Russian trade in goods with Croatia 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 Croatia in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Croatia
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Croatia totaled $445,409,055, up 62.04% ($170,531,184) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $385,158,546, up 84.93% ($176,888,127) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $60,250,509, down 9.54% ($6,356,943) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $324,908,037, a 129.35% increase ($183,245,070) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Croatia was Russia’s 56th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 67th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2384% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1645% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Croatia was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3094% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2025% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Croatia was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 66th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0966% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1036% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Croatia
The major share of Russian exports to Croatia 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) - 87.42% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (90.14% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.84% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (6.02% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.93% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (2.13% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Croatia 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 $148,973,721;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $15,580,822;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,817,372;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,070,359.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 13,095 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,724 | 0.00 | 132,437 | -94.92 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,881 | 0.00 | 832 | 486.66 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 28,928 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 336,702,193 | 87.42 | 187,728,472 | 79.36 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 292,860 | 0.08 | 33,464 | 775.15 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 80,133 | 0.02 | 622,535 | -87.13 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,041 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 6,487,474 | 1.68 | 3,417,115 | 89.85 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 89,056 | 0.02 | 24,758 | 259.71 |
| 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 | 4,209 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 739 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 460,173 | 0.12 | 277,612 | 65.76 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,206 | 0.00 | 57,404 | -96.16 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 41,077 | 0.01 | 2,754 | 1,391.54 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 409,488 | 0.11 | 325,188 | 25.92 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 684,059 | 0.18 | 505,860 | 35.23 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 17,425 | 0.00 | 338 | 5,055.33 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 39,705 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 471 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,350,874 | 0.35 | 797,129 | 69.47 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 607,195 | 0.16 | 771,989 | -21.35 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,221 | 0.00 | 1,464 | 51.71 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5 | 0.00 | 32 | -84.38 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 137,154 | 0.04 | 179,015 | -23.38 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 10,069 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 45,142 | 0.01 | 57,398 | -21.35 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 6,033,164 | 1.57 | 215,792 | 2,695.82 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 129,742 | 0.03 | 50 | 259,384.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 27,889,156 | 7.24 | 12,308,334 | 126.59 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 6,017 | 0.00 | 22,221 | -72.92 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 332,745 | 0.09 | 297,987 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 374,738 | 0.10 | 215,910 | 73.56 |
| 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 | 511,266 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 833,522 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 122,593 | 0.03 | 43,740 | 180.28 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 400 | 0.00 | 300 | 33.33 |
| 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 | 99,481 | 0.03 | 228,456 | -56.46 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 202 | 0.00 | 752 | -73.14 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,141 | 0.00 | 32 | 6,590.63 |
| SS | Classified | 1,305,804 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Croatia
The major share of Russian imports from Croatia 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) - 51.38% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (51.96% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.49% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (15.04% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.31% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (14.31% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.22% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (2.89% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.97% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (12.72% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,535,938;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,639,037;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $1,268,929;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $623,389;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $215,354;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $211,927;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $201,850;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $190,066.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $5,023,184;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $3,855,313;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,463,053;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $1,281,305;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $772,469;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $632,448;
- 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 $183,039.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 47,907 | 0.08 | 3,915 | 1,123.68 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 33,266 | 0.06 | 5,056,450 | -99.34 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,629 | 0.00 | 518 | 214.48 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 26,319 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 2,077 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 18,104 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 309,610 | 0.51 | 107,760 | 187.31 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 53,579 | 0.09 | 3,205 | 1,571.73 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,939,966 | 3.22 | 3,221,271 | -39.78 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,670 | 0.01 | 35,388 | -89.63 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 413,799 | 0.69 | 289,742 | 42.82 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 85 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 60,507 | 0.10 | 832,976 | -92.74 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 26,294,412 | 43.64 | 28,757,465 | -8.56 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 41,373 | 0.07 | 19,926 | 107.63 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,346,091 | 5.55 | 3,978,539 | -15.90 |
| 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 | 28,846 | 0.05 | 61,402 | -53.02 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 58,591 | 0.10 | 49,518 | 18.32 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,021,070 | 1.69 | 809,143 | 26.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 105,355 | 0.17 | 101,054 | 4.26 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 345 | 0.00 | 2,298 | -84.99 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,785 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 40,197 | 0.07 | 90,723 | -55.69 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 310,569 | 0.52 | 333,426 | -6.86 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 22,623 | 0.04 | 14,121 | 60.21 |
| 52 | Cotton | 214,275 | 0.36 | 97,047 | 120.80 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,218 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,209 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 820 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 336 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,376,838 | 7.26 | 8,232,151 | -46.83 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 514,657 | 0.85 | 502,958 | 2.33 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,207 | 0.01 | 5,533 | -42.04 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 406,379 | 0.67 | 540,562 | -24.82 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 83,981 | 0.14 | 109,015 | -22.96 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 7,575 | 0.01 | 42,796 | -82.30 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,576,210 | 2.62 | 307,281 | 412.95 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 6,544 | 0.01 | 8,491 | -22.93 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 59,881 | 0.10 | 35,533 | 68.52 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 33 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 10,329 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,465,235 | 4.09 | 826,198 | 198.38 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 17,473 | 0.03 | 2,724 | 541.45 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 623,415 | 1.03 | 26 | 2,397,650.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 820,525 | 1.36 | 937,771 | -12.50 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 69,855 | 0.12 | 15,216 | 359.09 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 350,886 | 0.58 | 135,532 | 158.90 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,342,304 | 10.53 | 6,419,706 | -1.21 |
| 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 | 2,459,437 | 4.08 | 2,343,344 | 4.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 191,501 | 0.32 | 232,889 | -17.77 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,554,610 | 7.56 | 1,018,672 | 347.11 |
| 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 | 30,959 | 0.05 | 213,998 | -85.53 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 940,109 | 1.56 | 750,043 | 25.34 |