
including lumber 9.1 0.7 6.0 0.6 66
Ferrous metals 51.2 4.0 32.6 3.4 64WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Product Firsthalf-yearFirsthalfof
1997 as%
offirsthalf
of19961996 1997
$million share, % $million share, %
EXPORTS
Ferrous metal
products64.7 5.0 60.3 6.1 93
Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles286.6 22.3 310.9 31.3 108
including aircraft
machinery20.1 1.6 84.2 8.5by4.2times
Sugar andproducts
thereof44.1 3.4 16.5 1.7 37
IMPORTS
Total 1,556.1 100 1,166.3 100 75
including:
Oresand
concentrates82.2 5.3 69.0 5.9 84
Fuelandenergy
products520.4 33.4 357.3 30.6 69
including:
coal 137.4 8.8 93.7 8.0 68
crude oil 325.3 20.9 226.9 19.4 70
Inorganic chemicals 250.5 16.1 182.1 15.6 73
Cotton fibre 18.7 1.2 18.6 1.6 99.5
Ferrous metals 149.5 9.6 73.3 6.3 49
Lead andproducts
thereof14.3 0.9 8.9 0.8 62
Zincandproducts
thereof24.6 1.6 27.2 2.3 111
Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles105.3 6.8 97.6 8.4 93WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Trade Turnover Between theRussian Federation andtheRepublic ofMoldova
(US$ million)
1995* 1996 1996 as%
of19951997
FirsthalfFirsthalfof
1997 as%
offirsthalf
of1996
Trade Turnover -
Total1,049.2 1,218.9 116.2 542.1 83.2
including:
Exports 413.2 389.7 94.3 184.2 84.8
Imports 636 829.2 130.4 357.9 82.5
Balance -222.8 -439.5 -173.7
* Source: Customs Statistics
Structure oftheRussian-Moldovan Trade Turnover
(US$ million)
1996 1996 as%
of1997Firsthalf
1996 1997 1997 as%
of1996
EXPORTS
Energy materials 202.9 95.9 120.0 114.5 95.4
Ferrous metal products 48.6 109.0 27.8 21.3 76.6
Machinery 49.2 101.2 25.1 15.1 60.2
Chemicals 23.5 73.7 13.0 11.8 90.8
IMPORTS
Foodstuffs (including
alcoholic products)579.1 137.0 285.5 278.1 97.4
Ferrous metal products 71.1 122.6 47.1 7.3 15.5
Machinery 68.8 108.3 34.1 28.9 84.8WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Structure oftheRussian-Moldovan Trade Turnover
(%)
1995 1996 1996
Firsthalf1997
Firsthalf
EXPORTS
Energy materials 51.2 52.1 55.2 62.2
Ferrous metal
products10.8 12.5 12.8 11.6
Machinery 11.8 12.6 11.6 8.2
Chemicals 7.7 6.5 6.0 6.4
Other 18.5 16.3 14.4 11.6
IMPORTS
Foodstuffs 66.5 69.9 65.8 77.7
Ferrous metal
products9.1 8.6 10.9 2.0
Machinery 10.0 8.3 7.9 8.1
Other 14.4 13.2 15.4 12.2
Supplies ofKeyProducts toMoldova
Firsthalf-year
1996 1997 1997 as%of
1996
Natural gas million cu.m 1,783.7 1,740.2 97.6
$million 107.7 105.2 97.7
share intotal
exports, %49.6 57.1
Oilproducts thousand tons 22.8 35.1 153.9
$million 4.0 5.5 137.5
share intotal
exports, %1.8 3.0WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Supplies ofKeyProducts from Moldova
Sugar thousand tons 39.2 51.3 130.9
$million 21.2 22.2 104.7
share intotal
imports, %4.9 6.2
Alcohol, vodka thousand
decalitres906.7 51.8 0.6
$million 45.0 5.6 12.4
share intotal
imports, %10.4 1.6
Grape wines thousand
decalitres12,432.2 10,889.5 87.6
$million 134.9 134.4 99.6
share intotal
imports, %31.1 37.4
Tobacco and
products thereof$million 16.9 10.0 59.2
share intotal
imports, %3.9 2.8
Status ofTrade Relations Between theRussian Federation and
theKyrgyz Republic intheFirstHalfof1997
Trends ofTrade Turnover Between theRussian Federation andtheKyrgyz Republic
(Source: Customs Statistics, incurrent prices)
(US$ million)
1994 1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf%ofpreceding period
1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf
Trade
Turnover -
Total201.7 205.9 291.4 145.8 102 141 106
Exports 103.9 104.7 153.2 79.6 100.8 146 94
Imports 97.8 101.2 138.2 66.2 103.4 137 126
Balance 6.1 3.5 15.0 13.4WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Structure ofTrade Turnover Between theRussian Federation and
theKyrgyz Republic
ProductFirsthalf Firsthalfof
1997 as%
offirsthalf
of19961996 1997
$million share, % $million share, %
EXPORTS
Total 84.7 100 79.6 100 94
including:
Oilproducts 7.4 8.8 9.7 12.0 130
Lumber 1.7 2.0 1.5 2.0 92
Ferrous metals 1.7 2.0 1.5 2.0 88
Ferrous metal
products2.6 3.0 2.4 3.0 95
Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles16.0 19.0 24.4 31.0 152
IMPORTS
Total 52.7 100 66.2 100 126
including:
Tobacco, raw 7.5 14.3 15.8 23.8 209
Cotton fibre 5.2 9.8 1.2 2.0 23
Antimony and
products thereof2.3 4.4 2.7 4.1 116
Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles9.9 18.8 7.3 11.1 74
Bulbs, electric and
gas-discharge3.1 3.7 2.9 4.3 92
Trade Turnover Between Russia andUkraine
(US$ million)
1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf
Trade Turnover -
Total *13,774.0 13,897.0 5,856.9
%Growth ** 120.6 100.9 75.0
Russian Exports 7,158.0 7,610.0 3,707.8
%Growth ** 101.6 106.3 89.0
Russian Imports 6,616.0 6,287.0 2,149.1WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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1995 1996 1997
Firsthalf
%Growth ** 150.2 95.0 58.0
Balance 542.0 1,323.0 1,090.6
* Incomparable prices.
** Compared totherelevant period ofthepreceding year.
Turnover Trends in1997
(compared totherelevant period of1996, %)
Quarter I Quarter II Firsthalfof1997
Trade Turnover 80.0 69.0 75.0
Exports 92.8 87.0 89.0
Imports 64.3 51.4 58.0
Rates ofChange byKeyCommodity Groups
(compared totherelevant period ofthepreceding year, %)
1996 1997
Firsthalf
Trade Turnover: 100.9 75.0
Exports: 106.3 89.0
Energy materials 123.8 101.0
including:
Oilandoilproducts
- inphysical terms 61.0 67.0
- invalue terms 66.4 74.0
Gas
- inphysical terms 96.8 128.0
- invalue terms 152.3 110.5
Machinery 74.4 72.0
Metals 81.3 52.0
Chemicals 82.5 53.0
Imports: 95.0 58.0
Foodstuffs 81.9 49.0
including:
Ethanol, vodka
- inphysical terms 24.8 0.0
- invalue terms 33.3 0.0WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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1996 1997
Firsthalf
Sugar
- inphysical terms 82.7 59.0
- invalue terms 84.0 42.0
Machinery 79.5 83.0
Metals 127.7 72.0
Chemicals 85.1 40.0
Structure oftheRussian-Ukrainian Trade Turnover
(bykeycommodity groups, %)
1995 1996 1996
Firsthalf1997
Firsthalf
Russian Exports
Total 100 100 100 100
Energy materials 57.0 66.3 72.0 80.0
Machinery 15.4 10.8 12.0 10.0
Metals 2.7 2.0 4.0 2.0
Wood andproducts
thereof0.7 0.6 2.0 1.0
Chemicals 3.3 2.6 3.0 2.0
Other 20.9 17.7 7.0 5.0
Russian Imports
Total 100 100 100 100
Foodstuffs 24.1 20.7 32.0 20.0
Machinery 23.7 19.8 23.0 33.0
Metals 14.2 19.1 23.0 29.0
Chemicals 3.6 3.2 9.0 6.0
Other 34.4 37.2 13.0 12.0
Supplies ofKeyProducts from Ukraine intheFirstHalfof1996/1997
Quarter I Quarter II 1996
Firsthalf1997
FirsthalfDynamics
ofchange
(%)
Ethanol
Thousand decalitres 5,996.0 426.8 6,422.8 20.9 0.0
$thousand 76,485.0 5,199.0 81,684.0 230.0 0.0WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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Quarter I Quarter II 1996
Firsthalf1997
FirsthalfDynamics
ofchange
(%)
share intotalimports, % 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Vodka
Thousand decalitres 1,419.0 3.8 1,422.8 0.0 0.0
$thousand 59,752.0 165.0 59,917.0 0.0 0.0
share intotalimports, % 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
Sugar
Thousand tons 322,979.0 420,626.0 743,605.0 481,724.0 65.0
$thousand 199,887.0 203,986.0 403,873.0 168,891.0 42.0
share intotalimports, % 11.0 11.0 11.0 8.0
Foreign Trade Turnover Between Russia andTurkmenistan
FortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
1996,
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnover1997,
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnoverFirsthalfof
1997 as%of
firsthalfof
1996
Total 114.2 0.7 191.6 1.4 167.8
Exports 42.8 0.5 78.7 1.0 183.9
Imports 71.4 0.9 112.9 1.9 158.1
Balance -28.6 -34.2
Structure ofTrade Turnover Between Russia andTurkmenistan
FortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
FTCN Code Commodity 1996
Firsthalf% 1997
Firsthalf%
EXPORTS
Total 42.8 0.5 78.7 1.0
4011 Tyres 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.5
4407 Lumber 0.9 2.1 0.4 0.5
84-90 Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles27.5 64.2 54.2 68.8WT/ACC/ RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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FTCN Code Commodity 1996
Firsthalf% 1997
Firsthalf%
IMPORTS
Total 71.4 0.9 112.9 1.9
08 Melons,
watermelons0.4 0.5 1.5 1.3
2710-13 Oilproducts,
gases, coke55.7 78.0 66.2 55.1
5201 Cotton fibre 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.5
Foreign Trade Turnover Between Russia andUzbekistan
FortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
1996,
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnover1997,
FirsthalfCountry share
inRussian
trade turnoverFirsthalfof
1997 as%of
firsthalfof
1996
Total 824.5 5.2 687.6 5.0 83.4
Exports 519.8 6.3 394.1 5.1 75.8
Imports 304.7 3.9 293.5 4.9 96.3
Balance 215.1 100.6
Structure ofTrade Turnover Between Russia andUzbekistan
FortheFirstHalfof1996 and1997
(US$ million)
FTCN Code Commodity 1996
Firsthalf% 1997
Firsthalf%
Exports, total 519,8 394.1
0701-1701 Foodstuffs 16.7 3.2 42.8 10.9
4011 Tyres 30.0 5.8 11.3 2.9
4400-4411 Lumber, wood
boards19.8 3.8 18.4 4.7
72-73 Ferrous metals,
rolled stock77.7 15.1 69.3 17.6
84-90 Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles301.2 58.7 162.9 41.4WT/ACC/RUS/21/Rev.1/Add.2
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FTCN Code Commodity 1996
Firsthalf% 1997
Firsthalf%
including:
87 ground vehicles,
tractors, passenger
cars, trucks, buses,
special vehicles77.7 15.0 12.8 3.2
Imports, total 304.7 293.5
07-22 Foodstuffs 78.7 26.0 62.0 21.2
5201 Cotton fibre 69.0 22.8 82.6 28.2
5205-5603 Yarn, fabrics,
cotton48.9 16.1 27.5 9.4
61-64 Clothing, linen 20.6 6.8 34.9 11.9
74 Copper, copper
wire- 14.9
8101 Tungsten and
products thereof1.5 2.4
84-90 Machinery,
equipment and
vehicles20.0 6.6 50.2 17.2
including:
8703 passenger cars - 13.9