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Russian trade in goods with Moldova in Q1 2018

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 first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $409,799,170, up 32.74% ($101,069,671) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $322,210,768, up 38.88% ($90,206,489) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $87,588,402, up 14.16% ($10,863,182) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $234,622,366, a 51.10% increase ($79,343,307) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Moldova was Russia’s 54th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 56th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2600% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2402% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Moldova was Russia’s 45th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 48th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3128% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2784% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Moldova was Russia’s 61st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 60th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1604% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1697% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 72.55% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (69.10% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.44% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (12.51% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.72% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (6.18% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.79% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (4.54% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.82% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.01% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.57% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.40% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.85% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.64% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $73,450,486;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,578,410;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,258,940;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,664,009;
  • 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 $1,320,987;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,300,311;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,177,402.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,245,121.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 244 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 447 0.00 186,940-99.76
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 471,865 0.15 551,171-14.39
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 67,613-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 140,325 0.04 41,711236.42
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 19,534 0.01 7,284168.18
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,207,776 0.37 1,213,722-0.49
10 Cereals 657,082 0.20 337,63294.61
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,585,532 0.49 1,615,076-1.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 313,511 0.10 34,025821.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,020,481 0.32 1,014,8200.56
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 244,025 0.08 759,869-67.89
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 645,952 0.20 482,58433.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,336,405 0.41 767,30674.17
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,919,488 0.60 1,557,49923.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 155,887 0.05 234,630-33.56
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,193,700 1.61 4,578,21913.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,089,008 0.65 424,999391.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 347,550 0.11 244,68242.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,081,220 0.34 211,780410.54
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 35,536 0.01 18,36593.50
26 Ores, slag and ash 287 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 233,743,646 72.54 160,293,16045.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 437,426 0.14 293,11049.24
29 Organic chemicals 161,925 0.05 198,125-18.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,493,674 1.39 3,953,83613.65
31 Fertilizers 17,440,175 5.41 12,861,76535.60
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 672,547 0.21 760,771-11.60
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,883,165 0.58 1,682,17611.95
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 654,959 0.20 669,862-2.22
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 16,388 0.01 12,06335.85
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 64,213 0.02 82,049-21.74
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,264 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,925,908 0.60 2,163,947-11.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,708,981 1.15 3,444,1357.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,162,242 0.67 2,911,915-25.75
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 278,852 0.09 247,83712.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 12,596 0.00 48,644-74.11
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,890,127 0.59 2,053,302-7.95
45 Cork and articles of cork 14,466 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 106-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,258 0.00 4,873-53.66
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,558,284 1.10 2,257,97357.59
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 399,100 0.12 348,28814.59
52 Cotton 453,413 0.14 155,522191.54
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 23,240 0.01 8,239182.07
54 Man-made filaments 21,693 0.01 24,523-11.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 56,033 0.02 94,233-40.54
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 58,880 0.02 132,329-55.50
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 800 0.00 232244.83
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 7,168 0.00 18,477-61.21
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 63,625 0.02 62,9981.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 322 0.00 18475.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,763,911 0.55 3,009,032-41.38
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 170,234 0.05 102,83365.54
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 34,931 0.01 25,44937.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 86,808 0.03 152,282-43.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 6,344 0.00 9,740-34.87
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,237 0.00 1111,145.45
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 236 0.00 18328.96
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,308,590 0.41 1,094,20219.59
69 Ceramic products 443,722 0.14 473,470-6.28
70 Glass and glassware 2,594,319 0.81 2,000,03729.71
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,261,344 0.39 1,167,6668.02
72 Iron and steel 1,538,558 0.48 590,183160.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,208,378 0.38 1,181,0502.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,044,530 0.32 617,64069.12
75 Nickel and articles thereof 338,879 0.11 256,90331.91
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 539,662 0.17 393,36337.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 395 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 547 0.00 893-38.75
80 Tin and articles thereof 3,498 0.00 3,13311.65
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 81,954 0.03 56,56144.89
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 67,389 0.02 35,60289.28
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 238,004 0.07 106,604123.26
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,037,674 2.18 4,778,73447.27
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 5,072,408 1.57 3,751,42135.21
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 15,784 0.00 30,524-48.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,810,678 0.87 1,633,27672.09
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 498,199 0.15 341,74545.78
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,857 0.00 33,575-73.62
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 27,043 0.01 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 454,683 0.14 265,26571.41
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 43,633 0.01 13,078233.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 698,925 0.22 516,15035.41
SS Classified 136,189 0.04 229 073-40.55

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

The major share of Russian imports from Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 71.13% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (71.07% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.41% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (13.80% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.72% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.47% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.06% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (2.39% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.63% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (2.84% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $8,254,526;
  • 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 $1,052,760;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,036,542;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $739,996;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $669,250;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $645,991;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $643,436;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $613,040;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $486,445;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $455,826;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $445,058;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $394,216.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $1,189,758;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,168,435;
  • 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 $472,559;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $438,205;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $437,290;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $332,519.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 124 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,040,439 1.19 1,372,958-24.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 676,229 0.77 1,865,987-63.76
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,593,182 2.96 1,556,64066.59
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 51,370,346 58.65 43,115,82019.15
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 5,326-100.00
10 Cereals 48,025 0.05 486,230-90.12
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,858,641 2.12 1,760,6495.57
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 252,906 0.29 96,627161.73
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 34,025 0.04 30,56811.31
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 13,401 0.02 25,126-46.66
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 350,383 0.40 787,673-55.52
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,604 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,026,974 4.60 3,380,98319.11
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 368 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 29,800 0.03 40,349-26.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 882,237 1.01 269,197227.73
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 64,690-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 17,323 0.02 32,350-46.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 38,589 0.04 13,070195.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,240,408 2.56 1,795,35024.79
40 Rubber and articles thereof 371 0.00 1,234-69.94
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 17,483 0.02 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,664 0.03 42,576-30.33
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 28,712-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,180 0.01 3,29157.40
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 19,964-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 485,682 0.55 734,513-33.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,645 0.00 8,433-68.64
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 17,999 0.02 0
52 Cotton 1,803,638 2.06 1,764,8702.20
54 Man-made filaments 168,687 0.19 253,387-33.43
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 137,902 0.16 188,718-26.93
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 551-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 50,076 0.06 43511,411.72
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,788,390 4.33 4,956,825-23.57
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,043,942 2.33 1,557,49731.23
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 158,751 0.18 79,72099.14
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,817,850 2.08 1,788,4281.65
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,245 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 65,155 0.07 0
69 Ceramic products 59,390 0.07 0
70 Glass and glassware 88,044 0.10 104,869-16.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 890,550 1.02 150,554491.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,263,108 1.44 868,89245.37
75 Nickel and articles thereof 753,694 0.86 110,258583.57
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 19,036 0.02 19,750-3.62
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 474,519 0.54 18,6932,438.48
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 297,587 0.34 65,009357.76
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 729,977 0.83 601,99821.26
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,309,341 2.64 1,640,09140.81
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 2,474,095 2.82 1,421,33574.07
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 16,256 0.02 2,026702.37
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,372 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 201,877 0.23 366,223-44.88
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 131,286 0.15 603,845-78.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 10,012 0.01 1646,004.88
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 217,543 0.25 311,841-30.24
SS Classified 1,567,051 1.79 2 310 925-32.19
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia