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

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Moldova was $347,989,583, down 25.05% ($116,280,601) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $261,306,391, down 27.06% ($96,952,425) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $86,683,192, down 18.23% ($19,328,176) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $174,623,199, a 30.77% decrease ($77,624,249) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Moldova was Russia’s 59th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 56th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2147% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2581% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Moldova was Russia’s 51st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 50th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2767% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3203% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Moldova was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1282% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1558% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova 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) - 47.53% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (62.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.35% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (9.39% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.79% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (8.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.80% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (8.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.92% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (4.10% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.20% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.04% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.80% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (0.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,822,374;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,733,553;
  • 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 $2,484,508;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,007,772;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $980,948;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $832,463.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 $99,991,742;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,319,617;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,966,113;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $2,472,252;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $2,440,653;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $1,109,277.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 62,796-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 100,261 0.04 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 74,885 0.03 189,645-60.51
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 509,966 0.20 756,497-32.59
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 166,991 0.06 2,607,644-93.60
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 48,113 0.02 29,24564.52
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,301,559 0.88 2,198,7634.68
10 Cereals 205,678 0.08 74,583175.77
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,412,820 0.92 2,526,218-4.49
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 324,594 0.12 183,51376.88
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 904 0.00 74022.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,436,388 0.55 1,479,617-2.92
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,153,597 0.44 1,078,3396.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,352,137 0.52 1,197,43412.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,905,234 1.49 3,361,18916.19
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,171,351 1.21 3,312,506-4.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 318,075 0.12 230,67637.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,165,151 3.12 8,357,408-2.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,028,240 0.39 3,500,492-70.63
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 382,872 0.15 308,15524.25
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,167,175 0.45 733,43559.14
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 115,839 0.04 83,52138.69
26 Ores, slag and ash 309 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 124,091,815 47.49 224,083,557-44.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,117,655 0.43 136,707717.56
29 Organic chemicals 241,729 0.09 137,22776.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 9,750,511 3.73 6,928,13740.74
31 Fertilizers 9,060,978 3.47 12,027,091-24.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,071,770 0.41 565,77889.43
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,305,074 0.88 2,427,186-5.03
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 1,087,247 0.42 980,81310.85
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 96,630 0.04 57,15769.06
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 170,711 0.07 136,22125.32
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 890 0.00 1,084-17.90
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,067,122 0.79 1,710,50420.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,711,430 2.57 4,703,65842.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,816,004 1.46 3,844,334-0.74
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 160,910 0.06 184,617-12.84
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 52,830 0.02 33,81956.21
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 768 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,919,881 1.50 3,526,75611.15
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,018 0.00 3,193-36.80
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,117 0.00 370201.89
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 760 0.00 3,079-75.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,692,517 1.41 3,077,03420.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 732,967 0.28 711,0433.08
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 16,384 0.01 0
52 Cotton 198,549 0.08 251,703-21.12
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 11,198 0.00 3,205249.39
54 Man-made filaments 68,236 0.03 27,585147.37
55 Man-made staple fibers 27,051 0.01 169,197-84.01
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 419,666 0.16 198,884111.01
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 197,172 0.08 352,352-44.04
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 17,055 0.01 13,51626.18
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 184,970 0.07 89,726106.15
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,468,270 0.94 1,635,80750.89
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 205,571 0.08 298,075-31.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 281,934 0.11 165,23970.62
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 295,304 0.11 73,631301.06
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 194,461 0.07 236,854-17.90
65 Headgear and parts thereof 90,976 0.03 17,249427.43
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 913 0.00 7,189-87.30
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 30,174 0.01 14,227112.09
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,551,750 0.98 2,335,1509.28
69 Ceramic products 869,691 0.33 838,5833.71
70 Glass and glassware 2,854,448 1.09 2,351,17721.41
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,983,249 0.76 3,092,526-35.87
72 Iron and steel 4,753,065 1.82 9,072,682-47.61
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,901,299 1.88 2,167,746126.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 890,202 0.34 1,103,907-19.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 485,982 0.19 677,506-28.27
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 948,315 0.36 911,2244.07
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,855-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,684 0.00 2,45749.94
80 Tin and articles thereof 467 0.00 1,012-53.85
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 105,545 0.04 145,999-27.71
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 237,398 0.09 166,32242.73
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 523,046 0.20 421,21624.18
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,187,356 4.66 11,466,6926.28
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 16,742,575 6.41 14,258,06717.43
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 14,730 0.01 89,016-83.45
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,259,453 1.25 3,959,186-17.67
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,163 0.00 12,842-67.58
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,222,485 0.47 1,274,272-4.06
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,148 0.01 25,137-31.78
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 10,110 0.00 9,2129.75
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 1,526,988 0.58 1,012,64350.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 377,955 0.14 151,407149.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 973,536 0.37 1,051,534-7.42
SS Classified 658,394 0.25 552 22619.23

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.66% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (64.35% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.95% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (9.25% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.98% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.42% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.16% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.40% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.75% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.72% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.42% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (1.18% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,157,038;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,136,692;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,020,499;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $365,942;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $285,412.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $8,533,524;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $3,109,610;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,977,177;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,506,226;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,096,937;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,060,232;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $946,311;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $558,317;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $481,501;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $454,402;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $312,967;
  • 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 $289,558;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $270,365.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,018,395 1.17 1,964,706-48.17
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 153,699 0.18 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,713,243 3.13 1,556,20574.35
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 11,836 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 218,764 0.25 212,5432.93
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,544,853 2.94 2,999,255-15.15
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 41,356,641 47.71 49,890,165-17.10
10 Cereals 0 0.00 4,811-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 18,908 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 19,251 0.02 34,965-44.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,220 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 78,740 0.09 260,257-69.75
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 13,728 0.02 1,403878.47
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 14,177 0.02 57,442-75.32
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 417,318 0.48 2,394,495-82.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,722,126 6.60 8,831,736-35.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,950 0.01 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 7,450-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 9,074-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 414 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 488,627 0.56 1,994,853-75.51
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 15,000-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,872 0.01 1,437239.04
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 5,883 0.01 3,80754.53
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 15,300 0.02 17,887-14.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,866,793 2.15 2,963,730-37.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,019 0.01 4,17044.34
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 20,000-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 43,205 0.05 56,777-23.90
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 81,944 0.09 4,0891,904.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,978 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,186,272 1.37 1,211,903-2.11
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 40,767 0.05 38,7355.25
52 Cotton 1,369,399 1.58 1,402,921-2.39
54 Man-made filaments 327,933 0.38 809,434-59.49
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 147,167 0.17 460,134-68.02
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 103,400 0.12 202,220-48.87
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,942,293 5.70 3,805,60129.87
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,292,328 1.49 1,376,855-6.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,113,016 1.28 92,5171,103.04
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,929,315 2.23 1,643,90317.36
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 9,297-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 2,088-100.00
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 19,459-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 1,057,390 1.22 1,327,755-20.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,084 0.02 4,892228.78
72 Iron and steel 556,465 0.64 190,523192.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 695,970 0.80 695,973-0.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 815,993 0.94 651,81025.19
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,352,649 1.56 1,438,925-6.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 108,647 0.13 104,8573.61
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 744,989 0.86 813,721-8.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 21,940 0.03 42,691-48.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 172,922 0.20 731,239-76.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,017,768 2.33 3,078,000-34.45
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 3,912,661 4.51 4,202,219-6.89
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 9,066 0.01 5,92553.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 20,056 0.02 11816,896.61
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,822,973 2.10 1,637,95011.30
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 11,531 0.01 54,175-78.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 13,115 0.02 8,39856.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 70,419 0.08 232,770-69.75
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 47,530 0.05 0
SS Classified 3,932,250 4.54 6 408 103-38.64
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia