Russian trade with Macedonia in 2014
April 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 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $148,263,915, up 97.55% ($73,212,462) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2014 totaled $58,129,253, up 1,272.34% ($53,893,486) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2014 totaled $90,134,662, up 27.28% ($19,318,976) from 2013.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in 2014 was $32,005,409, a 51.93% decrease ($34,574,510) over 2013.
Macedonia was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 118th in 2013), accounting for 0.0189% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0089% in 2013).
Macedonia was Russia’s 109th largest export market in 2014 (up from 155th in 2013), accounting for 0.0117% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0008% in 2013).
Macedonia was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in 2014 (up from 87th in 2013), accounting for 0.0315% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0225% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 54.74% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (7.93% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 39.48% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (25.46% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.12% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (50.70% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (0.05% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.42% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (8.87% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.07% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (4.34% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $31,557,090;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $21,912,484;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $586,333.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 26,049 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 13,109 | 0.02 | 29,531 | -55.61 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 145 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 26,214 | 0.05 | 10,747 | 143.92 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 20,046 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 97,298 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 588,306 | 1.01 | 1,973 | 29,717.84 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 31,557,231 | 54.29 | 141 | 22,380,914.89 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,076 | 0.01 | 73,464 | -95.81 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,486 | 0.00 | 2,441 | 1.84 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,992 | 0.01 | 8,270 | -51.73 |
| 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 | 2,949 | 0.01 | 933 | 216.08 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 52,883 | 0.09 | 41,597 | 27.13 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 193,798 | 0.33 | 129,270 | 49.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,835 | 0.00 | 79,810 | -97.70 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 14,846 | 0.03 | 45,006 | -67.01 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 244,049 | 0.42 | 375,504 | -35.01 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 13 | 0.00 | 329 | -96.05 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 4,926 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 4,100 | 0.01 | 12,156 | -66.27 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 5,745 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 164 | 0.00 | 1,213 | -86.48 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 462 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 64 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 107 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,687 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 21,315 | 0.04 | 25,363 | -15.96 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 25,480 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 33,506 | 0.06 | 13,465 | 148.84 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 22,641,827 | 38.95 | 729,343 | 3,004.41 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 247,099 | 0.43 | 294,338 | -16.05 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 69 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 432 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 795 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 57,139 | 0.10 | 53,844 | 6.12 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,849,468 | 3.18 | 1,885,618 | -1.92 |
| 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 | 286,745 | 0.49 | 190,092 | 50.85 |
| 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 | 219,330 | 0.38 | 46,932 | 367.34 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 303 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 37,489 | 0.06 | 25,059 | 49.60 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.51% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (47.41% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 17.46% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (19.71% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.19% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (12.55% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.92% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (15.53% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.42% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (2.73% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $12,518,016;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $7,268,690;
- 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 $1,876,137;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,796,094;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,082,706;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $438,845;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $306,199.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,711,084;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $943,995;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $922,781;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $722,071;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $647,089;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $541,213.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 8,689,225 | 9.64 | 1,420,535 | 511.69 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 22,760,890 | 25.25 | 10,242,874 | 122.21 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 80,552 | 0.09 | 135,843 | -40.70 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 183,269 | 0.20 | 251,878 | -27.24 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 423 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 451,461 | 0.50 | 230,154 | 96.16 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 308,137 | 0.34 | 264,155 | 16.65 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 154,274 | 0.17 | 285,399 | -45.94 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,852,443 | 2.06 | 3,563,527 | -48.02 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 16,454,230 | 18.26 | 17,176,301 | -4.20 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 63,230 | 0.07 | 122,608 | -48.43 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,296 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,093 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 10,644,241 | 11.81 | 10,782,145 | -1.28 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 56,405 | -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 | 65,832 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 28,568 | 0.03 | 152,988 | -81.33 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,853 | 0.01 | 5,641 | 3.76 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 741 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 42,927 | 0.05 | 31,936 | 34.42 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 170,403 | 0.19 | 92,979 | 83.27 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 50 | 0.00 | 1,225 | -95.92 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 144 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 454 | 0.00 | 41 | 1,007.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 435 | 0.00 | 12,545 | -96.53 |
| 52 | Cotton | 480,033 | 0.53 | 173,834 | 176.14 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 889 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 16,623 | 0.02 | 18,609 | -10.67 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 14 | 0.00 | 22 | -36.36 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 8,834 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 4,473 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,259,324 | 2.51 | 1,820,479 | 24.11 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 10,986,457 | 12.19 | 9,903,751 | 10.93 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,117,732 | 1.24 | 1,039,016 | 7.58 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 858,961 | 0.95 | 973,323 | -11.75 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8,608 | 0.01 | 22,227 | -61.27 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 23,503 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 698,457 | 0.77 | 678,666 | 2.92 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 943,995 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 42,525 | 0.05 | 583,738 | -92.72 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 110 | 0.00 | 1,397 | -92.13 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 336,014 | 0.37 | 365,577 | -8.09 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 908 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 369 | 0.00 | 36,678 | -98.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,660,806 | 6.28 | 3,864,712 | 46.47 |
| 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 | 3,966,650 | 4.40 | 2,090,513 | 89.75 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 528,446 | 0.59 | 1,175,535 | -55.05 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 830,523 | 0.92 | 1,753,304 | -52.63 |
| 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 | 231,735 | 0.26 | 211,081 | 9.78 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 141,341 | 0.16 | 297,911 | -52.56 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |