Russian trade with Albania in 2013
March 02, 2016
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 Albania in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Albania
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Albania was $62,841,637, down 35.38% ($34,411,128) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Albania in 2013 were $49,951,347, down 43.15% ($37,906,656) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Albania in 2013 totaled $12,890,290, up 37.21% ($3,495,528) from 2012.
Russia’s trade surplus with Albania in 2013 was $37,061,057, a 52.77% decrease ($41,402,184) over 2012.
Albania was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 112th in 2012), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0116% in 2012).
Albania was Russia’s 114th largest export market in 2013 (down from 104th in 2012), accounting for 0.0095% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0167% in 2012).
Albania was Russia’s 118th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 119th in 2012), accounting for 0.0041% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0030% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Albania
The major share of Russian exports to Albania in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.32% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (62.98% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.00% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (11.25% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.50% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (11.63% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.52% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (1.42% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.44% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (12.53% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Albania in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $222,121;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $164,346.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Albania in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,998,003;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $10,858,653;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,400,857;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $6,256,851;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $576,652;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $552,400;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $503,301.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 44,436,784 | 88.96 | 55,295,437 | -19.64 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 15,485 | 0.03 | 35,472 | -56.35 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 164,346 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 15,584 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 552,400 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,248,881 | 2.50 | 9,649,738 | -87.06 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 969 | 0.00 | 663 | 46.15 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,770,462 | 5.55 | 3,347,114 | -17.23 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 193,149 | 0.39 | 6,450,000 | -97.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 34,324 | 0.07 | 56,634 | -39.39 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 31,331 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 151 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 97,211 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 534 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 912 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,095 | 0.00 | 298 | 267.45 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,382 | 0.01 | 5,081 | -33.44 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 430 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 350 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4,287 | 0.01 | 5,304 | -19.17 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 132 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 141,232 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 10,998,003 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 11,214 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 222,206 | 0.44 | 85 | 261,318.82 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,341 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 30,557 | 0.06 | 262 | 11,562.98 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 696,699 | 1.39 | 1,200,000 | -41.94 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 30,598 | 0.06 | 45,551 | -32.83 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12,662 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Albania
The major share of Russian imports from Albania in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 78.78% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (88.27% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.16% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (10.53% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.56% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (0.00% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Albania in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,029,436;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $560,649;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $510,276;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $366,141;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $358,776;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $272,127;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $200,173;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $88,775;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $73,371;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $55,158;
- 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 $50,627.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Albania in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $73,981.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 655,014 | 5.08 | 144,738 | 352.55 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 334,448 | 2.59 | 261,077 | 28.10 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 135,337 | 1.05 | 46,562 | 190.66 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 592,329 | 4.60 | 537,171 | 10.27 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 366,141 | 2.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 280 | 0.00 | 1,452 | -80.72 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,586 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 19,421 | 0.15 | 10,958 | 77.23 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 12,183 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 695 | 0.01 | 74,676 | -99.07 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,016 | 0.01 | 2,741 | -62.93 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5,220 | 0.04 | 7 | 74,471.43 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 425 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,778,017 | 21.55 | 2,505,890 | 10.86 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,559,539 | 27.61 | 2,530,103 | 40.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 93 | 0.00 | 32 | 190.63 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,816,751 | 29.61 | 3,256,102 | 17.22 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 581 | 0.00 | 229 | 153.71 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 550 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 200,381 | 1.55 | 208 | 96,237.02 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 684 | 0.01 | 175 | 290.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12,323 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 127 | 0.00 | 9,199 | -98.62 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 65 | 0.00 | 529 | -87.71 |
| 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 | 50,627 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 358,776 | 2.78 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4 | 0.00 | 590 | -99.32 |