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Russian trade in goods with Serbia in Q3 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 Serbia in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Serbia

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Serbia was $395,394,741, down 32.00% ($186,097,612) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $160,362,146, down 52.19% ($175,028,590) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $235,032,595, down 4.50% ($11,069,022) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Serbia went from a surplus of $89,289,119 in the 3rd quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $74,670,449 in the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Serbia was Russia’s 53rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 47th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2895% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3506% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Serbia was Russia’s 57th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 49th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2039% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3246% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Serbia was Russia’s 38th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 40th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4058% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3935% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Serbia

The major share of Russian exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.74% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (36.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.46% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (9.12% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.70% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (6.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.30% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (4.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.46% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (39.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.30% of Russia’s total exports to Serbia (2.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,583,571;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $10,327,563;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,902,654;
  • 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 $2,594,453;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $1,102,028;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,040,385;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $762,310.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $112,729,393;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $67,603,263;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $8,795,309;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,071,829;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,296,841;
  • 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 $4,201,678;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $4,133,964.
Russia’s exports to Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 6,734 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 566,879 0.35 608,669-6.87
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 32,419 0.02 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 56,494 0.04 81,863-30.99
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 195,361 0.12 5,6963,329.79
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,390 0.01 5,27459.08
10 Cereals 164,976 0.10 167,765-1.66
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 181,679 0.11 116,58955.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 54,589 0.03 46,90316.39
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 6,303 0.00 8,047-21.67
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,931,619 1.20 1,169,30965.19
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 176,461 0.11 78,376125.15
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 219,819 0.14 41,591428.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 201,580 0.13 157,14728.27
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 114,780 0.07 159,461-28.02
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 24 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 852,752 0.53 637,28433.81
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 48,859 0.03 23,126111.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 209,644 0.13 258,672-18.95
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,151,035 12.57 17,248,38116.83
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 620,116 0.39 575,3107.79
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 8,795,309-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 45,474,094 28.36 113,077,357-59.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,565,050 2.22 7,766,728-54.10
29 Organic chemicals 680,851 0.42 298,698127.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 505,039 0.31 331,87252.18
31 Fertilizers 11,911,829 7.43 328,2583,528.80
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 356,051 0.22 330,9577.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 305,601 0.19 368,838-17.14
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 254,885 0.16 109,191133.43
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 26 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 19,211-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 61-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 339,918 0.21 292,32016.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,559,849 5.34 12,693,813-32.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,930,138 4.95 8,039,243-1.36
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 86,698-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 271 0.00 3,756-92.78
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,406,098 3.37 5,009,7487.91
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 167-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 42,137 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,043,711 1.90 3,360,215-9.42
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,069 0.00 3,80559.50
52 Cotton 588,762 0.37 506,38316.27
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 3,712-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 132,913 0.08 93,14542.69
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 656-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 537,492 0.34 827,551-35.05
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 16,487 0.01 4663,437.98
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 3,393-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 23,754 0.01 50,415-52.88
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 32-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,363 0.00 80,561-93.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 389 0.00 151,068-99.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 19,439 0.01 29,819-34.81
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,999 0.00 6,626-69.83
65 Headgear and parts thereof 134 0.00 193-30.57
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 769,075 0.48 802,347-4.15
69 Ceramic products 58,447 0.04 58,808-0.61
70 Glass and glassware 2,084,481 1.30 2,231,579-6.59
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 442 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 1,753,883 1.09 713,498145.81
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,774,899 1.73 115,504,292-97.60
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,640,701 6.01 14,712,530-34.47
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,095-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 324,518 0.20 392,094-17.23
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,572,352 0.98 470,324234.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 16,820 0.01 40,464-58.43
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,098 0.00 24,184-87.19
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 694,734 0.43 349,12199.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,859,292 3.65 5,789,2351.21
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 6,270,499 3.91 3,676,04670.58
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 145,616 0.09 65,774121.39
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 858,869 0.54 5,155,710-83.34
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 11,162 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 11,387,191 7.10 1,059,628974.64
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 189 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 11,366-100.00
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 589,575 0.37 127,182363.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 15,008 0.01 18,533-19.02
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 16,549 0.01 10,13763.25
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,884 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 114 061-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Serbia

The major share of Russian imports from Serbia 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) - 38.14% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (31.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.21% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (16.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.99% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (20.12% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.82% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (17.80% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.06% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (7.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.06% of Russia’s total imports from Serbia (5.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $12,772,278;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,824,507;
  • 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 $1,521,968;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,000,890;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $902,827;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $747,920.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $12,400,263;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $10,608,141;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $4,488,968;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $3,089,591;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,620,066;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $806,684;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $741,080.
Russia’s imports from Serbia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 139,358-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,084,994 4.29 9,502,5476.13
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 678,886 0.29 284,985138.22
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,387,678 1.87 4,634,766-5.33
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 47,181,855 20.07 46,860,0250.69
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 35,231 0.01 76,718-54.08
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 33,205 0.01 22,43847.99
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12,832,783 5.46 60,50521,109.46
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 18,689-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,655,549 0.70 654,659152.89
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 49,238 0.02 7,624545.83
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 950,459 0.40 1,299,810-26.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 798,793 0.34 1,367,923-41.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,260,908 0.96 1,708,59932.33
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,631,696 0.69 1,475,79110.56
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,381,132 1.01 3,122,212-23.74
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,319,047 1.41 3,965,449-16.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,351,183 0.57 1,435,955-5.90
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 23,774 0.01 17,57735.26
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 145,691 0.06 35,898305.85
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,815 0.00 3,333-15.54
29 Organic chemicals 278 0.00 29,646-99.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,722,838 1.16 15,123,101-82.00
31 Fertilizers 30,290 0.01 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,292,162 0.55 721,19979.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 75,470 0.03 82,023-7.99
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 6,095,469 2.59 4,573,50133.28
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 824 0.00 160415.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 10,970 0.00 20,109-45.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 873,804 0.37 210,931314.26
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,250,932 3.94 10,870,998-14.90
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,219,036 7.33 17,885,246-3.72
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 34,547 0.01 14,746134.28
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,997,865 0.85 2,804,549-28.76
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,725,851 4.99 8,901,34431.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 508,665 0.22 604,215-15.81
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 2-100.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 3-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 129,816 0.06 395,859-67.21
55 Man-made staple fibers 136,841 0.06 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 239,816 0.10 505,052-52.52
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,284,761 0.55 1,142,51112.45
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9,607 0.00 6,14556.34
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,076,780 0.46 1,201,394-10.37
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 22,818,305 9.71 33,426,446-31.74
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,537,599 1.08 2,083,97721.77
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 271,711 0.12 298,160-8.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,568,235 0.67 4,657,826-66.33
65 Headgear and parts thereof 60,616 0.03 82,451-26.48
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 649 0.00 1,284-49.45
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 357,791 0.15 417,373-14.28
69 Ceramic products 21,160 0.01 21,853-3.17
70 Glass and glassware 70,288 0.03 153,855-54.32
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 11,054 0.00 54,258-79.63
72 Iron and steel 1,862,097 0.79 1,114,17767.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,849,425 1.21 2,964,633-3.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,969,442 1.26 7,458,410-60.19
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,183,611 2.21 4,280,78421.09
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,121-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 76 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,114 0.00 190486.32
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 671,464 0.29 467,02743.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,067,792 1.31 2,546,90320.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 28,865,081 12.28 28,723,2850.49
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 8,525,879 3.63 8,170,3454.35
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 269,805 0.11 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,030,333 0.44 902,34814.18
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,107,985 1.75 3,795,9058.22
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 136 0.00 583-76.67
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 2,955,557 1.26 2,374,61724.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 24,742 0.01 30,948-20.05
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 409,109 0.17 284,26343.92
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia