Russian trade in goods with Macedonia in Q1 2017
May 22, 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 Macedonia in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $43,501,546, up 48.51% ($14,209,071) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $26,823,462, up 211.48% ($18,211,858) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $16,678,084, down 19.36% ($4,002,787) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Macedonia went from a deficit of $12,069,267 in the 1st quarter of 2016, to a surplus of $10,145,378 in the 1st quarter of 2017.
Macedonia was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 106th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0338% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0302% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Macedonia was Russia’s 92nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 111th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0322% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0141% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Macedonia was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 81st in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0369% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0578% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 88.94% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (85.44% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.13% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (5.43% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (5.38% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.17% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (0.77% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.64% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (1.96% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $16,495,012;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,444,076;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $274,422;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $96,820.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 64,470 | 0.24 | 19,447 | 231.52 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,117 | 0.02 | 4,091 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 6,388 | 0.02 | 9,358 | -31.74 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,764 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 85,938 | 0.32 | 135,837 | -36.73 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,911,683 | 7.13 | 467,607 | 308.82 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 11,355 | 0.04 | 7,982 | 42.26 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 30,138 | 0.11 | 44,966 | -32.98 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,344 | 0.02 | 13,646 | -68.17 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 368,860 | 1.38 | 396,882 | -7.06 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 167 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 11,774 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 274,422 | 1.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 38,224 | 0.14 | 66,184 | -42.25 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 493 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 146 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 23,852,481 | 88.92 | 7,357,469 | 224.19 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,260 | 0.01 | 7 | 46,471.43 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 128,766 | 0.48 | 31,946 | 303.07 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 232 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 28,085 | 0.10 | 39,262 | -28.47 |
| 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 | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 4 120 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 50.43% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (73.69% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.56% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (10.27% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 16.63% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (11.79% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.80% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (2.74% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,587,235;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $864,727;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $820,812;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $307,190;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $220,504;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $208,549;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $184,135;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $80,938;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $69,550.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $7,964,439;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $213,399;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $173,524.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 27,310 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,330,412 | 7.98 | 465,685 | 185.69 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,725,852 | 16.34 | 10,690,291 | -74.50 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,271 | 0.03 | 31,401 | -83.21 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 213,399 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 10,260 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 74,435 | 0.45 | 78,259 | -4.89 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 208,549 | 1.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 120,677 | 0.72 | 159,748 | -24.46 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,907,485 | 23.43 | 3,600,295 | 8.53 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 90 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 77 | 0.00 | 7 | 1,000.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,922,584 | 17.52 | 2,101,772 | 39.05 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 202 | 0.00 | 5,014 | -95.97 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 10,633 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,556 | 0.03 | 5,594 | -0.68 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 191 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,381 | 0.03 | 2,493 | 75.73 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 384 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 173,524 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 249 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,202 | 0.01 | 45 | 2,571.11 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 17,886 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,152 | 0.01 | 6,078 | -81.05 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 464,727 | 2.79 | 446,146 | 4.16 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,011,999 | 12.06 | 1,791,495 | 12.31 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 69,572 | 0.42 | 22 | 316,136.36 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 223,765 | 1.34 | 176,638 | 26.68 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,604 | 0.02 | 729 | 257.20 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 2,398 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21,773 | 0.13 | 14,698 | 48.14 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,774 | 0.01 | 408 | 334.80 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,600,597 | 9.60 | 13,362 | 11,878.72 |
| 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 | 378,810 | 2.27 | 402,095 | -5.79 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 131,291 | 0.79 | 151,354 | -13.26 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 184,135 | 1.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,556 | 0.04 | 573 | 1,044.15 |
| 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 | 61,629 | 0.37 | 24,350 | 153.10 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 173,447 | 1.04 | 92,509 | 87.49 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 1 056 | -100.00 |