Russian trade in goods with Montenegro in Q1 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Montenegro
In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Montenegro totaled $6,581,207, up 115.30% ($3,524,398) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $1,487,395, down 0.67% ($10,068) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $5,093,812, up 226.66% ($3,534,466) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $3,606,417, a 5,727.80% increase ($3,544,534) over the 1st quarter of 2017.
Montenegro was Russia’s 138th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 142nd in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0042% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0024% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Montenegro was Russia’s 148th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 136th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0014% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0018% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Montenegro was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 120th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0093% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0034% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Montenegro
The major share of Russian exports to Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 46.91% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (30.64% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.57% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (14.66% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.07% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (37.52% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.55% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (8.11% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.09% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (8.80% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $277,722;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $254,171;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $10,010;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $5,732.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $195,279;
- 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 $171,366;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $131,233;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $26,724;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $19,001;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $11,770.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 254,171 | 17.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 200,536 | 13.48 | 219,537 | -8.66 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 127,146 | 8.55 | 121,414 | 4.72 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 131,233 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,280 | 0.09 | 592 | 116.22 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 418 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 230 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,427 | 0.10 | 701 | 103.57 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 321 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,661 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 144 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 10,010 | 0.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 26,724 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,269 | 0.09 | 13,039 | -90.27 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 696,421 | 46.82 | 418,699 | 66.33 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 380 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 151,400 | 10.18 | 346,679 | -56.33 |
| 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 | 40,976 | 2.75 | 212,342 | -80.70 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,020 | 0.14 | 2,778 | -27.29 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 245 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Montenegro
The major share of Russian imports from Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 87.67% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (70.36% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.37% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (1.46% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (8.69% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,368,718;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $306,911.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $135,563.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 135,563 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,465,465 | 87.66 | 1,096,747 | 307.16 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 145 | 0.00 | 173 | -16.18 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 209 | 0.00 | 282 | -25.89 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 9,685 | 0.19 | 6,482 | 49.41 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 2,534 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 599,438 | 11.77 | 292,527 | 104.92 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 65 | 0.00 | 2,215 | -97.07 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 16,825 | 0.33 | 20,650 | -18.52 |
| 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 | 1,980 | 0.04 | 1,586 | 24.84 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 251 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 264 | -100.00 |