Russian trade in goods with Albania in Q3 2021
November 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 third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Albania
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Albania totaled $46,771,807, up 100.57% ($23,452,257) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $41,210,660, up 127.22% ($23,073,854) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $5,561,147, up 7.30% ($378,403) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $35,649,513, a 175.20% increase ($22,695,451) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Albania was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 117th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0224% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0171% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Albania was Russia’s 104th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 107th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0309% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0231% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Albania was Russia’s 111th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 109th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0074% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0089% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Albania
The major share of Russian exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 53.53% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (55.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 38.01% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (0.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.37% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (15.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.68% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (2.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.50% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (1.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.39% of Russia’s total exports to Albania (21.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $15,655,191;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $10,431,743;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,391,856;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $315,577.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,792,962;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $515,145;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $368,778;
- 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 $204,924.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 18,678,096 | 45.32 | 8,246,353 | 126.50 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 13,106 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,077,150 | 7.47 | 1,685,294 | 82.59 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,811 | 0.01 | 39,353 | -87.77 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 64,253 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 235,068 | 0.57 | 139,179 | 68.90 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,213,091 | 5.37 | 2,728,236 | -18.88 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 48,139 | 0.12 | 3,841,101 | -98.75 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 53,524 | 0.13 | 60,104 | -10.95 |
| 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 | 11,656 | 0.03 | 20,638 | -43.52 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 49,009 | 0.12 | 26,438 | 85.37 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 536,248 | 1.30 | 220,671 | 143.01 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 155,774 | 0.38 | 149,542 | 4.17 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 5,330 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 48,053 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 373 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,905 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 36,671 | 0.09 | 15,626 | 134.68 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 126,372 | 0.31 | 495,150 | -74.48 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 15,655,191 | 37.99 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,743 | 0.02 | 94,016 | -90.70 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 798 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 132 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,253 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 88,013 | 0.21 | 38,627 | 127.85 |
| 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 | 222 | 0.00 | 205,146 | -99.89 |
| 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 | 7,165 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 108,989 | 0.26 | 108,745 | 0.22 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 949 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Albania
The major share of Russian imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 95.27% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (94.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.51% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (0.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.96% of Russia’s total imports from Albania (1.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $431,710;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $96,784;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $51,870;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $37,589.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Albania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $131,124;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $39,149;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $34,569;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $28,929.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 53,438 | 0.96 | 88,007 | -39.28 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,613 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 131 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,958 | 0.07 | 4,170 | -5.08 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 266 | 0.00 | 116 | 129.31 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 70,560 | 1.27 | 109,709 | -35.68 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 827 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 6,859 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 63,268 | 1.14 | 11,398 | 455.08 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 20,429 | 0.37 | 17,717 | 15.31 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 705,092 | 12.68 | 608,308 | 15.91 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,627,670 | 29.27 | 1,758,794 | -7.46 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 71 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,965,354 | 53.32 | 2,533,644 | 17.04 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,693 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5 | 0.00 | 148 | -96.62 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 70 | 0.00 | 980 | -92.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,088 | 0.68 | 499 | 7,532.87 |
| 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 | 1,372 | 0.02 | 3,057 | -55.12 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,083 | 0.15 | 125 | 6,366.40 |
| 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 | 796 | 0.01 | 5,520 | -85.58 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 28,929 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |