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

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $845,546,177, up 142.98% ($497,556,594) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $714,618,467, up 173.48% ($453,312,076) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $130,927,710, up 51.04% ($44,244,518) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $583,690,757, a 234.26% increase ($409,067,558) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Moldova was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 59th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3638% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2147% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Moldova was Russia’s 40th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 51st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4745% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2767% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Moldova was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1600% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1282% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

The major share of Russian exports to Moldova 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) - 72.88% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (47.53% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.11% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (14.35% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.31% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (12.79% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.32% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (10.80% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.17% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (4.92% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (3.20% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.81% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.80% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 $394,154,830;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,996,499;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,423,088;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $5,791,281;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,962,770;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $3,606,634;
  • 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 $3,238,815;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,189,128;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,315,031;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,284,212.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Moldova 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
02 Meat and edible meat offal 97,608 0.01 100,261-2.65
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 270,749 0.04 74,885261.55
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 763,010 0.11 509,96649.62
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 95 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 20,458 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 111,508 0.02 166,991-33.23
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 60,146 0.01 48,11325.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,979,366 0.28 2,301,559-14.00
10 Cereals 1,057,395 0.15 205,678414.10
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,375,935 0.61 2,412,82081.36
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 216,486 0.03 324,594-33.31
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,029 0.00 90413.83
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,061,608 0.29 1,436,38843.53
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,237,479 0.31 1,153,59793.96
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,592,642 0.22 1,352,13717.79
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,024,452 0.70 3,905,23428.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,567,359 0.64 3,171,35144.02
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 485,586 0.07 318,07552.66
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 10,010,017 1.40 8,165,15122.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,459,236 0.20 1,028,24041.92
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 579,798 0.08 382,87251.43
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 869,843 0.12 1,167,175-25.47
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 77,977 0.01 115,839-32.69
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 309-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 518,246,645 72.52 124,091,815317.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,275,904 0.18 1,117,65514.16
29 Organic chemicals 697,976 0.10 241,729188.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 13,713,281 1.92 9,750,51140.64
31 Fertilizers 17,057,477 2.39 9,060,97888.25
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,055,116 0.15 1,071,770-1.55
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,616,875 0.37 2,305,07413.53
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 1,214,332 0.17 1,087,24711.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 110,266 0.02 96,63014.11
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 170,711-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 6,905 0.00 890675.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,081,002 0.43 2,067,12249.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,502,711 1.75 6,711,43086.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,343,072 0.61 3,816,00413.81
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 164,972 0.02 160,9102.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,128 0.00 52,830-44.86
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 339 0.00 768-55.86
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,204,093 0.87 3,919,88158.27
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,149 0.00 2,018-43.06
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,348 0.00 1,11720.68
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 760-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,881,645 0.96 3,692,51786.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 748,163 0.10 732,9672.07
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 16,384-100.00
52 Cotton 105,197 0.01 198,549-47.02
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 5,675 0.00 11,198-49.32
54 Man-made filaments 59,789 0.01 68,236-12.38
55 Man-made staple fibers 109,049 0.02 27,051303.12
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 317,961 0.04 419,666-24.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 298,729 0.04 197,17251.51
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 17,687 0.00 17,0553.71
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 209,385 0.03 184,97013.20
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,848,587 0.40 2,468,27015.41
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 669,025 0.09 205,571225.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 414,769 0.06 281,93447.12
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 245,500 0.03 295,304-16.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 402,405 0.06 194,461106.93
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22,739 0.00 90,976-75.01
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 823 0.00 913-9.86
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 16,393 0.00 30,174-45.67
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,143,142 0.44 2,551,75023.18
69 Ceramic products 863,071 0.12 869,691-0.76
70 Glass and glassware 3,926,581 0.55 2,854,44837.56
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,589,883 0.78 1,983,249181.85
72 Iron and steel 3,335,371 0.47 4,753,065-29.83
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,216,330 1.01 4,901,29947.23
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,123,670 0.16 890,20226.23
75 Nickel and articles thereof 523,042 0.07 485,9827.63
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,185,097 0.31 948,315130.42
79 Zinc and articles thereof 257 0.00 3,684-93.02
80 Tin and articles thereof 8,496 0.00 4671,719.27
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 177,523 0.02 105,54568.20
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 303,995 0.04 237,39828.05
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 527,479 0.07 523,0460.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 18,610,444 2.60 12,187,35652.70
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 19,981,390 2.80 16,742,57519.34
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 0 0.00 14,730-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,692,428 0.66 3,259,45343.96
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 4,163-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,563,258 0.22 1,222,48527.88
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 30,804 0.00 17,14879.64
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 10,110-100.00
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 2,219,457 0.31 1,526,98845.35
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 227,161 0.03 377,955-39.90
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,346,831 0.19 973,53638.34
SS Classified 0 0.00 658 394-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

The major share of Russian imports from Moldova 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) - 72.52% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (62.66% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.86% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (12.95% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.53% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (5.16% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.42% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (8.98% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.56% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (2.75% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.32% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (1.42% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Moldova 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) - an increase of $31,811,055;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $7,299,641;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $930,998;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $877,254;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $837,440;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $753,377;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $586,944;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $579,307;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $544,130;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $542,824;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $488,516;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $456,032.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $1,205,317;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $1,158,994;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $856,505;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $758,762;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $638,412.
Russia’s imports from Moldova in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 379,983 0.29 1,018,395-62.69
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 142,293 0.11 153,699-7.42
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,554,249 1.19 2,713,243-42.72
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 11,836-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 275,100 0.21 218,76425.75
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,786,091 1.36 2,544,853-29.82
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 73,167,696 55.88 41,356,64176.92
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,793 0.01 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 18,908-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 275,740 0.21 19,2511,332.34
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,718 0.00 6,220-24.15
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 264,269 0.20 78,740235.62
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 16,619 0.01 13,72821.06
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 53,479 0.04 14,177277.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,716,959 5.89 417,3181,749.18
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,975,284 4.56 5,722,1264.42
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,400 0.00 4,950-11.11
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 414-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,419,625 1.08 488,627190.53
31 Fertilizers 586,944 0.45 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 29,442 0.02 4,872504.31
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 0 0.00 5,883-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 12,789 0.01 15,300-16.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,446,100 1.87 1,866,79331.03
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,761 0.01 6,01912.33
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 28,828 0.02 43,205-33.28
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 19,127 0.01 81,944-76.66
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 80,019 0.06 4,9781,507.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,563,159 1.19 1,186,27231.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,880 0.02 40,767-38.97
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 135 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,913,529 1.46 1,369,39939.73
54 Man-made filaments 533,122 0.41 327,93362.57
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,224 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 984,607 0.75 147,167569.04
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 217,333 0.17 103,400110.19
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,282,568 4.03 4,942,2936.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,835,152 1.40 1,292,32842.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 256,511 0.20 1,113,016-76.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,682,692 2.05 1,929,31539.05
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,668 0.01 0
69 Ceramic products 7,107 0.01 0
70 Glass and glassware 879,699 0.67 1,057,390-16.80
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 297 0.00 16,084-98.15
72 Iron and steel 1,433,719 1.10 556,465157.65
73 Articles of iron or steel 973,353 0.74 695,97039.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,304,509 1.00 815,99359.87
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,808,681 1.38 1,352,64933.71
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 145,367 0.11 108,64733.80
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 897,665 0.69 744,98920.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 162,011 0.12 21,940638.43
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 261,020 0.20 172,92250.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,240,671 1.71 2,017,76811.05
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 3,959,027 3.02 3,912,6611.19
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 27,208 0.02 9,066200.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 20,056-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 617,656 0.47 1,822,973-66.12
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 51,239 0.04 11,531344.36
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 13,115-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 21,156 0.02 70,419-69.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 47,530-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 3 932 250-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia