Russian trade with Macedonia in 2021
February 16, 2022
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 Macedonia in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $175,716,697, up 37.99% ($48,379,663) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2021 totaled $81,198,450, up 143.18% ($47,807,629) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2021 totaled $94,518,247, up 0.61% ($572,034) from 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in 2021 was $13,319,797, a 78.00% decrease ($47,235,595) over 2020.
Macedonia was Russia’s 110th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 112th in 2020), accounting for 0.0224% of Russia’s total trade (just as in 2020).
Macedonia was Russia’s 121st largest export market in 2021 (up from 130th in 2020), accounting for 0.0165% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0099% in 2020).
Macedonia was Russia’s 89th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 86th in 2020), accounting for 0.0322% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0406% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 66.13% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (4.54% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 23.24% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (83.20% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.14% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (5.77% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.05% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.60% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.50% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.75% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2021 over 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 $51,713,705;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,200,153;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,325,853.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,791,922;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $307,715.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 246,910 | 0.30 | 140,581 | 75.64 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 28,035 | 0.03 | 19,242 | 45.70 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 16,126 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 23,909 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 22,578 | 0.03 | 38,917 | -41.98 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 58,696 | 0.07 | 32,414 | 81.08 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 55,627 | 0.07 | 12,159 | 357.50 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 8,482 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 53,222,047 | 65.55 | 1,508,342 | 3,428.51 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 33,391 | 0.04 | 45,783 | -27.07 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 14,546 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 223,773 | 0.28 | 78,378 | 185.50 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 140,871 | 0.17 | 152,000 | -7.32 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 3,361 | 0.00 | 1,575 | 113.40 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 43,849 | 0.05 | 42,958 | 2.07 |
| 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 | 91,742 | 0.11 | 99,539 | -7.83 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 25,474 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 391,257 | 0.48 | 451,705 | -13.38 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,157,080 | 3.89 | 956,927 | 229.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39,918 | 0.05 | 72,218 | -44.73 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 1,227 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 938,942 | 1.16 | 715,504 | 31.23 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 252,569 | 0.31 | 200,470 | 25.99 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 15,970 | 0.02 | 2,896 | 451.45 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 1,050 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 349 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,930 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,235 | 0.01 | 2,092 | 150.24 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 222 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 18,121 | 0.02 | 167 | 10,750.90 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 237,564 | 0.29 | 122,891 | 93.31 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 18,616,587 | 22.93 | 27,408,509 | -32.08 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 56,299 | 0.07 | 364,014 | -84.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 25,077 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,523 | 0.01 | 7,443 | -39.23 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,144 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 120 | 0.00 | 195 | -38.46 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,701,620 | 2.10 | 375,767 | 352.84 |
| 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 | 80,436 | 0.10 | 85,262 | -5.66 |
| 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 | 2,518 | 0.00 | 2,892 | -12.93 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 416,213 | 0.51 | 213,829 | 94.65 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 250,290 | 0.31 | 190,787 | 31.19 |
| 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 | 34,419 | 0.04 | 4,994 | 589.21 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,640 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,132 | 0.00 | 149 | 1,330.87 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 48.43% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (56.14% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.79% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (20.89% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.19% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (12.46% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.94% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (9.44% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $5,718,397;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,712,060;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,409,054;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,995,617;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,055,865;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $883,548;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $494,975.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $12,393,825;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,303,349;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $574,073;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $460,325;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $291,606.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 156,428 | 0.17 | 239,384 | -34.65 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 299,756 | 0.32 | 333,883 | -10.22 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 8,825,533 | 9.34 | 6,416,479 | 37.54 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 18,783,713 | 19.87 | 31,177,538 | -39.75 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 403,730 | 0.43 | 346,326 | 16.58 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,363 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 17,710 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 24,346 | 0.03 | 22,632 | 7.57 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,481 | 0.01 | 5,799 | -5.48 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 219,951 | 0.23 | 352,151 | -37.54 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 620,839 | 0.66 | 699,057 | -11.19 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 516,697 | 0.55 | 284,660 | 81.51 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,262,390 | 4.51 | 3,206,525 | 32.93 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 11,636,741 | 12.31 | 9,641,124 | 20.70 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 446 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 6,669 | 0.01 | 325 | 1,952.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 86 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 23,277,015 | 24.63 | 19,564,955 | 18.97 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6,636 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 24,290 | 0.03 | 18,410 | 31.94 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 70,635 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 21,764 | 0.02 | 24,480 | -11.09 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 24,727 | 0.03 | 15,021 | 64.62 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 6,324 | 0.01 | 7,632 | -17.14 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 408 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16 | 0.00 | 5,747 | -99.72 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 21,132 | 0.02 | 13 | 162,453.85 |
| 52 | Cotton | 173,956 | 0.18 | 235,291 | -26.07 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4,732 | 0.01 | 21,857 | -78.35 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 125,312 | 0.13 | 35,753 | 250.49 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 949 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,322,761 | 2.46 | 2,614,367 | -11.15 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,786,914 | 4.01 | 5,090,263 | -25.60 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 22,354 | 0.02 | 290,706 | -92.31 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 113,074 | 0.12 | 573,399 | -80.28 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 4,465 | 0.00 | 5,917 | -24.54 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 72,174 | 0.08 | 227,891 | -68.33 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 356 | 0.00 | 1,046 | -65.97 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 209,046 | 0.22 | 326,738 | -36.02 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 587 | 0.00 | 3,306 | -82.24 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,034,342 | 3.21 | 3,190,855 | -4.91 |
| 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 | 11,844,645 | 12.53 | 6,126,248 | 93.34 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 943,342 | 1.00 | 448,367 | 110.40 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,363,197 | 1.44 | 1,937,270 | -29.63 |
| 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 | 128,727 | 0.14 | 213,586 | -39.73 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,099,919 | 1.16 | 216,371 | 408.35 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,494 | 0.00 | 59 | 7,516.95 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 8,122 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |