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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q4 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 Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $947,091,000, down 1.33% ($12,732,366) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $777,672,417, down 4.70% ($38,394,562) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $169,418,583, up 17.85% ($25,662,196) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $608,253,834, a 9.53% decrease ($64,056,758) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 37th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.5265% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.5137% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 35th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6953% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6555% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 51st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 52nd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2490% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2306% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 67.75% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (84.99% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.37% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (5.87% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.83% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (5.22% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.92% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (0.28% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.91% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.25% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $61,582,197;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $27,666,866;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $18,568,517;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $17,563,158;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $10,686,841.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $166,754,548.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 171,949-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 354,764 0.05 309,43114.65
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 65,216 0.01 32,76699.04
10 Cereals 603,696 0.08 8,8416,728.37
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,501 0.00 14,3967.68
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 27,734,507 3.57 67,64140,902.51
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 5,223 0.00 3,99430.77
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,785 0.00 102,125-94.34
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 20,036 0.00 14,88834.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 213,188 0.03 197,8947.73
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 83,000 0.01 94,705-12.36
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 38,815 0.00 61,011-36.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 312,489 0.04 251,24024.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,037,453 0.13 992,1784.56
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 37,055 0.00 27,73733.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 526,802,809 67.74 693,557,357-24.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 18,475,292 2.38 912,1341,925.50
29 Organic chemicals 982,845 0.13 330,502197.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 28,560 0.00 19,42347.04
31 Fertilizers 4,417,059 0.57 6,428,714-31.29
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 56,405 0.01 75,107-24.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 349,460 0.04 280,58524.55
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 51,661 0.01 51,768-0.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 7,544 0.00 80,985-90.68
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 902,599 0.12 2,767,146-67.38
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 467-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 280,455 0.04 256,4759.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,734,068 0.22 2,940,398-41.03
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,144,367 0.40 4,249,070-26.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,257 0.00 1,107284.55
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,328,554 0.30 2,267,2472.70
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 12-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 1,031-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,126,124 0.27 2,184,817-2.69
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 52,192 0.01 88,858-41.26
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 580,312 0.07 95,711506.32
52 Cotton 767 0.00 7,287-89.47
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 52 0.00 85-38.82
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 13,978-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 53,698 0.01 39,08637.38
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 14,235 0.00 24,350-41.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 12 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 103 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 141 0.00 2,355-94.01
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 10,032 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 37,541 0.00 10,974242.09
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 38,699 0.00 20,08992.64
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 12,486 0.00 8,52746.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 215,000 0.03 57,272275.40
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,647 0.00 90282.59
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,017,002 0.26 3,779,219-46.63
69 Ceramic products 59,302 0.01 143,801-58.76
70 Glass and glassware 546,870 0.07 1,147,164-52.33
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54,335 0.01 23,435131.85
72 Iron and steel 4,169,650 0.54 4,947,532-15.72
73 Articles of iron or steel 90,747,486 11.67 29,165,289211.15
74 Copper and articles thereof 56,558 0.01 36,95953.03
75 Nickel and articles thereof 59,758 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 24,069,857 3.10 13,383,01679.85
78 Lead and articles thereof 2 0.00 635-99.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 119,500 0.02 65,32682.93
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 145,184 0.02 120,62720.36
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 133,708 0.02 159,913-16.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 56,384,040 7.25 37,815,52349.10
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 2,883,605 0.37 1,674,87572.17
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 222,242 0.03 925,957-76.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 479,491 0.06 934,181-48.67
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 61,145 0.01 448,132-86.36
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 859,339 0.11 776,58910.66
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 300-100.00
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 676,772 0.09 211,713219.66
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 10,242 0.00 12,905-20.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,728 0.00 10,041-13.08
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 56,922 0.01 0
SS Classified 614,972 0.08 1 159 232-46.95

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.86% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (30.36% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.73% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (39.10% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.42% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (12.14% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.18% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (9.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.77% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (2.87% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $25,259,239;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,997,181;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,882,664;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,678,242;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,008,190;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $591,501;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $531,892.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,631,500;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,700,044;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $938,125;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $700,579;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $660,650;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $519,638.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 443,074 0.26 885,312-49.95
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 16 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 95,313 0.06 45,599109.02
10 Cereals 9,013 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,630 0.00 363900.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 49,987 0.03 166,648-70.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 140,179 0.08 72,74092.71
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 103-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,719 0.00 105,949-95.55
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 294,164 0.17 203,14144.81
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,491,388 2.06 2,992,92116.65
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 557,660 0.33 678,777-17.84
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,232,705 0.73 1,484,548-16.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 928,397 0.55 941,202-1.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 730,598 0.43 783,662-6.77
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,373,403 1.40 1,952,45221.56
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,814,149 1.07 3,514,193-48.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 744,579 0.44 386,63992.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 40,541 0.02 196,180-79.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,481 0.00 31,528-88.96
29 Organic chemicals 1,009,710 0.60 1,253,244-19.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 57,210,252 33.77 31,951,01379.06
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 468,411 0.28 492,390-4.87
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,556,862 1.51 2,390,9856.94
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 130,331 0.08 171,754-24.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,575,145 0.93 2,513,270-37.33
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 191-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 218,437 0.13 252,346-13.44
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,435,910 1.44 2,324,5044.79
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,922,681 1.13 2,259,355-14.90
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 139,894 0.08 112124,805.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,006,947 0.59 996,5621.04
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,044 0.00 7,196-85.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,089 0.01 35,425-71.52
45 Cork and articles of cork 98 0.00 33,166.67
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,051,576 0.62 775,43935.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 38,784 0.02 157,855-75.43
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 358,021 0.21 877,659-59.21
52 Cotton 63,259 0.04 121,035-47.73
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 650 0.00 1,888-65.57
54 Man-made filaments 78,876 0.05 63,33424.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 809,644 0.48 402,495101.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 959,996 0.57 1,660,575-42.19
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 83 0.00 35137.14
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 201 0.00 10,866-98.15
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 54,983 0.03 40,71635.04
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 29,194 0.02 8,577240.38
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,063,172 4.17 5,384,93031.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,020,942 3.55 5,012,75220.11
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 244,406 0.14 109,672122.85
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,545,037 2.09 3,720,000-4.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 45,041 0.03 35,89325.49
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 79,160 0.05 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 125,668 0.07 92,06536.50
69 Ceramic products 539,672 0.32 672,133-19.71
70 Glass and glassware 864,131 0.51 272,630216.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 573 0.00 5,535-89.65
72 Iron and steel 2,717,444 1.60 834,780225.53
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,429,236 0.84 897,34459.27
74 Copper and articles thereof 220,842 0.13 173,44727.33
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 266,800 0.16 674,740-60.46
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 59,474 0.04 32,69981.88
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 343,531 0.20 291,00718.05
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,353,114 0.80 1,225,74710.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 33,734,229 19.91 31,737,0486.29
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 15,882,604 9.37 15,486,6802.56
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 47,036 0.03 108,556-56.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,525,661 0.90 1,683,886-9.40
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 2,631,500-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,263,091 2.52 4,564,340-6.60
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 49,029 0.03 34,13343.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 48,996 0.03 56,912-13.91
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 1,036,899 0.61 1,697,549-38.92
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,693,271 1.59 2,991,227-9.96
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 102,897 0.06 118,401-13.09
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 28,553 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia