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Russian trade in goods with Romania in Q2 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 Romania in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Romania

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Romania totaled $1,231,340,331, up 12.87% ($140,434,197) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $864,461,894, up 26.11% ($178,962,830) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $366,878,437, down 9.50% ($38,528,633) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $497,583,457, a 77.65% increase ($217,491,463) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Romania was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 33rd in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.7692% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6383% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Romania was Russia’s 26th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 34th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.8579% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6220% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Romania was Russia’s 31st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 29th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6184% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6678% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Romania

The major share of Russian exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 78.85% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (75.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.37% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (10.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.03% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (4.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.52% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (3.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.45% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (3.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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 $161,851,262;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $18,464,993;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,912,581;
  • 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 $2,829,702.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $4,035,355;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,386,401;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,109,120.
Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 142,572 0.02 136,4104.52
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 321,275 0.04 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 34,642 0.00 64,408-46.21
10 Cereals 1,543,807 0.18 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 84,704 0.01 4,4961,783.99
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 55,043 0.01 88,639-37.90
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,024 0.00 1,69278.72
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 156,076 0.02 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,200 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 44,420 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,433 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 191,525 0.02 215,303-11.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 72,796 0.01 60,25920.81
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 779,219 0.09 1,259,552-38.14
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,454,886 0.52 542,305721.47
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,521,912 0.18 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 675,659,674 78.16 513,808,41231.50
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,474,029 0.63 3,598,36552.13
29 Organic chemicals 8,058,585 0.93 11,444,986-29.59
30 Pharmaceutical products 129,199 0.01 103,03125.40
31 Fertilizers 45,895,969 5.31 27,430,97667.31
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 39,597 0.00 24,43362.06
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,183,634 0.14 1,121,4405.55
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 123,767 0.01 109,93112.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 21,409 0.00 13,54358.08
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 39,800 0.00 20,84590.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 214,173 0.02 288,770-25.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,945,868 0.46 4,437,308-11.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 24,483,005 2.83 24,183,0721.24
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 157,904 0.02 99,34558.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,009 0.00 1762,177.84
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,186,159 1.64 15,085,737-5.96
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 20,233 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,541,217 0.87 8,546,165-11.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,720 0.00 9241,384.85
52 Cotton 30,817 0.00 50,216-38.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 28,566-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 288,248 0.03 57,396402.21
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,367 0.00 4,478-69.47
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3 0.00 30.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,059 0.00 37,820-91.91
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,160 0.00 56,097-94.37
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 20,757 0.00 6,440222.31
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 75,533 0.01 2,3183,158.54
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 28,575 0.00 1,9171,390.61
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 134-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 155 0.00 6,454-97.60
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,601,013 0.30 3,689,755-29.51
69 Ceramic products 485,919 0.06 1,068,635-54.53
70 Glass and glassware 3,911,360 0.45 7,946,715-50.78
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,485,170 0.29 3,40872,821.65
72 Iron and steel 17,910,860 2.07 20,168,904-11.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,099,305 0.24 1,181,72477.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,966 0.00 2831,654.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,235-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 970,120 0.11 2,151,835-54.92
78 Lead and articles thereof 81 0.00 51,520.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 38,587-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 96,523 0.01 91,5335.45
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 125,174 0.01 137,618-9.04
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,153,615 1.52 10,747,77522.38
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 11,001,668 1.27 8,171,96634.63
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 33,515 0.00 97,698-65.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 10,372,976 1.20 13,482,096-23.06
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 945,393-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 315,793 0.04 711,203-55.60
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 77 0.00 19305.26
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 900-100.00
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 527,628 0.06 727,811-27.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 18,746 0.00 52,381-64.21
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,241,677 0.14 1,067,00816.37
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,517 0.00 9,908-3.95
SS Classified 0 0.00 60 307-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Romania

The major share of Russian imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 58.16% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (64.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.91% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (19.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.95% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (6.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.32% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (1.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.73% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (4.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $22,725,332;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $12,092,882;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,734,972;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,491,830;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,370,941;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,119,186.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $51,086,512;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $9,100,302;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,575,323;
  • 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 $5,495,483;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $3,703,740;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $3,632,190;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,675,205;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,430,841.
Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,094 0.00 8861,490.74
10 Cereals 3,354,659 0.91 3,216,2564.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,884,762 3.78 1,791,880674.87
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 105,373 0.03 68,60853.59
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 681 0.00 15,129-95.50
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 47,809 0.01 43,28010.46
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 86,879 0.02 267,239-67.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 188,765 0.05 130,62944.50
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,521,413 0.41 150,472911.09
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 113,326 0.03 102,63910.41
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 209,086 0.06 199,6784.71
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 205 0.00 87,280-99.77
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 665,141 0.18 3,340,346-80.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 199,444 0.05 376,752-47.06
29 Organic chemicals 1,964,065 0.54 1,102,56378.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 38,239,471 10.42 30,504,49925.36
31 Fertilizers 31,033 0.01 30,5961.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 449,241 0.12 783,896-42.69
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 17,005,765 4.64 20,637,955-17.60
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 176,449 0.05 172,6082.23
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 254 0.00 114122.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 156,171 0.04 76,482104.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,493,895 2.04 11,197,635-33.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,666,970 4.00 13,175,14011.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,098,691 0.30 1,311,095-16.20
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 10,836 0.00 31,869-66.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,190,417 0.60 2,479,148-11.65
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 53 0.00 407-86.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,233,487 0.34 114,301979.16
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 102,239 0.03 351,898-70.95
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6,728 0.00 119,625-94.38
52 Cotton 1,043 0.00 1,481-29.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 260 0.00 2,834-90.83
54 Man-made filaments 357,164 0.10 208,71771.12
55 Man-made staple fibers 673,160 0.18 543,61723.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 504,131 0.14 1,152,248-56.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 9,067 0.00 10,211-11.20
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 217,345 0.06 130,69266.30
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,265,449 0.34 1,454,779-13.01
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 25,905 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,393,813 0.93 4,166,428-18.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,473,936 3.13 12,904,777-11.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 446,973 0.12 509,327-12.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,265,641 0.89 3,637,913-10.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 37,641 0.01 26,91739.84
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 167,949 0.05 62,135170.30
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,239 0.00 2,831-56.23
69 Ceramic products 1,142,874 0.31 1,454,013-21.40
70 Glass and glassware 1,367,205 0.37 1,521,244-10.13
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,109 0.00 4,391-51.97
72 Iron and steel 2,525,324 0.69 1,451,25374.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,910,350 2.16 8,559,541-7.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,346 0.00 5,459-20.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 950 0.00 169462.13
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 898,529 0.24 964,484-6.84
79 Zinc and articles thereof 24,537 0.01 46,069-46.74
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,822 0.00 2,070-11.98
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 75,956 0.02 125,572-39.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,928,526 1.62 6,951,664-14.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,519,222 11.86 94,605,734-54.00
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 45,904,029 12.51 51,399,512-10.69
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 0 0.00 2,484-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 80,141,520 21.84 89,241,822-10.20
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 34,346,713 9.36 11,621,381195.55
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,478,112 2.58 15,053,435-37.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 178 0.00 57212.28
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 12,263 0.00 29,924-59.02
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 6,182,650 1.69 5,214,40218.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 106,513 0.03 117,929-9.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 243,613 0.07 338,649-28.06
SS Classified 2,978 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia