Russian trade in goods with Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina totaled $45,429,186, up 67.05% ($18,234,325) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $21,391,770, up 241.85% ($15,134,157) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $24,037,416, up 14.81% ($3,100,168) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $2,645,646, a 81.98% decrease ($12,033,989) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 113th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0218% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0199% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 117th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 134th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0160% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0080% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 87th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0320% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0361% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 40.75% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 27.13% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (37.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.64% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (2.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.00% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (42.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.02% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.72% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.08% of Russia’s total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $8,700,554;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,386,375;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,645,510;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,078,399;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $997,239;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $810,293;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $593,814;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $115,969;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $71,007;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $65,552.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $851,111;
- 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 $482,882;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $217,876.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 115,969 | 0.54 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 48,301 | 0.23 | 49,558 | -2.54 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 3,725 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 277,597 | 1.30 | 253,059 | 9.70 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 8,717,310 | 40.75 | 16,756 | 51,925.01 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,662,724 | 7.77 | 17,214 | 9,559.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 9,919 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,065 | 0.04 | 119 | 6,677.31 |
| 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 | 66,206 | 0.31 | 24,890 | 165.99 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 8,555 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 31,101 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,110,164 | 5.19 | 31,765 | 3,394.93 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22,068 | 0.10 | 62,819 | -64.87 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,186,543 | 5.55 | 376,250 | 215.36 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 96,595 | 0.45 | 44,322 | 117.94 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,703 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 14,798 | 0.07 | 18,455 | -19.82 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 15 | 0.00 | 616 | -97.56 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 17 | 0.00 | 1,423 | -98.81 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 20,144 | 0.09 | 27,249 | -26.07 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 24,731 | 0.12 | 533 | 4,539.96 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,652,598 | 21.75 | 2,266,223 | 105.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 76,102 | 0.36 | 73,384 | 3.70 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 997,285 | 4.66 | 46 | 2,167,910.87 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4,974 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 71,089 | 0.33 | 82 | 86,593.90 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 844 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 557 | 0.00 | 29,085 | -98.08 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 825,095 | 3.86 | 231,281 | 256.75 |
| 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 | 618,501 | 2.89 | 1,101,383 | -43.84 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 241,175 | 1.13 | 459,051 | -47.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 25,870 | 0.12 | 876,981 | -97.05 |
| 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 | 246,784 | 1.15 | 181,232 | 36.17 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 59 | 0.00 | 8 | 637.50 |
| SS | Classified | 201,564 | 0.94 | 113 818 | 77.09 |
Russia’s Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 60.95% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (36.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 17.02% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (25.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.30% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (15.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.43% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (13.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,807,266;
- 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 $417,389;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $309,098;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $268,885;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $79,659.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,325,542;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,237,783;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $1,126,108;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $1,026,626;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $403,191;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $126,282.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 210,158 | 0.87 | 1,236,784 | -83.01 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,067,095 | 4.44 | 1,470,286 | -27.42 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 56,912 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 28,611 | 0.12 | 12,759 | 124.24 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 538 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 38,283 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 494,616 | 2.06 | 225,731 | 119.12 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,062,016 | 58.50 | 7,254,750 | 93.83 |
| 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 | 10,026 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 11,542 | 0.05 | 18,910 | -38.96 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 72,660 | 0.30 | 43,041 | 68.82 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 762 | 0.00 | 7,090 | -89.25 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 51,530 | 0.21 | 49,003 | 5.16 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 23,839 | 0.10 | 2,189 | 989.04 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,266 | 0.01 | 2,122 | 6.79 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 887,412 | 3.69 | 902,221 | -1.64 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 685,394 | 2.85 | 676,270 | 1.35 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,548 | 0.01 | 15,582 | -90.07 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,515,904 | 10.47 | 3,753,687 | -32.98 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,644 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 604 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 2,997 | 0.01 | 2,749 | 9.02 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,343 | 0.02 | 2,449 | 77.34 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 93,734 | 0.39 | 23,378 | 300.95 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 525 | 0.00 | 1,587 | -66.92 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 88,491 | 0.37 | 8,832 | 901.94 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,729 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 16,467 | 0.07 | 10,517 | 56.58 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,042 | 0.01 | 2,338 | -12.66 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 77,319 | 0.32 | 69,916 | 10.59 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,260,756 | 5.24 | 2,586,298 | -51.25 |
| 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 | 997,541 | 4.15 | 580,152 | 71.94 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 419,308 | 1.74 | 110,210 | 280.46 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 39,346 | 0.16 | 8 | 491,725.00 |
| 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 | 337,545 | 1.40 | 1,463,653 | -76.94 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 216,656 | 0.90 | 342,938 | -36.82 |
| SS | Classified | 315,040 | 1.31 | 0 | ∞ |