Russian trade in goods with Macedonia in Q1 2019
May 15, 2019
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Macedonia in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Macedonia was $23,398,270, down 31.56% ($10,789,579) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $7,557,277, down 65.71% ($14,482,457) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $15,840,993, up 30.40% ($3,692,878) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade balance with Macedonia went from a surplus of $9,891,619 in the 1st quarter of 2018, to a deficit of $8,283,716 in the 1st quarter of 2019.
Macedonia was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 110th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0149% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0217% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Macedonia was Russia’s 122nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 102nd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0072% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0214% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Macedonia was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 92nd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0299% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0222% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 78.82% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (11.54% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.07% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.07% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.85% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (1.59% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.82% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.28% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.99% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (1.07% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.01% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (81.21% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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 $3,414,427;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $76,206;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $57,737;
- 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 $42,535.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $17,708,818;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $180,144;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $113,959;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $25,495;
- 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 $25,063.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 96,574 | 1.28 | 38,837 | 148.66 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,760 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,933 | 0.08 | 5,946 | -0.22 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,596 | 0.13 | 14,933 | -35.74 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 186,994 | 2.47 | 175,868 | 6.33 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,956,752 | 78.82 | 2,542,325 | 134.30 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 74 | 0.00 | 25,137 | -99.71 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 25,201 | 0.33 | 20,881 | 20.69 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,585 | 0.09 | 6,454 | 2.03 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,083 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 25,251 | 0.33 | 26,389 | -4.31 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 305,912 | 4.05 | 419,871 | -27.14 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 889 | 0.01 | 613 | 45.02 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 8,610 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 666 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 316,862 | 4.19 | 301,273 | 5.17 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 49,547 | 0.66 | 48,918 | 1.29 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 351 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 108 | 0.00 | 4,328 | -97.50 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 25,495 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 6,698 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 70 | 0.00 | 17,708,888 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 279 | 0.00 | 180,423 | -99.85 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 8,766 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 347,870 | 4.60 | 369,930 | -5.96 |
| 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 | 84,822 | 1.12 | 42,287 | 100.59 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 76,502 | 1.01 | 296 | 25,745.27 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 25,472 | 0.34 | 44,206 | -42.38 |
| 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 | 14,086 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 11,357 | 0.15 | 11,399 | -0.37 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 5 578 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 55.21% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (41.68% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 20.95% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (28.84% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.02% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (22.79% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.85% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (4.26% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (1.26% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,541,150;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $440,182;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $369,847;
- 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 $239,326;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $191,391;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $88,038;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $56,849.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $375,567;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $373,645;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $153,181;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $136,029;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $60,516;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $51,447.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 102,239 | 0.65 | 56,233 | 81.81 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,065,156 | 6.72 | 1,438,801 | -25.97 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,266,038 | 33.24 | 1,724,888 | 205.30 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 27,794 | 0.18 | 64,477 | -56.89 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 7,367 | 0.05 | 2,405 | 206.32 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 830 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 44,946 | 0.28 | 69,958 | -35.75 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 146,575 | 0.93 | 207,091 | -29.22 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20,211 | 0.13 | 65,817 | -69.29 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 674,167 | 4.26 | 233,985 | 188.12 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,390,608 | 8.78 | 1,199,217 | 15.96 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,678 | 0.01 | 199 | 743.22 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,691,363 | 16.99 | 2,742,810 | -1.88 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 481 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,826 | 0.01 | 26,060 | -92.99 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 3,443 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 2,617 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,672 | 0.01 | 6,005 | -72.16 |
| 52 | Cotton | 210,225 | 1.33 | 122,187 | 72.05 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 23,677 | 0.15 | 34,409 | -31.19 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 32,630 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 876,027 | 5.53 | 863,770 | 1.42 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,935,661 | 12.22 | 2,311,228 | -16.25 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 56,849 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 177,729 | 1.12 | 168,851 | 5.26 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,926 | 0.04 | 3,261 | 81.72 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 189 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 153,181 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 12,676 | 0.08 | 17,438 | -27.31 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,591 | 0.03 | 3,348 | 37.13 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 46,449 | 0.29 | 17,655 | 163.09 |
| 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 | 430,300 | 2.72 | 190,974 | 125.32 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 125,060 | 0.79 | 261,089 | -52.10 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,022 | 0.05 | 48,393 | -83.42 |
| 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 | 2,333 | 0.01 | 28,440 | -91.80 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 449,698 | 2.84 | 79,851 | 463.17 |