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Russian trade in goods with Romania in Q2 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 Romania in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Romania

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Romania was $658,820,269, down 46.50% ($572,520,062) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $460,340,262, down 46.75% ($404,121,632) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $198,480,007, down 45.90% ($168,398,430) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $261,860,255, a 47.37% decrease ($235,723,202) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Romania was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 28th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.5400% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.7692% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Romania was Russia’s 27th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 26th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.6584% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.8579% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Romania was Russia’s 42nd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 31st in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3810% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6184% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Romania

The major share of Russian exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 71.94% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (78.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.44% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (10.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.13% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.75% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (2.52% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.63% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (4.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.02% of Russia’s total exports to Romania (0.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Romania 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) - an increase of $8,263,526;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $4,176,076.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd 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 $348,811,025;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $18,617,546;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,860,069;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $8,582,779;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,532,563;
  • 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 $5,336,075;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,168,021;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,634,147;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $3,267,524;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $2,622,176;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,543,807;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,521,912.
Russia’s exports to Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 59,506 0.01 142,572-58.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 321,275-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 21,468 0.00 34,642-38.03
10 Cereals 0 0.00 1,543,807-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 103,268 0.02 84,70421.92
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,231,119 0.92 55,0437,586.93
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 3,024-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 71,406 0.02 27264,366.67
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 156,076-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,773 0.00 40,200-88.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 12,543 0.00 44,420-71.76
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 6,433-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 202,234 0.04 191,5255.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,372 0.00 72,796-85.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 779,219-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,322,787 0.94 4,454,886-2.97
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 1,521,912-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 326,848,649 71.00 675,659,674-51.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,206,505 0.48 5,474,029-59.69
29 Organic chemicals 4,424,438 0.96 8,058,585-45.10
30 Pharmaceutical products 147,536 0.03 129,19914.19
31 Fertilizers 38,363,406 8.33 45,895,969-16.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 34,147 0.01 39,597-13.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,011,438 0.22 1,183,634-14.55
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 162,372 0.04 123,76731.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 13,973 0.00 21,409-34.73
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 39,800-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 151,098 0.03 214,173-29.45
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,875,589 1.06 3,945,86823.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,865,459 1.27 24,483,005-76.04
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 157,904-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 349 0.00 4,009-91.29
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,018,138 2.18 14,186,159-29.38
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 10 0.00 5100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 114,159 0.02 20,233464.22
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,135,044 1.55 7,541,217-5.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,476 0.00 13,720-45.51
52 Cotton 0 0.00 30,817-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 19,083 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 143,419 0.03 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 137,850 0.03 288,248-52.18
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 580 0.00 1,367-57.57
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 50 0.00 31,566.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 12,768 0.00 3,059317.39
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 9,887 0.00 3,160212.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,732 0.00 20,757-57.93
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 437,279 0.09 75,533478.92
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 28,575-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,175 0.00 155658.06
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,680,835 0.37 2,601,013-35.38
69 Ceramic products 653,626 0.14 485,91934.51
70 Glass and glassware 1,289,184 0.28 3,911,360-67.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,121,544 0.68 2,485,17025.61
72 Iron and steel 26,174,386 5.69 17,910,86046.14
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,291,358 0.28 2,099,305-38.49
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,627 0.00 4,966-67.24
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,651 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 433,178 0.09 970,120-55.35
78 Lead and articles thereof 19 0.00 81-76.54
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 183 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 262,384 0.06 96,523171.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 40,893 0.01 125,174-67.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,293,546 0.72 13,153,615-74.96
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 5,665,593 1.23 11,001,668-48.50
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 1,203,921 0.26 33,5153,492.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,790,197 0.39 10,372,976-82.74
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 15,125 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 131,958 0.03 315,793-58.21
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 14 0.00 77-81.82
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 733,852 0.16 527,62839.09
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,672 0.00 18,746-59.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,355,931 0.29 1,241,6779.20
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 9,517-100.00
SS Classified 500 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Romania

The major share of Russian imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 55.35% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (58.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.26% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (21.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.43% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (4.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.37% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (5.95% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.43% of Russia’s total imports from Romania (5.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,502,487.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $52,518,739;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $34,346,713;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $12,783,292;
  • 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 $11,124,826;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7,931,962;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,872,917;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,340,838;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $5,188,805;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $4,671,540;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,820,451;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $3,399,186;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,950,208;
  • 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 $2,909,541;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $2,561,422;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,288,434;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,201,760;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,158,114;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,132,212;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $885,044;
  • Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $859,819;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $789,356;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $655,479;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $653,418.
Russia’s imports from Romania in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 14,094-100.00
10 Cereals 1,066,225 0.54 3,354,659-68.22
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,101,470 0.55 13,884,762-92.07
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 105,373-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,679 0.00 681587.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 31,663 0.02 47,809-33.77
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 48,240 0.02 86,879-44.47
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 62,622 0.03 188,765-66.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 732,057 0.37 1,521,413-51.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 72,486 0.04 113,326-36.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,711,573 0.86 209,086718.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 205-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 697,858 0.35 665,1414.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 232,442 0.12 199,44416.54
29 Organic chemicals 831,853 0.42 1,964,065-57.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 31,366,554 15.80 38,239,471-17.97
31 Fertilizers 42,176 0.02 31,03335.91
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 370,267 0.19 449,241-17.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 12,334,225 6.21 17,005,765-27.47
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 207,306 0.10 176,44917.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,482 0.00 254877.17
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 642,500 0.32 156,171311.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,543,687 2.29 7,493,895-39.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 9,478,165 4.78 14,666,970-35.38
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 52,692 0.03 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 599,863 0.30 1,098,691-45.40
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 10,836-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,534,938 0.77 2,190,417-29.92
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 72 0.00 5335.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 75,373 0.04 1,233,487-93.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 262,681 0.13 102,239156.93
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 136,418 0.07 6,7281,927.62
52 Cotton 11,983 0.01 1,0431,048.90
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 260-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 106,882 0.05 357,164-70.07
55 Man-made staple fibers 19,742 0.01 673,160-97.07
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 206,290 0.10 504,131-59.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,977 0.00 9,067-78.20
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 15,758 0.01 217,345-92.75
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 405,630 0.20 1,265,449-67.95
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,382 0.00 25,905-75.36
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 832,391 0.42 3,393,813-75.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,541,974 1.78 11,473,936-69.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 288,635 0.15 446,973-35.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,063,881 0.54 3,265,641-67.42
65 Headgear and parts thereof 15,474 0.01 37,641-58.89
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 32,516 0.02 167,949-80.64
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,142 0.00 1,239395.72
69 Ceramic products 552,153 0.28 1,142,874-51.69
70 Glass and glassware 888,806 0.45 1,367,205-34.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 2,109-100.00
72 Iron and steel 1,640,280 0.83 2,525,324-35.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,089,899 2.06 7,910,350-48.30
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,470 0.00 4,346-66.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 18 0.00 950-98.11
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 384,400 0.19 898,529-57.22
79 Zinc and articles thereof 9,531 0.00 24,537-61.16
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 5,458 0.00 1,822199.56
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 124,369 0.06 75,95663.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,529,340 1.27 5,928,526-57.34
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,310,723 21.82 43,519,222-0.48
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 34,779,203 17.52 45,904,029-24.23
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 27,622,781 13.92 80,141,520-65.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 34,346,713-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,137,274 2.08 9,478,112-56.35
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,851 0.00 178939.89
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 74,681 0.04 12,263508.99
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 3,273,109 1.65 6,182,650-47.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 156,490 0.08 106,51346.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 99,947 0.05 243,613-58.97
SS Classified 0 0.00 2 978-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia