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Russian trade in goods with Bulgaria in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $1,123,703,395, up 50.23% ($375,703,580) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $961,775,675, up 62.84% ($371,138,031) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $161,927,720, up 2.90% ($4,565,549) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $799,847,955, a 84.60% increase ($366,572,482) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4834% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4616% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 31st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 34th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6387% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6255% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 50th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1978% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2327% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

The major share of Russian exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.22% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (61.61% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.12% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (13.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (2.73% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.65% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (3.94% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (15.94% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $474,739,384;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $19,102,156;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,050,271;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $4,198,355;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,619,617.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $90,233,547;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $40,840,081;
  • 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 $6,938,535;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,585,166.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 17,661 0.00 2,106738.60
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,534 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 77,043 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,199,357 0.12 1,024,89817.02
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 107 0.00 21,523-99.50
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 176,406 0.02 73,063141.44
10 Cereals 144,362 0.02 61,973132.94
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 64,502 0.01 57,45612.26
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 721,510 0.08 90,955,057-99.21
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 24,829 0.00 17,48142.03
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 9,269 0.00 9,386-1.25
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 191 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38,607 0.00 16,137139.25
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 211,877 0.02 163,83229.33
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 373,924 0.04 184,096103.11
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 142,560 0.01 108,29131.65
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 446,277 0.05 503,976-11.45
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,192,574 0.12 940,68726.78
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 38,292 0.00 1,0033,717.75
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,988 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,693 0.00 16,096-27.35
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 838,596,387 87.19 363,857,003130.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 934,172 0.10 7,872,707-88.13
29 Organic chemicals 499,498 0.05 608,870-17.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 24,240 0.00 51,287-52.74
31 Fertilizers 1,308,835 0.14 4,894,001-73.26
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 122,463 0.01 70,06674.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 778,210 0.08 285,060173.00
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 42,295 0.00 25,67464.74
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 100,365 0.01 5,1041,866.40
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 92,919-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 349,987 0.04 456,528-23.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,332,436 0.66 4,167,49951.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,336,410 0.55 4,739,47112.60
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,422 0.00 1,272483.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,730,155 0.39 2,710,83637.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 3-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,008,450 0.42 2,156,87785.85
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 70,135 0.01 29,600136.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 111,807 0.01 412,664-72.91
54 Man-made filaments 249,467 0.03 164,74451.43
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 17,097-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 19,634 0.00 21,497-8.67
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 162 0.00 353-54.11
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,015 0.00 4,46534.71
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 25,468 0.00 37,920-32.84
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 27,701 0.00 22,05425.61
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,207 0.00 8,489-38.66
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 55,428 0.01 108,778-49.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 511 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,884 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,702,383 0.28 1,971,73837.06
69 Ceramic products 226,995 0.02 159,36842.43
70 Glass and glassware 377,313 0.04 636,954-40.76
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 175,723 0.02 46,833275.21
72 Iron and steel 4,601,721 0.48 4,833,312-4.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,552,315 0.16 1,856,931-16.40
74 Copper and articles thereof 250,756 0.03 23,795953.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 14,281,523 1.48 9,231,25254.71
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 73,913 0.01 11,696531.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 114,056 0.01 68,24367.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 154,567 0.02 126,97221.73
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 35,932,066 3.74 76,772,147-53.20
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 2,684,760 0.28 1,390,96193.01
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 19,921,777 2.07 819,6212,330.61
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,144,009 0.43 524,392690.25
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 889,443 0.09 11,3757,719.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,904,743 0.51 706,388594.34
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 213,441 0.02 87,948142.69
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 367,073 0.04 559,022-34.34
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 229,969 0.02 23,432881.43
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 27,163 0.00 46,400-41.46
SS Classified 0 0.00 3 748 965-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

The major share of Russian imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 38.41% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (46.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.82% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (28.61% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.58% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (8.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.39% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (8.51% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.03% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (2.83% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (0.84% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $8,796,049;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,941,156;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,784,090;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,699,830;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,495,457;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,142,184;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $969,612;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $948,706;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $879,695;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $751,172;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $670,346;
  • 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 $541,735.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $14,682,161;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $1,701,458;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $1,428,483;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,007,062.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 6,422-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,011 0.00 1,30354.34
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,342 0.01 30,141-52.42
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 391,813 0.24 119,874226.85
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 16,136 0.01 21,161-23.75
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 118,063 0.07 98911,837.61
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 267,851 0.17 237,19912.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,223,553 3.23 3,523,72348.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,867,434 1.15 371,977402.03
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,066,433 0.66 1,233,463-13.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,424,090 0.88 3,125,548-54.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 367,141 0.23 800,202-54.12
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,390,018 2.09 2,510,32335.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,574,096 2.82 1,632,940180.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 341,638 0.21 600,977-43.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 259,254 0.16 51,183406.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 89,082 0.06 271,843-67.23
29 Organic chemicals 342,937 0.21 638,927-46.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 43,320,893 26.75 34,524,84425.48
31 Fertilizers 127 0.00 230-44.78
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 390,995 0.24 380,0152.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,713,986 1.68 2,606,8064.11
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 119,618 0.07 127,914-6.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 858,168 0.53 985,581-12.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 62,527 0.04 1,069,589-94.15
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,588,668 2.22 2,446,48446.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,592,007 0.98 1,971,282-19.24
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 56,451 0.03 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 988,739 0.61 1,002,708-1.39
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 10,021 0.01 9,5754.66
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,418 0.00 7,612-81.37
45 Cork and articles of cork 2 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,118,159 0.69 1,121,868-0.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 545,443 0.34 197,200176.59
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 217,766 0.13 53,083310.24
52 Cotton 74,873 0.05 90,404-17.18
54 Man-made filaments 115,294 0.07 70,45763.64
55 Man-made staple fibers 593,025 0.37 317,96886.50
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 469,376 0.29 810,190-42.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,023 0.00 1915,810.53
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 106-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32,280 0.02 30,1387.11
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 19,295 0.01 2148,916.36
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,244,482 3.86 5,574,13612.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,428,893 2.74 3,480,18727.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 185,109 0.11 288,488-35.83
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,093,830 0.68 2,522,313-56.63
65 Headgear and parts thereof 83,404 0.05 101,919-18.17
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 7,963 0.00 54,809-85.47
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 59,486 0.04 54,04610.07
69 Ceramic products 775,617 0.48 754,1232.85
70 Glass and glassware 945,880 0.58 850,28711.24
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 241 0.00 2,271-89.39
72 Iron and steel 1,115,908 0.69 676,66764.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,216,122 0.75 1,569,916-22.54
74 Copper and articles thereof 379,890 0.23 184,346106.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 211,938 0.13 161,02131.62
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 28,946 0.02 38,544-24.90
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 391,413 0.24 326,31019.95
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,557,527 0.96 1,500,1093.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 35,684,770 22.04 34,715,1582.79
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 18,503,891 11.43 17,962,1563.02
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 852,862 0.53 101,690738.69
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,516,724 0.94 1,327,31414.27
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,663 0.00 14,683,824-99.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,555,534 3.43 3,771,44447.31
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 11,849 0.01 52,390-77.38
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 102,516 0.06 46,342121.22
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 1,454,103 0.90 1,137,70027.81
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,562,693 1.58 2,300,07911.42
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 60,408 0.04 122,100-50.53
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 27,297 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia