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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $959,823,366, up 5.62% ($51,067,973) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $816,066,979, up 7.95% ($60,134,261) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $143,756,387, down 5.93% ($9,066,288) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $672,310,592, a 11.47% increase ($69,200,549) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 38th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.5137% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5437% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 35th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 31st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6555% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7349% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 50th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2306% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2377% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria 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) - 84.99% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (70.53% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.87% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.79% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.22% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (22.73% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.37% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria 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 $160,390,392;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $27,985,495;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4,705,325;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $2,617,534.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $128,205,435;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $5,351,314.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 171,949 0.02 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 309,431 0.04 609,326-49.22
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 32,766 0.00 26,59923.19
10 Cereals 8,841 0.00 95,815-90.77
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 14,396 0.00 22,594-36.28
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 67,641 0.01 49,04537.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,994 0.00 6,703-40.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 102,125 0.01 1,7325,796.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 14,888 0.00 21,067-29.33
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 197,894 0.02 202,737-2.39
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 94,705 0.01 69,04037.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 61,011 0.01 45,23634.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 251,240 0.03 231,3388.60
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 992,178 0.12 538,86184.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 27,737 0.00 1,4881,764.05
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 693,557,357 84.99 533,166,96530.08
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 912,134 0.11 811,86712.35
29 Organic chemicals 330,502 0.04 892,067-62.95
30 Pharmaceutical products 19,423 0.00 5,390260.35
31 Fertilizers 6,428,714 0.79 6,743,148-4.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 75,107 0.01 65,26015.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 280,585 0.03 98,075186.09
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 51,768 0.01 9,528443.32
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 80,985 0.01 2,4303,232.72
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,767,146 0.34 149,6121,749.55
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 467 0.00 1,286-63.69
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 256,475 0.03 358,058-28.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,940,398 0.36 2,343,33725.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,249,070 0.52 6,421,438-33.83
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,107 0.00 6,222-82.21
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,267,247 0.28 1,978,74714.58
45 Cork and articles of cork 12 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,031 0.00 180472.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,184,817 0.27 2,296,037-4.84
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 88,858 0.01 60,73446.31
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 95,711 0.01 14,125577.60
52 Cotton 7,287 0.00 2,464195.74
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 85 0.00 38123.68
54 Man-made filaments 13,978 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 39,086 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 24,350 0.00 4,122490.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 469-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 22-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,355 0.00 12,129-80.58
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 4,807-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,974 0.00 25,497-56.96
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 20,089 0.00 3,889416.56
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,527 0.00 5,87145.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 57,272 0.01 46,31523.66
65 Headgear and parts thereof 902 0.00 1,681-46.34
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,779,219 0.46 1,678,761125.12
69 Ceramic products 143,801 0.02 80,48178.68
70 Glass and glassware 1,147,164 0.14 3,086,028-62.83
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 23,435 0.00 3078,016.67
72 Iron and steel 4,947,532 0.61 10,298,846-51.96
73 Articles of iron or steel 29,165,289 3.57 1,179,7942,372.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 36,959 0.00 41,699-11.37
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 13,383,016 1.64 8,677,69154.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 635 0.00 702,123-99.91
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 65,326 0.01 5,7201,042.06
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 120,627 0.01 74,48861.94
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 159,913 0.02 106,52050.12
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 37,815,523 4.63 166,020,958-77.22
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 1,674,875 0.21 2,469,726-32.18
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 925,957 0.11 1,042,072-11.14
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 934,181 0.11 985,186-5.18
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 448,132 0.05 639,206-29.89
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 776,589 0.10 637,39021.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 4,600-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 300 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 211,713 0.03 246,338-14.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,905 0.00 16,084-19.76
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,041 0.00 14,181-29.19
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 9,356-100.00
SS Classified 1,159,232 0.14 462 049150.89

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.10% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (37.25% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.36% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (37.27% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.14% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (9.58% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.62% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (6.04% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.87% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (4.97% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,631,500;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,406,881;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,857,094;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,359,459;
  • 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 $1,080,747;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $972,823;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $885,312;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $883,752;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $736,113;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $539,989;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $530,989;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $513,921;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $508,866;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $457,493.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria 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 $10,237,310;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $6,527,678;
  • 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 $3,808,794;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,768,124;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $916,499;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $508,303;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $493,328.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 885,312 0.62 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 45,599 0.03 70,472-35.29
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 363 0.00 427-14.99
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 166,648 0.12 244,162-31.75
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 72,740 0.05 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 103 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 105,949 0.07 2,2724,563.25
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 11,092-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 203,141 0.14 251,320-19.17
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,992,921 2.08 1,135,827163.50
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 678,777 0.47 288,438135.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,484,548 1.03 1,516,523-2.11
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 941,202 0.65 790,54719.06
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 783,662 0.55 1,700,161-53.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,952,452 1.36 592,993229.25
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,514,193 2.44 2,630,44133.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 386,639 0.27 300,97828.46
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 196,180 0.14 43,099355.18
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 31,528 0.02 3,840,322-99.18
29 Organic chemicals 1,253,244 0.87 739,32369.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 31,951,013 22.23 42,188,323-24.27
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 39,189-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 492,390 0.34 215,705128.27
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,390,985 1.66 2,761,204-13.41
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 171,754 0.12 260,355-34.03
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,513,270 1.75 2,365,0106.27
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 191 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 252,346 0.18 5,9244,159.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,324,504 1.62 2,817,832-17.51
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,259,355 1.57 1,719,36631.41
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 112 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 996,562 0.69 539,06984.87
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,196 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 35,425 0.02 12,532182.68
45 Cork and articles of cork 3 0.00 322-99.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 775,439 0.54 1,283,742-39.60
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 157,855 0.11 14,561984.09
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 877,659 0.61 548,49760.01
52 Cotton 121,035 0.08 30,460297.36
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,888 0.00 2,966-36.35
54 Man-made filaments 63,334 0.04 106,189-40.36
55 Man-made staple fibers 402,495 0.28 402,4810.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,660,575 1.16 1,129,58647.01
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 35 0.00 298-88.26
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10,866 0.01 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 40,716 0.03 13,735196.44
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 8,577 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,384,930 3.75 4,412,10722.05
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,012,752 3.49 4,503,88611.30
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 109,672 0.08 476,263-76.97
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,720,000 2.59 2,983,88724.67
65 Headgear and parts thereof 35,893 0.02 29,28822.55
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 92,065 0.06 45,014104.53
69 Ceramic products 672,133 0.47 644,4674.29
70 Glass and glassware 272,630 0.19 149,71482.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,535 0.00 3416,179.41
72 Iron and steel 834,780 0.58 1,225,661-31.89
73 Articles of iron or steel 897,344 0.62 3,665,468-75.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 173,447 0.12 222,243-21.96
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 674,740 0.47 502,36934.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 32,699 0.02 86,284-62.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 291,007 0.20 603,656-51.79
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,225,747 0.85 1,293,635-5.25
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 31,737,048 22.08 38,264,726-17.06
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 15,486,680 10.77 14,405,9337.50
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 108,556 0.08 36,283199.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,683,886 1.17 2,066,272-18.51
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,631,500 1.83 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,564,340 3.18 2,157,459111.56
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 34,133 0.02 51,830-34.14
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 56,912 0.04 59,424-4.23
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 1,697,549 1.18 1,466,10215.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,991,227 2.08 2,686,53111.34
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 118,401 0.08 164,896-28.20
SS Classified 0 0.00 3 500-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia