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Russian trade with Bulgaria in 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 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria was $2,496,122,392, down 23.62% ($771,826,886) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2020 were $1,974,277,419, down 26.63% ($716,680,547) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2020 were $521,844,973, down 9.56% ($55,146,339) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in 2020 was $1,452,432,446, a 31.29% decrease ($661,534,208) over 2019.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 38th in 2019), accounting for 0.4396% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4903% in 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 35th largest export market in 2020 (down from 34th in 2019), accounting for 0.5869% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6365% in 2019).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in 2020 (down from 50th in 2019), accounting for 0.2255% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2367% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 58.63% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (76.82% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.29% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (10.17% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.52% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (6.39% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.66% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.31% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.84% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (3.64% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2020 over 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 $113,671,655;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $77,202,091;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $21,100,417;
  • 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 $18,980,346;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $14,044,320;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $6,153,198.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2020 over 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 $907,595,764;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $43,044,381;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,697,579;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,035,266.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 5,448 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 80,755 0.00 125,879-35.85
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 82,173-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,651,112 0.08 755,580118.52
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 21,523 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 182,470 0.01 109,56966.53
10 Cereals 1,980,890 0.10 605,381227.21
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 137,995 0.01 67,954103.07
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 141,551,117 7.17 27,879,462407.73
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 50,975 0.00 41,05724.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 29,398 0.00 149,401-80.32
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 42,996 0.00 43,023-0.06
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 342,451 0.02 404,963-15.44
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 411,697 0.02 342,33120.26
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 434,467 0.02 315,89937.53
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,245,723 0.06 1,015,78222.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,034,518 0.15 3,182,445-4.65
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,492 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 34,206 0.00 2,090,027-98.36
26 Ores, slag and ash 21 0.00 58,029-99.96
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,157,391,618 58.62 2,064,987,382-43.95
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 65,194,786 3.30 46,214,44041.07
29 Organic chemicals 3,733,562 0.19 2,727,99436.86
30 Pharmaceutical products 199,863 0.01 153,51130.19
31 Fertilizers 14,328,469 0.73 20,363,735-29.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 370,539 0.02 295,87025.24
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 959,113 0.05 650,26247.50
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 111,938 0.01 103,3328.33
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 216,760 0.01 117,03985.20
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 208,811 0.01 2,053,308-89.83
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 2,414-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,534,334 0.08 831,28584.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 13,603,956 0.69 8,092,21268.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,778,819 0.75 16,268,589-9.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 22,323 0.00 54,509-59.05
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,740,661 0.44 8,997,706-2.86
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,720 0.00 1710,017.65
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 112 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 686-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,248,352 0.32 7,896,031-20.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 201,908 0.01 102,27097.43
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 950,502 0.05 1,129,702-15.86
52 Cotton 1,840 0.00 767139.90
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 698-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 446,455 0.02 371,97320.02
55 Man-made staple fibers 161,890 0.01 283,791-42.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 85,184 0.00 174,278-51.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 849-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 590 0.00 200195.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 23,703 0.00 7822,931.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 9,967 0.00 10,032-0.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 83,777 0.00 47,85475.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 64,450 0.00 78,041-17.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 14,573 0.00 52,005-71.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 179,109 0.01 433,548-58.69
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 5,209-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 19-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 68-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 7,006,966 0.35 7,688,910-8.87
69 Ceramic products 700,270 0.04 189,113270.29
70 Glass and glassware 2,990,773 0.15 4,608,022-35.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 116,068 0.01 195,375-40.59
72 Iron and steel 15,163,870 0.77 23,861,449-36.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 214,375,587 10.86 137,173,49656.28
74 Copper and articles thereof 226,389 0.01 43,270,770-99.48
75 Nickel and articles thereof 80,150 0.00 59,75834.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 69,695,494 3.53 67,539,7003.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 362,752 0.02 94,030,477.78
80 Tin and articles thereof 21,011 0.00 1,0731,858.15
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 67,287 0.00 307,928-78.15
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,214,052 0.06 938,37129.38
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 728,928 0.04 550,74632.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 160,787,934 8.14 139,687,51715.11
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 5,917,177 0.30 9,646,854-38.66
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 8,516,943 0.43 2,363,745260.32
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,844,272 0.09 4,575,771-59.69
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 26,715,846 1.35 12,671,526110.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,862,992 0.20 3,139,61123.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 302,459 0.02 310,081,866.67
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 5,451,095 0.28 1,157,967370.75
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 47,785 0.00 147,636-67.63
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 106,105 0.01 49,689113.54
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 57,115-100.00
SS Classified 6,866,276 0.35 11 304 449-39.26

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.52% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (35.83% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.98% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (34.41% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.75% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (8.87% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.81% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (10.43% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.47% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.94% in 2019).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $26,939,306;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3,430,199;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,214,278;
  • 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 $2,618,389;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,530,816;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,674,757.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $49,174,387;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $6,836,948;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $5,917,820;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,285,465;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,721,363;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,419,130;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $3,479,880;
  • 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 $2,213,040;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $2,179,438;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - a decrease of $2,174,102.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,093,567 0.78 4,999,502-18.12
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,336 0.00 343,829.41
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 100,820 0.02 214,354-52.97
10 Cereals 0 0.00 22,741-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 431 0.00 4,538-90.50
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 914,617 0.18 540,44069.24
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 133,514 0.03 371,523-64.06
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 71,189 0.01 189,729-62.48
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 2,906-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 966,337 0.19 1,200,882-19.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 11,311,706 2.17 8,780,89028.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,884,623 0.36 2,531,766-25.56
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,427,034 0.85 5,164,753-14.28
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,814,891 1.31 3,384,692101.34
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,566,603 0.49 3,424,927-25.06
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,030,552 1.54 6,355,79526.35
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,558,242 1.83 13,977,372-31.62
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,555,710 0.30 1,802,141-13.67
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 3,752-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 252,356 0.05 304,776-17.20
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 387,191 0.07 44,619767.77
29 Organic chemicals 2,176,437 0.42 2,588,125-15.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 106,256,706 20.36 155,431,093-31.64
31 Fertilizers 365 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,519,963 0.29 1,464,6693.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,553,412 2.02 9,130,50015.58
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 549,947 0.11 282,13394.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,831,708 0.73 6,011,146-36.26
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 8,069 0.00 7,06814.16
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,694,135 0.90 5,328,748-11.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,942,786 1.71 10,182,397-12.17
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,104,329 1.36 8,079,205-12.07
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 234,887 0.05 141,93265.49
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,567,153 0.49 3,663,753-29.93
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 10,352 0.00 3,636184.71
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 129,598 0.02 183,439-29.35
45 Cork and articles of cork 102 0.00 2,063-95.06
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,775,138 0.72 3,787,711-0.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 312,534 0.06 77,431303.63
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 811,289 0.16 2,985,391-72.82
52 Cotton 145,154 0.03 110,59531.25
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,188 0.00 9,508-87.51
54 Man-made filaments 333,005 0.06 218,97152.08
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,275,729 0.24 2,406,125-46.98
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,837,664 0.54 3,686,731-23.03
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 199 0.00 580-65.69
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 106 0.00 813-86.96
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 189,667 0.04 206,126-7.98
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 71,400 0.01 112,598-36.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 16,423,610 3.15 19,903,490-17.48
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 16,977,310 3.25 22,895,130-25.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,052,205 0.20 535,55296.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,367,051 1.03 6,737,531-20.34
65 Headgear and parts thereof 178,537 0.03 146,66621.73
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 322,425 0.06 214,06250.62
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 195,302 0.04 353,180-44.70
69 Ceramic products 3,179,703 0.61 2,156,47147.45
70 Glass and glassware 2,034,397 0.39 1,761,80315.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,410 0.00 910164.84
72 Iron and steel 3,953,660 0.76 8,675,023-54.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,069,760 0.97 4,710,9707.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 886,803 0.17 870,9371.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 987,261 0.19 1,267,210-22.09
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 198,449 0.04 128,93253.92
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,120,363 0.21 1,182,398-5.25
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,895,066 1.13 5,870,4780.42
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 127,626,570 24.46 124,412,2922.58
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 60,405,158 11.58 57,786,7694.53
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 207,348 0.04 1,171,245-82.30
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,629,554 0.89 5,566,768-16.84
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 26,939,306 5.16 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,508,288 2.40 17,793,753-29.70
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 133,565 0.03 182,622-26.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 160,727 0.03 157,4172.10
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 4,175,209 0.80 6,388,249-34.64
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,377,347 1.80 16,214,295-42.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 427,639 0.08 429,641-0.47
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 52,899-100.00
SS Classified 6,209 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia