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Russian trade in goods with Serbia in Q1 2019

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 first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Serbia totaled $570,717,332, up 2.99% ($16,579,875) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $322,475,681, up 21.14% ($56,276,760) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $248,241,651, down 13.79% ($39,696,885) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade balance with Serbia went from a deficit of $21,739,615 in the 1st quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $74,234,030 in the 1st quarter of 2019.

Serbia was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3625% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3515% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Serbia was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 55th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3089% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2584% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Serbia was Russia’s 35th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 33rd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4680% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.5273% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia 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) - 61.30% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (55.13% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.35% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (14.67% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.98% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (8.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.51% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (9.44% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.96% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (7.27% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.38% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (3.24% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia 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 $49,854,332;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $10,417,428;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,434,823;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,336,222;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,608,458;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $1,224,336.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $2,441,094;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,418,385;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,144,070;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,891,987;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,626,495.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 2,473-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 193,440 0.06 510,525-62.11
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 101,393 0.03 42,459138.80
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 10,237 0.00 49,227-79.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,473,690 0.77 137,4681,699.47
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 47,800-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,620 0.00 0
10 Cereals 155,826 0.05 155,1160.46
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 147,188 0.05 75,10895.97
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 69,868 0.02 16,113333.61
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,935 0.00 12,196-26.74
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 744,673 0.23 2,888,743-74.22
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 122,886 0.04 180,282-31.84
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 20,572 0.01 36,008-42.87
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 260,845 0.08 220,18318.47
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 49,228 0.02 21,714126.71
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 28,958-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,175,942 0.36 1,267,707-7.24
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 223,060 0.07 199,18511.99
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 30,228-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 13,447,549 4.17 13,439,8540.06
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 138,281 0.04 287,392-51.88
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,300,719 1.64 4,076,38330.03
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 192,241,202 59.61 142,386,87035.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,203,223 2.23 7,550,890-4.60
29 Organic chemicals 467,418 0.14 492,825-5.16
30 Pharmaceutical products 33,293 0.01 5,287529.71
31 Fertilizers 16,794,334 5.21 6,376,906163.36
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 51,390 0.02 178,084-71.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 262,127 0.08 209,58425.07
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 97,255 0.03 168,586-42.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 12,935 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 199,431 0.06 211,104-5.53
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 220,288 0.07 453,374-51.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 16,187,655 5.02 15,637,0983.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,955,640 2.47 7,779,1472.27
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 158 0.00 2,636-94.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,778,420 1.17 3,908,112-3.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 68 0.00 3688.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,884,187 1.20 4,717,484-17.66
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,952 0.01 5,366365.00
52 Cotton 459,554 0.14 280,83063.64
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,844 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 89,136 0.03 113,324-21.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 85 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 721,404 0.22 439,21164.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 871 0.00 985-11.57
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,005 0.00 3,52798.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 42,933 0.01 47,078-8.80
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 36,293 0.01 211,320-82.83
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,355 0.00 5,909-60.15
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,366 0.00 7,619-29.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 645 0.00 36477.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 312,439 0.10 805,876-61.23
69 Ceramic products 76,480 0.02 25,299202.30
70 Glass and glassware 1,822,519 0.57 2,527,932-27.90
72 Iron and steel 1,396,526 0.43 3,814,911-63.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,441,876 0.76 2,411,8241.25
74 Copper and articles thereof 15,941,389 4.94 17,567,884-9.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 502 0.00 77,071.43
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 392,731 0.12 782,132-49.79
78 Lead and articles thereof 617,201 0.19 115,064436.40
79 Zinc and articles thereof 507 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 69 0.00 34,795-99.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,768 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 188,211 0.06 412,252-54.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,360,481 4.45 9,925,65844.68
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 3,883,044 1.20 6,324,138-38.60
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 306,465 0.10 801,235-61.75
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,287,296 1.02 1,678,83895.81
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 663,738 0.21 2,555,725-74.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,218 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 317-100.00
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 346,789 0.11 247,92539.88
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 47,147 0.01 27816,859.35
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,198 0.00 2,1761.01
SS Classified 938,655 0.29 1 245 977-24.67

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia 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) - 39.58% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (35.82% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.47% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (21.39% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 13.20% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (15.77% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.28% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (10.21% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.67% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (8.97% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.65% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (6.60% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $11,418,416;
  • 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) - an increase of $3,554,391;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,037,127;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,313,046;
  • Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - an increase of $1,218,096;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,134,719;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $929,678.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia 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) - a decrease of $10,518,552;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $10,448,535;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $8,655,450;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $5,016,804;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $3,875,486;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,918,905;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,870,674;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,560,837;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,198,156;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,972,789;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,923,080;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,912,086;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,408,601;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $1,074,987;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $909,305;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $821,592;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $805,703;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $781,958.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,263,530 0.51 887,88642.31
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,249,905 2.92 8,324,892-12.91
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,830,784 1.54 2,901,10632.05
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,185,848 2.49 6,991,551-11.52
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 41,721,660 16.81 52,240,212-20.13
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 70,183 0.03 15,887341.76
10 Cereals 8,354,655 3.37 11,225,329-25.57
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 76,354 0.03 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 16,057,969 6.47 4,639,553246.11
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 53,460 0.02 21,142152.86
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,420,851 0.57 1,538,660-7.66
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 767 0.00 98,422.22
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 932,690 0.38 1,021,818-8.72
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,182,373 0.48 3,105,453-61.93
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,167,821 0.47 3,140,610-62.82
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,025,773 0.82 2,403,712-15.72
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,238,893 0.90 1,921,81216.50
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,533,222 1.42 2,398,50347.31
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 884,924 0.36 347,334154.78
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 22,442 0.01 46,858-52.11
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 39,407 0.02 42,357-6.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,565 0.00 4,02213.50
29 Organic chemicals 635,871 0.26 1,545,176-58.85
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,407,517 3.39 17,062,967-50.73
31 Fertilizers 59,528 0.02 118,632-49.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 478,902 0.19 1,300,494-63.18
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 30,418 0.01 56,615-46.27
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 7,329,139 2.95 3,774,74894.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 144,349-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 12,841 0.01 7,87063.16
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 167,845 0.07 195,532-14.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,302,256 4.15 8,989,21014.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 23,377,914 9.42 28,394,718-17.67
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 11,875-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 122,441 0.05 152,299-19.60
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,134,108 1.26 7,009,594-55.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 15,733,265 6.34 18,652,170-15.65
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 178,764 0.07 162,7349.85
52 Cotton 24,425 0.01 31,013-21.24
54 Man-made filaments 199,415 0.08 600,740-66.81
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,789 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 523,090 0.21 455,23914.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,146,935 0.46 1,453,036-21.07
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,625 0.00 5,513-70.52
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,926,740 0.78 708,644171.89
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 58,505 0.02 76,141-23.16
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 24,304,184 9.79 34,752,719-30.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,337,782 0.54 2,119,740-36.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 298,987 0.12 330,135-9.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,948,200 1.19 4,860,286-39.34
65 Headgear and parts thereof 641 0.00 1,155-44.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 326 0.00 371-12.13
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 294,488 0.12 139,313111.39
69 Ceramic products 18,554 0.01 14,95324.08
70 Glass and glassware 97,409 0.04 99,735-2.33
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 42,987 0.02 29,86843.92
72 Iron and steel 510,098 0.21 569,433-10.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,477,489 1.00 4,675,645-47.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,075,926 2.45 6,332,057-4.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 15,747 0.01 39,431-60.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,758,261 1.11 5,319,098-48.14
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 40 0.00 131-69.47
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 396,730 0.16 341,48516.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,784,323 0.72 1,727,9483.26
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 21,873,688 8.81 19,836,56110.27
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 6,016,170 2.42 6,060,838-0.74
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 95,039 0.04 58,98661.12
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 757,168 0.31 287,336163.51
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,753,741 0.71 3,162,342-44.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 137 0.00 294-53.40
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 1,773,909 0.71 1,971,798-10.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 24,082 0.01 6,469272.27
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 413,136 0.17 829,776-50.21
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 249-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 242 369-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia