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Russian trade in goods with Romania in Q1 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Romania in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Romania

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Romania totaled $975,952,486, up 62.47% ($375,266,999) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $606,625,735, up 86.11% ($280,673,297) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $369,326,751, up 34.43% ($94,593,702) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $237,298,984, a 363.30% increase ($186,079,595) over the 1st quarter of 2016.

Romania was Russia’s 30th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 32nd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.7592% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6188% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Romania was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 34th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.7279% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5319% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Romania was Russia’s 28th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 30th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.8168% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.7675% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Romania

The major share of Russian exports to Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.05% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (66.46% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.64% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (13.44% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.69% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.98% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.84% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (6.52% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.30% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (5.73% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.50% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (3.86% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $277,263,735;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $7,513,768;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,242,625;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,631,650;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,582,415;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,970,136;
  • 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 $1,875,216.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $7,947,707;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $6,434,104;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $5,881,448;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $4,011,817;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,041,295.
Russia’s exports to Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 117-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 30,743 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 102,654-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,705 0.00 14,1324.05
10 Cereals 1,362,947 0.22 9,310,654-85.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 64,194 0.01 49,86328.74
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,460,508 0.24 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 16,149-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 11,495-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 17,254 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 67,049 0.01 16,567304.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 38,856 0.01 18,618108.70
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,225 0.00 2,1384.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 3,041,295-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 771,816 0.13 6,653,264-88.40
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,681,316 0.61 49,6667,312.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 487,200,410 80.31 209,936,675132.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,653,063 0.60 1,777,847105.48
29 Organic chemicals 9,538,878 1.57 7,568,74226.03
30 Pharmaceutical products 230,973 0.04 44,838415.13
31 Fertilizers 22,148,846 3.65 17,906,22123.69
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 48,301 0.01 40,70318.67
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 878,478 0.14 563,78055.82
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 37,360 0.01 5,188620.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 14,210 0.00 7091,904.23
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 265,576 0.04 153,83872.63
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,636,062 0.27 1,968,117-16.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 13,980,408 2.30 13,776,6241.48
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 50,594 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 18,797 0.00 8,316126.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 11,207,782 1.85 11,016,7341.73
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 259,433 0.04 4,271,250-93.93
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,741,015 0.95 5,949,534-3.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,898 0.00 562237.72
52 Cotton 45,056 0.01 40,42311.46
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 17-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 21,731 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 690,689 0.11 587,98117.47
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 192 0.00 5,462-96.48
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 27 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,777 0.01 3749,466.04
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,355 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,964 0.00 1,12374.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 1,666-100.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,654 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,165,973 0.19 1,033,58012.81
69 Ceramic products 215,136 0.04 83,930156.33
70 Glass and glassware 2,856,935 0.47 1,277,115123.70
72 Iron and steel 12,572,786 2.07 10,891,75715.43
73 Articles of iron or steel 902,022 0.15 7,336,126-87.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 119 0.00 11,032-98.92
75 Nickel and articles thereof 158 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 387,603 0.06 216,96478.65
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,199-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 74,669 0.01 15,514381.30
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,603 0.00 4,309-39.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,796 0.00 189,962-95.37
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,878,653 1.30 6,632,29118.79
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 2,396,896 0.40 2,506,161-4.36
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 0 0.00 18,910-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,036,615 0.67 454,200788.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,513,768 1.24 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 559,773 0.09 92,214507.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 13,046 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,963 0.00 0
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 253,465 0.04 176,31943.75
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 61,145 0.01 5,0601,108.40
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 450,578 0.07 18,4522,341.89
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 10,907-100.00
SS Classified 39,891 0.01 62 100-35.76

Russia’s Imports from Romania

The major share of Russian imports from Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.76% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (51.59% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.96% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (18.56% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.72% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (10.52% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.70% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (9.03% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.63% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (5.81% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.46% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (1.40% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $25,986,167;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $13,506,367;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $12,889,265;
  • 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 $11,010,989;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $6,879,503;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,110,672;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $3,174,705;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,072,060;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,581,804;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,085,180;
  • 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) - an increase of $1,333,774;
  • 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 $1,324,549;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,262,776.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,222,278.
Russia’s imports from Romania in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
10 Cereals 21,319,604 5.77 23,541,882-9.44
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17,561,693 4.76 4,672,428275.86
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 96,485 0.03 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 42,201 0.01 182,570-76.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,871 0.01 17,97649.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 43,074 0.01 36,08319.37
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 174,033 0.05 105,38065.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 53,018 0.01 106,517-50.23
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 141,327 0.04 76,48384.78
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 146,596 0.04 173,067-15.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 7,592-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,286,803 0.62 2,579,226-11.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,432,044 0.39 107,4951,232.20
29 Organic chemicals 983,541 0.27 363,425170.63
30 Pharmaceutical products 28,489,917 7.71 14,983,55090.14
31 Fertilizers 1,506 0.00 29,926-94.97
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 693,390 0.19 418,25265.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 18,168,098 4.92 16,082,91812.97
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 32,575 0.01 32,953-1.15
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 5-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 76,149 0.02 132,890-42.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,741,629 2.10 6,860,46912.84
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,102,324 4.36 11,991,65234.28
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 13,232-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,634,863 0.44 1,484,57210.12
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,484 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,574,778 0.43 721,108118.38
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 103 0.00 8915.73
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,647,605 0.99 3,046,90019.72
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 159,083 0.04 88,90378.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 134,270 0.04 4,8732,655.39
52 Cotton 4,054 0.00 1,669142.90
54 Man-made filaments 235,859 0.06 126,63986.25
55 Man-made staple fibers 350,108 0.09 293,14119.43
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 142,387 0.04 109,37230.19
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 7,408 0.00 16,111-54.02
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 29,967 0.01 65,438-54.21
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 790,346 0.21 664,17919.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 4,147 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,126,377 1.39 4,418,99016.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 15,696,651 4.25 12,624,59124.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 438,089 0.12 420,3284.23
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,171,735 2.48 5,997,03052.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 13,215 0.00 10,47126.21
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,928 0.00 55,089-92.87
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,074 0.00 6,069-16.39
69 Ceramic products 960,355 0.26 1,084,398-11.44
70 Glass and glassware 1,215,447 0.33 812,86649.53
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 29 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 1,552,251 0.42 807,44492.24
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,743,640 3.18 9,161,83628.18
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,921 0.00 2,922136.86
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,335,386 0.36 1,257,1416.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 3 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 76,162 0.02 57,14533.28
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 107,409 0.03 79,79734.60
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 222,418 0.06 106,821108.22
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,744,956 1.56 4,482,18028.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 62,779,252 17.00 36,793,08570.63
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 42,502,006 11.51 31,491,01734.97
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 75,939,210 20.56 69,059,7079.96
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,259,033 0.34 348,000261.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,985,533 1.35 4,031,94823.65
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,992 0.00 4,5948.66
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 19,230 0.01 0
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 3,578,183 0.97 2,244,40959.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 129,060 0.03 93,22738.44
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 376,866 0.10 142,979163.58
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia