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Russian trade in goods with Serbia in Q3 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 Serbia in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Serbia totaled $555,928,290, up 47.15% ($178,123,037) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $248,129,926, up 60.49% ($93,521,105) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $307,798,364, up 37.90% ($84,601,932) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $59,668,438, a 13.00% decrease ($8,919,173) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Serbia was Russia’s 44th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 50th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3803% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3099% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Serbia was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 60th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2907% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2149% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Serbia was Russia’s 32nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 34th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.5060% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.4466% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.62% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (38.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.59% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (18.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.20% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (8.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.67% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (7.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.65% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (21.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (3.83% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $20,343,740;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $18,582,273;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $8,178,915;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $6,325,812;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $4,910,594;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,275,320;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $3,639,021;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,477,000;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,909,395;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,646,600;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,844,123;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,460,816;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,348,973;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $819,428.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - a decrease of $23,696,248;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,923,291;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $909,552.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 819,428 0.33 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 129,593 0.05 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 705,892 0.28 830,761-15.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 53,895 0.02 8,348545.60
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 479-100.00
10 Cereals 84,891 0.03 38,386121.15
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 17,439 0.01 26,627-34.51
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 36,115 0.01 16,222122.63
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,607 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,328,971 0.94 979,998137.65
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 125,617 0.05 149,437-15.94
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 132,387 0.05 1,3559,670.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 197,249 0.08 217,419-9.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 265,771 0.11 85,780209.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,055,650 0.43 972,4738.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 237,241 0.10 11,0092,054.97
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 18,456 0.01 252,326-92.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 12,825,420 5.17 8,550,10050.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 322,535 0.13 406,464-20.65
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,793,632 2.33 883,038556.10
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 77,303,466 31.15 58,721,19331.64
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 10,818,580 4.36 7,179,55950.69
29 Organic chemicals 513,120 0.21 493,8923.89
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 4,612-100.00
31 Fertilizers 26,088,445 10.51 5,744,705354.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 40,048 0.02 35,11814.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 117,643 0.05 178,615-34.14
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 67,675 0.03 194,934-65.28
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 435 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 68,052 0.03 977,604-93.04
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 590,393 0.24 383,06754.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,495,805 5.84 6,316,890129.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,708,625 4.32 7,231,62548.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,531 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,589,856 1.45 1,745,733105.64
45 Cork and articles of cork 1 0.00 23-95.65
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,830,566 1.54 4,171,058-8.16
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,403 0.00 7,016-22.99
52 Cotton 127,957 0.05 149,750-14.55
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 4,884-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 197,258 0.08 192,0242.73
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,336 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 600,627 0.24 12,8304,581.43
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 90 0.00 8012.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 22,711 0.01 24,260-6.38
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 31,272 0.01 44,916-30.38
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 244,172 0.10 13,5481,702.27
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,079 0.01 4,759174.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,231 0.00 4,51015.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 96-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 585,524 0.24 130,789347.69
69 Ceramic products 71,101 0.03 143,187-50.34
70 Glass and glassware 1,450,260 0.58 1,118,47129.66
72 Iron and steel 2,938,561 1.18 291,961906.49
73 Articles of iron or steel 530,372 0.21 1,061,115-50.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 17,406,104 7.01 11,080,29257.09
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,106 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,875,068 0.76 414,252352.64
78 Lead and articles thereof 39,327 0.02 119,755-67.16
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 52 0.00 124-58.06
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 18,354 0.01 27,736-33.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 16,228 0.01 56,356-71.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,610,055 1.45 6,533,346-44.74
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 1,429,651 0.58 1,107,44429.09
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 102,461 0.04 23,798,709-99.57
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,823,582 1.54 914,187318.25
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 11,383 0.00 13,586-16.22
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 83,053 0.03 118,142-29.70
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 233,552 0.09 216,9467.65
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 24,131 0.01 4,877394.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 314 0.00 20850.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 7-100.00
SS Classified 39,241,521 15.81 189 80820,574.32

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 34.78% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (35.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.43% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (15.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 16.32% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (16.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.66% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (16.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.20% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (5.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.20% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (8.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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 $15,207,855;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $14,114,528;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $13,621,707;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $12,702,238;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,211,433;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,632,297;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,816,725;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,601,533;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,956,269;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,492,113;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,474,474;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $1,408,121;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,287,230;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,257,364;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $979,702.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,436,185;
  • Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $1,516,732;
  • 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 $1,154,295;
  • 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 $1,020,487.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,414,892 0.78 940,418156.79
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,123,237 2.64 6,631,12422.50
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,133,967 1.99 2,532,434142.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 77,193,175 25.08 61,985,32024.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 28,483 0.01 41,853-31.95
10 Cereals 0 0.00 7,841-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 180 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 91,170 0.03 8,682950.10
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 20,942 0.01 38,771-45.99
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,157,507 0.70 870,277147.91
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 202,612 0.07 11,3461,685.76
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 739,553 0.24 320,493130.75
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,795,318 0.58 1,634,3259.85
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,417,571 0.46 437,869223.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 886,092 0.29 660,32534.19
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,499,779 0.81 1,242,415101.20
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,941,524 0.63 1,831,5566.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,418,906 0.46 1,030,94237.63
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 44,934 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,508 0.01 33,043-34.91
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,920 0.00 1,801117.66
29 Organic chemicals 840,753 0.27 1,144,445-26.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,902,719 5.17 12,085,99431.58
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,911,442 0.62 1,970,168-2.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 30,032 0.01 31,096-3.42
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 2,188,517 0.71 3,209,004-31.80
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 43,649 0.01 1,2613,361.46
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 345,810 0.11 132,008161.96
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,038,217 4.24 8,405,92055.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 22,419,909 7.28 8,305,381169.94
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 33,916 0.01 36,173-6.24
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 41,492 0.01 55,406-25.11
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 129,555-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,971,293 1.62 4,339,94914.55
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 19,919,570 6.47 6,297,863216.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 361,944 0.12 803,400-54.95
52 Cotton 25,963 0.01 0
54 Man-made filaments 393,087 0.13 490,668-19.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 39-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 445,294 0.14 472,657-5.79
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,780,074 0.90 2,238,38524.20
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,405 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 489,797 0.16 2,006,529-75.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 39,053,051 12.69 26,350,81348.20
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,102,884 0.68 1,956,5667.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 481,531 0.16 322,70249.22
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,415,014 1.43 3,651,70920.90
65 Headgear and parts thereof 26,474 0.01 45,350-41.62
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,274 0.00 1002,174.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 274,655 0.09 241,21313.86
69 Ceramic products 74,459 0.02 16,039364.24
70 Glass and glassware 88,432 0.03 59,88947.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 57,997 0.02 54,2776.85
72 Iron and steel 480,936 0.16 625,380-23.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,512,407 1.47 3,609,80425.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 7,633,255 2.48 5,676,98634.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 19,908 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,175,471 2.33 6,875,7864.36
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,338 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 22 0.00 220.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 245,343 0.08 474,902-48.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,083,643 0.68 1,427,19046.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 29,242,427 9.50 21,030,99439.04
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 8,947,589 2.91 10,101,884-11.43
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 62,741 0.02 85,787-26.86
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 514,040 0.17 474,6638.30
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 2,436,185-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,285,801 1.07 3,035,5988.24
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 113-100.00
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 1,698,499 0.55 1,688,9940.56
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,403 0.00 1,789202.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,821,737 0.59 413,616340.44
SS Classified 166,880 0.05 121 34537.53
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia