Russian trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016
February 28, 2017
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina was $133,965,829, down 55.73% ($168,678,685) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 were $57,901,239, down 74.91% ($172,850,513) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 totaled $76,064,590, up 5.80% ($4,171,828) from 2015.
Russia’s trade balance with Bosnia and Herzegovina went from a surplus of $158,858,990 in 2015, to a deficit of $18,163,351 in 2016.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 107th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 88th in 2015), accounting for 0.0286% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0575% in 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 106th largest export market in 2016 (down from 82nd in 2015), accounting for 0.0203% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0672% in 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 86th in 2015), accounting for 0.0417% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0394% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 61.33% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (89.32% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.59% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.56% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.33% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (2.82% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.99% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.12% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.96% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.31% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.03% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.19% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $878,621;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $500,077;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $472,386;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $381,882;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $370,755;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $228,414;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $203,617.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 over 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 $170,596,229;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,178,000;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,118,199;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $1,117,733;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,099,752;
- 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 $908,045;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $174,904.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 15,643 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 748,677 | 1.29 | 694,827 | 7.75 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,756 | 0.00 | 4,850 | -63.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 381,882 | 0.66 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 35,509,735 | 61.33 | 206,105,964 | -82.77 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 2,178,000 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,494 | 0.01 | 4,711 | 37.85 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 194,426 | 0.34 | 82,323 | 136.17 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 72,476 | 0.13 | 67,443 | 7.46 |
| 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 | 209 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 7,084 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 108,809 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 167,842 | 0.29 | 342,746 | -51.03 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 45,406 | 0.08 | 53,703 | -15.45 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 2,343,114 | 4.05 | 3,460,847 | -32.30 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 435,876 | 0.75 | 65,121 | 569.33 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 500,077 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 215,226 | 0.37 | 220,254 | -2.28 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,931 | 0.00 | 9 | 21,355.56 |
| 52 | Cotton | 23,112 | 0.04 | 78,910 | -70.71 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 157 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 82,157 | 0.14 | 54,744 | 50.07 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 42,787 | 0.07 | 6,590 | 549.27 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 26,676 | 0.05 | 27,747 | -3.86 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,130,156 | 14.04 | 9,248,355 | -12.09 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 157,798 | 0.27 | 124,270 | 26.98 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 472,869 | 0.82 | 483 | 97,802.48 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 10,732 | 0.02 | 1,110,484 | -99.03 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 228,414 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,086 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 21,981 | 0.04 | 33,518 | -34.42 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,973,643 | 3.41 | 2,091,762 | -5.65 |
| 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 | 2,770,666 | 4.79 | 3,678,711 | -24.68 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,455,042 | 2.51 | 576,421 | 152.43 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 361,082 | 0.62 | 157,465 | 129.31 |
| 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 | 53,253 | 0.09 | 174,019 | -69.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,366 | 0.00 | 1,048 | 30.34 |
| SS | Classified | 1,349,309 | 2.33 | 83 700 | 1,512.08 |
Russia’s Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 47.56% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (54.18% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 27.63% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (24.42% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.01% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (8.69% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.09% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (9.21% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,688,960;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $2,588,150;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $653,859;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $650,817;
- 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 $388,032.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,928,739;
- 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 $603,550.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 761,513 | 1.00 | 107,654 | 607.37 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 19,736,585 | 25.95 | 17,047,625 | 15.77 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 8,033 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 7 | 0.00 | 126,963 | -99.99 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 366,484 | 0.48 | 201,388 | 81.98 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 131,904 | 0.17 | 65,145 | 102.48 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,387 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,567 | 0.01 | 5,412 | 95.25 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,704,768 | 2.24 | 1,485,087 | 14.79 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 260,516 | 0.34 | 276,431 | -5.76 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 34,102,801 | 44.83 | 37,031,540 | -7.91 |
| 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 | 9,970 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 293 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 94,089 | 0.12 | 151,635 | -37.95 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 320 | 0.00 | 3,970 | -91.94 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 94,875 | 0.12 | 119,011 | -20.28 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 399,592 | 0.53 | 425,105 | -6.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 232 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10,228 | 0.01 | 5,283 | 93.60 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,674 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,307 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 6,568 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,151,865 | 1.51 | 940,122 | 22.52 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,656,795 | 2.18 | 1,574,696 | 5.21 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 817 | 0.00 | 2,268 | -63.98 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,313,705 | 8.30 | 3,725,555 | 69.47 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8,971 | 0.01 | 395 | 2,171.14 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 697 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,341 | 0.00 | 228 | 488.16 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 15,247 | 0.02 | 40,386 | -62.25 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 192 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 108,596 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 52,613 | 0.07 | 37,744 | 39.39 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,950 | 0.01 | 7,172 | -17.04 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 25,621 | 0.03 | 20,803 | 23.16 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 44,003 | 0.06 | 61,661 | -28.64 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 17,206 | 0.02 | 21,461 | -19.83 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,894,251 | 3.80 | 2,243,434 | 29.01 |
| 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 | 2,286,330 | 3.01 | 1,898,298 | 20.44 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,475,963 | 3.26 | 2,468,798 | 0.29 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16,583 | 0.02 | 10,082 | 64.48 |
| 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 | 1,164,106 | 1.53 | 1,767,656 | -34.14 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 28,331 | 0.04 | 7,064 | 301.06 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 100,379 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |