Russian trade with Montenegro in 2019
February 14, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Montenegro in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Montenegro
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Montenegro totaled $55,541,203, up 39.27% ($15,662,226) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Montenegro in 2019 totaled $26,774,216, up 127.91% ($15,026,250) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Montenegro in 2019 totaled $28,766,987, up 2.26% ($635,976) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Montenegro in 2019 was $1,992,771, a 87.84% decrease ($14,390,274) over 2018.
Montenegro was Russia’s 134th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 139th in 2018), accounting for 0.0083% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0058% in 2018).
Montenegro was Russia’s 136th largest export market in 2019 (up from 149th in 2018), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0026% in 2018).
Montenegro was Russia’s 103rd largest supplier in 2019 (just as in 2018), accounting for 0.0118% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Montenegro
The major share of Russian exports to Montenegro in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 74.38% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (49.41% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.61% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (20.85% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.61% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (20.04% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.25% of Russia’s total exports to Montenegro (7.98% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $14,047,171;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $771,923;
- 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 $172,089;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $160,087;
- 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) - an increase of $134,917.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Montenegro in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $263,586;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $254,171.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 254,171 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 8,219 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 14,418 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 54,060 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,821 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,323 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 22,856 | 0.09 | 2,664 | 757.96 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,774 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 42,649 | 0.16 | 9,366 | 355.36 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 45,067 | 0.17 | 36,092 | 24.87 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 68,244 | 0.25 | 59,300 | 15.08 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,851,421 | 10.65 | 2,079,498 | 37.12 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,305,864 | 8.61 | 2,354,256 | -2.06 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 628 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,848 | 0.06 | 42,265 | -62.50 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 161,140 | 0.60 | 1,053 | 15,202.94 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 20,754 | 0.08 | 6,171 | 236.32 |
| 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 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,774 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,866 | 0.03 | 11,757 | -24.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,444 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 15,414 | 0.06 | 3,118 | 394.36 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 212 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,792 | 0.03 | 7,001 | -2.99 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 32,729 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 321 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 133 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,025 | 0.02 | 4,943 | -18.57 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 272 | 0.00 | 677 | -59.82 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 7,732 | 0.03 | 20,987 | -63.16 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 449 | 0.00 | 82 | 447.56 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 762 | 0.00 | 4 | 18,950.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 707 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,386 | 0.03 | 303 | 2,667.66 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 103,674 | 0.39 | 69,895 | 48.33 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,627 | 0.01 | 594 | 510.61 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,118 | 0.18 | 19,500 | 146.76 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 19,830,469 | 74.07 | 5,783,298 | 242.89 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,629 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 951 | 0.00 | 108 | 780.56 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 34,153 | 0.13 | 472 | 7,135.81 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 487,770 | 1.82 | 751,356 | -35.08 |
| 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 | 310,599 | 1.16 | 138,510 | 124.24 |
| 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 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 24,490 | 0.09 | 10,340 | 136.85 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 38,774 | 0.14 | 37,311 | 3.92 |
| 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 | 166,868 | 0.62 | 31,951 | 422.26 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,070 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 66 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Montenegro
The major share of Russian imports from Montenegro in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 92.26% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (89.92% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.19% of Russia’s total imports from Montenegro (0.66% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,220,687;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $139,816.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Montenegro in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $765,070.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 12,335 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 235 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 12,356 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 26,513,625 | 92.17 | 25,292,938 | 4.83 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 24,472 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,233 | 0.01 | 225 | 1,336.89 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 500 | 0.00 | 1,818 | -72.50 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 49,100 | 0.17 | 47,184 | 4.06 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 20,211 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 6,083 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,781,194 | 6.19 | 2,546,264 | -30.05 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 19,921 | 0.07 | 15,891 | 25.36 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 835 | 0.00 | 716 | 16.62 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 204 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 278 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 27,722 | 0.10 | 59,035 | -53.04 |
| 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 | 55,911 | 0.19 | 8,928 | 526.24 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 15 | 0.00 | 320 | -95.31 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 258,448 | 0.90 | 118,632 | 117.86 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,766 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 519 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 6,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |