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Russian trade with Serbia in the 4th 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 Serbia in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Serbia was $478,806,952, down 0.93% ($4,498,924) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $227,522,322, down 14.14% ($37,478,271) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $251,284,630, up 15.11% ($32,979,347) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade balance with Serbia went from a surplus of $46,695,310 in the 4th quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $23,762,308 in the 4th quarter of 2016.

Serbia was Russia’s 48th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 46th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3514% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3696% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Serbia was Russia’s 51st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2714% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3215% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Serbia was Russia’s 36th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 38th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.4793% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.4516% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 41.34% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (55.37% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.21% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (20.62% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.49% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (8.73% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.80% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (6.16% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.51% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (6.29% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.42% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (1.96% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $8,040,932;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $6,111,741;
  • 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 $3,678,151;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,899,599;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,544,168;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,253,114;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,246,053;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,109,653;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,065,205;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $975,012.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $39,007,056;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $13,319,633;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,084,897;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,398,074;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $1,218,204;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $789,990.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 442,144 0.19 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,146,037 0.50 549,945108.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 21,469-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,551 0.00 6,32950.91
10 Cereals 267,586 0.12 131,796103.03
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 51,146 0.02 55,707-8.19
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,826 0.00 28,478-61.98
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,223,102 0.98 1,248,09078.12
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 111,085 0.05 134,606-17.47
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 596,071 0.26 88,138576.29
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 346,016 0.15 132,642160.86
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 168,655 0.07 26,715531.31
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 67 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,175,493 0.52 1,486,544-20.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 51,624 0.02 79,008-34.66
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 291,263 0.13 449,875-35.26
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 13,142,580 5.78 11,889,46610.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 205,380 0.09 541,755-62.09
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,555,363 2.44 18,874,996-70.57
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 88,303,324 38.81 127,310,380-30.64
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,781,000 2.10 5,280,406-9.46
29 Organic chemicals 420,759 0.18 443,686-5.17
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,272 0.00 5,1023.33
31 Fertilizers 22,792,253 10.02 31,877,150-28.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,833 0.00 115,586-93.22
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 244,520 0.11 229,0966.73
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 117,111 0.05 36,342222.25
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2 0.00 4,875-99.96
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 6,667,868 2.93 556,1271,098.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 431,290 0.19 1,221,280-64.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 15,537,108 6.83 7,496,176107.27
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,636,507 3.80 7,390,45416.86
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 24,621 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,371 0.00 3812,097.11
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 43-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,026,209 0.89 482,041320.34
45 Cork and articles of cork 25 0.00 36-30.56
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,761,455 2.53 4,696,25022.68
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,462 0.00 4,982-10.44
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,146 0.00 3,9265.60
52 Cotton 189,362 0.08 116,08463.12
54 Man-made filaments 191,623 0.08 205,575-6.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 2,586-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 45,140 0.02 469,846-90.39
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 70 0.00 95-26.32
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 20,627 0.01 18,9608.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,858 0.00 2,78674.37
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,340 0.00 3882,822.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,381 0.00 791,648.10
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 17,984 0.01 5,150249.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,363 0.00 1,81330.34
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 322,515 0.14 110,318192.35
69 Ceramic products 100,900 0.04 79,36927.13
70 Glass and glassware 1,219,756 0.54 581,189109.87
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 71 0.00 5920.34
72 Iron and steel 605,462 0.27 620,546-2.43
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,316,820 0.58 967,82536.06
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,293,431 6.28 12,393,83215.33
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 678,074 0.30 1,288,079-47.36
78 Lead and articles thereof 116,943 0.05 1,335,147-91.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 32-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 20,751 0.01 32,049-35.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 60,884 0.03 40,63149.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,667,687 2.05 3,558,03431.19
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 1,306,005 0.57 1,228,6886.29
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 18,154,648 7.98 14,476,49725.41
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,663,481 0.73 2,111,658-21.22
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 352,180 0.15 1,750,254-79.88
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 53-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 139 0.00 254-45.28
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 499,806 0.22 122,646307.52
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,439 0.00 39,669-91.33
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,753 0.00 18,033-62.55
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 28,238 0.01 0
SS Classified 51,460 0.02 522 491-90.15

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 36.23% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (42.12% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.53% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (15.33% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.87% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (13.93% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.32% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (13.81% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.32% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (9.50% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.55% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (3.48% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 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 $11,782,913;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,705,962;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $4,479,125;
  • 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 $4,275,064;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,594,110;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,569,528;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $2,533,806;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,879,042;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,190,116;
  • 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) - an increase of $1,004,435;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $907,427;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $873,091;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $788,782.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $4,730,733;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $2,039,799;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,718,398;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $776,452.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,675,850 0.67 1,789,782-6.37
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,811,147 3.11 7,791,2700.26
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 4,206,644 1.67 1,672,838151.47
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 5,131,664 2.04 5,169,316-0.73
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 59,836,578 23.81 64,567,311-7.33
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 55,939 0.02 25,103122.84
10 Cereals 452,924 0.18 2,171,322-79.14
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 16 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 106,507 0.04 197,588-46.10
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 17,117 0.01 70,232-75.63
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 864,733 0.34 1,159,295-25.41
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17,962 0.01 48,660-63.09
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 365,902 0.15 611,746-40.19
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,091,209 1.23 521,681492.55
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 753,201 0.30 884,586-14.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 960,290 0.38 913,5865.11
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,336,768 0.53 1,195,76311.79
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,000,951 0.80 1,729,31915.71
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,346,440 0.93 1,439,01363.06
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,918 0.00 4,561117.45
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 28,749 0.01 46,823-38.60
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,846 0.00 599,808.47
29 Organic chemicals 1,251,084 0.50 1,232,4561.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,528,654 6.18 13,649,61213.77
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 490,703 0.20 395,31524.13
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 41,548 0.02 4,259875.53
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 607,177 0.24 2,646,976-77.06
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,790 0.00 1739,841.18
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 139,661 0.06 47,082196.63
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,019,088 3.19 7,376,5838.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,391,698 2.94 4,797,58854.07
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 12 0.00 296-95.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,859,058 1.54 4,163,469-7.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 14,946,090 5.95 3,163,177372.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 166,500 0.07 263,963-36.92
52 Cotton 515 0.00 6,234-91.74
54 Man-made filaments 330,594 0.13 295,34611.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 59 0.00 2,588-97.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 318,480 0.13 420,162-24.20
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,704,804 1.08 2,282,25318.51
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,723 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,297,051 0.52 610,113112.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 28,035,992 11.16 23,556,86719.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,668,523 0.66 1,136,90346.76
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 292,025 0.12 577,156-49.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,695,212 1.07 1,505,09679.07
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22,278 0.01 10,531111.55
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 174,721 0.07 183,320-4.69
69 Ceramic products 5,729 0.00 6,576-12.88
70 Glass and glassware 125,573 0.05 104,45420.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 64,634 0.03 95,318-32.19
72 Iron and steel 508,999 0.20 518,247-1.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,204,821 2.07 4,643,88812.08
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,358,813 1.73 5,135,265-15.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,680,102 3.45 7,891,32010.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 270,447 0.11 572,414-52.75
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,880,056 0.75 1,974,485-4.78
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 27,719,552 11.03 23,013,59020.45
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 10,782,043 4.29 6,506,97965.70
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 656,885 0.26 45,1451,355.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 741,001 0.29 605,07122.47
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,162,669 1.66 3,289,57826.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 44 0.00 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 3,828,076 1.52 2,823,64135.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 41,443 0.02 6,469540.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 760,425 0.30 242,171214.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 10,008-100.00
SS Classified 426,923 0.17 483 448-11.69
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia