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Russian trade with Serbia in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Serbia in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Serbia totaled $2,124,387,414, up 7.61% ($150,263,494) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in 2014 totaled $1,019,700,063, up 19.39% ($165,641,204) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in 2014 were $1,104,687,351, down 1.37% ($15,377,710) from 2013.

Russia’s trade deficit with Serbia in 2014 was $84,987,288, a 68.05% decrease ($181,018,914) over 2013.

Serbia was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 50th in 2013), accounting for 0.2713% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2344% in 2013).

Serbia was Russia’s 55th largest export market in 2014 (up from 59th in 2013), accounting for 0.2052% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1620% in 2013).

Serbia was Russia’s 42nd largest supplier in 2014 (down from 40th in 2013), accounting for 0.3863% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3556% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.98% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (53.19% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.02% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (18.26% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.42% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (14.57% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.22% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (5.25% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.33% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (6.61% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (1.16% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia in 2014 over 2013 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 $185,583,582;
  • 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 $12,703,758;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $10,381,474;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $8,858,741;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $7,544,730;
  • 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 $4,783,840;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,596,465;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,150,475.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $35,850,305;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $29,601,617;
  • 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 $5,840,861.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 346,330 0.03 244,54941.62
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,188 0.00 15,000-78.75
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 497,998 0.05 1,106,972-55.01
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 22,499 0.00 140,323-83.97
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 861 0.00 4,828-82.17
10 Cereals 214,694 0.02 80,058168.17
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 182,966 0.02 38,015381.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 60,738 0.01 28,424113.69
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,020 0.00 651,469.23
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,417,350 0.63 9,319,632-31.14
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 372,703 0.04 374,916-0.59
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 54,147 0.01 1,083,705-95.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 281,686 0.03 137,955104.19
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 290,661 0.03 310,050-6.25
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 36,840 0.00 98,722-62.68
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,751,712 0.17 1,350,02029.75
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 80,092 0.01 57,78238.61
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,362,131 0.43 5,681,938-23.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 39,381,213 3.86 36,364,4778.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,389,816 0.14 1,352,6402.75
26 Ores, slag and ash 12,972,038 1.27 10,631,31022.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 627,863,495 61.57 442,279,91341.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 27,441,145 2.69 22,657,30521.11
29 Organic chemicals 941,031 0.09 388,968141.93
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,685 0.00 45,845-81.06
31 Fertilizers 76,044,197 7.46 111,894,502-32.04
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 237,264 0.02 1,031,570-77.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 241,383 0.02 249,294-3.17
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 207,110 0.02 154,03734.45
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,012 0.00 1,543289.63
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 400,518 0.04 514,362-22.13
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 667,179 0.07 150,035344.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 20,730,219 2.03 10,348,745100.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,078,517 1.58 8,533,78788.41
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 6,832 0.00 206,367-96.69
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 261 0.00 8,357-96.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 28 0.00 7,019-99.60
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,518,591 0.15 1,063,70742.76
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 564-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 12,944,677 1.27 8,794,20247.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 192,375 0.02 86,588122.17
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,722 0.00 0
52 Cotton 131,133 0.01 402,348-67.41
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 450 0.00 3,463-87.01
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 224,564-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 15,106 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 563,218 0.06 40,0361,306.78
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 596 0.00 115418.26
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,271 0.00 503152.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 58,715 0.01 190,456-69.17
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 1,325-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,809 0.00 177,604-96.73
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 232,120 0.02 21,0761,001.35
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,205 0.00 1,521-20.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,038 0.00 13,2495.96
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,797 0.00 23,886-84.10
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 128 0.00 188-31.91
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 647,484 0.06 532,93221.49
69 Ceramic products 257,985 0.03 118,589117.55
70 Glass and glassware 2,513,233 0.25 1,918,16831.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,115 0.00 40,260-94.75
72 Iron and steel 4,273,806 0.42 7,066,430-39.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,830,974 0.38 1,992,25592.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 83,624,285 8.20 113,225,902-26.14
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,208,636 0.41 1,913,439119.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,173 0.00 130,587-99.10
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 113-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 73,896 0.01 48,51852.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 45,678 0.00 96,709-52.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 25,969,881 2.55 21,373,41621.51
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 8,250,449 0.81 14,091,310-41.45
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 13,293,544 1.30 589,7862,153.96
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,893,840 1.26 4,035,099219.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 170,112 0.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,895,106 0.28 4,729,695-38.79
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 92 0.00 253-63.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 309 0.00 1,842-83.22
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 519,644 0.05 419,88023.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,644 0.00 9,0266.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 34,339 0.00 19,07180.06
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 507,111 0.05 9,6905,133.34
SS Classified 397,217 0.04 3 757 464-89.43

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.40% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (19.16% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.02% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (19.44% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.47% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (19.29% in 2013);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 13.63% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (16.31% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.95% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (14.10% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.06% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (6.24% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia 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 $66,913,571;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $56,484,164;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $14,553,484;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $9,354,470;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,019,904;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $7,093,475;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $7,001,766;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $4,979,020;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3,448,962.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $28,335,699;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $23,362,589;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $17,745,897;
  • 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 $17,072,695;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $16,498,156;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $16,335,876;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $13,372,124;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $13,035,746;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $9,834,222;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $9,004,772;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $8,249,192;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $8,083,446;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $7,992,064;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $5,590,711.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
01 Live animals 0 0.00 10,696-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 57,424,177 5.20 940,0136,008.87
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 29,749,689 2.69 20,395,21945.87
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 4,525,672 0.41 5,783,138-21.74
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,104,948 1.46 9,103,18276.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 184,502,393 16.70 117,588,82256.90
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 44,679 0.00 1,8392,329.53
10 Cereals 17,825,817 1.61 8,805,913102.43
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,718 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,676,574 0.33 3,675,8270.02
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 294,628 0.03 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 11,118,995 1.01 4,025,520176.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 160,067 0.01 157,1481.86
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 404,442 0.04 378,3356.90
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,996,919 0.63 2,017,899246.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,837,437 0.80 18,671,659-52.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,071,764 0.82 5,622,80261.34
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,976,434 0.81 7,647,77717.37
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,793,080 0.34 4,640,650-18.26
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,446,165 0.49 5,191,6884.90
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 32,916 0.00 151,996-78.34
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 267,735 0.02 42,006537.37
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 694 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 8,385,371 0.76 5,810,81544.31
30 Pharmaceutical products 52,734,519 4.77 65,770,265-19.82
31 Fertilizers 35,260 0.00 1,5462,180.72
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,229,456 0.47 5,387,962-2.94
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,550 0.00 60,972-95.82
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 1,975,648 0.18 2,274,998-13.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,575 0.00 198,189.47
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 169,841 0.02 98,70272.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 63,335,399 5.73 81,081,296-21.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 39,035,900 3.53 55,534,056-29.71
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 32 0.00 83-61.45
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 31,138 0.00 89,416-65.18
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 859,482 0.08 1,237,007-30.52
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 43,596,528 3.95 52,601,300-17.12
45 Cork and articles of cork 32 0.00 104-69.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,747,911 0.97 16,338,622-34.22
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,561,080 0.14 991,65157.42
52 Cotton 0 0.00 31,650-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 212 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 30,476 0.00 34,235-10.98
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,289 0.00 4,866-32.41
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,616,034 0.15 754,850114.09
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 14,460,391 1.31 22,452,455-35.60
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 46,221 0.00 535,105-91.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,896,617 0.26 2,397,91220.80
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,653 0.00 59,893-88.89
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 116,403,541 10.54 139,766,130-16.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,349,917 0.57 6,508,587-2.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,524,278 0.14 1,291,95117.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 7,110,605 0.64 8,772,730-18.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 68,907 0.01 39,84272.95
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 55 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,057,201 0.19 3,597,851-42.82
69 Ceramic products 433,646 0.04 2,169,405-80.01
70 Glass and glassware 877,504 0.08 3,352,035-73.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54,831 0.00 7527,191.36
72 Iron and steel 2,399,466 0.22 2,759,289-13.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 23,581,861 2.13 31,665,307-25.53
74 Copper and articles thereof 43,296,446 3.92 59,632,322-27.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,106 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 42,347,488 3.83 55,719,612-24.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 55,429 0.01 14,474282.96
79 Zinc and articles thereof 43 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 345-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 265-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,136,878 0.10 1,345,478-15.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,174,377 0.74 6,789,63120.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 122,481,797 11.09 107,928,31313.48
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 58,854,305 5.33 75,927,000-22.49
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 661,554 0.06 1,248,222-47.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,036,621 1.45 15,358,1604.42
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 68 0.00 8,249,260-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,022,882 1.09 9,081,60132.39
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 310 0.00 112176.79
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 21,374,614 1.93 49,710,313-57.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 157,474 0.01 287,139-45.16
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,193,589 0.11 436,415173.50
SS Classified 0 0.00 10 611-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia