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Russian trade in goods with Romania in Q2 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 second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Romania

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Romania totaled $897,629,446, up 15.25% ($118,761,578) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $530,400,877, up 8.08% ($39,649,732) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $367,228,569, up 27.46% ($79,111,846) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $163,172,308, a 19.47% decrease ($39,462,114) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Romania was Russia’s 31st largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6423% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.7156% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Romania was Russia’s 34th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6316% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7386% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Romania was Russia’s 30th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6583% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6797% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Romania

The major share of Russian exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.95% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (80.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.22% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (10.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.87% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.03% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.44% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $14,304,784;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,781,009;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $9,478,500;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $8,157,503;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,723,091;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,949,008;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,452,763;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,107,549;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,058,619;
  • 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 $1,914,774;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,610,348.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $12,292,384;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $9,336,949;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,107,506;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,938,002.
Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 64,904 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 23,189-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 34,288 0.01 11,437199.80
10 Cereals 0 0.00 1,938,002-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,199 0.00 169,707-91.04
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 994,002 0.19 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 104,865 0.02 33,078217.02
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 45,988 0.01 62,954-26.95
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 519-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 30,580 0.01 2,138,086-98.57
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,148,040 0.97 1,424,949261.28
26 Ores, slag and ash 12,560,152 2.37 3,081,652307.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 379,838,325 71.61 389,175,274-2.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,908,768 0.74 1,993,99496.03
29 Organic chemicals 9,882,112 1.86 6,933,10442.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 79,562 0.02 160,971-50.57
31 Fertilizers 12,940,986 2.44 25,233,370-48.71
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 31,236 0.01 9,230238.42
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,306,714 0.25 712,04983.51
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 30,384 0.01 38,668-21.42
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 11,450 0.00 1,106935.26
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 21,250 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 287,787 0.05 345,171-16.62
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,990,182 0.75 2,379,83467.67
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,043,866 5.10 12,739,082112.29
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 28,613 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 43,283 0.01 25,60369.05
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 15,265,283 2.88 7,107,780114.77
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,653,135 0.31 636,175159.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,875,676 1.67 6,768,12731.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,683 0.00 13,492-20.82
52 Cotton 37,692 0.01 66,847-43.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 23,317 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 19,615 0.00 32,937-40.45
55 Man-made staple fibers 25,171 0.00 27,919-9.84
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 628,572 0.12 253,311148.14
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 5,465-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 4-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 28 0.00 6,506-99.57
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,255 0.00 1541,364.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,607 0.00 1,38216.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 61,523 0.01 1,1725,149.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 36 0.00 260-86.15
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 96-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,342,761 0.44 2,454,392-4.55
69 Ceramic products 315,756 0.06 172,11783.45
70 Glass and glassware 1,969,655 0.37 1,242,37958.54
72 Iron and steel 19,751,743 3.72 8,970,734120.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,026,447 0.19 647,34958.56
74 Copper and articles thereof 17,956 0.00 7,672134.05
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 322,190 0.06 321,3950.25
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 991-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 216-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,469-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 144,592 0.03 338,814-57.32
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 83,242 0.02 166,976-50.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 46,741 0.01 394,147-88.14
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,241,508 1.93 7,788,74531.49
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 4,027,486 0.76 2,910,89838.36
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 2,473 0.00 1,27394.27
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,218,557 0.61 1,159,938177.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 778,441 0.15 197,486294.18
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,389 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 308,461 0.06 263,71516.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 21,184 0.00 100,148-78.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 721,399 0.14 55,6351,196.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,767 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Romania

The major share of Russian imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 59.30% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (59.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.73% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (19.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.60% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (6.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.81% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (6.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.01% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (2.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.88% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (1.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.08% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (0.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $17,025,240;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $13,867,612;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $10,949,851;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,464,514;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $4,868,466;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,217,298;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,851,886;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,642,625;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,110,679;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,425,269;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,369,119;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,352,719;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,331,016;
  • 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 $1,156,694.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 51 0.00 367-86.10
10 Cereals 5,389,104 1.47 5,348,4100.76
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 985,083 0.27 502,18396.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 54,716 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 56,751 0.02 8,456571.13
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 51,452 0.01 35,24545.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 61,659 0.02 156,118-60.50
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 208,156 0.06 291,561-28.61
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 343,640 0.09 241,51942.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 74,635 0.02 132,352-43.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 167,198 0.05 107,74355.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 3,984-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,956,538 1.08 2,587,41952.91
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 250,455 0.07 138,50980.82
29 Organic chemicals 905,779 0.25 517,45575.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 30,544,292 8.32 23,079,77832.34
31 Fertilizers 22,175 0.01 41,574-46.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 801,839 0.22 459,61674.46
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 20,819,937 5.67 15,951,47130.52
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 63,237 0.02 68,912-8.24
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 15-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 88,858 0.02 62,56642.02
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,546,408 2.33 7,121,13920.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,093,756 3.84 9,876,45842.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 34,585-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,040,138 0.28 1,344,824-22.66
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 23,333-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,988,234 0.54 2,011,864-1.17
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,323,797 1.18 2,213,11895.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 582,240 0.16 81,202617.03
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 95,089 0.03 2,0444,552.10
52 Cotton 961 0.00 12,093-92.05
54 Man-made filaments 365,708 0.10 274,91433.03
55 Man-made staple fibers 294,862 0.08 497,526-40.73
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 258,587 0.07 71,951259.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 9,839 0.00 12,999-24.31
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 88,043 0.02 140,409-37.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 950,408 0.26 704,40034.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 9,546-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,421,773 0.93 3,238,1425.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 10,963,720 2.99 9,611,00114.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 335,417 0.09 518,133-35.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,553,224 1.24 3,574,07827.40
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,238 0.00 28,214-84.98
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,171 0.00 100,466-90.87
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,249 0.00 4,277-47.42
69 Ceramic products 1,541,802 0.42 1,200,91828.39
70 Glass and glassware 1,422,037 0.39 1,103,62028.85
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 892 0.00 292,975.86
72 Iron and steel 1,913,524 0.52 1,128,08069.63
73 Articles of iron or steel 13,609,800 3.71 10,967,17524.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,347 0.00 5,318-37.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,916,354 0.52 1,662,59215.26
78 Lead and articles thereof 1 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 68,180 0.02 47,30144.14
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 60,499 0.02 57,0296.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 163,459 0.04 141,68415.37
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,487,248 1.77 5,156,23225.81
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 59,579,147 16.22 45,711,53530.34
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 46,676,447 12.71 29,651,20757.42
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 88,374,732 24.07 85,522,8463.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 17,225,527 4.69 6,275,676174.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,892,937 1.60 4,818,10722.31
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 113 0.00 2,292-95.07
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 81,173-100.00
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 4,318,065 1.18 3,161,37136.59
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 194,394 0.05 82,843134.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,006,647 0.27 97,726930.07
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia