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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q3 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 Bulgaria in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $892,418,964, up 115.63% ($478,549,668) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $750,357,647, up 151.52% ($452,029,709) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $142,061,317, up 22.95% ($26,519,959) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $608,296,330, a 232.79% increase ($425,509,750) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 50th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4281% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3030% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 38th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 44th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.5625% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3793% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 56th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1892% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1995% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria 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) - 77.61% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (73.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.65% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (12.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.05% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (7.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.73% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.75% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (1.87% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria 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 $364,053,277;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $79,981,481;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $5,234,369;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,514,664;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,306,707;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,660,083.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $11,166,226;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,827,578.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 586 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 113 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 261 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 727,331 0.10 241,117201.65
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 155 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 15,879 0.00 91,540-82.65
10 Cereals 134,538 0.02 1,877,322-92.83
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 26,533 0.00 31,810-16.59
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 482,986 0.06 1,753,387-72.45
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 22,686 0.00 10,648113.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,008 0.00 5,717110.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 160 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 40,534 0.01 7,702426.28
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 207,379 0.03 88,235135.03
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 199,470 0.03 73,769170.40
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 81,246 0.01 124,507-34.75
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 573,423 0.08 247,630131.56
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,279,591 0.17 1,026,68124.63
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,119 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 500 0.00 3,264-84.68
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 582,371,233 77.61 218,317,956166.75
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 807,577 0.11 11,973,803-93.26
29 Organic chemicals 1,430,837 0.19 224,909536.18
30 Pharmaceutical products 43,521 0.01 46,725-6.86
31 Fertilizers 5,994,213 0.80 1,687,506255.21
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 131,728 0.02 115,80313.75
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 282,173 0.04 185,35752.23
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 63,777 0.01 52,53021.41
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,643 0.00 104,769-95.57
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 84,448 0.01 44,57389.46
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 4,800 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 468,667 0.06 387,71620.88
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,791,040 1.04 2,556,671204.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,778,894 0.77 4,416,69530.84
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,714 0.00 20,077-91.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,278,959 0.44 1,796,05582.56
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 13-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,348,479 0.31 1,421,09365.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 18,531 0.00 6,283194.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 523,314 0.07 0
54 Man-made filaments 111,152 0.01 206,512-46.18
55 Man-made staple fibers 294 0.00 33,567-99.12
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 30,390 0.00 15,93990.66
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 320 0.00 131,900.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,403 0.00 2403,817.92
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 14,224 0.00 11,24726.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 22,536 0.00 10,189121.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,488 0.00 1,367520.92
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,829 0.00 11,018-10.79
65 Headgear and parts thereof 30 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,421 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,284,195 0.30 1,773,53328.79
69 Ceramic products 123,168 0.02 133,504-7.74
70 Glass and glassware 426,687 0.06 678,162-37.08
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 33,683 0.00 12,081178.81
72 Iron and steel 6,641,387 0.89 2,981,304122.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,447,978 0.59 9,275,556-52.05
74 Copper and articles thereof 302,602 0.04 87,418246.16
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7,118 0.00 79,809-91.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 105,122,981 14.01 25,141,500318.13
78 Lead and articles thereof 568,600 0.08 361,86257.13
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 21,011-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 24,649 0.00 4,878405.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 82,142 0.01 275,234-70.16
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 211,547 0.03 439,969-51.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,606,077 1.01 3,091,413146.04
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 2,020,268 0.27 1,264,65259.75
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 920,503 0.12 257,805257.05
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 892,535 0.12 436,856104.31
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 84,523 0.01 17,762375.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,465,887 0.20 750,20095.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 97,416 0.01 99,293-1.89
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 578,343 0.08 447,64229.20
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 69,950 0.01 10,193586.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 57,274 0.01 26,866113.18
SS Classified 836,001 0.11 1 427 492-41.44

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.91% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (48.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.58% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (18.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.85% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (12.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.67% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (11.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.47% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.06% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (0.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria 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 $22,018,699;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $2,406,211;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,278,500;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,729,991;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,423,686;
  • 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 $1,072,892;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $569,780;
  • 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 $456,331;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $435,748.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,603,958;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,209,582;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $918,423;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $664,209;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $448,637;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $434,338.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
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 0 0.00 33-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 33,027-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 431-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 170,017 0.12 172,374-1.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,836 0.00 86,473-95.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 91,293 0.06 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 241,148 0.17 320,132-24.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,840,388 2.00 3,237,183-12.26
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,086,898 2.17 680,687353.50
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 602,624 0.42 927,053-35.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,970,072 1.39 1,785,56510.33
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 375,947 0.26 824,584-54.41
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,039,595 1.44 1,617,82626.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 894,496 0.63 3,498,454-74.43
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 430,798 0.30 290,10548.50
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 74,760 0.05 59,18526.32
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 221,639 0.16 15,9681,288.02
29 Organic chemicals 127,131 0.09 492,626-74.19
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,768,928 24.47 12,750,229172.69
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 103-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 447,211 0.31 469,663-4.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,021,243 2.13 2,918,2523.53
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 124,348 0.09 103,83319.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 850,012 0.60 568,49849.52
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 97,228 0.07 49,24897.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,590,595 2.53 2,166,90965.70
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,621,614 1.14 2,055,952-21.13
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 6,794 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 987,390 0.70 531,05985.93
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,199 0.00 2241,328.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,540 0.00 106,397-95.73
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 4-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,437,025 1.01 1,001,27743.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 70,755 0.05 24,728186.13
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 171,349 0.12 130,26531.54
52 Cotton 120,002 0.08 16,710618.14
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 383-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 256,099 0.18 131,58494.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 550,707 0.39 226,254143.40
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 321,824 0.23 615,472-47.71
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 133-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 26,334 0.02 53,001-50.31
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 67,898 0.05 7,793771.27
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,463,369 4.55 4,733,37836.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,451,919 3.13 5,116,128-12.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 213,232 0.15 395,807-46.13
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,205,685 0.85 2,415,267-50.08
65 Headgear and parts thereof 110,647 0.08 47,846131.26
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 34,737 0.02 144,622-75.98
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 54,187 0.04 61,669-12.13
69 Ceramic products 715,284 0.50 1,024,920-30.21
70 Glass and glassware 353,623 0.25 511,174-30.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 65 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 2,761,185 1.94 482,685472.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,042,835 0.73 1,321,222-21.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 331,650 0.23 280,47318.25
75 Nickel and articles thereof 3,860 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 170,309 0.12 72,985133.35
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 53,292 0.04 44,39320.05
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 381,177 0.27 237,66160.39
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,603,718 1.13 1,558,6042.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 35,767,074 25.18 35,462,9470.86
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 15,632,874 11.00 14,559,9827.37
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 53,530 0.04 5,926803.31
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,754,928 1.24 1,185,14848.08
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 818 0.00 18,311-95.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,488,051 2.46 4,406,474-20.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 19,007 0.01 33,348-43.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 110,942 0.08 57,38893.32
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 1,058,670 0.75 1,084,257-2.36
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,393,001 1.68 2,184,8539.53
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 88,949 0.06 124,213-28.39
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 26,962 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia