Russian trade in goods with Macedonia in Q4 2021
February 13, 2022
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 Macedonia in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Macedonia
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Macedonia totaled $71,485,156, up 118.50% ($38,768,268) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $48,350,254, up 915.73% ($43,590,117) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $23,134,902, down 17.25% ($4,821,849) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Macedonia went from a deficit of $23,196,614 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $25,215,352 in the 4th quarter of 2021.
Macedonia was Russia’s 102nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 116th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0308% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0202% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Macedonia was Russia’s 99th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 134th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0321% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0050% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Macedonia was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 87th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0283% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0413% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Macedonia
The major share of Russian exports to Macedonia 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) - 90.64% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (31.46% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.62% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (36.20% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.48% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (13.57% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.84% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (11.34% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.75% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (5.32% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.45% of Russia’s total exports to Macedonia (1.89% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Macedonia 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 $42,300,166;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,228,450;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $315,694.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $293,983;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $180,659.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 164,791 | 0.34 | 45,846 | 259.44 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,428 | 0.01 | 4,814 | 12.75 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 23,909 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 23,835 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 13,548 | 0.03 | 15,610 | -13.21 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 12,030 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 43,797,854 | 90.58 | 1,497,688 | 2,824.36 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 13,846 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 70,537 | 0.15 | 27,607 | 155.50 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 44,871 | 0.09 | 57,000 | -21.28 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,680 | 0.02 | 8,022 | 8.20 |
| 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 | 28,902 | 0.06 | 34,366 | -15.90 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 25,474 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 113,703 | 0.24 | 294,362 | -61.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,413,467 | 2.92 | 185,017 | 663.97 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 308 | 0.00 | 268 | 14.93 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 269,165 | 0.56 | 192,105 | 40.11 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 95,151 | 0.20 | 58,340 | 63.10 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3 | 0.00 | 2,770 | -99.89 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,536 | 0.00 | 1,220 | 25.90 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 52 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 18,121 | 0.04 | 167 | 10,750.90 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 69,983 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,743,266 | 3.61 | 1,427,572 | 22.11 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 28 | 0.00 | 294,011 | -99.99 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,659 | 0.01 | 1,603 | 128.26 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 101 | 0.00 | 152 | -33.55 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 265,053 | 0.55 | 295,576 | -10.33 |
| 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 | 21,750 | 0.04 | 25,905 | -16.04 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 94,009 | 0.19 | 110,986 | -15.30 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,464 | 0.05 | 107,539 | -75.39 |
| 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 | 13,351 | 0.03 | 4,645 | 187.43 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,640 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 130 | 0.00 | 149 | -12.75 |
Russia’s Imports from Macedonia
The major share of Russian imports from Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.52% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (53.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.60% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (28.37% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.66% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (11.86% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.42% of Russia’s total imports from Macedonia (5.50% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,116,150;
- 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 $667,732;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $454,395;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $190,069;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $187,288;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $155,602;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $122,389.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Macedonia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $5,813,047;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $908,518;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $463,984;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $318,777;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $157,461;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $84,023.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
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 | 42,138 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,682,954 | 11.60 | 1,566,804 | 71.24 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,480,760 | 15.05 | 9,293,807 | -62.55 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 235,433 | 1.02 | 48,145 | 389.01 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3,911 | 0.02 | 9,423 | -58.50 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,974 | 0.01 | 5,315 | -62.86 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 37,579 | 0.16 | 96,743 | -61.16 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 166,659 | 0.72 | 324,120 | -48.58 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 123,386 | 0.53 | 95,341 | 29.42 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,501,750 | 6.49 | 1,047,355 | 43.39 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,507,785 | 10.84 | 2,317,716 | 8.20 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 551 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,013,222 | 30.31 | 7,921,740 | -11.47 |
| 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 | 11,112 | 0.05 | 3,310 | 235.71 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 32,738 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,607 | 0.03 | 7,412 | -10.86 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,766 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 938 | 0.00 | 5,669 | -83.45 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 408 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16 | 0.00 | 5,747 | -99.72 |
| 52 | Cotton | 65,059 | 0.28 | 49 | 132,673.47 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4,732 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 949 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 450,506 | 1.95 | 490,737 | -8.20 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 478,621 | 2.07 | 942,605 | -49.22 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 19,561 | 0.08 | 103,584 | -81.12 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 438 | 0.00 | 378 | 15.87 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 48,150 | 0.21 | 92,154 | -47.75 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 356 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 67,745 | 0.29 | 105,653 | -35.88 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 242 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 306,953 | 1.33 | 248,320 | 23.61 |
| 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 | 2,971,136 | 12.84 | 2,303,404 | 28.99 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 244,340 | 1.06 | 121,951 | 100.36 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 324,331 | 1.40 | 643,108 | -49.57 |
| 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 | 23,654 | 0.10 | 5,943 | 298.01 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 263,215 | 1.14 | 107,613 | 144.59 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,944 | 0.02 | 59 | 6,584.75 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 8,122 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |