Russian trade with Macedonia 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 Macedonia in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Macedonia was $75,051,453, down 19.41% ($18,079,498) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2013 were $4,235,767, down 82.56% ($20,054,676) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2013 totaled $70,815,686, up 2.87% ($1,975,178) from 2012.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in 2013 was $66,579,919, a 49.45% increase ($22,029,854) over 2012.
Macedonia was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 116th in 2012), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0111% in 2012).
Macedonia was Russia’s 155th largest export market in 2013 (down from 123rd in 2012), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0046% in 2012).
Macedonia was Russia’s 87th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 88th in 2012), accounting for 0.0225% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0217% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.70% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (35.72% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.46% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (59.98% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.87% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (0.75% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.93% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.53% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.34% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (0.12% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $193,953;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $97,298;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $59,413;
- 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 $46,932;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $45,006;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $26,049;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $25,446;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $24,306;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $20,532;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $20,046.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,561,849;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,701,504;
- 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) - a decrease of $866,139;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $843,746;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $160,939;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $113,351;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $84,258;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $83,886;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $53,574;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $49,418;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $39,883;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $19,320;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $14,079;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $13,390.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 26,049 | 0.61 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,086 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 29,531 | 0.70 | 4,085 | 622.91 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 145 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 10,747 | 0.25 | 24,137 | -55.47 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,046 | 0.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 97,298 | 2.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 14,079 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,973 | 0.05 | 12 | 16,341.67 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 141 | 0.00 | 10,085 | -98.60 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 38 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 73,464 | 1.73 | 14,051 | 422.84 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,441 | 0.06 | 9,427 | -74.11 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,270 | 0.20 | 2,491 | 232.00 |
| 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 | 933 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4 | 0.00 | 226 | -98.23 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 41,597 | 0.98 | 95,171 | -56.29 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 129,270 | 3.05 | 242,621 | -46.72 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 79,810 | 1.88 | 240,749 | -66.85 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 45,006 | 1.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,033 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 375,504 | 8.87 | 181,551 | 106.83 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 329 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 4,926 | 0.12 | 754 | 553.32 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 12,156 | 0.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 5,745 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 49,418 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,213 | 0.03 | 130 | 833.08 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 83,886 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 6,962 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 462 | 0.01 | 658 | -29.79 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 64 | 0.00 | 184 | -65.22 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 107 | 0.00 | 124 | -13.71 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,687 | 0.09 | 2,784 | 32.44 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 25,363 | 0.60 | 4,831 | 425.01 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 13,465 | 0.32 | 53,348 | -74.76 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 729,343 | 17.22 | 13,291,192 | -94.51 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 294,338 | 6.95 | 1,138,084 | -74.14 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 84,258 | -100.00 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19,320 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,287 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,085 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 795 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 53,844 | 1.27 | 29,538 | 82.29 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,885,618 | 44.52 | 7,587,122 | -75.15 |
| 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 | 190,092 | 4.49 | 1,056,231 | -82.00 |
| 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 | 46,932 | 1.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 25,059 | 0.59 | 33,388 | -24.95 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.41% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (46.82% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 19.71% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (14.99% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.53% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (17.14% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.55% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (12.28% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.73% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (6.86% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia 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 $2,112,385;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,061,852;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,968,417;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,149,531;
- 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 $1,103,979;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $996,626;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $913,549;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $678,273;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $548,965;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $382,697;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $326,397;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $226,532.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $3,271,009;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,187,024;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,744,706;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $1,376,085;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $997,671;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $793,424.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
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 | 1,420,535 | 2.01 | 4,691,544 | -69.72 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 10,242,874 | 14.46 | 9,329,325 | 9.79 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 135,843 | 0.19 | 39,727 | 241.94 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 251,878 | 0.36 | 58,831 | 328.14 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 230,154 | 0.33 | 30,960 | 643.39 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 264,155 | 0.37 | 125,297 | 110.82 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 285,399 | 0.40 | 331,739 | -13.97 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,563,527 | 5.03 | 2,413,996 | 47.62 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 17,176,301 | 24.25 | 15,207,884 | 12.94 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 122,608 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,093 | 0.00 | 11 | 28,018.18 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 10,782,145 | 15.23 | 10,830,543 | -0.45 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 56,405 | 0.08 | 15,556 | 262.59 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 152,988 | 0.22 | 946,412 | -83.83 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,641 | 0.01 | 6,253 | -9.79 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 31,936 | 0.05 | 114,605 | -72.13 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 92,979 | 0.13 | 100,905 | -7.85 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,225 | 0.00 | 152 | 705.92 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 144 | 0.00 | 121 | 19.01 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 41 | 0.00 | 35 | 17.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12,545 | 0.02 | 4,087 | 206.95 |
| 52 | Cotton | 173,834 | 0.25 | 175,220 | -0.79 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 303 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 18,609 | 0.03 | 24,899 | -25.26 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 4,473 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,820,479 | 2.57 | 1,494,082 | 21.85 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,903,751 | 13.99 | 7,791,366 | 27.11 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,039,016 | 1.47 | 42,390 | 2,351.09 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 973,323 | 1.37 | 769,882 | 26.42 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 22,227 | 0.03 | 23,217 | -4.26 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 23,503 | 0.03 | 1,021,174 | -97.70 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 678,666 | 0.96 | 393 | 172,588.55 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 943,995 | 1.33 | 4,131,019 | -77.15 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 583,738 | 0.82 | 34,773 | 1,578.71 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,397 | 0.00 | 38 | 3,576.32 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 365,577 | 0.52 | 555,994 | -34.25 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 908 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 36,678 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,864,712 | 5.46 | 1,802,860 | 114.37 |
| 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 | 2,090,513 | 2.95 | 986,534 | 111.90 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,175,535 | 1.66 | 2,920,241 | -59.75 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 1,376,085 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,753,304 | 2.48 | 1,370,607 | 27.92 |
| 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 | 211,081 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 297,911 | 0.42 | 71,379 | 317.37 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 18 | 0.00 | 69 | -73.91 |