Russian trade with Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Albania
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Albania was $14,521,700, down 46.00% ($12,368,944) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $11,176,290, down 53.80% ($13,014,107) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $3,345,410, up 23.89% ($645,163) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $7,830,880, a 63.56% decrease ($13,659,270) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Albania was Russia’s 128th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 114th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0119% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0212% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Albania was Russia’s 117th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 105th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0155% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0304% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Albania was Russia’s 111th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 108th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0067% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0057% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Albania
The major share of Russian exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 80.01% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (27.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.80% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (8.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.10% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (54.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (4.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,407,640;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $919,237;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $173,217;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $150,415.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 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 $12,638,224;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,035,952;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $980,681;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $819,901;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $130,587;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $54,201.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 7,534,572 | 67.42 | 6,615,335 | 13.90 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,407,640 | 12.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 10,561 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 447,891 | 4.01 | 13,086,115 | -96.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 112 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 178 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,139 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,289,733 | 11.54 | 2,109,634 | -38.86 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 468 | 0.00 | 54,669 | -99.14 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5,434 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 18,197 | 0.16 | 8,504 | 113.98 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 150,415 | 1.35 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 13,943 | 0.12 | 39,378 | -64.59 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 19,577 | 0.18 | 26,783 | -26.91 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 793 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 425 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,418 | 0.08 | 18,850 | -50.04 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 173,217 | 1.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 1,035,952 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 980,681 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 81,291 | 0.73 | 211,878 | -61.63 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,504 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,400 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Albania
The major share of Russian imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 91.34% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (74.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.70% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (1.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $764,504;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $216,770;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $64,244;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $12,788;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $12,320.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $388,368;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $22,881;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $15,520;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $12,310.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 15,520 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 22,736 | 0.68 | 10,416 | 118.28 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 607 | 0.02 | 6,151 | -90.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 201 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3,640 | 0.11 | 15,950 | -77.18 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 13,483 | 0.40 | 3,667 | 267.68 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 8,259 | 0.25 | 11,510 | -28.25 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,047 | 0.30 | 118 | 8,414.41 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12,788 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 539,665 | 16.13 | 475,421 | 13.51 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 767,954 | 22.96 | 551,184 | 39.33 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 173 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,742,919 | 52.10 | 978,415 | 78.14 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,149 | 0.15 | 4,080 | 26.20 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 427 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 231 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 81 | 0.00 | 22,962 | -99.65 |
| 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 | 2,312 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 85 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 215,569 | 6.44 | 603,937 | -64.31 |