Russian trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016
February 21, 2017
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 the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina was $44,402,332, down 10.87% ($5,415,088) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $18,152,876, down 12.95% ($2,701,488) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $26,249,456, down 9.37% ($2,713,600) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade deficit with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $8,096,580, a 0.15% decrease ($12,112) over the 4th quarter of 2015.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 102nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 97th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0326% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0381% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 104th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 103rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0217% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0253% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 82nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 78th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0501% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0599% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 63.40% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (72.54% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.73% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (12.47% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.12% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.87% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.70% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.46% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.33% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.18% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.74% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.54% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $397,073;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $321,334;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $275,442;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $246,361;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $172,056;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $143,827;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $117,437;
- 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) - an increase of $108,119;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $88,121.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $3,619,046;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $690,800;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $474,780;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $215,727;
- 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 $77,003;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $69,936;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $66,436;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $56,732.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 175,909 | 0.97 | 245,845 | -28.45 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 246,361 | 1.36 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 11,509,192 | 63.40 | 15,128,238 | -23.92 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 690,800 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 46,812 | 0.26 | 42,827 | 9.30 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 66,436 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 45,222 | 0.25 | 101,954 | -55.64 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 42,141 | 0.23 | 45,723 | -7.83 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 676,319 | 3.73 | 629,425 | 7.45 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 114,003 | 0.63 | 25,882 | 340.47 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 321,334 | 1.77 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 55,651 | 0.31 | 69,980 | -20.48 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 10,099 | 0.06 | 13,739 | -26.49 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,101 | 0.01 | 5,433 | -61.33 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 6,117 | 0.03 | 6,590 | -7.18 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 236 | 0.00 | 498 | -52.61 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,831,711 | 10.09 | 2,047,438 | -10.54 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 70,683 | 0.39 | 54,294 | 30.19 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 275,442 | 1.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,496 | 0.02 | 478,276 | -99.27 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 117,437 | 0.65 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,964 | 0.07 | 21,312 | -39.17 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 622,471 | 3.43 | 225,398 | 176.17 |
| 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 | 783,804 | 4.32 | 675,685 | 16.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 283,919 | 1.56 | 111,863 | 153.81 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 146,420 | 0.81 | 2,593 | 5,546.74 |
| 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 | 2,380 | 0.01 | 79,383 | -97.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,048 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 750,652 | 4.14 | 83 700 | 796.84 |
Russia’s Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 70.25% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (68.99% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.47% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (19.90% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.93% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (5.63% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.26% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.37% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $1,051,008;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $325,116;
- 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 $250,312;
- 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) - an increase of $217,416.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,536,772;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,770,082;
- 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 $140,666;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $119,129;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $90,979.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,222,101 | 12.27 | 5,758,873 | -44.05 |
| 10 | Cereals | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 46,100 | 0.18 | 3,566 | 1,192.77 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,176 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 451,226 | 1.72 | 200,914 | 124.59 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 23,423 | 0.09 | 63,473 | -63.10 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 17,936,704 | 68.33 | 19,706,786 | -8.98 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 912 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 293 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 26,241 | 0.10 | 10,392 | 152.51 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 183 | 0.00 | 330 | -44.55 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,058 | 0.05 | 12,769 | -5.57 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 107,072 | 0.41 | 92,913 | 15.24 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,414 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,674 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,242 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 129,742 | 0.49 | 132,142 | -1.82 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 276,536 | 1.05 | 395,665 | -30.11 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 445 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,496,850 | 5.70 | 445,842 | 235.74 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 49 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 993 | 0.00 | 16,800 | -94.09 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 122 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 42,691 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,820 | 0.03 | 13,537 | -34.85 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,419 | 0.01 | 1,609 | -11.81 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 7,104 | 0.03 | 2,511 | 182.92 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 7,567 | 0.03 | 27,827 | -72.81 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,661 | 0.01 | 19,705 | -86.50 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 844,817 | 3.22 | 519,701 | 62.56 |
| 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 | 738,141 | 2.81 | 520,725 | 41.75 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 498,831 | 1.90 | 589,810 | -15.43 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 406 | -91.38 |
| 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 | 276,907 | 1.05 | 417,573 | -33.69 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 25,551 | 0.10 | 5,378 | 375.10 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 50,140 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |