Russian trade with Macedonia in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $127,337,034, up 18.98% ($20,309,250) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2020 totaled $33,390,821, up 22.11% ($6,046,440) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2020 totaled $93,946,213, up 17.90% ($14,262,810) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Macedonia in 2020 was $60,555,392, a 15.70% increase ($8,216,370) over 2019.
Macedonia was Russia’s 112th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 114th in 2019), accounting for 0.0224% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0161% in 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 130th largest export market in 2020 (up from 135th in 2019), accounting for 0.0099% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0065% in 2019).
Macedonia was Russia’s 86th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 90th in 2019), accounting for 0.0406% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0327% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 83.20% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (58.64% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.77% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (8.98% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.54% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (22.23% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.75% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (3.51% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.60% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (4.23% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.73% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (2.00% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,378,717;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $360,510;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $297,702;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $127,331;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $114,000.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia 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 $4,569,583;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,139,511;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $311,586;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $183,543;
- 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) - a decrease of $143,620.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 140,581 | 0.42 | 178,487 | -21.24 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 1,018 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 2,760 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 19,242 | 0.06 | 17,718 | 8.60 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 38,917 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 32,414 | 0.10 | 35,701 | -9.21 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 12,159 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 311,586 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 8,482 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,508,342 | 4.52 | 6,077,925 | -75.18 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 45,783 | 0.14 | 56,041 | -18.30 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 78,378 | 0.23 | 73,235 | 7.02 |
31 | Fertilizers | 152,000 | 0.46 | 38,000 | 300.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,575 | 0.00 | 2,248 | -29.94 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 42,958 | 0.13 | 12,275 | 249.96 |
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 | 99,539 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 25,474 | 0.08 | 21,461 | 18.70 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 451,705 | 1.35 | 154,003 | 193.31 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 956,927 | 2.87 | 2,096,438 | -54.35 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 72,218 | 0.22 | 1,990 | 3,529.05 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 1,227 | 0.00 | 6,808 | -81.98 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 666 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 715,504 | 2.14 | 741,802 | -3.55 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 200,470 | 0.60 | 219,070 | -8.49 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,896 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 1,050 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 994 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 111 | -100.00 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 349 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 351 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,092 | 0.01 | 74 | 2,727.03 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 4,469 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 167 | 0.00 | 15,610 | -98.93 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 122,891 | 0.37 | 54,616 | 125.01 |
72 | Iron and steel | 27,408,509 | 82.08 | 16,029,792 | 70.98 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 364,014 | 1.09 | 3,504 | 10,288.53 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,443 | 0.02 | 2,053 | 262.54 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 195 | 0.00 | 157 | 24.20 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 375,767 | 1.13 | 559,310 | -32.82 |
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 | 85,262 | 0.26 | 126,685 | -32.70 |
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 | 2,892 | 0.01 | 146,512 | -98.03 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 213,829 | 0.64 | 261,867 | -18.34 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 190,787 | 0.57 | 63,456 | 200.66 |
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 | 4,994 | 0.01 | 14,086 | -64.55 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,640 | 0.01 | 11,357 | -67.95 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 149 | 0.00 | 105 | 41.90 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.14% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (57.59% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.89% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (20.49% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.46% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (6.95% in 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.44% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (13.42% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $6,965,785;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,266,762;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,217,314;
- 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 $2,166,052;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,899,451;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $459,523;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $333,883.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,118,479;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $690,069;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $539,551;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $393,819;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $327,864.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 23,471 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 239,384 | 0.25 | 481,886 | -50.32 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 333,883 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,416,479 | 6.83 | 7,106,548 | -9.71 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 31,177,538 | 33.19 | 24,211,753 | 28.77 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 346,326 | 0.37 | 109,382 | 216.62 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 17,710 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 22,632 | 0.02 | 42,554 | -46.82 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,799 | 0.01 | 10,017 | -42.11 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 352,151 | 0.37 | 330,423 | 6.58 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 699,057 | 0.74 | 620,648 | 12.63 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 284,660 | 0.30 | 235,047 | 21.11 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,206,525 | 3.41 | 3,534,389 | -9.28 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 9,641,124 | 10.26 | 9,181,601 | 5.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 325 | 0.00 | 159 | 104.40 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 2,099 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 19,564,955 | 20.83 | 16,298,193 | 20.04 |
31 | Fertilizers | 28 | 0.00 | 40 | -30.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,636 | 0.01 | 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 | 18,410 | 0.02 | 4,917 | 274.42 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,201 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 24,480 | 0.03 | 18,154 | 34.85 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 15,021 | 0.02 | 5,158 | 191.22 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7,632 | 0.01 | 4,403 | 73.34 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 408 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,747 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 13 | 0.00 | 2,788 | -99.53 |
52 | Cotton | 235,291 | 0.25 | 240,784 | -2.28 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 21,857 | 0.02 | 30,874 | -29.21 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 35,753 | 0.04 | 123,940 | -71.15 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 25,339 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,614,367 | 2.78 | 2,770,069 | -5.62 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,090,263 | 5.42 | 6,208,742 | -18.01 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 290,706 | 0.31 | 684,525 | -57.53 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 573,399 | 0.61 | 595,346 | -3.69 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 5,917 | 0.01 | 10,050 | -41.12 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 189 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 227,891 | 0.24 | 193,556 | 17.74 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,046 | 0.00 | 2,693 | -61.16 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 326,738 | 0.35 | 143,121 | 128.29 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,306 | 0.00 | 12,088 | -72.65 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,190,855 | 3.40 | 973,541 | 227.76 |
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 | 6,126,248 | 6.52 | 3,960,196 | 54.70 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 448,367 | 0.48 | 563,163 | -20.38 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,937,270 | 2.06 | 37,819 | 5,022.48 |
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 | 213,586 | 0.23 | 124,170 | 72.01 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 216,371 | 0.23 | 755,922 | -71.38 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 59 | 0.00 | 2,445 | -97.59 |