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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $747,999,815, down 21.02% ($199,091,185) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $590,637,644, down 24.05% ($187,034,773) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $157,362,171, down 7.12% ($12,056,412) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $433,275,473, a 28.77% decrease ($174,978,361) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.4616% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5265% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 34th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.6255% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6953% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 50th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 51st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2327% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2490% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 61.61% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (67.75% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.94% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (3.92% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.58% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (7.83% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.94% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (3.91% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.73% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (15.37% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $63,220,550;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $20,388,107;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,433,431.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $162,945,806;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $88,890,555;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $14,838,605;
  • 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 $10,602,585.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 2,106 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,024,898 0.17 354,764188.90
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 21,523 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 73,063 0.01 65,21612.03
10 Cereals 61,973 0.01 603,696-89.73
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 57,456 0.01 15,501270.66
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 90,955,057 15.40 27,734,507227.95
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 17,481 0.00 5,223234.69
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,386 0.00 5,78562.25
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 16,137 0.00 20,036-19.46
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 163,832 0.03 213,188-23.15
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 184,096 0.03 83,000121.80
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 108,291 0.02 38,815178.99
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 503,976 0.09 312,48961.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 940,687 0.16 1,037,453-9.33
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,003 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 16,096 0.00 37,055-56.56
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 363,857,003 61.60 526,802,809-30.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,872,707 1.33 18,475,292-57.39
29 Organic chemicals 608,870 0.10 982,845-38.05
30 Pharmaceutical products 51,287 0.01 28,56079.58
31 Fertilizers 4,894,001 0.83 4,417,05910.80
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 70,066 0.01 56,40524.22
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 285,060 0.05 349,460-18.43
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 25,674 0.00 51,661-50.30
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,104 0.00 7,544-32.34
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 92,919 0.02 902,599-89.71
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 456,528 0.08 280,45562.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,167,499 0.71 1,734,068140.33
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,739,471 0.80 3,144,36750.73
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,272 0.00 4,257-70.12
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,710,836 0.46 2,328,55416.42
45 Cork and articles of cork 3 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,156,877 0.37 2,126,1241.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 29,600 0.01 52,192-43.29
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 412,664 0.07 580,312-28.89
52 Cotton 0 0.00 767-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 52-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 164,744 0.03 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 17,097 0.00 53,698-68.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 21,497 0.00 14,23551.02
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 12-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 353 0.00 103242.72
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,465 0.00 1413,066.67
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 10,032-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 37,920 0.01 37,5411.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 22,054 0.00 38,699-43.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,489 0.00 12,486-32.01
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 108,778 0.02 215,000-49.41
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,647-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,971,738 0.33 2,017,002-2.24
69 Ceramic products 159,368 0.03 59,302168.74
70 Glass and glassware 636,954 0.11 546,87016.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 46,833 0.01 54,335-13.81
72 Iron and steel 4,833,312 0.82 4,169,65015.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,856,931 0.31 90,747,486-97.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 23,795 0.00 56,558-57.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 59,758-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,231,252 1.56 24,069,857-61.65
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 11,696 0.00 119,500-90.21
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 68,243 0.01 145,184-53.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 126,972 0.02 133,708-5.04
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 76,772,147 13.00 56,384,04036.16
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 1,390,961 0.24 2,883,605-51.76
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 819,621 0.14 222,242268.80
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 524,392 0.09 479,4919.36
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 11,375 0.00 61,145-81.40
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 706,388 0.12 859,339-17.80
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 87,948 0.01 32,931,500.00
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 559,022 0.09 676,772-17.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 23,432 0.00 10,242128.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 46,400 0.01 8,728431.62
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 56,922-100.00
SS Classified 3,748,965 0.63 614 972509.62

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 46.11% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (32.73% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.61% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (39.86% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.65% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (7.18% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.51% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (11.42% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.83% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.77% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $14,683,824;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,197,151;
  • 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 $2,079,552;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $980,929;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $851,152.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $22,685,408;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $2,540,755;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,040,777;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,489,036;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,022,724;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $589,564;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $491,676;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $491,647.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,422 0.00 443,074-98.55
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,303 0.00 168,043.75
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 30,141 0.02 95,313-68.38
10 Cereals 0 0.00 9,013-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 3,630-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 119,874 0.08 49,987139.81
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 21,161 0.01 140,179-84.90
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 989 0.00 4,719-79.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 237,199 0.15 294,164-19.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,523,723 2.24 3,491,3880.93
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 371,977 0.24 557,660-33.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,233,463 0.78 1,232,7050.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,125,548 1.99 928,397236.66
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 800,202 0.51 730,5989.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,510,323 1.60 2,373,4035.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,632,940 1.04 1,814,149-9.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 600,977 0.38 744,579-19.29
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,183 0.03 40,54126.25
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 271,843 0.17 3,4817,709.34
29 Organic chemicals 638,927 0.41 1,009,710-36.72
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,524,844 21.94 57,210,252-39.65
31 Fertilizers 230 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 380,015 0.24 468,411-18.87
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,606,806 1.66 2,556,8621.95
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 127,914 0.08 130,331-1.85
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 985,581 0.63 1,575,145-37.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,069,589 0.68 218,437389.66
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,446,484 1.55 2,435,9100.43
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,971,282 1.25 1,922,6812.53
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 139,894-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,002,708 0.64 1,006,947-0.42
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 9,575 0.01 1,044817.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,612 0.00 10,089-24.55
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 98-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,121,868 0.71 1,051,5766.68
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 197,200 0.13 38,784408.46
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 53,083 0.03 358,021-85.17
52 Cotton 90,404 0.06 63,25942.91
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 650-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 70,457 0.04 78,876-10.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 317,968 0.20 809,644-60.73
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 810,190 0.51 959,996-15.60
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 19 0.00 83-77.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 106 0.00 201-47.26
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 30,138 0.02 54,983-45.19
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 214 0.00 29,194-99.27
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,574,136 3.54 7,063,172-21.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,480,187 2.21 6,020,942-42.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 288,488 0.18 244,40618.04
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,522,313 1.60 3,545,037-28.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 101,919 0.06 45,041126.28
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 54,809 0.03 79,160-30.76
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 54,046 0.03 125,668-56.99
69 Ceramic products 754,123 0.48 539,67239.74
70 Glass and glassware 850,287 0.54 864,131-1.60
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,271 0.00 573296.34
72 Iron and steel 676,667 0.43 2,717,444-75.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,569,916 1.00 1,429,2369.84
74 Copper and articles thereof 184,346 0.12 220,842-16.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 161,021 0.10 266,800-39.65
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 38,544 0.02 59,474-35.19
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 326,310 0.21 343,531-5.01
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,500,109 0.95 1,353,11410.86
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 34,715,158 22.06 33,734,2292.91
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 17,962,156 11.41 15,882,60413.09
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 101,690 0.06 47,036116.20
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,327,314 0.84 1,525,661-13.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,683,824 9.33 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,771,444 2.40 4,263,091-11.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 52,390 0.03 49,0296.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 46,342 0.03 48,996-5.42
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 1,137,700 0.72 1,036,8999.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,300,079 1.46 2,693,271-14.60
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 122,100 0.08 102,89718.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 28,553-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia