Belarus: Export and import for January - August 2018

According to the Federal Customs Service of Belarus, conducted by Cementinfo.Ru, in 8 months (January - August) 2018:

export of galley, gravey, crush (HS code 2517) has made 7221.0 thousand MT (100.30% compared to the same period in 2017); import - 2684.0 thousand MT (71.60% compared to the same period in 2017)
export of portlandcement, cement (HS code 2523) has made 1181.0 thousand MT (87.10% compared to the same period in 2017); import - 375.0 thousand MT (147.00% compared to the same period in 2017)
import of asbestos (HS code 2524) has made 6859.0 MT (168.60% compared to the same period in 2017)
export of refractory cement (HS code 3816) has made 75494.0 kg (162.30% compared to the same period in 2017); import - 12400.0 MT (116.50% compared to the same period in 2017)

Export of the Republic of Belarus for January - August 2018 by main countries

HS Code	Commodity / country	Unit	January - August 2017			January - August 2018			Change by, %
HS Code	Commodity / country	Unit	QTY	Value, $1000	Price ave, $	QTY	Value, $1000	Price ave, $	QTY	Value	Price ave
2517	galley, gravey, crush	1000 MT	7200	54292.8	7541	7221	59619.8	8257	100.3	109.8	109.5
	Russian Federation	1000 MT	6554	48336.4	7376	6064	48702.4	8032	92.5	100.8	108.9
	Lithuania	1000 MT	552	4480.8	8124	569	4914	8642	103.1	109.7	106.4
	Poland	1000 MT	51	414.6	8185	505	4486.7	8893	10 times	11 times	108.6
2523	Cement	1000 MT	1356	65427.5	48249	1181	60449.8	51207	87.1	92.4	106.1
	Russian Federation	1000 MT	937	47451.9	50620	769	40454.6	52587	82.1	85.3	103.9
	Ukraine	1000 MT	263	10510.8	40029	196	8334	42450	74.8	79.3	106
	Latvia	1000 MT	6	310.7	54466	20	1087.6	54402	3.5 times	3.5 times	99.9
	Lithuania	1000 MT	65	3048.5	47238	71	3999.4	56745	109.2	131.2	120.1
	Poland	1000 MT	85	3874.1	45836	123	6212.4	50694	145	160.4	110.6
3816	refractory cement	kg	46518	68.3	2	75494	82.8	1	162.3	121.2	74.7
	Armenia	kg	-	-	-	3500	9.9	3
	Russian Federation	kg	44718	67.3	2	71226	71.6	1	159.3	106.4	66.8
	Ukraine	kg	1500	0.9	1	718	1.1	2	47.9	122.2	255.3

Import of the Republic of Belarus for January - August 2018 by main countries

HS Code	Commodity / country	Unit	January - August 2017			January - August 2018			Change by, %
HS Code	Commodity / country	Unit	QTY	Value, $1000	Price ave, $	QTY	Value, $1000	Price ave, $	QTY	Value	Price ave
2517	galley, gravey, crush	1000 MT	3747	24194	6457	2684	22577.3	8411	71.6	93.3	130.3
	Russian Federation	1000 MT	75	3804.1	50859	130	5079.8	38949	174.4	133.5	76.6
	Ukraine	1000 MT	3661	19064.8	5208	2543	16189.1	6365	69.5	84.9	122.2
2523	Cement	1000 MT	255	12370.2	48534	375	20065.7	53573	147	162.2	110.4
	Russian Federation	1000 MT	156	6812.2	43788	177	7965.4	44890	114.1	116.9	102.5
	Ukraine	1000 MT	27	1284.1	47515	96	4933.2	51204	3.6 times	3.8 times	107.8
	Latvia	1000 MT	13	583.8	43591	32	1598.9	50146	238.1	273.9	115
	Lithuania	1000 MT	51	2473.4	48336	54	3143.3	58155	105.6	127.1	120.3
	Turkey	1000 MT	6	802.5	142547	12	1904	162980	207.5	237.3	114.3
2524	asbestos	MT	4068	1260.1	310	6859	1871	273	168.6	148.5	88.1
	Russian Federation	MT	4068	1260.1	310	6859	1871	273	168.6	148.5	88.1
3816	refractory cement	MT	10647	7571.6	711	12400	8356.2	674	116.5	110.4	94.8
	Russian Federation	MT	5822	3978.7	683	7086	4854.8	685	121.7	122	100.3
	Ukraine	MT	45	41.3	918	200	99.3	496	4.4 times	240.4	54
	Austria	MT	1165	983.2	844	423	405	957	36.3	41.2	113.4
	Hungary	MT	196	134.3	684	-	0.4	20		0.3	2.9
	Germany	MT	473	542.1	1147	495	538.5	1088	104.7	99.3	94.9
	China	MT	166	105.7	638	115	123.5	1071	69.6	116.8	167.9
	Poland	MT	243	204.3	840	1557	971.4	624	6.4 times	4.8 times	74.3
	Slovakia	MT	2123	1073.4	506	2421	1150.1	475	114	107.1	93.9
	Turkey	MT	151	105.5	701	-	-	-