Most of exported items (that is, over 40% of the total export volume) that Yekaterinburg Customs must handle are still metals and metal goods; chemical produce makes up 42% of all the export shipments; machinery, equipment, and vehicles make up 5.5%, while timber and pulp products make up 2.5% of export shipments.

As for the import of goods around Yekaterinburg Customs area, this came to $1.6bn, with 86.6% of imported goods’ worth coming from the countries of the far abroad ($1.bn) and 13.4% of imported goods’ worth coming from the CIS ($213.3m).

The physical volume of imported cargo amounted to 448,000 tons, with 78.6% of the bulk coming from the countries of the far abroad (352,000 tons) and 21.4% coming from the CIS member states (96,000 tons).

As for the nature of goods handled by Yekaterinburg Customs, 40.8% is constituted by machinery, equipment, and vehicles; 24.3% is constituted by chemical produce; metals and metal products make up 13.4%, foods and foodstuffs make up 6.4%, and textile and footwear constitute 3.7% of imported goods.