Russian trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012
February 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina was $733,980,570, down 1.14% ($8,498,958) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 were $676,790,010, down 1.97% ($13,629,434) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 totaled $57,190,560, up 9.85% ($5,130,476) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 was $619,599,450, a 2.94% decrease ($18,759,910) over 2011.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 73rd largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 72nd in 2011), accounting for 0.0872% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0903% in 2011).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 61st largest export market in 2012 (up from 63rd in 2011), accounting for 0.1290% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1336% in 2011).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in 2012 (down from 92nd in 2011), accounting for 0.0180% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0170% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 97.12% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (97.09% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.30% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.15% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.50% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,351,940.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $12,978,254.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 13,767 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 6,206 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 24,149 | 0.00 | 33,047 | -26.93 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 656 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 8,971 | 0.00 | 223,361 | -95.98 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 657,318,904 | 97.12 | 670,297,158 | -1.94 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 80,822 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,451,781 | 0.51 | 1,099,841 | 213.84 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 36,998 | 0.01 | 16,030 | 130.80 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 66,215 | 0.01 | 58,533 | 13.12 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 45,460 | 0.01 | 40,726 | 11.62 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 48,067 | 0.01 | 77,539 | -38.01 |
| 52 | Cotton | 59,985 | 0.01 | 57,090 | 5.07 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 818 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 56 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 48,526 | 0.01 | 98,063 | -50.52 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 86,765 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 96,509 | 0.01 | 98,998 | -2.51 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,512,353 | 1.26 | 6,827,780 | 24.67 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 284,587 | 0.04 | 1,002,460 | -71.61 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,116 | 0.00 | 94,803 | -96.71 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 266 | 0.00 | 643 | -58.63 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,375 | 0.00 | 11,421 | -87.96 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,173,294 | 0.47 | 4,010,638 | -20.88 |
| 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 | 3,039,372 | 0.45 | 3,902,070 | -22.11 |
| 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 | 69,454 | 0.01 | 653,528 | -89.37 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 186,408 | 0.03 | 226,219 | -17.60 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 9,643 | 0.00 | 1,548,391 | -99.38 |
| 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 | 111,153 | 0.02 | 28,560 | 289.19 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10,654 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,864 | 0.00 | 313 | 1,773.48 |
Russia’s Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 60.50% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (55.62% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.27% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (13.34% in 2011);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.68% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.84% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.98% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (8.37% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,490,497;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,227,561;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,532,587;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,340,352;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $459,632;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $399,590;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $315,178;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $181,247.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,366,845;
- 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) - a decrease of $2,231,751;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $362,828;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $316,462;
- 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) - a decrease of $290,881;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $270,924;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $180,573.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,036 | 0.01 | 158,176 | -96.82 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,791,939 | 3.13 | 4,158,784 | -56.91 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 6,732 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 3,677 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 16,769 | 0.03 | 27,999 | -40.11 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 459,632 | 0.80 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 181,247 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,834,886 | 4.96 | 1,494,534 | 89.68 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 31,565,770 | 55.19 | 27,075,273 | 16.59 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 196,244 | 0.34 | 376,817 | -47.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,913 | 0.01 | 7,910 | -50.53 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 316,462 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 115,313 | 0.20 | 189,363 | -39.10 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,397 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 142,238 | 0.25 | 17,712 | 703.06 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 234 | 0.00 | 1,794 | -86.96 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,042 | 0.00 | 814 | 28.01 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 553 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 3,259 | 0.01 | 4,079 | -20.10 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 4,259 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 458,244 | 0.80 | 729,168 | -37.16 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,830,345 | 3.20 | 1,515,167 | 20.80 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 139,675 | 0.24 | 434 | 32,083.18 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 5,963,665 | 10.43 | 4,431,078 | 34.59 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,427 | 0.00 | 445 | 220.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 166,620 | 0.29 | 200,223 | -16.78 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 114,992 | 0.20 | 55,638 | 106.68 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 592 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 15,430 | 0.03 | 378,258 | -95.92 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 602 | 0.00 | 206 | 192.23 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4,621 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 200,462 | 0.35 | 69,998 | 186.38 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,063 | 0.02 | 1,827 | 396.06 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,431,001 | 4.25 | 2,031,411 | 19.67 |
| 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 | 3,369,381 | 5.89 | 3,660,262 | -7.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,478,957 | 6.08 | 1,251,396 | 178.01 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 27,768 | 0.05 | 284 | 9,677.46 |
| 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 | 1,650,234 | 2.89 | 3,881,985 | -57.49 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,561 | 0.01 | 7,351 | 2.86 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |