Russian trade with Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Albania
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Albania totaled $13,153,432, up 5.59% ($695,932) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $10,972,503, up 51.34% ($3,722,131) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $2,180,929, down 58.12% ($3,026,199) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $8,791,574, a 330.28% increase ($6,748,330) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Albania was Russia's 116th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 119th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0135% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0094% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Albania was Russia's 106th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 115th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0179% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0080% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Albania was Russia's 114th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 102nd in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0124% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Albania
The major share of Russian exports to Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.90% of Russia's total exports to Albania (50.30% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 36.88% of Russia's total exports to Albania (1.60% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.65% of Russia's total exports to Albania (19.86% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.30% of Russia's total exports to Albania (0.12% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.76% of Russia's total exports to Albania (22.04% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,780,804;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,776,394;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $380,775;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $362,461;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $264,280;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $54,507.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,572,989;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $820,275;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $240,224;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $203,120;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $116,137.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 20,338 | 0.19 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,453,121 | 31.47 | 0.26 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,348 | 0.06 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,776,394 | 16.19 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 619,627 | 5.65 | -56.97 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 427 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 54,507 | 0.50 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,395 | 0.03 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 14,535 | 0.13 | -38.80 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10,751 | 0.10 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 144,157 | 1.31 | -62.50 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 75,034 | 0.68 | 34.29 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 763 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 964 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,066 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 380,775 | 3.47 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,780,804 | 34.46 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,134 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 264,280 | 2.41 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 362,461 | 3.30 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 1,622 | 0.01 | ∞ |
Russia's Imports from Albania
The major share of Russian imports from Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 78.92% of Russia's total imports from Albania (28.80% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.53% of Russia's total imports from Albania (68.66% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia's total imports from Albania (2.39% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $342,920;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $258,351;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $99,588.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Albania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $3,563,981;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $124,542;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $41,205.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 215 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 11,424 | 0.52 | 3.85 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 99 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 102,342 | 4.69 | 3,616.12 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 346 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 489 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 497,973 | 22.83 | 107.82 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 861,175 | 39.49 | 0.42 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 994 | 0.05 | 44.06 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 356,436 | 16.34 | -10.36 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 4,061 | 0.19 | -3.56 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 132 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 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 | 19 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 143 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 2,161 | 0.10 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 342,920 | 15.72 | ∞ |