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Russian trade in goods with Moldova in Q2 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Moldova in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $365,473,390, up 18.36% ($56,704,482) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $276,842,082, up 18.45% ($43,114,190) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $88,631,308, up 18.11% ($13,590,292) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $188,210,774, a 18.61% increase ($29,523,898) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Moldova was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 62nd in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2283% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1807% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 56th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2747% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2121% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 64th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 65th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1494% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1236% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 53.61% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (53.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.99% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (16.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.69% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (9.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.41% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (8.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.53% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (3.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.60% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (3.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.26% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 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 $23,460,706;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,771,961;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,116,155;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,112,234;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $1,684,820;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,079,345;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $832,505.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,216,108;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,193,206.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 5,231 0.00 3,21162.91
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 61,153 0.02 58,8583.90
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 593,566 0.21 478,86723.95
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 241,191 0.09 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 732,985 0.26 60,0461,120.71
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 13,515 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,271,055 0.46 1,117,65713.72
10 Cereals 317,248 0.11 621,400-48.95
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,889,413 0.68 1,099,97871.77
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 159,271 0.06 214,053-25.59
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 294 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,207,972 0.44 1,079,73011.88
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 536,359 0.19 743,314-27.84
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,072,678 0.39 674,32659.07
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,837,323 0.66 1,354,48735.65
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,364,430 0.85 1,778,32332.96
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 255,049 0.09 194,38131.21
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,804,024 2.10 5,237,44110.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,148,158 1.50 3,679,80412.73
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 348,005 0.13 229,05051.93
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,198,864 0.43 4,414,972-72.85
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 84,926 0.03 39,957112.54
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,626 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 148,319,142 53.58 124,858,43618.79
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 379,315 0.14 530,927-28.56
29 Organic chemicals 164,658 0.06 94,83573.63
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,597,475 1.66 4,828,194-4.78
31 Fertilizers 22,456,583 8.11 16,340,42837.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,156,657 0.42 1,035,64511.68
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,709,771 0.98 2,143,87526.40
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 1,025,307 0.37 982,3264.38
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 44,131 0.02 45,814-3.67
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 777,850 0.28 803,538-3.20
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 12,536 0.00 2,311442.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,621,648 0.95 2,600,4980.81
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,541,656 2.00 5,501,3050.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,774,465 1.00 3,134,356-11.48
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 254,872 0.09 287,412-11.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 107,401 0.04 30,352253.85
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 60,238 0.02 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,301,954 1.19 2,640,38125.06
45 Cork and articles of cork 11,799 0.00 14,528-18.78
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 318 0.00 24330.86
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,818 0.00 2,050183.80
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,270,985 1.18 3,762,060-13.05
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 619,134 0.22 584,8265.87
52 Cotton 239,399 0.09 404,406-40.80
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 12,719 0.00 5,884116.16
54 Man-made filaments 60,234 0.02 39,02754.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 28,483 0.01 110,750-74.28
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 141,242 0.05 265,294-46.76
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 310,786 0.11 3,9107,848.49
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 16,702 0.01 35,675-53.18
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 51,582 0.02 45,95512.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,694,498 0.61 9,67817,408.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 339,155 0.12 2,532,361-86.61
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 114,658 0.04 139,596-17.86
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 133,450 0.05 52,285155.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 256,799 0.09 122,110110.30
65 Headgear and parts thereof 88,333 0.03 12,827588.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 987 0.00 437125.86
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 10,014 0.00 1,092817.03
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,133,587 0.77 2,261,556-5.66
69 Ceramic products 620,622 0.22 628,602-1.27
70 Glass and glassware 3,680,833 1.33 2,848,32829.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,929,288 0.70 1,789,7697.80
72 Iron and steel 10,219,498 3.69 3,447,537196.43
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,867,702 1.04 1,788,35760.35
74 Copper and articles thereof 325,156 0.12 1,014,231-67.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 429,499 0.16 504,145-14.81
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 691,859 0.25 512,95834.88
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,759 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,697 0.00 1616,756.25
80 Tin and articles thereof 22,600 0.01 17,91626.14
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 144,825 0.05 140,6142.99
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 175,345 0.06 192,503-8.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 416,132 0.15 318,93430.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,597,393 4.55 9,485,15932.81
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 6,961,724 2.51 6,472,4647.56
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 21,536 0.01 5,211313.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,808,658 1.01 3,230,284-13.05
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 898,746 0.32 651,61037.93
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 9,944 0.00 16,538-39.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,624 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 521,498 0.19 430,42421.16
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 240,720 0.09 130,40384.60
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 928,932 0.34 754,85123.06
SS Classified 316,815 0.11 0

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

The major share of Russian imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.33% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (62.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.02% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.81% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.15% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (12.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.86% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (5.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.69% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (6.41% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $10,346,501;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,628,372;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,601,488;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $671,011;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $663,615;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $595,984;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $444,183;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $423,312;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $335,692;
  • 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 $331,952.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,471,771;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $639,041;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $557,619;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $319,331;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $278,183.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 811,002 0.92 1,071,777-24.33
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,669,174 1.88 998,16367.22
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 181,560 0.20 200,727-9.55
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 917,068 1.03 493,75685.73
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 48,967,063 55.25 38,620,56226.79
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 7,354-100.00
10 Cereals 141,072 0.16 133,4025.75
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,062,519 1.20 726,82746.19
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,810-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 313,349 0.35 367,203-14.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,693 0.01 17,430-73.08
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 47,686 0.05 27,80871.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,274,966 2.57 673,478237.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,169,802 4.70 3,725,61911.92
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 177,800-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 1,356 0.00 642,018.75
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,491,007 1.68 895,02366.59
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 16,686 0.02 74,899-77.72
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 0 0.00 26,979-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 24,686 0.03 59,504-58.51
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,768,666 3.12 2,730,1891.41
40 Rubber and articles thereof 686 0.00 3,069-77.65
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,344 0.03 50,151-41.49
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 12,173 0.01 9,79224.32
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,458 0.00 3,413-27.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 560,370 0.63 421,61632.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,418 0.01 18,834-44.69
52 Cotton 595,601 0.67 1,234,642-51.76
54 Man-made filaments 343,424 0.39 268,00128.14
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 62,625 0.07 85,719-26.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 401-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 156,142 0.18 380,671-58.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,099,874 3.50 4,571,645-32.19
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 386,044 0.44 443,758-13.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 262,819 0.30 247,7876.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,432,031 1.62 1,989,650-28.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 52-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,763 0.01 2,368185.60
69 Ceramic products 38,278 0.04 39,048-1.97
70 Glass and glassware 722,523 0.82 58,9081,126.53
72 Iron and steel 78,460 0.09 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 539,822 0.61 818,005-34.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 975,976 1.10 1,133,524-13.90
75 Nickel and articles thereof 943,423 1.06 980,033-3.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 122,609 0.14 28,677327.55
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 709,841 0.80 489,87744.90
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 67,731 0.08 387,062-82.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 715,062 0.81 970,367-26.31
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,438,220 5.01 2,809,84857.95
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 3,387,499 3.82 3,055,54710.86
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 45,745 0.05 22,547102.89
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 21,184 0.02 1,6071,218.23
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 986,196 1.11 720,60136.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 25-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 115-100.00
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 181,296 0.20 80,126126.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 382-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 296,480 0.33 191,99954.42
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 296 0.00 0
SS Classified 2,537,540 2.86 2 489 7751.92
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia