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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q2 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 Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $803,695,809, down 1.86% ($15,262,185) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $668,776,482, down 3.10% ($21,383,309) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $134,919,327, up 4.75% ($6,121,124) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $533,857,155, a 4.90% decrease ($27,504,433) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 36th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4702% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5860% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 35th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6069% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.8219% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 52nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2222% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2309% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 78.68% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (79.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.73% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (12.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.83% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,128,561;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $5,743,364.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $21,585,709;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,132,348.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 171,843 0.03 53,255222.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 88,972 0.01 16,903426.37
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,044 0.00 0
10 Cereals 35,022 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 39,954 0.01 62,341-35.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12,033 0.00 55,992-78.51
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,828 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 141,093 0.02 176,782-20.19
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 14,487 0.00 7,44394.64
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 75,312 0.01 54,97936.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 70,037 0.01 68,2742.58
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 45,532 0.01 51,326-11.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 182,814 0.03 151,96120.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 519,525 0.08 381,54836.16
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,906 0.00 24,071-79.62
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 526,156,516 78.67 547,742,225-3.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,103,605 0.17 965,99714.25
29 Organic chemicals 1,074,966 0.16 1,190,137-9.68
30 Pharmaceutical products 24,741 0.00 19,79824.97
31 Fertilizers 1,931,268 0.29 1,972,088-2.07
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 51,834 0.01 33,88452.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 72,900 0.01 41,38776.14
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 17,215 0.00 14,48018.89
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,575 0.00 2,619-39.86
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 427,436 0.06 61,410596.04
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,286-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 178,799 0.03 198,385-9.87
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,907,902 0.43 3,144,378-7.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,239,090 0.78 3,739,36040.11
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,836 0.00 798255.39
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,127,147 0.47 1,923,80862.55
45 Cork and articles of cork 107 0.00 25,250.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,190,394 0.33 2,695,804-18.75
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 36,971 0.01 36,1272.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,647 0.00 106,557-96.58
52 Cotton 2,418 0.00 1711,314.04
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 39 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 164,576 0.02 43,777275.94
55 Man-made staple fibers 243,040 0.04 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 42,617 0.01 7,191492.64
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 164 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5 0.00 79-93.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,850 0.00 11,532-83.96
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 17,001 0.00 3,664364.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,317 0.00 2,246181.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 12,392 0.00 8,49645.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 68,451 0.01 71,484-4.24
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,367 0.00 231924.68
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,417,451 0.36 1,152,386109.78
69 Ceramic products 51,599 0.01 59,722-13.60
70 Glass and glassware 7,007,908 1.05 1,264,544454.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,218 0.00 7,669-18.92
72 Iron and steel 16,002,866 2.39 7,874,305103.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 665,111 0.10 1,069,918-37.84
74 Copper and articles thereof 156,227 0.02 42,308269.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,503-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,751,044 0.26 3,883,392-54.91
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 227,443-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 22,748 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 42,556 0.01 101,509-58.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 132,291 0.02 91,67944.30
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 167,859 0.03 44,405278.02
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 82,431,333 12.33 80,745,4842.09
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 1,825,645 0.27 1,314,15538.92
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 2,115,237 0.32 1,835,62215.23
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,495,349 0.22 1,050,61542.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,647,053 0.40 2,923,922-9.47
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,275,096 0.19 444,579186.81
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 300 0.00 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 338,416 0.05 109,663208.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,920 0.00 21,698-63.50
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,495 0.00 13,16740.46
SS Classified 1,676,172 0.25 20 733 827-91.92

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.17% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (36.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.42% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (36.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.01% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (7.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.24% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (7.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.38% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (5.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.18% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (1.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,106,609;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,741,812;
  • 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 $1,459,312;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,459,295;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $1,007,148;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $871,825;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $861,148;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $857,429;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $798,192;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $754,300;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $504,571;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $467,245;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $459,037;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $430,912.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $4,169,650;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,126,811;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $855,419;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $523,701;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $432,638.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 19,145 0.01 128,059-85.05
10 Cereals 367 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 579 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 235,108 0.17 259,825-9.51
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 87,220 0.06 58,29849.61
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 66,863 0.05 8,176717.80
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 255,053 0.19 297,572-14.29
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 865,916 0.64 406,879112.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,062,686 0.79 205,257417.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,169,115 0.87 1,425,661-17.99
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,424,130 1.06 669,830112.61
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 891,638 0.66 1,075,402-17.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,295,914 0.96 424,089205.58
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,738,734 2.77 4,594,153-18.62
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 324,797 0.24 277,08917.22
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 12,876-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 116,136 0.09 273,654-57.56
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 16,125 0.01 4,185,775-99.61
29 Organic chemicals 910,299 0.67 443,054105.46
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,762,207 25.77 34,763,797-0.00
31 Fertilizers 16,893 0.01 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 171,177 0.13 253,189-32.39
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,439,704 1.81 2,008,79221.45
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 146,440 0.11 113,11329.46
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,090,597 1.55 1,586,02631.81
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,875 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,370,351 1.76 628,539277.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,171,360 1.61 2,133,5381.77
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,343,170 1.00 1,403,445-4.29
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 60,808-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 529,135 0.39 492,3047.48
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,011 0.00 375,335.14
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 15,924 0.01 6,049163.25
45 Cork and articles of cork 130 0.00 211-38.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,533,574 1.14 1,966,212-22.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 46,596 0.03 133,307-65.05
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,268,589 0.94 261,441385.23
52 Cotton 1,270 0.00 92237.74
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 5,114 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 117,187 0.09 63,65684.09
55 Man-made staple fibers 360,635 0.27 448,811-19.65
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,134,666 0.84 1,065,9576.45
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 282-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,409 0.03 9293,711.52
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 36,399 0.03 20,81374.89
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,710,810 2.75 2,849,66230.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,276,932 3.17 4,144,9903.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 188,018 0.14 229,578-18.10
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,334,327 1.73 875,032166.77
65 Headgear and parts thereof 15,017 0.01 19,146-21.57
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 26,160 0.02 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 86,425 0.06 76,50012.97
69 Ceramic products 553,183 0.41 700,596-21.04
70 Glass and glassware 260,370 0.19 250,2544.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 819-100.00
72 Iron and steel 984,619 0.73 672,92446.32
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,228,180 0.91 4,354,991-71.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 264,364 0.20 161,92063.27
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 469,944 0.35 316,07048.68
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 28,865 0.02 51,887-44.37
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 286,357 0.21 237,40220.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,292,490 0.96 1,816,191-28.84
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 33,681,062 24.96 29,574,45313.89
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 14,868,563 11.02 13,409,25110.88
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 10,201 0.01 6561,455.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,771,895 1.31 1,966,473-9.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 162,684-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,519,189 1.87 1,720,99746.38
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 55,846 0.04 33,75665.44
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 61,054 0.05 46,67030.82
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 2,022,715 1.50 1,939,3634.30
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 628,173 0.47 828,390-24.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 185,977 0.14 199,721-6.88
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 27,353 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia