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Russian trade with Bulgaria in 2015

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Bulgaria in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $2,361,013,908, up 11.61% ($245,646,229) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2015 totaled $1,887,476,064, up 29.01% ($424,374,995) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2015 were $473,537,844, down 27.40% ($178,728,766) from 2014.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in 2015 was $1,413,938,220, a 74.38% increase ($603,103,761) over 2014.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 46th in 2014), accounting for 0.4486% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2702% in 2014).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 37th largest export market in 2015 (up from 44th in 2014), accounting for 0.5493% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2944% in 2014).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 51st largest supplier in 2015 (down from 50th in 2014), accounting for 0.2592% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2281% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 78.56% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (51.92% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.57% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (12.63% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.88% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (28.07% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.46% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (4.56% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.71% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2015 over 2014 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 $718,904,872;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $12,481,841;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $7,630,669;
  • 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 $7,180,751.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $354,266,444;
  • 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 $30,795,841;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $26,204,022;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $11,394,814;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $10,284,534;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $9,712,119.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 200 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 266,806 0.01 129,565105.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 90 0.00 284-68.31
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 47,902 0.00 47,1391.62
10 Cereals 5,428 0.00 246,394-97.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 102,135 0.01 81,95324.63
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 34,191 0.00 8,747290.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 28,860 0.00 2,4801,063.71
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 3,702-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 20,371 0.00 9,693110.16
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 4,722-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 137,060 0.01 236,813-42.12
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 368,313 0.02 326,19512.91
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 239,955 0.01 301,956-20.53
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 92,418 0.00 126,419-26.90
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 741,152 0.04 828,088-10.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,849,629 0.10 2,086,904-11.37
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 248 0.00 3,148-92.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,810 0.00 14,500-32.34
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,141,358 0.22 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,478,604,292 78.34 759,699,42094.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,706,572 0.30 3,533,70961.49
29 Organic chemicals 9,005,453 0.48 5,589,87461.10
30 Pharmaceutical products 59,074 0.00 82,837-28.69
31 Fertilizers 21,588,481 1.14 32,983,295-34.55
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 81,461 0.00 88,447-7.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,687,043 0.09 658,775156.09
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 131,361 0.01 253,537-48.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 11,988 0.00 13,849-13.44
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,771,587 0.15 1,919,49644.39
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,495 0.00 29,156-91.44
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,803,079 0.15 746,467275.51
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,241,696 0.28 6,790,146-22.80
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,128,872 0.85 13,992,06415.27
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 26,442 0.00 24,1659.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,154 0.00 4,491-29.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,343,114 0.18 2,986,06811.96
45 Cork and articles of cork 101 0.00 574-82.40
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 15,022 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,630,673 0.62 21,342,792-45.51
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,791,966 0.25 618,621674.62
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,128,035 0.11 1,844,61015.37
54 Man-made filaments 235,526 0.01 71,468229.55
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,506 0.00 39,932-91.22
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 138-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10 0.00 742.86
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 29,963 0.00 3,882671.84
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 95,182-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 74,062 0.00 48,14953.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 16,212 0.00 1,2891,157.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,072 0.00 12,5644.04
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 115,891 0.01 144,858-20.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,842 0.00 7,981-39.33
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 6-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,726,045 0.25 4,448,4456.24
69 Ceramic products 25,251 0.00 38,486-34.39
70 Glass and glassware 2,903,274 0.15 1,416,015105.03
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 156,212 0.01 168,183-7.12
72 Iron and steel 38,357,875 2.03 30,727,20624.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,338,750 0.18 357,605,194-99.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 251,936 0.01 981,874-74.34
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,000 0.00 127,218-96.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 21,382,002 1.13 8,900,161140.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 8,814,037 0.47 11,616,160-24.12
79 Zinc and articles thereof 211 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 23,000-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 482,159 0.03 309,86555.60
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 358,010 0.02 224,68459.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 189,146 0.01 214,571-11.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 93,782,849 4.97 119,986,871-21.84
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 3,959,310 0.21 34,755,151-88.61
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 10,005,022 0.53 2,824,271254.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,625,057 0.25 3,999,61415.64
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,149,805 0.43 18,434,339-55.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,441,324 0.18 4,749,682-27.55
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 9 0.00 8,638-99.90
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 281,045 0.01 769,929-63.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 160,927 0.01 2,008,751-91.99
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 29,581 0.00 24,49320.77
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,354 0.00 9,800-75.98
SS Classified 107,707,902 5.71 641 91716,679.10

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.72% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (36.25% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.63% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (36.51% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.64% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (10.95% in 2014);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.86% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (7.26% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.23% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.12% in 2014);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.10% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (0.78% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.56% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (0.30% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2015 over 2014 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 $5,773,128;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $4,158,535;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $2,875,288;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $2,066,046;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,915,544;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,746,091.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $36,632,835;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $34,763,793;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $32,241,952;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $14,720,870;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $14,569,750;
  • 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 $8,415,533;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $8,079,107;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $7,404,328;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7,082,110;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $5,227,673;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $4,700,927;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $4,094,477;
  • 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 $3,778,180;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $2,246,663;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,992,017;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,436,434.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,391,757 0.72 1,325,711155.84
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 47,185-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,017,239-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,371,844 1.13 3,625,75348.16
10 Cereals 176 0.00 211,479-99.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 927 0.00 251269.32
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,159,271 0.46 1,150,64887.66
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 5,375 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 602 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 228,503 0.05 2,475,166-90.77
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,775,593 0.59 860,049222.72
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,528,850 0.32 1,713,199-10.76
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,763,800 0.37 2,178,963-19.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,617,191 1.19 10,318,118-45.56
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,630,458 0.56 3,541,009-25.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,644,477 1.83 23,365,347-63.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,374,523 0.50 1,896,13225.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 18,632,816 3.93 17,664,5795.48
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,192,460 0.46 1,486,43647.50
26 Ores, slag and ash 7,716,984 1.63 3,558,449116.86
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 33,963 0.01 43,991-22.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,505,130 2.01 24,074,880-60.52
29 Organic chemicals 2,644,792 0.56 1,481,92578.47
30 Pharmaceutical products 134,595,095 28.42 166,837,047-19.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 541,378 0.11 650,551-16.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,934,744 1.89 16,339,072-45.32
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 320,558 0.07 636,397-49.63
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,265,690 1.75 8,462,565-2.33
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 3,331 0.00 32,911-89.88
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,081,850 0.23 2,170,460-50.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,910,908 1.67 9,902,925-20.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,824,947 1.02 5,857,859-17.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,563,494 0.33 2,624,454-40.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,491 0.00 14,892-76.56
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 85,866 0.02 191,858-55.25
45 Cork and articles of cork 17 0.00 5,079-99.67
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 9,753-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,242,836 1.53 1,469,708392.81
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 53,745 0.01 295,587-81.82
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 209,327 0.04 393,691-46.83
52 Cotton 101,217 0.02 33,301203.95
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,373 0.00 1,881-27.01
54 Man-made filaments 52,385 0.01 250,408-79.08
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,676,230 0.35 1,626,7273.04
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,622,585 0.77 747,297384.76
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,739 0.00 29,017-80.22
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 29-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,693 0.00 15,622-76.36
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 189,643 0.04 185,1072.45
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,669,513 2.25 18,748,620-43.09
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 14,259,034 3.01 21,341,144-33.19
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 821,008 0.17 1,887,573-56.50
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 499,738 0.11 1,936,172-74.19
65 Headgear and parts thereof 58,869 0.01 173,197-66.01
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 335,416 0.07 1,02532,623.51
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 168,383 0.04 531,914-68.34
69 Ceramic products 3,390,456 0.72 7,484,933-54.70
70 Glass and glassware 1,131,713 0.24 1,296,809-12.73
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,469 0.00 23,902-72.94
72 Iron and steel 3,035,617 0.64 4,130,439-26.51
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,357,229 0.92 5,427,930-19.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 402,865 0.09 1,646,472-75.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 866,025 0.18 1,424,417-39.20
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,555 0.00 2551,686.27
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,538,537 0.32 1,737,987-11.48
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,085,390 1.07 6,010,140-15.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 105,150,271 22.21 139,914,064-24.85
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 35,651,139 7.53 44,066,672-19.10
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,390,514 0.93 41,023,349-89.30
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,587,004 0.34 6,814,677-76.71
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,730,423 1.63 6,347,91821.78
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 95,692 0.02 87,2239.71
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 82,385 0.02 217,708-62.16
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 9,446,907 1.99 13,225,087-28.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,649,745 0.77 4,831,446-24.46
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 584,036 0.12 917,432-36.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 26,162 0.01 95,559-72.62
SS Classified 3,115 0.00 101 839-96.94
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia