Russian trade in goods with Albania in Q2 2021
August 15, 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 Albania in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Albania
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Albania totaled $57,597,661, up 94.00% ($27,907,583) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $54,328,267, up 95.08% ($26,478,723) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $3,269,394, up 77.63% ($1,428,860) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $51,058,873, a 96.31% increase ($25,049,863) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Albania was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 107th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0304% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0243% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Albania was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 92nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0472% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0398% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Albania was Russia’s 121st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 119th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0044% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0035% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Albania
The major share of Russian exports to Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 69.05% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (22.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.52% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (39.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.51% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (26.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.35% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (7.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.30% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (0.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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) - an increase of $31,139,387;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,060,091;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,023,179;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $509,970;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $347,602.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $3,396,622;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,377,645;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,007,182.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 25,000 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 5,796,187 | 10.67 | 5,448,585 | 6.38 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 13,151 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,845,482 | 5.24 | 1,785,391 | 59.38 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,396,622 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,684 | 0.01 | 39,744 | -88.21 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 19,024 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 309,623 | 0.57 | 166,105 | 86.40 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 37,511,708 | 69.05 | 6,372,321 | 488.67 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 206 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 151 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 509,970 | 0.94 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,084,103 | 2.00 | 2,091,285 | -48.16 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 17,947 | 0.03 | 16,279 | 10.25 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 60,556 | 0.11 | 10,351 | 485.03 |
| 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 | 52,811 | 0.10 | 28,849 | 83.06 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 524 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 91,821 | 0.17 | 7,787 | 1,079.16 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,209,787 | 2.23 | 186,608 | 548.30 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 37,984 | 0.07 | 16,393 | 131.71 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 77 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,168 | 0.00 | 1,487 | 45.80 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 479 | 0.00 | 156 | 207.05 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,862 | 0.01 | 720 | 714.17 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 281 | 0.00 | 1,733 | -83.79 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 329 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 11,782 | 0.02 | 3,968 | 196.93 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 598,504 | 1.10 | 695,904 | -14.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,079,721 | 7.51 | 7,457,366 | -45.29 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 447 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 8,155 | 0.02 | 222 | 3,573.42 |
| 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 | 2,598 | 0.00 | 6,744 | -61.48 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 31,496 | 0.06 | 60,304 | -47.77 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 9,051 | 0.02 | 2,742 | 230.09 |
| 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 | 20,741 | 0.04 | 13,628 | 52.19 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,037 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Albania
The major share of Russian imports from Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 92.56% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (96.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.03% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (0.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.41% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (1.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,137,649;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $355,791;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $53,287;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $33,539;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $30,250;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $26,744;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $16,565.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $248,815.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 46,060 | 1.41 | 29,495 | 56.16 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 27,896 | 0.85 | 1,152 | 2,321.53 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 723 | 0.02 | 73 | 890.41 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 42 | 0.00 | 135 | -68.89 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 46,257 | 1.41 | 12,718 | 263.71 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,327 | 0.07 | 2,665 | -12.68 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 57,001 | 1.74 | 3,714 | 1,434.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 39,697 | 1.21 | 9,447 | 320.21 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 599,581 | 18.34 | 243,790 | 145.94 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,759,855 | 53.83 | 622,206 | 182.84 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,477 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 665,013 | 20.34 | 913,828 | -27.23 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 344 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,380 | 0.10 | 32 | 10,462.50 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,615 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,714 | 0.14 | 80 | 5,792.50 |
| 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 | 745 | 0.02 | 830 | -10.24 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,912 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 5,579 | 0.17 | 369 | 1,411.92 |