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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q1 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $882,287,772, down 7.35% ($70,034,844) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $759,980,636, down 8.87% ($73,962,282) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $122,307,136, up 3.32% ($3,927,438) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $637,673,500, a 10.89% decrease ($77,889,720) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 31st in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.5597% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.7408% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 31st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 25th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.7377% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0007% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 48th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2240% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2618% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.04% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (77.89% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.88% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (6.34% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.60% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (9.23% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.27% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.38% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $18,337,915.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $61,084,650;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $33,618,058;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $4,442,961.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 275,169 0.04 118,303132.60
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,876 0.00 846,895.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,440 0.00 3,536336.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 29,977 0.00 6,321374.24
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,048 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,123 0.00 126,721-97.54
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 8,874 0.00 10,854-18.24
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 101,336 0.01 89,58213.12
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 75,186 0.01 53,50140.53
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 112,852 0.01 98,41214.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 218,855 0.03 129,59168.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 345,298 0.05 392,981-12.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,536 0.00 9,571-0.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 615,902,462 81.04 649,520,520-5.18
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,215,200 0.16 491,795147.09
29 Organic chemicals 905,919 0.12 579,84856.23
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,589 0.00 13,578-22.01
31 Fertilizers 6,210,460 0.82 10,653,421-41.70
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 66,724 0.01 80,884-17.51
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 41,615 0.01 29,99738.73
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 8,995 0.00 18,477-51.32
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,334 0.00 4,417-24.52
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 113,716 0.01 59,90689.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 94,475 0.01 98,044-3.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,715,240 0.62 3,694,88827.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,856,626 0.51 4,117,327-6.33
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 395 0.00 25952.51
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,522,565 0.33 1,416,87078.04
45 Cork and articles of cork 19,458 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 9,002-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,297,998 0.30 2,167,1696.04
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 15,136 0.00 37,263-59.38
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 63,874-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 129 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 246,720 0.03 42,404481.83
55 Man-made staple fibers 131,249 0.02 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,268 0.00 5,607-23.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,205 0.00 19,254-93.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,395 0.00 4,3101.97
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 821 0.00 1,624-49.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,332 0.00 4401,339.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 44,071 0.01 25,57172.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,894 0.00 455755.82
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,603,174 0.21 930,76272.24
69 Ceramic products 50,399 0.01 23,620113.37
70 Glass and glassware 741,442 0.10 253,616192.35
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 2,716-100.00
72 Iron and steel 6,865,329 0.90 5,224,24731.41
73 Articles of iron or steel 60,089,220 7.91 41,751,30543.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 204 0.00 137,198-99.85
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,426,106 0.85 5,300,34121.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,278,472 0.17 257,680396.15
80 Tin and articles thereof 80 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 208,130 0.03 78,311165.77
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 102,785 0.01 64,50859.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 100,731 0.01 38,544161.34
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,495,916 1.64 73,580,566-83.02
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 1,573,824 0.21 1,849,861-14.92
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 2,034,746 0.27 575,987253.26
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,090,778 0.14 436,954149.63
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 569,301 0.07 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,032,229 0.27 566,939258.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,095 0.00 3,9962.48
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,087 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 146,065 0.02 60,101143.03
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,861 0.00 12,324-19.99
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11,257 0.00 9,84014.40
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,607 0.00 3,187-18.20
SS Classified 22,886,228 3.01 28 583 654-19.93

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.55% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (37.16% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.97% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (33.29% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.68% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (12.60% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.60% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (7.25% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.68% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (4.14% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (1.33% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,745,882;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,699,301;
  • 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 $1,436,996;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,420,151;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,271,113;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $1,107,619;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $972,469;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $815,705;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $758,169;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $756,505;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $701,952;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $613,267;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $562,192;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $541,416;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $436,198.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $4,348,036;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $3,856,719;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,509,676;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $917,917;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $852,830;
  • 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 $750,112;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $657,284;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $434,434;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $387,098.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 41,949 0.03 55,159-23.95
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 591 0.00 241145.23
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 766,166 0.63 152,899401.09
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 70,273 0.06 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,391 0.00 8,303-35.07
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 3,909-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 223,971 0.18 190,35117.66
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 591,371 0.48 353,13467.46
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 825,202 0.67 283,786190.78
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,034,261 0.85 1,002,5843.16
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 786,713 0.64 807,027-2.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 999,904 0.82 1,387,002-27.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,584,295 1.30 313,182405.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,585,855 2.93 4,020,289-10.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 371,739 0.30 84,362340.65
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 76,197 0.06 208,746-63.50
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 4,348,036-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 747,379 0.61 311,181140.18
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,471,665 29.82 31,725,78314.96
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 171,814 0.14 219,508-21.73
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,427,270 1.98 1,669,10145.42
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 261,998 0.21 77,504238.04
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,627,681 2.15 1,520,06272.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,020,868 0.83 1,873,698-45.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,809,123 2.30 1,388,972102.24
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,830,318 1.50 857,849113.36
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 17,097-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 409,416 0.33 470,212-12.93
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 15-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,510 0.00 6,276-60.01
45 Cork and articles of cork 137 0.00 28389.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,777,727 1.45 1,553,79614.41
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,476 0.01 18,242-37.09
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,206,492 0.99 449,987168.12
52 Cotton 46,506 0.04 67,917-31.53
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,087 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 133,903 0.11 110,84620.80
55 Man-made staple fibers 299,117 0.24 292,2602.35
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 763,089 0.62 1,420,373-46.28
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 56,753 0.05 6784,605.97
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,209 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 18,831 0.02 4204,383.57
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,554 0.00 64,498-94.49
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,698,381 3.02 3,425,8257.96
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,005,258 4.91 5,768,9334.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 217,320 0.18 176,78122.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 590,563 0.48 3,100,239-80.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 17,503 0.01 10,06673.88
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 29,243-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 35,654 0.03 22,18960.68
69 Ceramic products 540,847 0.44 485,66211.36
70 Glass and glassware 266,700 0.22 633,426-57.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,069 0.01 6871,074.53
72 Iron and steel 1,215,502 0.99 2,133,419-43.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,250,890 1.02 688,69881.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 204,460 0.17 337,362-39.39
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 288,054 0.24 144,35799.54
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 34,329 0.03 3,623847.53
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 313,022 0.26 241,77629.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,191,536 0.97 1,346,333-11.50
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 24,661,907 20.16 22,962,6067.40
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 11,958,868 9.78 10,521,87213.66
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 126,904 0.10 5,6522,145.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,942,785 1.59 1,240,83356.57
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 3,856,719-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,632,722 1.33 817,01799.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 26,475 0.02 21,39923.72
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 69 0.00 830-91.69
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 1,701,084 1.39 2,451,196-30.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 172,153 0.14 450,513-61.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 110,479 0.09 167,740-34.14
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 29,801 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia