Russian trade in goods with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Q4 2018
February 09, 2019
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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina was $67,132,051, down 1.52% ($1,035,841) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $28,128,780, up 1.33% ($368,678) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $39,003,271, down 3.48% ($1,404,519) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $10,874,491, a 14.02% decrease ($1,773,197) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 92nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0359% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0408% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 101st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 97th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0226% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0270% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 81st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 76th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0626% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0629% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 65.31% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (43.14% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.99% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (36.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.38% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.55% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.59% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.87% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.95% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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 $6,378,286;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,065,250;
- 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 $346,777;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $262,279;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $136,781;
- 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 $136,338;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $127,133.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,500,567;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $712,818;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $357,881.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 71,156 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 190,491 | 0.68 | 237,291 | -19.72 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 17,158 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 18,354,347 | 65.25 | 11,976,061 | 53.26 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,644,983 | 9.40 | 1,579,733 | 67.43 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 26,904 | 0.10 | 7,288 | 269.15 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,299 | 0.02 | 3,667 | 71.78 |
| 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 | 14,153 | 0.05 | 273 | 5,084.25 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 214 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 212,107 | 0.75 | 131,178 | 61.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 15,858 | 0.06 | 95,668 | -83.42 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 712,818 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 355,245 | 1.26 | 218,464 | 62.61 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 171,417 | 0.61 | 44,284 | 287.09 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 13 | 0.00 | 7 | 85.71 |
| 52 | Cotton | 14,449 | 0.05 | 14,879 | -2.89 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 155 | 0.00 | 166 | -6.63 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 235 | 0.00 | 88 | 167.05 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 772 | 0.00 | 1,335 | -42.17 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 27,539 | 0.10 | 4,022 | 584.71 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,494 | 0.01 | 23,143 | -89.22 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,484,409 | 12.39 | 9,984,976 | -65.10 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 165,796 | 0.59 | 139,881 | 18.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 791 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,521 | 0.01 | 42,122 | -96.39 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 74 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 678 | 0.00 | 68,135 | -99.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 255,471 | 0.91 | 613,352 | -58.35 |
| 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 | 1,149,853 | 4.09 | 803,076 | 43.18 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 712,389 | 2.53 | 450,110 | 58.27 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 17,457 | 0.06 | 39,748 | -56.08 |
| 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 | 214,470 | 0.76 | 78,132 | 174.50 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 489 979 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 66.33% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (66.42% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.49% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (17.09% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.14% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (5.70% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.33% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (5.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.15% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $732,561;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $479,551;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $390,441.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $871,073;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $865,456;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $605,870;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $153,636;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $119,305.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 111,366 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,926,727 | 17.76 | 6,447,176 | 7.44 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 190 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 840 | 0.00 | 3,715 | -77.39 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 6,205 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 238,140 | 0.61 | 301,304 | -20.96 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 46,917 | 0.12 | 30,029 | 56.24 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 5,220 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 18,634 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 28,292 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 464,815 | 1.19 | 517,679 | -10.21 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 43,458 | 0.11 | 67,123 | -35.26 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 25,275,811 | 64.80 | 26,146,884 | -3.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 12,081 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 36,431 | 0.09 | 51,297 | -28.98 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 38,961 | 0.10 | 53,839 | -27.63 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,175 | 0.00 | 173 | 579.19 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 120,504 | 0.31 | 23,551 | 411.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 202,816 | 0.52 | 134,401 | 50.90 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 153,636 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 140,037 | 0.36 | 234,969 | -40.40 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 877,434 | 2.25 | 486,993 | 80.17 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,152,873 | 5.52 | 1,420,312 | 51.58 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,513 | 0.01 | 8,667 | -59.47 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 2,103 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 6,518 | 0.02 | 26,977 | -75.84 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 834 | 0.00 | 193 | 332.12 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 20,502 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 349,671 | 0.90 | 1,215,127 | -71.22 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,625 | 0.01 | 3,430 | -23.47 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 9,968 | 0.03 | 12,840 | -22.37 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,135 | 0.01 | 12,477 | -58.84 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 34,361 | 0.09 | 8,276 | 315.19 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 863,477 | 2.21 | 979,943 | -11.88 |
| 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 | 761,271 | 1.95 | 725,346 | 4.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 61,925 | 0.16 | 667,795 | -90.73 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 325 | 0.00 | 137 | 137.23 |
| 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 | 280,094 | 0.72 | 321,627 | -12.91 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 42,185 | 0.11 | 161,490 | -73.88 |