Trade relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union in January – June 2022

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Comerțul Bilateral

Moldovan exports to the European Union market constituted USD 1 410.3 M and has reached a share of 61.6% of total exports. Compared to January-June 2021, Moldovan exports to EU increased by 64.1%. Out of all Moldovan exports to the EU market, the share of the agri-food products export is 49.5% and the share of industrial products export is 50.5%.

Out of all Moldovan exports to EU, Romania has a share of 47.1% (USD 664.1 M), followed by Italy with 13.8% (USD 194.8 M), Germany with 9.1% (USD 128.9 M) and other EU countries.

Top 10 most exported Moldovan categories of products to EU:

No.	Description	6 months 2021 (M $)	6 months 2022 (M$)	Trend 2022/2021
	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof	285.1	274.4	-3.7%
	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits	22.4	205.9	Increase by 9.2 times
	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils	32.6	174.4	Increase by 5.3 times
	Cereals	27.4	164.4	Increase by 6 times
	Furniture	83.1	79.7	-4.1%
	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	60.3	66.6	+10.4%
	Edible fruit and nuts	34.7	48.7	+40.3%
	Glass and glassware	28.1	47.4	+68.7%
	Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock	26.2	43.3	+65.3%
	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	39.4	43.2	+9.6%

Moldova’s Imports from EU

In January – June 2022, Moldova’s imports from EU reached an amount of USD 1 997.4 M which represents a share of 45.9% of total Moldovan imports. Compared to January-June 2021, Moldovan imports from EU increased by 29%.

Out of all Moldovan imports from the EU market, the share of the agri-food products is 15.6% and the share of industrial products is 84.4%.

Out of all Moldovan imports from EU, Romania has a share of 35.2% (USD 702.5 M), followed by Germany with 14.4% (USD 287.7 M), Italy with 11.4% (USD 228.2 M), Poland with 7.2% (USD 145.1 M) and other EU Countries.

Top 10 most imported Moldovan categories of products from EU:

No.	Description	6 months 2021 (M $)	6 months 2022 (M$)	Trend 2022/2021
	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation	216.0	482.7	Increased by 2.2 times
	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof	152.1	165.9	+9.1%
	Vehicles	118.6	160.3	+35.2%
	Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances	125.9	138.9	+10.3%
	Plastics and articles thereof	96.4	99.3	+3%
	Paper and paperboard	96.4	99.3	+3%
	Pharmaceutical products	92.5	87.6	-5.3%
	Miscellaneous chemical products	55.9	68.3	+22.2%
	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey	24.9	30.4	+22.1%
	Meat and edible meat offal	13.2	28.3	Increased by 2.1 times