Russian trade in goods with Montenegro in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Montenegro
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Montenegro totaled $13,778,742, up 54.81% ($4,878,386) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $7,502,253, up 316.49% ($5,700,965) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $6,276,489, down 11.59% ($822,579) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade balance with Montenegro went from a deficit of $5,297,780 in the 3rd quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $1,225,764 in the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Montenegro was Russia’s 138th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 140th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0083% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0052% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Montenegro was Russia’s 130th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 151st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0073% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0016% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Montenegro was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 100th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0100% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0119% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Montenegro
The major share of Russian exports to Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 73.15% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (0.64% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.98% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (32.09% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.00% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (50.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.98% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (12.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.12% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (1.30% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,456,579;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $315,017;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $56,122;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $32,729;
- 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 $24,136.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $237,067.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14,280 | 0.19 | 18,454 | -22.62 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 28,523 | 0.38 | 18,711 | 52.44 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 855,940 | 11.41 | 540,923 | 58.24 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 675,274 | 9.00 | 912,341 | -25.98 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,855 | 0.02 | 16,508 | -88.76 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 1,053 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,421 | 0.07 | 3,084 | 75.78 |
| 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 | 69 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,965 | 0.03 | 2,704 | -27.33 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,848 | 0.05 | 2,700 | 42.52 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,292 | 0.04 | 1,238 | 165.91 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 32,729 | 0.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 133 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 3,074 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 582 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 828 | 0.01 | 5,194 | -84.06 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 82 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 707 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,330 | 0.11 | 303 | 2,649.17 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 35,036 | 0.47 | 20,914 | 67.52 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,990 | 0.04 | 594 | 403.37 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 30,763 | 0.41 | 11,318 | 171.81 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,456,780 | 72.74 | 201 | 2,714,715.92 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 107 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 197,048 | 2.63 | 140,926 | 39.82 |
| 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 | 82,164 | 1.10 | 58,028 | 41.59 |
| 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 | 8,477 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 10,314 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 957 | 0.01 | 20,525 | -95.34 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 35 | 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 | 36,954 | 0.49 | 21,085 | 75.26 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,070 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Montenegro
The major share of Russian imports from Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 91.04% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (87.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.38% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (1.83% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $25,509.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $475,233;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $367,186.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,710,911 | 90.99 | 6,186,144 | -7.68 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,215 | 0.05 | 70 | 4,492.86 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 254 | 0.00 | 204 | 24.51 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12,474 | 0.20 | 11,697 | 6.64 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 396,301 | 6.31 | 763,487 | -48.09 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,612 | 0.06 | 7,279 | -50.38 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 438 | 0.01 | 447 | -2.01 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,547 | 0.06 | 9,259 | -61.69 |
| 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 | 1,952 | 0.03 | 1,969 | -0.86 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 320 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 143,701 | 2.29 | 118,192 | 21.58 |