In the first 10 months of this year, the trade turnover between Georgia and France amounted to USD 191.9 million, which is 32.1% more compared to the same period of 2020 and 23.8% higher than the 2019 data.
After the decline in trade turnover in 2020, trade with France has increased this year at the expense of both imports and exports, although it should also be noted that imports account for 84.7% of trade turnover.
According to official statistics, exports of the current year exceeds the data of the last 2 years. In 10 months, Georgia earned $ 29.4 million by exporting goods to France.
TOP-10 Products Sold In France:
1. Ethyl alcohol – USD 10.6 million, 2 572 569 tons;
2. Electric water heaters – USD 6.1 million, 753.5 tons;
3. Hazelnuts and other nuts - USD 2.2 million, 344 tons;
4. Ferroalloys - USD 2.1 million, 1,860 tons;
5. Oil and oil products – USD 2 million, 451 tons;
6. Leaves, branches and other parts of plants – USD 1 million, 99.9 tons;
7. Manganese oxides – USD 915.1 thousand, 1 275 tons;
8. Wood products, other – USD 532.4 thousand, 195 tons;
9. Bottles and other types of glass capacities – USD 517 thousand, 1.2 tons;
10. Fruit and other parts of the plant, made or preserved otherwise – USD 409.1 thousand, 64.1 tons;
As for exporting companies, in 10M2021, the top ten exporting companies are as follows: GMS; Emen Chemical Georgia Ltd; Georgian Manganese Ltd; Transcaucasian Impex Company Ltd; Georgian Products Ltd; Mossexpert Ltd; Atlantic Georgia Ltd; LLC K and Georgian alcohol; Geo-Nuts Ltd; Tural Group Ltd.
Georgia spent USD 162.5 million to buy various goods from Georgia during this period, which is 35.3% more than last year's imports, and 21.8% more than in 2019.
TOP-10 major commodities imported from France:
1. Packaged medication - USD 24.9 million, 95.7 tons;
2. Mixtures for the production of beverages – USD 18.8 million, 702.2 tons;
3. Human and animal blood for medical purposes; Immune serums - USD 8.4 million, 9.8 tons;
4. Undenatured ethyl alcohol - USD 7.8 million, 346,018 tons;
5. Cosmetics or make-up and skin care products - USD 7.2 million, 176.5 tons;
6. Creamy butter and other milk fats; Milk pastes - USD 3.2 million, 499.7 tons;
7. Insecticides and antifungals; growth regulators - USD 3.1 million, 153.6 tons;
8. Trucks – USD 3 million, 437 tons;
9. Genuine cork – USD 2.9 million, 259.1 tons;
10. Diagnostic or laboratory reagents - USD 2.6 million, 13.7 tons.
The following companies made the imports of the following commodities in 10M2021: JSC Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, Gepha, PSP Pharma, JSC Chateau Mukhrani; Prestige Ltd; Aversi-Pharma Ltd; Lactalis Georgia Ltd .; Majid Al Futai Ltd. Hypermarket Georgian; International Trade Co. Ltd; Atlantic Georgia Ltd.
