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Russian trade in goods with Serbia in Q3 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 third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Serbia totaled $581,492,353, up 19.32% ($94,166,920) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $335,390,736, up 46.95% ($107,158,760) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $246,101,617, down 5.01% ($12,991,840) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade balance with Serbia went from a deficit of $30,861,481 in the 3rd quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $89,289,119 in the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Serbia was Russia’s 47th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 48th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3506% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2832% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Serbia was Russia’s 49th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 55th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3246% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2034% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Serbia was Russia’s 40th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 36th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3935% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4327% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia 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) - 39.42% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (10.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.51% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (42.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.12% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (18.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.21% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (7.89% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.69% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (13.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.50% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (4.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $111,810,669;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $19,289,911;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $5,179,202;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,251,744;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,800,655;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,084,097.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $10,749,101;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $8,548,359;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,347,089;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,902,528;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,031,724;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,739,530;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,213,622;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,057,573.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 608,669 0.18 204,254198.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 81,863 0.02 533,824-84.66
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,696 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,274 0.00 0
10 Cereals 167,765 0.05 84,39198.79
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 116,589 0.03 16,902589.79
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 46,903 0.01 25,44084.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,047 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,169,309 0.35 949,32423.17
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 78,376 0.02 80,317-2.42
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 41,591 0.01 4588,981.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 157,147 0.05 66,746135.44
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 159,461 0.05 26,067511.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 34,614-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 637,284 0.19 1,251,456-49.08
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23,126 0.01 273,505-91.54
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 258,672 0.08 3,3517,619.25
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 17,248,381 5.14 14,447,72619.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 575,310 0.17 208,018176.57
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,795,309 2.62 3,616,107143.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 113,077,357 33.72 93,787,44620.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,766,728 2.32 8,453,934-8.13
29 Organic chemicals 298,698 0.09 465,366-35.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 331,872 0.10 8,7743,682.45
31 Fertilizers 328,258 0.10 8,675,347-96.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 330,957 0.10 66,856395.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 368,838 0.11 295,16324.96
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 109,191 0.03 69,29457.58
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 183-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 19,211 0.01 20,300-5.36
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 61 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 292,320 0.09 626,235-53.32
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,693,813 3.78 11,609,7169.34
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,039,243 2.40 10,941,771-26.53
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 86,698 0.03 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,756 0.00 1,154225.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,009,748 1.49 4,645,9597.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 167 0.00 62,683.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,360,215 1.00 4,573,837-26.53
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,805 0.00 494,258-99.23
52 Cotton 506,383 0.15 216,817133.55
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 3,712 0.00 1,730114.57
54 Man-made filaments 93,145 0.03 253,262-63.22
55 Man-made staple fibers 656 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 827,551 0.25 200,302313.15
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 466 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,393 0.00 3,981-14.77
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 50,415 0.02 48,0504.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 32 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 80,561 0.02 46,44973.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 151,068 0.05 220,543-31.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 29,819 0.01 3,387780.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,626 0.00 11,341-41.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 193 0.00 629-69.32
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,794-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 802,347 0.24 1,050,229-23.60
69 Ceramic products 58,808 0.02 115,833-49.23
70 Glass and glassware 2,231,579 0.67 2,963,586-24.70
72 Iron and steel 713,498 0.21 2,745,222-74.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 115,504,292 34.44 3,693,6233,027.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 14,712,530 4.39 16,452,060-10.57
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,095 0.00 2711,411.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 392,094 0.12 475,833-17.60
78 Lead and articles thereof 470,324 0.14 465,7820.98
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 85-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 14-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 40,464 0.01 1,7902,160.56
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 24,184 0.01 47,509-49.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 349,121 0.10 460,518-24.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,789,235 1.73 14,337,594-59.62
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 3,676,046 1.10 14,425,147-74.52
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 65,774 0.02 28,450131.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,155,710 1.54 903,966470.34
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,059,628 0.32 2,117,201-49.95
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 11,366 0.00 3003,688.67
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 127,182 0.04 185,426-31.41
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 18,533 0.01 14,16230.86
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,137 0.00 4,136145.09
SS Classified 114,061 0.03 176 855-35.51

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 31.14% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (31.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.12% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (17.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 17.80% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (20.73% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.90% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (13.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.65% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (7.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.00% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (8.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,116,296;
  • 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 $3,083,934;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,360,527;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,251,856;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,594,885;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,417,071;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,031,280;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $907,217;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $862,548;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $783,924.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $9,997,323;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $7,105,846;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $4,782,896;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,181,853;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,108,864;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,467,065;
  • 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 $1,191,188;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $1,098,271;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $1,072,165;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $979,822;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $958,495;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $942,626.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 139,358 0.06 167,219-16.66
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 9,502,547 3.86 10,217,211-6.99
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 284,985 0.12 201,76141.25
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,634,766 1.88 4,842,739-4.29
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 46,860,025 19.04 49,041,878-4.45
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 76,718 0.03 37,118106.69
10 Cereals 0 0.00 225,223-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 22,438 0.01 4,514397.08
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 60,505 0.02 79,475-23.87
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,689 0.01 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 654,659 0.27 1,752,930-62.65
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,624 0.00 9,590-20.50
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,299,810 0.53 928,95139.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,367,923 0.56 6,150,819-77.76
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,708,599 0.69 801,382113.21
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,475,791 0.60 1,262,50516.89
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,122,212 1.27 2,090,93249.32
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,965,449 1.61 2,548,37855.61
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,435,955 0.58 652,031120.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 17,577 0.01 41,162-57.30
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 35,898 0.01 69,604-48.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,333 0.00 4,162-19.92
29 Organic chemicals 29,646 0.01 972,272-96.95
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,123,101 6.15 12,762,57418.50
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 37,411-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 721,199 0.29 1,249,793-42.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 82,023 0.03 14,825453.27
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 4,573,501 1.86 1,489,567207.04
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 160 0.00 129,797-99.88
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 189,698-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 20,109 0.01 4,152384.32
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 210,931 0.09 189,45511.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,870,998 4.42 11,850,820-8.27
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,885,246 7.27 15,633,39014.40
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 14,746 0.01 48,662-69.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 45,060-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,804,549 1.14 4,913,413-42.92
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,901,344 3.62 16,007,190-44.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 604,215 0.25 149,066305.33
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2 0.00 35,431-99.99
52 Cotton 3 0.00 27,635-99.99
54 Man-made filaments 395,859 0.16 415,034-4.62
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 505,052 0.21 429,11217.70
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,142,511 0.46 2,214,676-48.41
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 6,145 0.00 5,28716.23
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,201,394 0.49 1,073,50711.91
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 993-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 33,426,446 13.58 43,423,769-23.02
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,083,977 0.85 1,886,12310.49
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 298,160 0.12 341,348-12.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,657,826 1.89 3,795,27822.73
65 Headgear and parts thereof 82,451 0.03 67,33822.44
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,284 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 417,373 0.17 781,883-46.62
69 Ceramic products 21,853 0.01 27,633-20.92
70 Glass and glassware 153,855 0.06 148,4663.63
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54,258 0.02 21,579151.44
72 Iron and steel 1,114,177 0.45 743,90749.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,964,633 1.20 3,310,368-10.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 7,458,410 3.03 8,925,475-16.44
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 23,769-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,280,784 1.74 4,050,2975.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,121 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 392-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 190 0.00 278-31.65
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 467,027 0.19 272,34271.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,546,903 1.03 1,816,36540.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 28,723,285 11.67 21,606,98932.94
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 8,170,345 3.32 9,361,533-12.72
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 902,348 0.37 890,5331.33
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,795,905 1.54 2,201,02072.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 583 0.00 43633.72
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 2,374,617 0.96 2,732,795-13.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 30,948 0.01 16,00093.43
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 284,263 0.12 1,242,758-77.13
SS Classified 0 0.00 386 379-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia