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Russian trade in goods with Albania in Q2 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
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 $1,007,182.
Russia’s exports to Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
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 5,448,5856.38
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 1,785,39159.38
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 0.57 166,10586.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 37,511,708 69.05 6,372,321488.67
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 16,27910.25
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 60,556 0.11 10,351485.03
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 28,84983.06
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 7,7871,079.16
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,209,787 2.23 186,608548.30
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 37,984 0.07 16,393131.71
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 1,48745.80
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 479 0.00 156207.05
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,862 0.01 720714.17
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 3,968196.93
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 2223,573.42
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 2,742230.09
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 13,62852.19
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 $248,815.
Russia’s imports from Albania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
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 29,49556.16
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 27,896 0.85 1,1522,321.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 723 0.02 73890.41
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 12,718263.71
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 3,7141,434.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 39,697 1.21 9,447320.21
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 599,581 18.34 243,790145.94
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,759,855 53.83 622,206182.84
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 3210,462.50
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 0.14 805,792.50
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 3691,411.92
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia