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Russian trade in goods with Moldova in Q2 2017

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 second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Moldova was $213,918,790, down 3.32% ($7,336,570) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $147,128,788, down 14.54% ($25,037,307) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $66,790,002, up 36.06% ($17,700,737) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $80,338,786, a 34.72% decrease ($42,738,044) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Moldova was Russia’s 66th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 60th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1531% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2033% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Moldova was Russia’s 61st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 52nd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1752% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2591% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Moldova was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 67th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1197% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1158% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 47.85% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (59.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.61% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (15.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.78% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (8.20% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.63% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (6.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.67% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.72% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.27% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,795,245;
  • 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 $1,218,061;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,200,291;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $826,165;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $798,101;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $590,249;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $585,223;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $516,996;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $490,738.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 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 $31,449,607;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $972,995;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $939,943;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $885,019;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $451,944.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 239,561 0.16 174,93636.94
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 387,005 0.26 646,998-40.18
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 140,179 0.10 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 37,847 0.03 27,98735.23
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 8,747 0.01 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,300,740 0.88 1,110,11517.17
10 Cereals 436,572 0.30 328,38732.94
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 914,710 0.62 984,426-7.08
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 38,071 0.03 28,88431.81
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 45-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,823,380 1.24 1,233,13147.87
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 483,557 0.33 780,459-38.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 562,963 0.38 730,584-22.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,303,569 0.89 1,227,9596.16
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,783,093 1.21 1,562,38914.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 123,220 0.08 162,946-24.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,819,317 3.28 4,021,21619.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 791,336 0.54 411,02792.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 230,929 0.16 232,585-0.71
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 432,936 0.29 446,407-3.02
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 29,598 0.02 51,386-42.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 70,376,409 47.83 101,826,016-30.89
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 248,632 0.17 568,290-56.25
29 Organic chemicals 189,073 0.13 229,644-17.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,735,196 2.54 3,607,2303.55
31 Fertilizers 10,995,941 7.47 9,200,69619.51
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 743,906 0.51 975,985-23.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,907,414 1.30 1,673,60113.97
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 957,903 0.65 759,53126.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 29,609 0.02 29,691-0.28
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 675,333 0.46 90,110649.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,259,124 0.86 2,232,119-43.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,601,854 3.13 4,462,9453.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,039,558 1.39 2,924,577-30.26
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 323,359 0.22 334,525-3.34
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 27,756 0.02 21,67328.07
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,031,365 1.38 1,984,1182.38
45 Cork and articles of cork 10,153 0.01 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 52-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 9,562 0.01 1,567510.21
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,825,902 1.92 1,999,73741.31
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 516,691 0.35 356,15545.07
52 Cotton 284,487 0.19 182,87155.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 8,839 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 35,956 0.02 21,41367.92
55 Man-made staple fibers 35,968 0.02 83,786-57.07
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 267,338 0.18 179,48948.94
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 204 0.00 671-69.60
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 31,648 0.02 5,714453.87
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 27,906 0.02 56,406-50.53
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 13,323 0.01 465,267-97.14
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,357,662 1.60 1,921,97722.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 103,282 0.07 126,344-18.25
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 38,387 0.03 26,15746.76
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 123,924 0.08 113,6029.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,650 0.01 8,14118.54
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 382 0.00 104267.31
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 188 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,802,532 1.23 1,987,016-9.28
69 Ceramic products 462,780 0.31 891,459-48.09
70 Glass and glassware 2,559,591 1.74 2,269,01012.81
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,459,222 0.99 1,287,31513.35
72 Iron and steel 460,861 0.31 1,400,804-67.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,576,544 1.07 1,547,1621.90
74 Copper and articles thereof 540,838 0.37 345,97556.32
75 Nickel and articles thereof 491,949 0.33 1,21140,523.37
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 394,683 0.27 379,6913.95
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,053 0.00 84624.47
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,460 0.00 2,263185.46
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 146,604 0.10 126,72215.69
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 94,312 0.06 113,971-17.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 285,542 0.19 314,631-9.25
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,877,736 3.99 4,677,44525.66
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 4,064,250 2.76 2,846,18942.80
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 16,856 0.01 13,23727.34
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,312,358 1.57 2,296,7240.68
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 432,762 0.29 501,953-13.78
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 16,682 0.01 13,78721.00
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 228,411 0.16 345,161-33.82
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 37,966 0.03 73,423-48.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 615,025 0.42 98,029527.39
SS Classified 512,557 0.35 0

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

The major share of Russian imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 60.15% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (50.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.80% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (18.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.60% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (14.41% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.51% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.98% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (5.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.50% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (1.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $11,242,894;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $2,006,601;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,837,074;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,835,993;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $973,451;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $814,339;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $809,108;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $659,822;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $568,064;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $447,904;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $333,321;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $318,410;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $269,189;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $266,018;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $212,513.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,361,841;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,250,548;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,235,658;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,048,067;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $534,065;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $355,663;
  • 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 $335,507;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $287,903.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,901,293 2.85 927,842104.92
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,901,565 2.85 1,087,22674.90
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,224,651 3.33 388,658472.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 26,659,398 39.92 15,416,50472.93
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,270 0.01 0
10 Cereals 46,095 0.07 8,114468.09
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,139 0.00 11,235-80.96
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 859,611 1.29 411,707108.79
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 290,485 0.43 21,2961,264.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 39,106 0.06 60,529-35.39
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 196,417 0.29 1,558,258-87.40
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,141,854 1.71 1,675,919-31.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,481 0.01 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,898,573 7.33 3,061,49960.01
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 355,663-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,429,972 2.14 770,15085.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 63,335-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 12,662 0.02 25,609-50.56
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 20,977 0.03 9,951110.80
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,865,337 2.79 1,599,31916.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 162 0.00 11442.11
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 22,152 0.03 23,632-6.26
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 63,570 0.10 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 5,384-100.00
45 Cork and articles of cork 6,955 0.01 31,118-77.65
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 326,115 0.49 614,018-46.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 4,862-100.00
52 Cotton 1,331,874 1.99 998,55333.38
54 Man-made filaments 332,596 0.50 14,1862,244.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 241,148 0.36 411,999-41.47
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,688 0.01 9,998-23.10
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,194,508 3.29 3,445,056-36.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 288,878 0.43 403,906-28.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 175,027 0.26 91,47691.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,507,027 3.75 1,697,91947.65
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,370 0.01 0
69 Ceramic products 37,499 0.06 0
70 Glass and glassware 52,171 0.08 232,749-77.58
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 23,784-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 694,139 1.04 1,742,206-60.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,007,973 1.51 1,154,477-12.69
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,007,363 3.01 762263,333.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 32,564 0.05 22,35145.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,091,923 1.63 523,859108.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 211,941 0.32 218,195-2.87
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 638,014 0.96 425,50149.94
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,010,161 6.00 5,245,819-23.56
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 2,861,680 4.28 3,197,187-10.49
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 26,293 0.04 20,14230.54
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 24,770 0.04 121,021-79.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 290,731 0.44 312,643-7.01
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 201,873 0.30 340,299-40.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 270,125 0.40 303,235-10.92
SS Classified 2,322,826 3.48 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia