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

Russia’s Trade with Moldova

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Moldova totaled $2,167,733,537, up 65.85% ($860,690,548) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Moldova in 2021 totaled $1,755,382,538, up 83.99% ($801,315,273) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Moldova in 2021 totaled $412,350,999, up 16.82% ($59,375,275) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Moldova in 2021 was $1,343,031,539, a 123.43% increase ($741,939,998) over 2020.

Moldova was Russia’s 55th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 59th in 2020), accounting for 0.2761% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2302% in 2020).

Moldova was Russia’s 47th largest export market in 2021 (up from 53rd in 2020), accounting for 0.3571% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2836% in 2020).

Moldova was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in 2021 (just as in 2020), accounting for 0.1405% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1525% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Moldova

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 64.18% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (52.56% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.38% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (14.79% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.76% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (10.04% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.59% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (9.50% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.12% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (4.45% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.47% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (3.05% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Moldova (1.49% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 $614,146,939;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $19,539,426;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $17,198,701;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $17,088,901;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $12,763,275;
  • 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 $12,250,057;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $11,921,084;
  • 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 $9,057,634;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7,995,646;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $6,860,847;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $5,950,707.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Moldova 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 55,888 0.00 12,999329.94
02 Meat and edible meat offal 384,640 0.02 200,17592.15
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 601,933 0.03 282,640112.97
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,592,643 0.15 2,092,59623.90
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 203,358 0.01 55,423266.92
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 20,969 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 694,992 0.04 3,042,406-77.16
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 113,942 0.01 102,79510.84
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,573,909 0.37 6,673,627-1.49
10 Cereals 2,175,997 0.12 493,655340.79
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 10,522,482 0.60 7,558,55639.21
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 667,798 0.04 806,474-17.20
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 2,389 0.00 8,177-70.78
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,535,114 0.43 5,560,93835.50
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,873,464 0.28 3,333,82846.18
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,805,922 0.27 3,976,61920.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 13,643,408 0.78 9,498,19443.64
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 15,041,775 0.86 11,464,37031.20
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,666,328 0.09 954,04774.66
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 31,756,144 1.81 24,895,29727.56
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,020,120 0.29 4,279,80017.30
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,843,919 0.11 1,545,69119.29
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,824,857 0.22 3,772,2021.40
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 290,231 0.02 276,0455.14
26 Ores, slag and ash 86 0.00 618-86.08
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,115,303,444 63.54 501,156,505122.55
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,633,348 0.26 3,480,31433.13
29 Organic chemicals 1,746,046 0.10 625,495179.15
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,618,602 2.09 24,697,51848.27
31 Fertilizers 67,725,540 3.86 50,636,63933.75
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,082,947 0.23 3,703,25610.25
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 9,874,112 0.56 8,356,77818.16
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 4,899,793 0.28 4,104,71619.37
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 494,887 0.03 272,85281.38
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 2,478,209-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 17,771 0.00 2,976497.14
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 14,241,467 0.81 9,677,04847.17
39 Plastics and articles thereof 39,208,764 2.23 22,010,06378.14
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,288,377 0.81 11,059,03129.20
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 761,434 0.04 488,22455.96
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 244,196 0.01 195,18425.11
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 23,721 0.00 9542,386.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 21,394,821 1.22 13,399,17559.67
45 Cork and articles of cork 3,504 0.00 5,538-36.73
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,042 0.00 1,388119.16
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 905 0.00 10,407-91.30
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 19,174,503 1.09 13,910,97937.84
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,307,248 0.13 1,761,34830.99
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6,809 0.00 17,262-60.55
52 Cotton 570,520 0.03 796,320-28.36
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 15,991 0.00 24,368-34.38
54 Man-made filaments 241,829 0.01 200,72220.48
55 Man-made staple fibers 378,425 0.02 223,09969.62
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,208,913 0.07 908,29933.10
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 821,693 0.05 606,22135.54
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 63,800 0.00 70,898-10.01
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 638,345 0.04 450,17741.80
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 12,060,221 0.69 8,518,21241.58
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,814,407 0.10 606,153199.33
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 944,239 0.05 596,39358.32
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 634,075 0.04 569,03711.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 894,241 0.05 447,88099.66
65 Headgear and parts thereof 112,471 0.01 154,274-27.10
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,216 0.00 1,82576.22
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 61,255 0.00 70,732-13.40
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 11,998,314 0.68 8,582,18339.80
69 Ceramic products 3,318,457 0.19 3,018,3679.94
70 Glass and glassware 13,838,434 0.79 10,194,16335.75
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 14,979,924 0.85 5,922,290152.94
72 Iron and steel 13,620,408 0.78 15,754,996-13.55
73 Articles of iron or steel 25,599,790 1.46 12,836,51599.43
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,175,899 0.24 4,091,9472.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,884,975 0.11 1,387,72635.83
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,868,993 0.33 5,825,2140.75
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 241-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,042 0.00 8,359-39.68
80 Tin and articles thereof 12,099 0.00 1,350796.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 521,983 0.03 385,82935.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 844,448 0.05 691,76022.07
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,779,614 0.10 1,461,43221.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 60,333,418 3.44 40,793,99247.90
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 54,446,251 3.10 42,196,19429.03
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 63,345 0.00 179,802-64.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 15,302,236 0.87 9,351,52963.63
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 144,444 0.01 10,9191,222.87
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,615,476 0.26 3,276,98940.85
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 104,954 0.01 62,43868.09
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 21,883 0.00 30,107-27.32
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 6,372,925 0.36 4,782,72333.25
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,006,371 0.06 774,33829.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,830,907 0.28 3,888,21624.24
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 967 0.00 3,475-72.17
SS Classified 0 0.00 1 370 530-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Moldova

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.82% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (68.96% in 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.73% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (10.57% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.15% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (7.30% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.35% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (4.19% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.63% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (3.13% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Moldova (1.25% in 2020).

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

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $18,768,941;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $7,721,476;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $5,127,607;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $4,029,931;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,938,696;
  • Cotton (HS code 52) - an increase of $2,866,249;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,813,219;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,501,202;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $2,485,968;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,482,633;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,883,304;
  • 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 $1,629,932;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $1,523,443;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $1,505,194.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Moldova 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
01 Live animals 12,687 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,027,683 0.25 2,091,534-50.86
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 380,975 0.09 153,699147.87
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,701,242 1.63 7,440,161-9.93
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,161 0.00 11,837-56.40
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 544,079 0.13 965,198-43.63
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 5,784,916 1.40 5,208,75711.06
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 226,163,504 54.85 207,394,5639.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,793 0.00 0
10 Cereals 206,795 0.05 113,38182.39
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 138,666 0.03 18,909633.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,913,967 0.46 1,759,2368.80
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 16,805 0.00 6,220170.18
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 14,853 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 962,312 0.23 828,66416.13
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 16,619 0.00 18,548-10.40
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 95,104 0.02 70,11335.64
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,881,261 2.40 2,159,785357.51
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 37,793 0.01 15,067150.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 17,974,590 4.36 15,161,37118.56
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,400 0.00 4,950-11.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 0
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
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 60-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,803,274 1.16 2,919,97064.50
31 Fertilizers 669,789 0.16 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 67,344 0.02 72,900-7.62
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 5,926 0.00 5,9160.17
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 19,376 0.00 28,834-32.80
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,000,669 2.18 8,004,58012.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,761 0.00 6,5633.02
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 160,923 0.04 122,27131.61
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 42,342 0.01 174,388-75.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 96,488 0.02 10,121853.34
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 44-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 311,082 0.08 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,951,531 0.96 4,326,214-8.66
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 38,133 0.01 60,201-36.66
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 135 0.00 52,600.00
52 Cotton 7,607,933 1.85 4,741,68460.45
54 Man-made filaments 1,324,606 0.32 1,188,72211.43
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,224 0.00 1012,140.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 2-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,740,840 0.42 235,646638.75
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 33-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 743,863 0.18 558,05833.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 20,438,978 4.96 16,409,04724.56
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,627,216 2.09 6,144,58340.40
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,065,762 0.50 2,119,082-2.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,400,775 2.04 5,914,80742.03
65 Headgear and parts thereof 88,457 0.02 42120,911.16
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 18-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 3-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 69,430 0.02 0
69 Ceramic products 28,907 0.01 28,7850.42
70 Glass and glassware 4,228,875 1.03 4,740,894-10.80
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,793 0.00 16,22621.98
72 Iron and steel 5,326,416 1.29 2,387,720123.08
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,557,913 1.83 2,430,306210.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,619,180 0.88 2,417,20349.73
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,194,786 1.26 3,671,34341.50
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 422,165 0.10 489,488-13.75
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,334,989 0.57 2,022,38215.46
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 314,230 0.08 344,243-8.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 673,125 0.16 1,020,875-34.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,967,217 2.66 8,466,01529.54
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 14,876,934 3.61 13,247,00212.30
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 55,345 0.01 88,586-37.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 18,732 0.00 53,821-65.20
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,761,678 0.67 3,897,567-29.14
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 144,184 0.03 130,93610.12
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 19,799-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 207,992 0.05 580,968-64.20
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 78,111-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 10 376 864-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia