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Russian trade with Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Moldova in the third quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $254,803,405, up 4.42% ($10,779,179) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $178,991,295, down 5.26% ($9,941,715) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $75,812,110, up 37.61% ($20,720,894) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $103,179,185, a 22.91% decrease ($30,662,609) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Moldova was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 65th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2090% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1923% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Moldova was Russia’s 55th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2488% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2376% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Moldova was Russia’s 58th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 59th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1517% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1163% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 56.03% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (65.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.81% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (10.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.11% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (7.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.33% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (6.30% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.41% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.14% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (0.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,133,563;
  • 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 $1,125,937;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,017,608;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $940,817;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $909,758;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $823,506;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $755,029;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $652,132;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $633,659;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $631,096;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $579,126.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $23,862,360.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2016
over Q3 2015
01 Live animals 0 0.00 113-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 159,357 0.09 38,590312.95
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 688,083 0.38 662,6883.83
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 74,221 0.04 49,55949.76
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 262 0.00 40555.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,170,332 0.65 1,240,753-5.68
10 Cereals 386,999 0.22 132,353192.40
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,457,969 0.81 1,246,63016.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 58,964 0.03 189,241-68.84
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 67 0.00 236-71.61
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,391,840 0.78 1,395,293-0.25
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 585,569 0.33 446,79331.06
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 562,571 0.31 598,751-6.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,125,326 0.63 1,115,4580.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,898,987 1.06 1,770,4407.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 230,522 0.13 150,87552.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,035,752 2.81 4,125,99422.05
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 640,085 0.36 536,09019.40
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 322,775 0.18 227,78341.70
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 507,744 0.28 423,25919.96
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 63,630 0.04 60,6544.91
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 100,221,897 55.99 124,084,257-19.23
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 365,771 0.20 338,1678.16
29 Organic chemicals 279,474 0.16 202,60237.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,513,206 2.52 3,495,59829.11
31 Fertilizers 9,619,525 5.37 6,485,96248.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 888,906 0.50 631,89140.67
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,094,491 1.17 1,515,36538.22
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 848,763 0.47 610,95638.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 40,778 0.02 26,33554.84
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 87,994 0.05 94,500-6.88
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,828,438 1.02 1,073,40970.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,498,132 2.51 3,867,03616.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,236,138 1.81 2,412,63234.13
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 262,088 0.15 44,726485.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,034 0.01 12,050-8.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 539-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,727,932 1.52 2,075,80031.42
45 Cork and articles of cork 7,445 0.00 1295,671.32
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 113 0.00 270-58.15
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,878 0.00 10,213-13.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,665,322 1.49 2,572,9333.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 693,174 0.39 377,39283.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,135 0.00 0
52 Cotton 180,562 0.10 69,958158.10
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 13,138 0.01 2552,452.00
54 Man-made filaments 61,945 0.03 16,800268.72
55 Man-made staple fibers 17,141 0.01 64,744-73.52
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 148,415 0.08 117,15126.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 481 0.00 74,517-99.35
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 6,389-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 42,635 0.02 71,886-40.69
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,407 0.00 4,722-27.85
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,712,225 0.96 1,078,56658.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 120,178 0.07 55,255117.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 24,739 0.01 91,543-72.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 155,953 0.09 95,97862.49
65 Headgear and parts thereof 7,038 0.00 5,90819.13
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 183 0.00 3,185-94.25
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 1,571-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,199,667 1.79 2,258,85041.65
69 Ceramic products 845,420 0.47 714,86818.26
70 Glass and glassware 1,788,526 1.00 1,759,7721.63
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,319,982 0.74 967,65936.41
72 Iron and steel 594,290 0.33 1,081,832-45.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,723,470 0.96 1,630,7565.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 263,446 0.15 580,181-54.59
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 36,887-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 518,294 0.29 379,54236.56
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 168-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 816 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,265 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 306,656 0.17 353,967-13.37
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 69,703 0.04 163,865-57.46
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 340,543 0.19 313,7768.53
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,382,748 3.57 6,618,521-3.56
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 4,211,981 2.35 3,086,04436.48
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 9,233 0.01 17,500-47.24
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,091,268 1.17 1,599,70130.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 53,972 0.03 5,284921.42
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 378,643 0.21 577,213-34.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 29,975 0.02 12,709135.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 66,535 0.04 0
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 368,478 0.21 503,513-26.82
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 46,661 0.03 15,357203.84
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 578,163 0.32 83,119595.58
SS Classified 43,831 0.02 69,373-36.82

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

The major share of Russian imports from Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.38% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (50.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.72% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (15.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.74% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (15.68% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.46% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.68% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (3.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.50% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (1.63% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $12,313,127;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,657,735;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,446,190;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,428,054;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,370,296;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $680,042;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $618,726;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $606,235;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $367,811;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $263,387;
  • 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 $259,439.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,380,939;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $560,424;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $487,161;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $460,937.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 3rd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2016
over Q3 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,183,310 2.88 1,503,26845.24
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,913,565 5.16 255,8301,429.75
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 669,766 0.88 587,29414.04
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 34,166,387 45.07 21,853,26056.34
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 27,300-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 72,202 0.10 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 23,356 0.03 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 24,155 0.03 17,40838.76
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,496,741 1.97 50,5512,860.85
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,019,490 1.34 413,255146.70
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,361 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,155,733 5.48 2,785,43749.20
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 322,881 0.43 146,437120.49
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 5,546-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 463,799 0.61 494 464-6.20
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 71,022 0.09 122,770-42.15
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 58,530 0.08 23,231151.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 17,990 0.02 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,421,661 1.88 1,510,686-5.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,170 0.00 158640.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 22,038 0.03 64,023-65.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 40,765 0.05 89,242-54.32
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,509 0.02 31,986-48.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,116,735 1.47 853,34830.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 319 0.00 12,072-97.36
52 Cotton 486,660 0.64 973,821-50.03
54 Man-made filaments 483,175 0.64 115,364318.83
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 272,897 0.36 304,867-10.49
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 6,845 0.01 12,602-45.68
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,046,939 4.02 3,607,363-15.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,777,230 2.34 349,176408.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 308,766 0.41 440,303-29.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,453,453 3.24 2,652,450-7.50
65 Headgear and parts thereof 50,126 0.07 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 350 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 120,959 0.16 129,289-6.44
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 24,558 0.03 13,61480.39
72 Iron and steel 1,464 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,734,473 2.29 1,954,635-11.26
74 Copper and articles thereof 974,230 1.29 783,02024.42
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 20,252 0.03 13,31552.10
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 449,449 0.59 386,14416.39
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 238,718 0.31 221,2287.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 718,358 0.95 1,179,295-39.09
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,029,904 6.63 4 411,17814.03
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 2,848,775 3.76 2,589,33610.02
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 20,799 0.03 35,286-41.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 39,047 0.05 14,063177.66
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 204,966 0.27 1,585,905-87.08
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 548,172 0.72 363,78250.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 328,826 0.43 516,147-36.29
SS Classified 2,341,234 3.09 1,591,46747.11
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia