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

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Moldova was $464,270,184, down 4.44% ($21,551,003) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $358,258,816, down 6.21% ($23,703,019) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $106,011,368, up 2.07% ($2,152,016) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $252,247,448, a 9.30% decrease ($25,855,035) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Moldova was Russia’s 56th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 52nd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2581% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2600% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 48th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.3203% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3068% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 60th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1558% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1666% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova 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) - 62.57% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (67.38% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.39% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (10.56% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.98% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (6.88% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.67% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (7.10% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.10% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.58% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.04% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.96% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $5,101,579;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,446,137;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,306,728;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $2,072,158;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,244,966;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,184,767;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,124,175.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 $33,184,446;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,520,336;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,589,114;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,113,351.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 62,796 0.02 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 189,645 0.05 139,93035.53
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 756,497 0.21 626,99020.66
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,607,644 0.73 535,486386.97
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 29,245 0.01 65,472-55.33
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,198,763 0.61 2,264,823-2.92
10 Cereals 74,583 0.02 121,127-38.43
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,526,218 0.71 1,709,78247.75
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 183,513 0.05 454,635-59.64
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 740 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,479,617 0.41 1,270,00516.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,078,339 0.30 1,129,530-4.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,197,434 0.33 1,081,10210.76
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,361,189 0.94 2,872,78017.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,312,506 0.92 3,007,44710.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 230,676 0.06 176,88830.41
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,357,408 2.33 7,504,97411.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,500,492 0.98 2,255,52655.20
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 308,155 0.09 341,611-9.79
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 733,435 0.20 706,5383.81
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 83,521 0.02 93,928-11.08
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 224,083,557 62.55 257,268,003-12.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 136,707 0.04 389,253-64.88
29 Organic chemicals 137,227 0.04 353,154-61.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,928,137 1.93 4,621,40949.91
31 Fertilizers 12,027,091 3.36 20,547,427-41.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 565,778 0.16 428,16732.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,427,186 0.68 2,383,4881.83
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 980,813 0.27 980,0960.07
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 57,157 0.02 39,21745.75
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 136,221 0.04 118,24415.20
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,084 0.00 3,216-66.29
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,710,504 0.48 2,189,582-21.88
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,703,658 1.31 4,727,051-0.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,844,334 1.07 3,545,7778.42
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 184,617 0.05 223,767-17.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 33,819 0.01 30,10912.32
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 9,113-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,526,756 0.98 3,306,6886.66
45 Cork and articles of cork 3,193 0.00 8,290-61.48
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 370 0.00 3,887-90.48
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,079 0.00 6,768-54.51
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,077,034 0.86 3,517,355-12.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 711,043 0.20 645,54010.15
52 Cotton 251,703 0.07 339,367-25.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 3,205 0.00 13,406-76.09
54 Man-made filaments 27,585 0.01 35,940-23.25
55 Man-made staple fibers 169,197 0.05 78,525115.47
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 198,884 0.06 122,28262.64
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 352,352 0.10 122,714187.13
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 13,516 0.00 12,6986.44
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 89,726 0.03 59,38451.09
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,635,807 0.46 749,387118.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 298,075 0.08 1,411,426-78.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 165,239 0.05 239,976-31.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 73,631 0.02 63,60115.77
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 236,854 0.07 141,63967.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 17,249 0.00 20,183-14.54
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 7,189 0.00 3761,811.97
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 14,227 0.00 3,189346.13
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,335,150 0.65 1,852,96326.02
69 Ceramic products 838,583 0.23 752,22811.48
70 Glass and glassware 2,351,177 0.66 2,789,050-15.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,092,526 0.86 1,968,35157.11
72 Iron and steel 9,072,682 2.53 4,626,54596.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,167,746 0.61 2,724,193-20.43
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,103,907 0.31 742,13248.75
75 Nickel and articles thereof 677,506 0.19 479,73941.22
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 911,224 0.25 730,70124.71
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,855 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 2,457 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,012 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 145,999 0.04 149,258-2.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 166,322 0.05 99,22367.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 421,216 0.12 307,38337.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,466,692 3.20 10,281,92511.52
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 14,258,067 3.98 9,156,48855.72
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 89,016 0.02 88,6480.42
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,959,186 1.11 6,548,300-39.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,842 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,274,272 0.36 1,030,11623.70
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 25,137 0.01 16,14355.71
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,212 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 1,012,643 0.28 922,7039.75
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 151,407 0.04 145,4404.10
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,051,534 0.29 768,06936.91
SS Classified 552,226 0.15 663 969-16.83

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.35% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (70.57% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.25% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (10.05% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.42% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (6.04% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.72% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (3.03% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.40% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.31% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.18% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (0.68% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $5,049,331;
  • 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 $1,594,801;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,479,638;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,317,176;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $750,858;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $605,710;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $523,408;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $449,834;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $448,435;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $384,022;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $348,024.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $6,216,090;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $3,860,612;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,058,467;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $859,147;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $736,647;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $625,517;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $365,926;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $356,485.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 9,107-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,964,706 1.85 2,701,353-27.27
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,556,205 1.47 1,506,9473.27
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 212,543 0.20 260,710-18.48
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,999,255 2.83 1,682,07978.31
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 49,890,165 47.06 56,106,255-11.08
10 Cereals 4,811 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 34,965 0.03 660,482-94.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 260,257 0.25 296,116-12.11
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,403 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 57,442 0.05 34,94564.38
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,394,495 2.26 6,255,107-61.72
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,831,736 8.33 3,782,405133.50
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,450 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,074 0.01 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,994,853 1.88 515,215287.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 15,000 0.01 78,045-80.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,437 0.00 0
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 3,807 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 17,887 0.02 40,552-55.89
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,963,730 2.80 2,515,29517.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,170 0.00 1,044299.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 20,000 0.02 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 56,777 0.05 93,322-39.16
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,089 0.00 3,57714.31
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 3,188-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,211,903 1.14 688,49576.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 38,735 0.04 11,625233.20
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 15,400-100.00
52 Cotton 1,402,921 1.32 1,018,89937.69
54 Man-made filaments 809,434 0.76 359,600125.09
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 460,134 0.43 281,83063.27
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 202,220 0.19 102,80796.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,805,601 3.59 4,864,068-21.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,376,855 1.30 2,236,002-38.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 92,517 0.09 217,392-57.44
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,643,903 1.55 1,342,18722.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,297 0.01 1735,273.99
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,088 0.00 0
69 Ceramic products 19,459 0.02 11,24873.00
70 Glass and glassware 1,327,755 1.25 722,04583.89
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,892 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 190,523 0.18 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 695,973 0.66 447,34455.58
74 Copper and articles thereof 651,810 0.61 1,008,295-35.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,438,925 1.36 1,137,24126.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 104,857 0.10 49,722110.89
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 813,721 0.77 650,86025.02
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 42,691 0.04 80,715-47.11
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 731,239 0.69 1,097,165-33.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,078,000 2.90 2,327,14232.27
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 4,202,219 3.96 2,607,41861.16
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 5,925 0.01 47,061-87.41
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 118 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,637,950 1.55 1,289,92626.98
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 54,175 0.05 103,498-47.66
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,398 0.01 26,958-68.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 232,770 0.22 179,68429.54
SS Classified 6,408,103 6.04 4 388 80846.01
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia