Russian trade in goods with Croatia in Q1 2021
May 17, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Croatia in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Croatia
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Croatia was $165,678,319, down 32.11% ($78,368,519) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $112,252,028, down 47.17% ($100,223,622) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $53,426,291, up 69.22% ($21,855,103) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $58,825,737, a 67.48% decrease ($122,078,725) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Croatia was Russia’s 72nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 65th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1072% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1717% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Croatia was Russia’s 68th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 55th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1217% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2388% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Croatia was Russia’s 74th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 79th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0858% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0594% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Croatia
The major share of Russian exports to Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.94% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (90.07% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.84% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (7.23% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.26% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (1.51% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.16% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (0.50% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.03% of Russia’s total exports to Croatia (0.29% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $9,941,382;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $490,611;
- 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 $373,941.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $106,154,747;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,978,010;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,670,994.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 95,829 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 199,404 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 18,038 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 13,043 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 12,295 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 85,228,767 | 75.93 | 191,383,514 | -55.47 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 155,894 | 0.14 | 478,623 | -67.43 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 434,740 | 0.39 | 2,105,734 | -79.35 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 36,093 | 0.03 | 20,303 | 77.77 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,979 | 0.00 | 5,919 | -66.57 |
| 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 | 5,301 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 56,136 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 585,186 | 0.52 | 386,197 | 51.53 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 138,315 | 0.12 | 213,367 | -35.18 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 222 | 0.00 | 24 | 825.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 915,025 | 0.82 | 424,414 | 115.60 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 385,704 | 0.34 | 638,386 | -39.58 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 497 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 662 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,768 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 38 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 368,760 | 0.33 | 424,414 | -13.11 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 62,461 | 0.06 | 12,657 | 393.49 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 24,730 | 0.02 | 26,851 | -7.90 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 203,610 | 0.18 | 272,548 | -25.29 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,225 | 0.01 | 788 | 1,324.49 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 9,941,382 | 8.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 12,113,771 | 10.79 | 15,091,781 | -19.73 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 683,904 | 0.61 | 467,308 | 46.35 |
| 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 | 466,217 | 0.42 | 92,276 | 405.24 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 779 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,614 | 0.00 | 46,148 | -90.00 |
| 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 | 298,220 | 0.27 | 161,619 | 84.52 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,119 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,058 | 0.00 | 21 | 19,223.81 |
Russia’s Imports from Croatia
The major share of Russian imports from Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 36.84% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (27.53% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.65% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (6.07% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.69% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (39.96% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 7.09% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (13.69% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.88% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (8.73% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.52% of Russia’s total imports from Croatia (0.96% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $15,892,692;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $11,052,465;
- 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 $1,548,577;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $543,591;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $426,483;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $274,888;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $194,693;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $175,170.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Croatia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $4,386,685;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,709,071;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $814,823;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $344,228;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $301,937;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $229,942;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $182,962;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $179,640;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $162,276.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 9,705 | 0.02 | 9,616 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 15,951,114 | 29.86 | 58,422 | 27,203.27 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,174 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 25,306 | 0.05 | 23,627 | 7.11 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 151,543 | 0.28 | 188,428 | -19.58 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 96,352 | 0.18 | 47,117 | 104.50 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,207,871 | 2.26 | 1,509,808 | -20.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 746 | 0.00 | 56,639 | -98.68 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 22,803 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 102,229 | 0.19 | 121,281 | -15.71 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 846 | 0.00 | 177 | 377.97 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 120,000 | 0.22 | 240,000 | -50.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 16,143,710 | 30.22 | 5,091,245 | 217.09 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 14,764 | 0.03 | 5,534 | 166.79 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,541,924 | 4.76 | 2,366,754 | 7.40 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 25,358 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 105,160 | 0.20 | 17,594 | 497.70 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 697,006 | 1.30 | 879,968 | -20.79 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 56,405 | 0.11 | 66,469 | -15.14 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,840 | 0.00 | 19,721 | -90.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 52,061 | 0.10 | 82,709 | -37.06 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 761,060 | 1.42 | 217,469 | 249.96 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3 | 0.00 | 4,330 | -99.93 |
| 52 | Cotton | 115,619 | 0.22 | 92,481 | 25.02 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,633 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 6,014 | 0.01 | 3,647 | 64.90 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,025,646 | 3.79 | 2,059,796 | -1.66 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 843,323 | 1.58 | 1,187,551 | -28.99 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 588 | 0.00 | 2,329 | -74.75 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 782,753 | 1.47 | 962,393 | -18.67 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 4,043 | 0.01 | 3,441 | 17.49 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 8,286 | 0.02 | 9,657 | -14.20 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,968 | 0.01 | 35,320 | -91.60 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 183,418 | 0.34 | 64,749 | 183.28 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 289,267 | 0.54 | 14,379 | 1,911.73 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 854,903 | 1.60 | 1,669,726 | -48.80 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,193 | 0.00 | 2,310 | -5.06 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 331 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 527,606 | 0.99 | 689,882 | -23.52 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 41,953 | 0.08 | 51,222 | -18.10 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 111,594 | 0.21 | 341,536 | -67.33 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,581,301 | 8.57 | 6,290,372 | -27.17 |
| 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 | 3,112,408 | 5.83 | 1,563,831 | 99.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 404,473 | 0.76 | 209,780 | 92.81 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 4,386,685 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 285,424 | 0.53 | 163,696 | 74.36 |
| 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 | 133,351 | 0.25 | 65,773 | 102.74 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,069,184 | 2.00 | 642,701 | 66.36 |