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Russian trade in goods with Serbia 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 Serbia in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Serbia totaled $460,544,623, up 17.37% ($68,142,531) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $214,441,351, up 5.76% ($11,679,377) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $246,103,272, up 29.77% ($56,463,154) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade balance with Serbia went from a surplus of $13,121,856 in the 1st quarter of 2016, to a deficit of $31,661,921 in the 1st quarter of 2017.

Serbia was Russia’s 43rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 44th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3583% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4042% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Serbia was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 49th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2573% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3309% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Serbia was Russia’s 35th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 34th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.5443% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5298% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia 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) - 58.20% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (44.46% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.04% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (28.59% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.39% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (8.15% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.07% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (6.37% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.70% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (9.61% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.56% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (2.10% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia 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 $20,951,634;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $13,786,919;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,762,743;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,035,926;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,518,613;
  • 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 $1,475,557;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $988,931;
  • 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 $840,668;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $735,146;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $684,268.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $19,888,798;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $14,424,917;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,756,386.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 48,920-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,486 0.00 9,287-84.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 856,651 0.40 121,505605.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 80,254 0.04 27,168195.40
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 179 0.00 31,457-99.43
10 Cereals 94,006 0.04 121,095-22.37
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 89,194 0.04 62,12143.58
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,117 0.00 54,982-87.06
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 317 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 951,539 0.44 1,357,830-29.92
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 148,289 0.07 189,169-21.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 699,758 0.33 15,4904,417.48
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 248,935 0.12 85,688190.51
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 76,170 0.04 30,119152.90
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,007,172 0.47 1,205,053-16.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 22,428-100.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 35,804 0.02 192,569-81.41
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 6,577,778 3.07 9,334,164-29.53
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 435,857 0.20 519,508-16.10
26 Ores, slag and ash 13,786,919 6.43 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 110,584,806 51.57 89,633,17223.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,926,531 2.76 4,450,97433.15
29 Organic chemicals 372,956 0.17 290,90928.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,820 0.00 6,500-56.62
31 Fertilizers 11,815,311 5.51 31,704,109-62.73
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 40,784 0.02 4,675772.39
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 173,087 0.08 261,360-33.77
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 61,104 0.03 12,712380.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 8-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 135,085 0.06 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 417,833 0.19 565,314-26.09
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,798,242 10.17 14,035,49955.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,668,743 4.04 6,632,81730.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 110,072 0.05 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 782 0.00 132492.42
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,985,390 0.93 466,777325.34
45 Cork and articles of cork 1 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 20,364 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,491,912 1.63 3,778,896-7.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,264 0.00 9,270-86.36
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 837-100.00
52 Cotton 117,750 0.05 158,179-25.56
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 756-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 118,134 0.06 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 5,966 0.00 1,485301.75
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 12,062 0.01 34,421-64.96
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 20 0.00 200-90.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32 0.00 8,428-99.62
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,792 0.00 338430.18
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 24,051 0.01 19126,484.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 181 0.00 725-75.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,671 0.01 6,29685.37
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 37 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 252,272 0.12 62,711302.28
69 Ceramic products 51,234 0.02 51,747-0.99
70 Glass and glassware 1,082,508 0.50 1,036,3874.45
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,990 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 399,761 0.19 740,860-46.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,402,879 0.65 1,967,571-28.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,387,736 5.78 12,652,439-2.09
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,529,569 0.71 540,638182.92
78 Lead and articles thereof 104,827 0.05 577,404-81.85
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 15-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 12,902-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,950 0.00 10,296-71.35
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23,456 0.01 14,05066.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,817,197 1.31 3,332,804-15.47
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 1,432,623 0.67 591,955142.02
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 235,531 0.11 14,660,448-98.39
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 961,609 0.45 816,83117.72
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 336,703 0.16 79,128325.52
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 348 0.00 241,350.00
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 209,384 0.10 95,648118.91
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 23,385 0.01 6038,875.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,181 0.00 2,569-15.10
SS Classified 186,000 0.09 22 126740.64

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 40.13% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (40.13% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.83% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (17.61% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.28% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (15.90% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.00% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (13.25% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.52% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (3.11% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.14% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (8.48% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

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

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $15,545,908;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $14,108,091;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $4,810,174;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,352,846;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,050,973;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,322,999;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $3,049,546;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,927,857;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,557,832;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,467,065;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,123,887;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,100,034;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,069,001;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $897,878;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $856,953;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $835,759;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $773,991.

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

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,862,310;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,083,225;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $999,219;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $953,334.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 758,750 0.31 172,019341.08
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,147,074 2.09 6,146,293-16.26
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,692,584 1.09 1,918,59340.34
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,214,448 1.71 6,076,758-30.65
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 62,025,523 25.20 47,917,43229.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,537 0.01 51,171-57.91
10 Cereals 9,630,448 3.91 6,307,44952.68
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 6,312,385 2.56 1,502,211320.21
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 37,719 0.02 66,857-43.58
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 563,759 0.23 321,22675.50
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,568 0.00 2,92390.49
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 486,641 0.20 358,02535.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,009,703 0.82 451,871344.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 746,739 0.30 394,37089.35
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 548,503 0.22 1,134,988-51.67
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,726,046 0.70 890,28793.88
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,265,142 0.51 871,56445.16
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 565,260 0.23 1,518,594-62.78
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 32,724 0.01 1,0782,935.62
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 28,245 0.01 18,30854.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,907 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 2,642,181 1.07 1,785,22848.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,316,133 6.63 12,265,16033.03
31 Fertilizers 86,596 0.04 116,296-25.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 777,805 0.32 404,12692.47
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,989 0.00 0
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 1,784,811 0.73 2,140,522-16.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 289 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 247,112 0.10 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 23,236 0.01 3586,390.50
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 89,420 0.04 13,726551.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,030,262 2.86 6,132,38414.64
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,884,937 6.05 10,532,09141.33
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 48,253 0.02 17,590174.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 64,973 0.03 105,837-38.61
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,199,588 1.30 3,567,455-10.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 17,641,148 7.17 2,095,240741.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 125,187 0.05 240,212-47.88
54 Man-made filaments 274,413 0.11 452,112-39.30
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 29,437-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 349,912 0.14 491,741-28.84
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,241,518 0.50 1,340,700-7.40
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,454 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,228,020 0.50 1,271,397-3.41
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 34,939 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 26,008,816 10.57 22,959,27013.28
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,169,396 0.88 1,100,39597.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 411,388 0.17 216,34290.16
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,413,189 1.39 2,289,30249.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 917 0.00 404126.98
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 662 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 173,242 0.07 117,92346.91
69 Ceramic products 16,617 0.01 12,36234.42
70 Glass and glassware 121,994 0.05 142,429-14.35
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 122,382 0.05 39,119212.85
72 Iron and steel 182,893 0.07 156,19017.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,652,054 1.48 2,552,02043.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,493,343 1.83 5,576,568-19.42
75 Nickel and articles thereof 43,359 0.02 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,559,016 3.07 6,091,95124.08
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 46 0.00 1,601-97.13
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 250,647 0.10 493,361-49.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,386,675 0.56 1,205,93414.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,512,504 7.12 15,584,64712.37
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 5,346,896 2.17 5,288,2551.11
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 104,188 0.04 58,38078.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 339,613 0.14 276,96622.62
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,760,358 1.53 3,913,048-3.90
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 146-100.00
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 1,646,716 0.67 1,815,347-9.29
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 431 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 469,049 0.19 182,238157.38
SS Classified 0 0.00 442 291-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia