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

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Moldova was $1,307,042,989, down 20.33% ($333,559,558) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2020 were $954,067,265, down 24.11% ($303,179,551) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2020 were $352,975,724, down 7.92% ($30,380,007) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in 2020 was $601,091,541, a 31.22% decrease ($272,799,544) over 2019.

Moldova was Russia’s 59th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 58th in 2019), accounting for 0.2302% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2461% in 2019).

Moldova was Russia’s 53rd largest export market in 2020 (down from 50th in 2019), accounting for 0.2836% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2974% in 2019).

Moldova was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.1525% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1573% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 52.56% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (60.82% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.79% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (12.17% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.04% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (7.91% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.50% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (8.33% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.45% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (4.01% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.05% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (2.37% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.49% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.04% in 2019).

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

  • 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 $5,849,074;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,141,770;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,993,635;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,949,763.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 $263,115,395;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $20,064,151;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,341,532;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $10,195,383;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $5,514,156;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $3,993,389;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,827,862.
Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 12,999 0.00 68,137-80.92
02 Meat and edible meat offal 200,175 0.02 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 282,640 0.03 442,315-36.10
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,092,596 0.22 2,431,557-13.94
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 55,423 0.01 288,252-80.77
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,042,406 0.32 4,767,140-36.18
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 102,795 0.01 55,85684.04
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,673,627 0.70 6,195,0127.73
10 Cereals 493,655 0.05 699,282-29.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,558,556 0.79 7,093,9896.55
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 806,474 0.08 686,15217.54
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 8,177 0.00 1,620404.75
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,560,938 0.58 5,197,1807.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,333,828 0.35 2,894,01715.20
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,976,619 0.42 7,970,008-50.11
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,498,194 1.00 9,218,6123.03
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 11,464,370 1.20 10,377,11710.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 954,047 0.10 813,28017.31
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 24,895,297 2.61 25,743,294-3.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,279,800 0.45 14,475,183-70.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,545,691 0.16 1,232,75425.39
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,772,202 0.40 4,120,580-8.45
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 276,045 0.03 378,921-27.15
26 Ores, slag and ash 618 0.00 8,626-92.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 501,156,505 52.53 764,271,900-34.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,480,314 0.36 1,371,387153.78
29 Organic chemicals 625,495 0.07 661,078-5.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 24,697,518 2.59 20,555,74820.15
31 Fertilizers 50,636,639 5.31 70,700,790-28.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,703,256 0.39 3,198,82115.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,356,778 0.88 9,361,631-10.73
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 4,104,716 0.43 3,715,10010.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 272,852 0.03 204,57133.38
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,478,209 0.26 1,034,676139.52
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,976 0.00 24,814-88.01
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,677,048 1.01 9,577,5531.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 22,010,063 2.31 19,677,51911.85
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,059,031 1.16 12,899,775-14.27
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 488,224 0.05 736,355-33.70
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 195,184 0.02 163,78619.17
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 954 0.00 70,364-98.64
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,399,175 1.40 13,939,386-3.88
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,538 0.00 17,808-68.90
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,388 0.00 1,03434.24
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,407 0.00 17,373-40.10
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,910,979 1.46 13,561,1072.58
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,761,348 0.18 2,310,681-23.77
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 17,262 0.00 0
52 Cotton 796,320 0.08 817,031-2.53
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 24,368 0.00 17,98935.46
54 Man-made filaments 200,722 0.02 163,59722.69
55 Man-made staple fibers 223,099 0.02 232,713-4.13
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 908,299 0.10 763,03719.04
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 606,221 0.06 1,008,381-39.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 70,898 0.01 66,8706.02
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 450,177 0.05 304,03348.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 8,518,212 0.89 6,831,93724.68
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 606,153 0.06 1,076,752-43.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 596,393 0.06 540,53910.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 569,037 0.06 334,15470.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 447,880 0.05 690,836-35.17
65 Headgear and parts thereof 154,274 0.02 122,00426.45
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,825 0.00 9,333-80.45
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 70,732 0.01 42,60866.01
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,582,183 0.90 8,807,895-2.56
69 Ceramic products 3,018,367 0.32 3,073,077-1.78
70 Glass and glassware 10,194,163 1.07 11,413,602-10.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,922,290 0.62 8,747,916-32.30
72 Iron and steel 15,754,996 1.65 30,096,528-47.65
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,836,515 1.35 9,842,88030.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,091,947 0.43 3,411,32519.95
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,387,726 0.15 1,660,663-16.44
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,825,214 0.61 2,875,451102.58
78 Lead and articles thereof 241 0.00 5,614-95.71
79 Zinc and articles thereof 8,359 0.00 6,86321.80
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,350 0.00 23,999-94.37
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 385,829 0.04 448,933-14.06
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 691,760 0.07 664,6964.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,461,432 0.15 1,363,4197.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 40,793,992 4.28 44,621,854-8.58
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 42,196,194 4.42 36,347,12016.09
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 179,802 0.02 140,60527.88
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 9,351,529 0.98 14,865,685-37.09
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,919 0.00 12,842-14.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,276,989 0.34 3,507,233-6.56
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 62,438 0.01 74,883-16.62
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 30,107 0.00 24,99220.47
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 4,782,723 0.50 2,881,64765.97
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 774,338 0.08 626,94023.51
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,888,216 0.41 3,788,5302.63
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,475 0.00 0
SS Classified 1,370,530 0.14 1 657 669-17.32

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.96% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (66.20% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.57% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (9.70% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.30% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.44% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.19% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (5.43% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.13% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (3.89% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.25% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (0.99% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova 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 $7,459,223;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $2,642,300;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,508,037;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,260,040.

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $8,025,473;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $5,987,787;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,049,072;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $3,058,168;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,863,600;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,251,185;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $1,978,191;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,959,025;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,609,642;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,472,508;
  • 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 $1,413,577;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,171,180.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 110-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,091,534 0.59 5,149,702-59.39
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 153,699 0.04 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,440,161 2.11 5,932,12425.42
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 11,837 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 965,198 0.27 412,972133.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 5,208,757 1.48 7,167,782-27.33
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 207,394,563 58.76 199,935,3403.73
10 Cereals 113,381 0.03 150,280-24.55
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 18,909 0.01 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,759,236 0.50 2,641,721-33.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,220 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 4,192-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 828,664 0.23 860,958-3.75
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18,548 0.01 8,470118.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 70,113 0.02 142,485-50.79
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,159,785 0.61 8,147,572-73.49
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 15,067 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 15,161,371 4.30 23,186,844-34.61
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,950 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 38,870-100.00
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
29 Organic chemicals 60 0.00 1,356-95.58
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,919,970 0.83 4,529,612-35.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 40,003-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 72,900 0.02 1,4374,973.07
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 5,916 0.00 3,80755.40
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 28,834 0.01 80,649-64.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,004,580 2.27 10,255,765-21.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,563 0.00 5,03230.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 32,913-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 122,271 0.03 175,814-30.45
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 174,388 0.05 100,04374.31
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,121 0.00 5,43786.15
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 44 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,326,214 1.23 3,735,55915.81
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 60,201 0.02 66,622-9.64
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 5 0.00 0
52 Cotton 4,741,684 1.34 4,553,7094.13
54 Man-made filaments 1,188,722 0.34 2,069,162-42.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 10 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 235,646 0.07 628,860-62.53
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 558,058 0.16 771,131-27.63
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 16,409,047 4.65 13,766,74719.19
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,144,583 1.74 7,617,091-19.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,119,082 0.60 859,042146.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,914,807 1.68 6,915,975-14.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 421 0.00 9,981-95.78
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 18 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 38,346-100.00
69 Ceramic products 28,785 0.01 95,085-69.73
70 Glass and glassware 4,740,894 1.34 3,866,49622.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,226 0.00 5,232210.13
72 Iron and steel 2,387,720 0.68 5,251,320-54.53
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,430,306 0.69 2,084,50316.59
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,417,203 0.68 2,744,753-11.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,671,343 1.04 4,229,738-13.20
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 489,488 0.14 417,58017.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,022,382 0.57 2,632,515-23.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 344,243 0.10 445,939-22.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,020,875 0.29 2,999,066-65.96
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,466,015 2.40 12,515,087-32.35
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 13,247,002 3.75 14,660,579-9.64
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 88,586 0.03 78,34513.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 53,821 0.02 47,00614.50
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,897,567 1.10 5,068,747-23.11
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 130,936 0.04 368,918-64.51
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 19,799 0.01 31,670-37.48
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 580,968 0.16 1,156,340-49.76
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 78,111 0.02 29626,288.85
SS Classified 10,376,864 2.94 14 603 927-28.94
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia