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Russian trade with Moldova in 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 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $1,640,602,547, up 5.16% ($80,509,713) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2019 totaled $1,257,246,816, up 4.37% ($52,672,618) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2019 totaled $383,355,731, up 7.83% ($27,837,095) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in 2019 was $873,891,085, a 2.93% increase ($24,835,523) over 2018.

Moldova was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 56th in 2018), accounting for 0.2461% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2267% in 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 50th largest export market in 2019 (down from 49th in 2018), accounting for 0.2974% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2677% in 2018).

Moldova was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in 2019 (just as in 2018), accounting for 0.1573% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1493% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 60.82% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (63.33% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.17% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (12.51% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.33% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (7.23% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.91% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (7.27% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.01% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.98% in 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.46% in 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.04% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.12% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,344,149;
  • 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 $8,179,058;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $6,063,852;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,305,820;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $4,873,603;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,976,298.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $7,355,341.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
01 Live animals 68,137 0.01 13,244414.47
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 442,315 0.04 271,67662.81
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,431,557 0.19 2,096,88115.96
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 288,252 0.02 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,767,140 0.38 790,842502.79
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 55,856 0.00 85,006-34.29
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,195,012 0.49 6,000,5713.24
10 Cereals 699,282 0.06 1,526,642-54.19
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,093,989 0.56 5,444,47930.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 686,152 0.05 1,136,258-39.61
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,620 0.00 448261.61
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,197,180 0.41 4,383,69218.56
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,894,017 0.23 2,481,41916.63
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 7,970,008 0.63 3,096,405157.40
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,218,612 0.73 6,801,63235.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 10,377,117 0.83 8,597,29620.70
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 813,280 0.06 657,60023.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 25,743,294 2.05 23,939,9697.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 14,475,183 1.15 11,614,67124.63
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,232,754 0.10 1,279,910-3.68
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,120,580 0.33 6,832,823-39.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 378,921 0.03 262,69344.24
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,626 0.00 2872,905.57
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 764,271,900 60.79 762,623,2540.22
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,371,387 0.11 1,922,259-28.66
29 Organic chemicals 661,078 0.05 800,556-17.42
30 Pharmaceutical products 20,555,748 1.63 18,168,26713.14
31 Fertilizers 70,700,790 5.62 71,186,203-0.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,198,821 0.25 2,996,1966.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 9,361,631 0.74 8,562,4349.33
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 3,715,100 0.30 3,516,3925.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 204,571 0.02 144,77641.30
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,034,676 0.08 1,083,276-4.49
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 24,814 0.00 12,272102.20
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,577,553 0.76 9,295,9903.03
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,677,519 1.57 20,860,701-5.67
40 Rubber and articles thereof 12,899,775 1.03 12,192,9485.80
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 736,355 0.06 998,256-26.24
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 163,786 0.01 100,87162.37
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 70,364 0.01 9,113672.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,939,386 1.11 11,563,71820.54
45 Cork and articles of cork 17,808 0.00 48,970-63.63
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,034 0.00 4,130-74.96
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 17,373 0.00 17,0391.96
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,561,107 1.08 15,307,794-11.41
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,310,681 0.18 2,681,663-13.83
52 Cotton 817,031 0.06 1,386,314-41.06
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 17,989 0.00 49,610-63.74
54 Man-made filaments 163,597 0.01 142,88114.50
55 Man-made staple fibers 232,713 0.02 249,628-6.78
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 763,037 0.06 607,76525.55
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,008,381 0.08 169,465495.04
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 66,870 0.01 73,394-8.89
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 304,033 0.02 221,86437.04
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,831,937 0.54 768,085789.48
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,076,752 0.09 8,432,093-87.23
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 540,539 0.04 637,743-15.24
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 334,154 0.03 203,28964.37
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 690,836 0.05 466,13148.21
65 Headgear and parts thereof 122,004 0.01 47,170158.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9,333 0.00 3,074203.61
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 42,608 0.00 4,537839.12
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,807,895 0.70 8,730,9730.88
69 Ceramic products 3,073,077 0.24 2,899,5205.99
70 Glass and glassware 11,413,602 0.91 11,107,5292.76
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,747,916 0.70 6,607,46732.39
72 Iron and steel 30,096,528 2.39 17,752,37969.54
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,842,880 0.78 8,039,92322.43
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,411,325 0.27 3,428,679-0.51
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,660,663 0.13 1,766,104-5.97
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,875,451 0.23 2,377,82220.93
78 Lead and articles thereof 5,614 0.00 2,121164.69
79 Zinc and articles thereof 6,863 0.00 5,89316.46
80 Tin and articles thereof 23,999 0.00 29,167-17.72
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 448,933 0.04 532,507-15.69
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 664,696 0.05 555,99319.55
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,363,419 0.11 1,438,632-5.23
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 44,621,854 3.55 39,316,03413.50
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 36,347,120 2.89 28,168,06229.04
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 140,605 0.01 112,49024.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 14,865,685 1.18 16,980,506-12.45
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 3,507,233 0.28 2,972,95417.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 74,883 0.01 52,24843.32
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 24,992 0.00 27,043-7.58
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 2,881,647 0.23 2,401,95219.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 626,940 0.05 368,90669.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,788,530 0.30 2,972,75227.44
SS Classified 1,657,669 0.13 1 051 97757.58

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 66.20% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (68.64% in 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.70% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (11.63% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.44% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (6.65% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.43% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.93% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.89% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (3.66% in 2018).

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,797,106;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,251,320;
  • 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 $4,383,526;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,714,937;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $2,916,651;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,225,190;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,186,483;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,897,677;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,650,622;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,506,614.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,879,855;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,697,501;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,234,224.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
01 Live animals 110 0.00 9,231-98.81
02 Meat and edible meat offal 5,149,702 1.34 6,847,203-24.79
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,932,124 1.55 5,036,93817.77
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 412,972 0.11 461,437-10.50
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 7,167,782 1.87 5,661,16826.61
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 199,935,340 52.15 196,220,4031.89
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 7,354-100.00
10 Cereals 150,280 0.04 181,427-17.17
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,641,721 0.69 3,245,950-18.61
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,192 0.00 2,81049.18
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 860,958 0.22 1,112,434-22.61
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,470 0.00 52,358-83.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 142,485 0.04 134,0006.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,147,572 2.13 8,214,462-0.81
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 2,604-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23,186,844 6.05 16,389,73841.47
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 368-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 38,870 0.01 446,951-91.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,074 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 1,356 0.00 642,018.75
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,529,612 1.18 2,878,99057.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 40,003 0.01 222,708-82.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,437 0.00 28,179-94.90
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 33,987-88.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 80,649 0.02 198,719-59.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,255,765 2.68 9,643,8496.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,032 0.00 4,48412.22
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 32,913 0.01 17,48388.26
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 175,814 0.05 243,209-27.71
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 100,043 0.03 18,897429.41
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,437 0.00 54,513-90.03
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,735,559 0.97 1,837,882103.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 66,622 0.02 63,5604.82
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 33,399-100.00
52 Cotton 4,553,709 1.19 5,454,019-16.51
54 Man-made filaments 2,069,162 0.54 1,114,78385.61
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 628,860 0.16 644,893-2.49
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 401-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 771,131 0.20 842,111-8.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 13,766,747 3.59 16,646,602-17.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 7,617,091 1.99 8,716,998-12.62
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 859,042 0.22 631,81035.97
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 6,915,975 1.80 7,249,594-4.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,981 0.00 3,726167.87
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 38,346 0.01 67,524-43.21
69 Ceramic products 95,085 0.02 146,961-35.30
70 Glass and glassware 3,866,496 1.01 949,845307.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,232 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 5,251,320 1.37 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,084,503 0.54 2,639,391-21.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,744,753 0.72 3,978,977-31.02
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,229,738 1.10 4,023,9695.11
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 417,580 0.11 117,943254.05
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,632,515 0.69 2,158,74421.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 445,939 0.12 1,060,106-57.93
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,999,066 0.78 3,533,482-15.12
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,515,087 3.26 10,328,60421.17
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 14,660,579 3.82 10,277,05342.65
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 78,345 0.02 112,916-30.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 47,006 0.01 85,854-45.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,068,747 1.32 2,843,55778.25
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 25-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 115-100.00
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 368,918 0.10 835,901-55.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 31,670 0.01 47,505-33.33
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,156,340 0.30 796,61345.16
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 296 0.00 0
SS Classified 14,603,927 3.81 10 901 85533.96
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia