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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q2 2021

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 second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $753,451,945, up 53.41% ($262,311,059) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $606,610,783, up 67.55% ($244,554,760) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $146,841,162, up 13.76% ($17,756,299) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $459,769,621, a 97.35% increase ($226,798,461) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 43rd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3981% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4026% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 37th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 42nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.5274% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5178% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 50th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1978% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2478% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.14% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (30.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.91% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (6.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.42% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (45.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.21% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (13.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.36% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 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 $346,550,922;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $35,713,456;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $34,541,715;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $6,904,871;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,694,476;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,242,637.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $140,799,075;
  • 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 $33,367,231;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $12,158,896;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $4,221,297;
  • 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 $2,516,617.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 34,916 0.01 143,951-75.74
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 46,115 0.01 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 45,122 0.01 9,701365.13
10 Cereals 1,849 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 51,132 0.01 12,042324.61
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 373,556 0.06 4,594,853-91.87
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 16,438 0.00 14,81210.98
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,164 0.00 6,51840.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 74,049 0.01 10,773587.36
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 80,106 0.01 40,016100.18
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 169,221 0.03 67,472150.80
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 17,835 0.00 102,296-82.57
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 256,166 0.04 227,05012.82
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 973,071 0.16 506,49092.12
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 37,004 0.01 4897,467.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 13,875 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 14,426 0.00 7,30097.62
26 Ores, slag and ash 34,541,736 5.69 21164,484,357.14
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 457,670,364 75.45 111,119,442311.87
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,679,174 0.61 37,046,405-90.07
29 Organic chemicals 1,233,877 0.20 1,825,203-32.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,168 0.00 61,133-73.55
31 Fertilizers 1,563,263 0.26 1,747,304-10.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 158,998 0.03 98,58761.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 258,780 0.04 306,326-15.52
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 27,495 0.00 12,711116.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 108,128 0.02 9,0701,092.15
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,590,498 0.26 20,0937,815.68
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 14,553 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 299,345 0.05 295,2321.39
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,865,791 0.80 3,941,20223.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,670,618 0.93 1,976,142186.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,503 0.00 466222.53
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,130,894 0.52 2,065,22551.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 1,704-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 112-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,473,419 0.41 1,247,26298.31
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,963 0.00 156,358-97.47
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 181,817 0.03 0
54 Man-made filaments 146,506 0.02 57,606154.32
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 47,552-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 96,473 0.02 34,759177.55
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 808 0.00 9,725-91.69
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 9,967-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 105,544 0.02 16,331546.28
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 20,314 0.00 10,133100.47
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,755 0.00 1,766282.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,929 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 78 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,218 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,500,193 0.41 1,636,28652.80
69 Ceramic products 237,497 0.04 194,42122.16
70 Glass and glassware 934,588 0.15 1,016,288-8.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 21,707 0.00 18,26118.87
72 Iron and steel 6,132,097 1.01 3,889,46057.66
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,846,888 0.30 142,645,963-98.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 78,263 0.01 100,038-21.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 341-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 23,664,876 3.90 16,760,00541.20
78 Lead and articles thereof 474,789 0.08 89153,187.21
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 55,592 0.01 30,74780.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 74,209 0.01 62,98817.81
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 528,138 0.09 37,9571,291.41
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 41,831,469 6.90 6,118,013583.74
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 2,911,981 0.48 2,151,72535.33
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 1,145,191 0.19 694,07565.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 538,799 0.09 168,444219.87
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 41,104 0.01 12,200,000-99.66
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,532,140 0.25 979,66756.39
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 63,100 0.01 60,8943.62
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 1,256,007 0.21 3,772,624-66.71
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 118,805 0.02 12,695835.84
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 29,366 0.00 25,12116.90
SS Classified 497,930 0.08 1 617 519-69.22

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 40.74% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (40.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.82% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (41.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.28% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (6.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.02% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.91% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (4.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,851,029;
  • 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 $6,000,982;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $4,141,402;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $4,114,205;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,847,872;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,119,389;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,653,299;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,070,145;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,031,082;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $823,277;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $794,510;
  • 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 $664,914;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $608,836;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $488,233;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $483,021;
  • 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 $445,731.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $8,771,991;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $7,444,738;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $1,448,988;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $480,185;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $474,159.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,448,988-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,626 0.00 3,830-5.33
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 585 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 268,991 0.18 367,750-26.85
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 94,896 0.06 18,632409.32
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 62,222 0.04 28,305119.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 5,502 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 381,963 0.26 172,331121.64
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,211,675 1.51 1,141,53093.75
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,581,495 3.12 467,290880.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,140,799 0.78 1,054,5348.18
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,159,883 1.47 506,584326.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 628,439 0.43 447,32640.49
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,391,421 1.63 1,596,91149.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,157,946 0.79 1,638,131-29.31
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 472,770 0.32 256,93484.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,019 0.03 29,40273.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 161,789 0.11 15,864919.85
29 Organic chemicals 440,521 0.30 560,415-21.39
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,745,350 23.66 43,517,341-20.16
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 361,972 0.25 363,053-0.30
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,098,195 2.11 2,609,96218.71
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 64,161 0.04 219,165-70.72
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 985,764 0.67 1,186,353-16.91
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,875 0.00 8,069-64.37
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,459,012 0.99 1,276,53014.30
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,650,954 2.49 1,531,565138.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,756,605 1.20 1,701,7053.23
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 111,472-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 978,062 0.67 313,148212.33
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 60 0.00 547-89.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 91,763 0.06 11,251715.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 50 0.00 95-47.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,284,118 0.87 801,09760.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 51,078 0.03 39,57129.08
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 193,018 0.13 332,321-41.92
52 Cotton 61,210 0.04 8,822593.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 503 0.00 805-37.52
54 Man-made filaments 120,838 0.08 78,43754.06
55 Man-made staple fibers 521,439 0.36 431,37720.88
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 399,059 0.27 873,218-54.30
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 47-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 44,627 0.03 62,348-28.42
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 46,114 0.03 37,49322.99
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,372,336 3.66 1,230,934336.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,578,468 3.12 1,730,596164.56
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 271,014 0.18 112,154141.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 74,423 0.05 95,169-21.80
65 Headgear and parts thereof 49,912 0.03 5,122874.46
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 11 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 43,898 0.03 80,105-45.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 32,692 0.02 40,835-19.94
69 Ceramic products 702,367 0.48 495,89541.64
70 Glass and glassware 508,759 0.35 261,45094.59
72 Iron and steel 2,390,103 1.63 2,300,6813.89
73 Articles of iron or steel 954,395 0.65 1,054,610-9.50
74 Copper and articles thereof 196,231 0.13 221,483-11.40
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 190,535 0.13 416,015-54.20
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 32,970 0.02 37,783-12.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 367,748 0.25 247,41448.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,613,988 1.10 1,275,71226.52
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 32,734,710 22.29 24,883,68131.55
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 17,030,630 11.60 11,029,64854.41
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 888,659 0.61 65,3821,259.18
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,761,601 1.20 1,152,76552.82
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,792,432 3.26 12,237,170-60.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,618,551 1.78 2,902,868-9.79
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 10,529 0.01 23,973-56.08
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,395 0.00 1,841193.05
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 1,198,562 0.82 752,83159.21
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,073,497 1.41 1,042,41598.91
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 214,377 0.15 115,78285.16
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia