Russian trade in goods with Macedonia in Q2 2020
August 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 Macedonia in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Macedonia was $22,991,694, down 10.41% ($2,672,841) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $811,644, down 89.90% ($7,227,591) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $22,180,050, up 25.84% ($4,554,750) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $21,368,406, a 122.91% increase ($11,782,341) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Macedonia was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 112th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0188% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0160% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 149th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 124th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0012% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0080% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 90th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0426% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0297% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 48.87% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (4.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 19.19% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.35% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.32% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (86.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.43% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (1.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $47,767;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $38,000;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $34,286;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $32,218;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $23,583;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $21,306;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $19,478;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $8,482;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,983;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $3,684.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,900,720;
- 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) - a decrease of $143,620;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $124,592;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $104,612;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $80,760;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $37,765;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $24,304;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $13,824;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $12,849;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $10,109;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,686.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 12,546 | 1.55 | 36,850 | -65.95 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 1,018 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,455 | 0.55 | 2,512 | 77.35 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 10,838 | 1.34 | 5,855 | 85.11 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 124,592 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 8,482 | 1.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 80,760 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 18,133 | 2.23 | 18,369 | -1.28 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 152 | 0.02 | 4,838 | -96.86 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 38,000 | 4.68 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 24,060 | 2.96 | 477 | 4,944.03 |
| 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 | 21,306 | 2.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 26,968 | 3.32 | 37,077 | -27.26 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 235,594 | 29.03 | 340,206 | -30.75 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 32,467 | 4.00 | 249 | 12,938.96 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 2,315 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 111,492 | 13.74 | 125,316 | -11.03 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 44,245 | 5.45 | 82,010 | -46.05 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 349 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 841 | 0.10 | 67 | 1,155.22 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 29,611 | 3.65 | 25,927 | 14.21 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 26,703 | 3.29 | 6,927,423 | -99.61 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,676 | 6.00 | 909 | 5,254.90 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 209 | 0.03 | 2,027 | -89.69 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 43 | 0.01 | 34 | 26.47 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 54,868 | 6.76 | 20,582 | 166.58 |
| 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 | 1,555 | 0.19 | 2,780 | -44.06 |
| 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 | 2,892 | 0.36 | 146,512 | -98.03 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 29,689 | 3.66 | 42,538 | -30.21 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 27,470 | 3.38 | 7,992 | 243.72 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 53.28% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (65.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.81% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (15.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.56% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (12.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.96% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (4.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,705,306;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,731,429;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $704,733;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $129,239;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $80,798.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,342,639;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $560,846;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $339,475;
- 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) - a decrease of $166,759;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $93,205;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $92,269;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $70,939.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 53,700 | 0.24 | 46,695 | 15.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,298,573 | 10.36 | 3,641,212 | -36.87 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,520,896 | 29.40 | 4,789,467 | 36.15 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 62,310 | 0.28 | 32,089 | 94.18 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 17,710 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 10,067 | 0.05 | 14,612 | -31.10 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 484 | 0.00 | 2,048 | -76.37 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 129,703 | 0.58 | 105,149 | 23.35 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 108,283 | 0.49 | 201,488 | -46.26 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 41,370 | 0.19 | 133,639 | -69.04 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 678,516 | 3.06 | 699,083 | -2.94 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,895,200 | 8.54 | 1,887,822 | 0.39 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 217 | 0.00 | 51 | 325.49 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 296 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,472,978 | 33.69 | 2,767,672 | 170.01 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 28 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,170 | 0.01 | 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 | 6,797 | 0.03 | 2,886 | 135.52 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 682 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,502 | 0.02 | 3,927 | -10.82 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 13,069 | 0.06 | 2,828 | 362.13 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 216 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,107 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 111,215 | 0.50 | 30,417 | 265.63 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 21,857 | 0.10 | 7,197 | 203.70 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 25,339 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 216,798 | 0.98 | 556,273 | -61.03 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 798,373 | 3.60 | 1,359,219 | -41.26 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 73,892 | 0.33 | 127,065 | -41.85 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 230,475 | 1.04 | 101,236 | 127.66 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,499 | 0.01 | 1,797 | 39.07 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 21,974 | 0.10 | 86,587 | -74.62 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 1,116 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 28,325 | 0.13 | 26,896 | 5.31 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,553 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 106,299 | 0.48 | 155,737 | -31.74 |
| 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 | 381,916 | 1.72 | 548,675 | -30.39 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 119,817 | 0.54 | 131,664 | -9.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 714,685 | 3.22 | 9,952 | 7,081.32 |
| 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 | 16,369 | 0.07 | 29,686 | -44.86 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 19,983 | 0.09 | 90,922 | -78.02 |