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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q1 2020

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 first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $837,413,405, down 7.45% ($67,411,486) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $723,297,245, down 7.60% ($59,458,776) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $114,116,160, down 6.51% ($7,952,710) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $609,181,085, a 7.80% decrease ($51,506,066) over the 1st quarter of 2019.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 34th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 35th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5891% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.5748% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 27th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 31st in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.8129% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.7499% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 55th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2147% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2301% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 64.17% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (80.21% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.73% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (7.06% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.56% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (8.32% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.32% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (0.22% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.16% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.87% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $53,989,375;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $44,225,594;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $36,951,969;
  • 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 $7,224,345;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $5,804,412.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $163,695,133;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $33,407,996;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,603,201;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,178,269.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 3,342 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 80,755 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 241,145 0.03 137,11375.87
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,166 0.00 24,301-66.40
10 Cereals 41,595 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 36,688 0.01 11,879208.85
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 44,247,818 6.12 22,224198,999.25
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,032 0.00 13,525-40.61
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,775 0.00 126,191-93.84
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 8,383 0.00 8,2941.07
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 50,366 0.01 90,731-44.49
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 86,362 0.01 119,701-27.85
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 99,374 0.01 102,722-3.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 267,066 0.04 250,6656.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 560,662 0.08 781,117-28.22
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,545 0.00 7,4031.92
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 58,029-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 464,097,220 64.16 627,792,353-26.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,301,868 1.15 1,077,523670.46
29 Organic chemicals 1,074,581 0.15 724,43448.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 40,718 0.01 26,96750.99
31 Fertilizers 5,999,658 0.83 13,602,859-55.89
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 86,084 0.01 76,76012.15
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 182,371 0.03 61,133198.32
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 21,022 0.00 26,989-22.11
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 97,818 0.01 9,824895.70
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 51,227 0.01 1,020,433-94.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 394,860 0.05 120,443227.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,938,578 0.41 1,478,35398.77
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,646,505 0.50 4,226,223-13.72
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 509 0.00 79544.30
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,173,132 0.30 2,285,641-4.92
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 17-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 686-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,423,118 0.20 1,998,488-28.79
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,666 0.00 7,22633.77
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 537,837 0.07 74572,092.89
52 Cotton 1,840 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 48-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 17,592 0.00 160,414-89.03
55 Man-made staple fibers 63,674 0.01 101,170-37.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 12,988 0.00 62,896-79.35
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 236 0.00 151,473.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,273 0.00 2793,223.66
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 18,278 0.00 2,094772.87
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 22,073 0.00 12,42177.71
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,953 0.00 17,655-83.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 59,315 0.01 80,532-26.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 3,409-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,625,406 0.22 1,754,594-7.36
69 Ceramic products 212,978 0.03 37,418469.19
70 Glass and glassware 659,367 0.09 806,041-18.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 38,892 0.01 100,158-61.17
72 Iron and steel 3,459,797 0.48 7,638,066-54.70
73 Articles of iron or steel 60,630,931 8.38 6,641,556812.90
74 Copper and articles thereof 15,138 0.00 33,423,134-99.95
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 18,562,734 2.57 16,592,27811.88
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,073-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,965 0.00 72,779-72.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 807,589 0.11 594,44635.86
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 124,030 0.02 169,036-26.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 74,809,417 10.34 37,857,44897.61
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 1,109,843 0.15 1,709,160-35.07
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 6,745,442 0.93 941,030616.81
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 714,582 0.10 1,707,994-58.16
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,486,709 2.00 12,589,87115.07
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,426,741 0.20 459,811210.29
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 54,325 0.01 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 671,807 0.09 177,907277.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,465 0.00 1,18623.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7,719 0.00 12,445-37.98
SS Classified 72,300 0.01 2 736 586-97.36

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 40.43% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (31.99% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.15% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (34.78% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.30% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (11.15% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.80% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (10.64% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.60% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (2.86% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,466,832;
  • 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 $2,677,129;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,935,198;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $843,024;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $786,177;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $667,219;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $534,375;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $491,936;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $450,365;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $412,031;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $343,829.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $15,769,854;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $1,802,312;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $830,943;
  • 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 $775,051;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $629,344;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $452,106;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $429,469;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $425,950;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $384,328;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $376,184;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $370,597.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,638,157 2.31 2,931,528-10.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 33,822 0.03 3,559850.32
10 Cereals 0 0.00 13,728-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 908-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 245,782 0.22 206,54619.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,249 0.01 76,365-90.51
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 41,895 0.04 100,720-58.40
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,906-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 234,161 0.21 327,012-28.39
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,409,269 2.99 1,474,071131.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 364,670 0.32 816,776-55.35
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,209,341 1.06 1,506,360-19.72
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,396,147 1.22 609,970128.89
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 512,340 0.45 896,668-42.86
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,298,614 2.01 1,631,39540.90
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,788,716 2.44 3,013,514-7.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 407,692 0.36 381,0546.99
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 112,586 0.10 90,39824.54
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 83,517 0.07 20,919299.24
29 Organic chemicals 484,469 0.42 820,232-40.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,446,963 13.54 31,216,817-50.52
31 Fertilizers 32 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 307,234 0.27 337,704-9.02
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,435,721 2.13 1,901,34628.11
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 99,035 0.09 59,48166.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,091,275 0.96 1,467,459-25.64
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,298,768 2.01 2,928,112-21.49
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,797,828 2.45 1,954,80443.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,375,358 1.21 1,745,955-21.23
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 123,415 0.11 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 720,239 0.63 784,913-8.24
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,338 0.00 66,270-93.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 3 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 850,897 0.75 664,30928.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 50,769 0.04 10,215397.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 295,621 0.26 725,090-59.23
52 Cotton 29,219 0.03 2,5911,027.71
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 3,945-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 52,528 0.05 23,852120.22
55 Man-made staple fibers 300,128 0.26 388,770-22.80
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 529,241 0.46 955,191-44.59
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 301-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 44,180 0.04 37,76916.97
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 25,898 0.02 20,52526.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,884,047 4.28 4,472,0169.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,650,975 5.83 6,159,0397.99
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 247,506 0.22 48,828406.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 334,303 0.29 132,200152.88
65 Headgear and parts thereof 23,649 0.02 9,345153.07
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 42,889 0.04 14,718191.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 33,875 0.03 86,217-60.71
69 Ceramic products 904,765 0.79 560,93661.30
70 Glass and glassware 411,483 0.36 89,212361.24
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 139 0.00 1352.96
72 Iron and steel 494,232 0.43 697,636-29.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,124,014 0.98 673,64966.85
74 Copper and articles thereof 200,501 0.18 220,497-9.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 337,239 0.30 309,5448.95
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 77,728 0.07 13,662468.94
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 308,977 0.27 201,09253.65
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,560,636 1.37 1,380,69413.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 26,856,677 23.53 21,389,84525.56
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 16,808,796 14.73 14,131,66718.94
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 34,349 0.03 3,273949.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 963,582 0.84 1,222,957-21.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,468,577 1.29 2,299,520-36.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,853 0.02 42,300-43.61
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 55,158 0.05 1,3304,047.22
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 1,200,346 1.05 1,975,397-39.24
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,848,988 3.37 5,651,300-31.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 65,546 0.06 61,8136.04
SS Classified 6,209 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia