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Russian trade with Bulgaria in 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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Bulgaria

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Bulgaria totaled $3,255,675,228, up 30.43% ($759,552,836) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2021 totaled $2,685,197,511, up 36.01% ($710,920,092) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2021 totaled $570,477,717, up 9.32% ($48,632,744) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Bulgaria in 2021 was $2,114,719,794, a 45.60% increase ($662,287,348) over 2020.

Bulgaria was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 40th in 2020), accounting for 0.4147% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4396% in 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 38th largest export market in 2021 (down from 35th in 2020), accounting for 0.5462% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5869% in 2020).

Bulgaria was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 52nd in 2020), accounting for 0.1944% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2255% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Bulgaria

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 85.36% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (58.63% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.12% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (10.52% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.27% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (15.29% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.06% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (5.84% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Bulgaria (7.66% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2021 over 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 $1,096,260,618;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $34,640,132;
  • 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 $15,104,610;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $8,639,641;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $8,205,836.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $204,726,444;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $139,575,760;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $71,946,943;
  • 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 $55,709,324;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $25,700,776.
Russia’s exports to Bulgaria in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
01 Live animals 32,888 0.00 5,448503.67
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,120 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 113 0.00 80,755-99.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 77,304 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,929,636 0.07 1,651,11216.87
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 111,602 0.00 21,523418.52
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 332,160 0.01 182,47082.04
10 Cereals 565,810 0.02 1,980,890-71.44
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 187,554 0.01 137,99535.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,975,357 0.07 141,551,117-98.60
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 74,459 0.00 50,97546.07
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 44,786 0.00 29,39852.34
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 351 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 196,498 0.01 42,996357.01
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 632,196 0.02 342,45184.61
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 980,106 0.04 411,697138.06
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 398,243 0.01 434,467-8.34
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,759,240 0.07 1,245,72341.22
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,286,067 0.16 3,034,51841.24
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 75,296 0.00 1,4924,946.65
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 27,982 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 34,682 0.00 34,2061.39
26 Ores, slag and ash 34,640,153 1.29 21164,953,009.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,253,652,236 83.93 1,157,391,61894.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,485,462 0.35 65,194,786-85.45
29 Organic chemicals 4,068,206 0.15 3,733,5628.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 95,477 0.00 199,863-52.23
31 Fertilizers 20,975,597 0.78 14,328,46946.39
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 497,738 0.02 370,53934.33
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,689,995 0.06 959,11376.20
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 136,967 0.01 111,93822.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 215,781 0.01 216,760-0.45
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 208,811-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 19,353 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,485,002 0.06 1,534,334-3.22
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,809,792 0.81 13,603,95660.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 21,505,472 0.80 14,778,81945.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 13,196 0.00 22,323-40.89
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,219,326 0.46 8,740,66139.80
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,223 0.00 1,720-28.90
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 112-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,364,449 0.39 6,248,35265.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 111,667 0.00 201,908-44.69
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,251,391 0.05 950,50231.66
52 Cotton 0 0.00 1,840-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 676,784 0.03 446,45551.59
55 Man-made staple fibers 294 0.00 161,890-99.82
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 254,600 0.01 85,184198.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 584 0.00 590-1.02
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,695 0.00 23,70350.59
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 9,967-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 168,432 0.01 83,777101.05
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 88,772 0.00 64,45037.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 22,080 0.00 14,57351.51
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 110,144 0.00 179,109-38.50
65 Headgear and parts thereof 619 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 14 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 12,523 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,574,383 0.36 7,006,96636.64
69 Ceramic products 753,687 0.03 700,2707.63
70 Glass and glassware 2,165,737 0.08 2,990,773-27.59
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 239,230 0.01 116,068106.11
72 Iron and steel 22,629,065 0.84 15,163,87049.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,649,143 0.36 214,375,587-95.50
74 Copper and articles thereof 643,278 0.02 226,389184.15
75 Nickel and articles thereof 7,118 0.00 80,150-91.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 78,335,135 2.92 69,695,49412.40
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,726,009 0.06 362,752375.81
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 21,011-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 162,224 0.01 67,287141.09
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 337,469 0.01 1,214,052-72.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,026,766 0.04 728,92840.86
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 88,840,991 3.31 160,787,934-44.75
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 9,054,028 0.34 5,917,17753.01
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 23,621,553 0.88 8,516,943177.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,846,304 0.22 1,844,272217.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,015,070 0.04 26,715,846-96.20
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,959,204 0.33 3,862,992131.92
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 563,914 0.02 302,45986.44
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 5,835,578 0.22 5,451,0957.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 443,432 0.02 47,785827.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 175,581 0.01 106,10565.48
SS Classified 0 0.00 6 866 276-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Bulgaria

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 39.31% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (44.52% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.30% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (27.98% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.27% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (9.75% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.02% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (8.81% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.55% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (3.47% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Bulgaria (0.81% in 2020).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $36,847,914;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $8,625,604;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $6,733,942;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,391,424;
  • 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 $4,671,505;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,833,811;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,739,378;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $2,185,997.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $22,144,393;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $4,093,567;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $2,680,299.
Russia’s imports from Bulgaria in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,093,567-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,011 0.00 1,33650.52
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 59,051 0.01 100,820-41.43
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 585 0.00 43135.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,006,491 0.35 914,617119.38
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 131,227 0.02 133,514-1.71
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 337,034 0.06 71,189373.44
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 5,502 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,080,166 0.19 966,33711.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,505,600 2.19 11,311,70610.55
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 10,510,227 1.84 1,884,623457.68
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,646,695 0.64 4,427,034-17.63
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,700,189 1.35 6,814,89112.99
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,871,302 0.33 2,566,603-27.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,216,549 1.79 8,030,55227.22
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,478,507 1.49 9,558,242-11.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,646,438 0.29 1,555,7105.83
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 517,462 0.09 252,356105.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 472,619 0.08 387,19122.06
29 Organic chemicals 1,141,155 0.20 2,176,437-47.57
30 Pharmaceutical products 143,104,620 25.09 106,256,70634.68
31 Fertilizers 127 0.00 365-65.21
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,447,586 0.25 1,519,963-4.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,773,343 1.89 10,553,4122.08
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 372,248 0.07 549,947-32.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,094,423 0.54 3,831,708-19.24
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 8,069-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,561,118 0.80 4,694,135-2.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,776,597 2.24 8,942,78642.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,454,570 1.13 7,104,329-9.15
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 63,245 0.01 234,887-73.07
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,745,046 0.66 2,567,15345.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 13,302 0.00 10,35228.50
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 150,363 0.03 129,59816.02
45 Cork and articles of cork 254 0.00 102149.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,019,725 0.88 3,775,13832.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 687,838 0.12 312,534120.08
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 614,435 0.11 811,289-24.26
52 Cotton 294,433 0.05 145,154102.84
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 503 0.00 1,188-57.66
54 Man-made filaments 564,067 0.10 333,00569.39
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,935,536 0.34 1,275,72951.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,955,630 0.34 2,837,664-31.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,078 0.00 1991,446.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 50 0.00 106-52.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 142,961 0.03 189,667-24.63
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 155,200 0.03 71,400117.37
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,157,552 4.06 16,423,61041.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,404,898 3.23 16,977,3108.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,035,473 0.18 1,052,205-1.59
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,686,752 0.47 5,367,051-49.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 314,551 0.06 178,53776.18
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 11 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 183,822 0.03 322,425-42.99
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 248,200 0.04 195,30227.09
69 Ceramic products 2,799,509 0.49 3,179,703-11.96
70 Glass and glassware 2,176,258 0.38 2,034,3976.97
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 306 0.00 2,410-87.30
72 Iron and steel 6,693,038 1.17 3,953,66069.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,098,520 0.72 5,069,760-19.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,071,559 0.19 886,80320.83
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,007 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 667,267 0.12 987,261-32.41
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 130,357 0.02 198,449-34.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,465,132 0.26 1,120,36330.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,125,899 1.07 5,895,0663.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 133,017,994 23.32 127,626,5704.22
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 65,076,663 11.41 60,405,1587.73
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 1,844,778 0.32 207,348789.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,273,998 1.10 4,629,55435.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,794,913 0.84 26,939,306-82.20
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,142,618 2.30 12,508,2885.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 56,029 0.01 133,565-58.05
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 285,796 0.05 160,72777.81
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 5,308,746 0.93 4,175,20927.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,367,060 1.47 9,377,347-10.77
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 419,968 0.07 427,639-1.79
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 89,843 0.02 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 6 209-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia