Russian trade in goods with Macedonia in Q3 2020
November 13, 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 third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $30,308,746, up 39.00% ($8,504,637) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $8,018,771, up 525.40% ($6,736,589) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $22,289,975, up 8.62% ($1,768,048) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $14,271,204, a 25.82% decrease ($4,968,541) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Macedonia was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 125th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0222% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0131% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 127th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 158th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0102% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0012% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 86th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0385% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0328% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 87.69% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (0.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.92% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (70.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.33% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (12.32% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.77% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (13.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.13% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $7,007,184;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $72,559;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $68,021;
- 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 $41,497;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $39,065;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $38,863;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $36,748;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $29,571.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $560,287;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $64,668;
- 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 $26,208;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $25,735.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 29,571 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,020 | 0.06 | 2,747 | 82.74 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 15,082 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,788 | 0.05 | 6,270 | -39.59 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 10,654 | 0.13 | 36,389 | -70.72 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 26,208 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 28,001 | 0.35 | 15,373 | 82.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 19,000 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,573 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,799 | 0.08 | 4,927 | 37.99 |
| 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 | 17,777 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 102,455 | 1.28 | 34,434 | 197.54 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 259,658 | 3.24 | 819,945 | -68.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39,483 | 0.49 | 620 | 6,268.23 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 214,290 | 2.67 | 141,731 | 51.19 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 53,013 | 0.66 | 16,265 | 225.93 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 31 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 4,361 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 39,112 | 0.49 | 47 | 83,117.02 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7,007,184 | 87.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21,327 | 0.27 | 1,801 | 1,084.18 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,869 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 25,222 | 0.31 | 89,890 | -71.94 |
| 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 | 55,320 | 0.69 | 13,823 | 300.20 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 38,563 | 0.48 | 59,646 | -35.35 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 22,972 | 0.29 | 7,622 | 201.39 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.90% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (63.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.54% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (6.87% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.02% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (13.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.73% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (15.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $1,595,926;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $815,820;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $401,132;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $371,562;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $357,382;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $354,623;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $333,883;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $191,548;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $174,656;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $100,851;
- 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 $81,299.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,049,008;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $316,391;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $198,177;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $193,839;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $161,014;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $73,884;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $69,654.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 53,941 | 0.24 | 247,780 | -78.23 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 333,883 | 1.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,314,095 | 5.90 | 912,963 | 43.94 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,323,365 | 28.37 | 8,372,373 | -24.47 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,609 | 0.03 | 284 | 1,875.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,114 | 0.00 | 4,379 | -74.56 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 50,550 | 0.23 | 75,450 | -33.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 124,549 | 0.56 | 122,069 | 2.03 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 59,966 | 0.27 | 21,388 | 180.37 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,186,042 | 5.32 | 831,419 | 42.65 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,229,419 | 14.49 | 2,413,599 | 33.80 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 126 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,114,962 | 13.97 | 2,743,400 | 13.54 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 4,466 | 0.02 | 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 | 5,046 | 0.02 | 2,031 | 148.45 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 38 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,166 | 0.01 | 5,114 | -77.20 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,812 | 0.01 | 4,187 | -56.72 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2 | 0.00 | 11 | -81.82 |
| 52 | Cotton | 45 | 0.00 | 142 | -68.31 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 35,753 | 0.16 | 40,587 | -11.91 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,032,393 | 4.63 | 840,845 | 22.78 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,455,162 | 6.53 | 1,771,553 | -17.86 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 198,177 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 91,891 | 0.41 | 252,905 | -63.67 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,803 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 100,172 | 0.45 | 58,204 | 72.11 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 758 | 0.00 | 1,495 | -49.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 117,099 | 0.53 | 16,248 | 620.70 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,367 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 268,578 | 1.20 | 93,922 | 185.96 |
| 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 | 2,754,959 | 12.36 | 1,159,033 | 137.69 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 72,584 | 0.33 | 146,468 | -50.44 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 368,190 | 1.65 | 10,808 | 3,306.64 |
| 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 | 113,947 | 0.51 | 32,648 | 249.02 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 68,457 | 0.31 | 138,111 | -50.43 |