WT/L/1044  
 
29 November 2018  
(18-7545) Page: 1/16 
General Council  
12-13 December 2018  Original: English  
 
EUROPEAN UNION PREFE RENCES FOR ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI NA, 
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONI A, 
MONTENEGRO, SERBIA A S WELL AS KOSOVO1 
REPORT OF THE EUROPE AN UNION UNDER THE D ECISION OF 7 DECEMBE R 20162 
COVERING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY -31 DECEMBE R 2017 
The following communication, dated 26 November 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  On 8 December 2000, the European Union (EU) was granted a waiver (WT/L/380) from its 
obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the GATT 1994 to the extent necessary to permit the 
European Union to afford duty -free or preferential treatment to eligible products originating in 
Albania, Bosnia -Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia and Serbia and 
Montenegro, without being required to extend the same duty -free or preferential treatment to like 
products of any other Member. This waiver expired on 31 December 2006.  
1.2.  With a view to maintaining the current system in place, th e EU requested two extensions of 
the Western Balkans Waiver, which were adopted by the WTO General Council at its meetings on 
27-28 July 2006 (WT/L/654), on 30 November 2011 (WT/L/836), and on 7 December 2016 
(WT/L/1002) respectively. The waiver will expir e on 31  December 2021  and covers products 
originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
Montenegro, Serbia as well as Kosovo.  
1.3.  Under the terms of this waiver, the EU is required to submit to the General Council an annual 
report on the preferences and duty -free treatment afforded to products from the countries listed in 
paragraph 1, including the extent to which such preferences and duty -free treatment differ from the 
EU's MFN and GSP concessions, with a view to f acilitating the annual r eview provided for in 
paragraph  4 of Article IX of the WTO Agreement. This report covers the calendar year 2017.  
1.4.  The EU trade regime vis-à-vis these countries is currently regulated by the granting of 
autonomous trade preferences an d by the conclusion of Stabilization and Association Agreements.  
2  AUTONOMOUS TRADE PRE FERENCES  
2.1.  Before 2000, the EU already had a liberal trade regime towards the Western Balkans, allowing 
more than 80% of regional exports to enter the European Union duty -free. On 1  December 2000 
the EU Council of Ministers extended the duty -free access to the EU market for products originating 
from this area even further.  
                                                
1  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and 
the ICJ  Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.  
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  2.2.  The reason for such an extension was that the general level of imports from the Western Balkan 
countrie s remained very low, being less than one per cent of all EU imports. It was, therefore, 
considered appropriate to further improve the EU's autonomous trade preferences by removing all 
remaining tariff ceilings for industrial and agricultural products and b y further improving access to 
the EU market for agricultural and fishery products.  
2.3.  Further market opening also accompanied the enhanced process of political and economic 
stabilization in the region into which the European Union engaged following the end of  the Balkan 
wars in the 1990s.  Fully liberalized access to the markets of the EU is also foreseen as part of the 
Stabilization and Association Process. In addition to the autonomous trade preferences, the 
Stabilization and Association Agreements facilitate  this liberalization.  
3  THE STABILIZATION AN D ASSOCIATION AGREEM ENTS  
3.1.  The Stabilization and Association Agreements are tools which provide for the economic 
development and political stabilization of the countries in the region, and establish a close, long -
term association between the EU and the Western Balkans.  
3.2.  The Stabilization and Association Agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
entered into force on 1  April 2004, the one with Albania on 1  April 2009, the one with Montenegro 
on 1 May 2010 , the one with the Republic of Serbia on 1 September 2013, the one with Bosnia and 
Herzegovina on 1 June 2015 and the one with Kosovo on 1 April 2016.  
3.3.  These Stabilization and Association Agreements aim at creating a free trade area for goods 
among the par ties over a transitional period in line with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and envisage 
a progressive and reciprocal liberalization of trade in services. Associated disciplines in areas such 
as competition and state aid rules, intellectual property, public  procurement, etc. are also envisaged.  
3.4.  All the agreements establish a free trade area with the concerned country in line with the 
obligations foreseen in Article XXIV of the GATT  1994 and in Article V of the GATS. At the same time 
they also allow the conti nuation of the autonomous preferences where these provide more 
favourable conditions for the export of the goods originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.  
4  TRADE WITH THE COUNT RIES OF THE WESTERN B ALKANS  
4.1.  In the year 2017 EU imports from the Western Balkans concentrated primarily on machinery 
and transport equipment, miscellaneous manufactured articles and manufactured goods classified 
chiefly by material.  
4.2.  Statistical annexes are provided to present a detailed description of the EU trade relations with 
the countries of the Western Balkans for the year 2017. The first annex describes the trade relations 
with the countries of the Western Balkans as a whole, while the remaining annexe s describe in detail 
the trade relations with each country of the region.  
 
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  ANNEX 1: WESTERN BALKANS 2017  
Population in Mio   17.9 
Area in 1000skm  207.8 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  84.8 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,726  
EU 27 TRADE WITH WESTERN BALKANS  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
 Value  
(Mio €) Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value (Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 9,003  0.8 21,584  2.1 12,581  
2006 11,573  0.9 25,204  2.2 13,631  
2007 13,340  0.9 29,374  2.4 16,034  
2008 13,928  0.9 33,029  2.5 19,101  
2009 11,177  0.9 25,478  2.3 14,301  
2010 14,030  0.9 26,490  1.9 12,460  
2011 16,320  0.9 30,284  1.9 13,964  
2012 15,432  0.9 29,861  1.8 14,430  
EU 28 TRADE WITH WES TERN BALKANS  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 13,769  0.8 22,062  1.3 8,293  
2014 15,051  0.9 23,368  1.4 8,317  
2015 16,150  0.9 24,502  1.4 8,352  
2016 17,746  1.0 25,967  1.5 8,220  
2017 20,251 1.1 29,237 1.6 8,986  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2017  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  20,251 100 1.09% 29,237 100 1.56% 
1000 - Primary products  4,839 23.9 0.86% 8,061 27.6 2.74% 
1100 - Agricultural products  2,163 10.7 1.38% 3,434 11.7 2.24% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  2,677 13.2 0.66% 4,627 15.8 3.28% 
2000 - Manufactures  15,268 75.4 1.24% 20,943 71.6 1.38% 
2100 - Iron and steel  881 4.3 2.56% 888 3 2.72% 
2200 - Chemicals  2,229 11 1.14% 4,088 14 1.23% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  2,011 9.9 2.06% 3,713 12.7 2.92% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  5,615 27.7 0.94% 8,365 28.6 1.05% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  126 0.6 0.06% 973 3.3 1.19% 
2420 - Transport equipment  1,652 8.2 1.09% 2,829 9.7 0.87% 
2430 - Other machinery  3,836 18.9 1.66% 4,562 15.6 1.19% 
2500 - Textiles  256 1.3 0.94% 1,216 4.2 6.53% 
2600 - Clothing  1,447 7.1 1.65% 556 1.9 2.04% 
2700 - Other manufactures  2,830 14 1.50% 2,116 7.2 1.11% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  144 0.7 0.22% 233 0.8 0.38% 
 
The above codes correspond to the following SITC codes:  1000 - Primary products:  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 68; 1100 - 
Agricultural products:  0, 1, 2, 4, excl. 27, excl. 28; 1200 - Fuels and mining products : 3, 27, 28, 68; 2000 – 
Manufactures:  5, 6, 7, 8, excl. 68, excl. 891; 2100 - Iron and steel:  67; 2200 – Chemicals:  5; 2300 - Other 
semi-manufactures:  61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69; 2400 - Machinery and transport equipment:  7; 2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment:  75, 76, 776; 2420 - Transport equipment:  78, 79, 713, 7783; 2430 - Other 
machinery:  71, 72, 73, 74, 77, excl. 713, excl. 776, excl. 7783; 2500 – Textiles:  65; 2600 – Clothing:  84; 2700 
- Other manufactures:  81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89, excl. 891;  3000 - Other products:  9, 891.  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 2: ALBANIA 2017  
Population in Mio  2.9 
Area in 1000skm  28.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  11.5 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,012  
EU 27  TRADE WITH ALBANIA  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 417 0.0 1,383  0.1 966 
2006 496 0.0 1,541  0.1 1,045  
2007 627 0.0 1,802  0.1 1,175  
2008 688 0.0 2,002  0.2 1,315  
2009 654 0.1 1,969  0.2 1,315  
2010 894 0.1 2,063  0.2 1,169  
2011 942 0.1 2,289  0.1 1,347  
2012 1,114  0.1 2,372  0.1 1,258  
EU 28 TRADE WITH ALB ANIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 64 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 55 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports 
(%) Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports 
(%) Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 1,235 0.1 2,326 0.1 1,091 
20120 201401444  1,246 0.1 2,468 0.1 1,222 
2015 1,165 0.1 2,520 0.1 1,355 
2016 1,291 0.1 2,708  0.2 1,416  
2017 1,503 0.08 2,987 0.16 1,484 
MAIN PRODUCTS  2017 
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  1,503 100 0.08% 2,987 100 0.16% 
1000 – Primary products  370 24.6 0.07% 853 28.5 0.29% 
1100 – Agricultural products  157 10.5 0.10% 451 15.1 0.29% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  212 14.1 0.05% 402 13.5 0.28% 
2000 – Manufactures  1,102 73.3 0.09% 2,105 70.5 0.14% 
2100 – Iron and steel  21 1.4 0.06% 105 3.5 0.32% 
2200 – Chemicals  9 0.6 0.00% 333 11.2 0.10% 
2300 – Other semi-manufactures  133 8.9 0.14% 395 13.2 0.31% 
2400 – Machinery and transport 
equipment  97 6.4 0.02% 654 21.9 0.08% 
2410 – Office and 
telecommunication equipment  3 0.2 0.00% 84 2.8 0.10% 
2420 – Transport equipment  21 1.4 0.01% 202 6.8 0.06% 
2430 – Other machinery  72 4.8 0.03% 368 12.3 0.10% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2600 – Clothing  374 24.9% 0.43% 182 6.1% 0.67% 
2700 – Other manufactures  451 30.0% 0.24% 244 8.2% 0.13% 
3000 – Other products  31 2.1% 0.05% 29 1.0% 0.05% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 3: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  2017  
Population in Mio  3.5 
Area in 1000skm  51.1 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  16.1 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,581 
 
EU 27 TRADE WITH BOS NIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,332  0.1 2,871  0.3 1,538  
2006 1,725  0.1 2,883  0.2 1,157  
2007 1,832  0.1 3,123  0.3 1,292  
2008 1,937  0.1 3,736  0.3 1,799  
2009 1,527  0.1 2,941  0.3 1,414  
2010 2,026  0.1 3,138  0.2 1,112  
2011 2,406  0.1 3,537  0.2 1,131  
2012 2,422  0.1 3,598  0.2 1,176  
EU 28 TRADE WITH BOS NIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2017: 47  EXPORTS  
Rank 2017: 41  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €) Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 3,244  0.2 4,777  0.3 1,533  
2014 3,330  0.2 5,024  0.3 1,694  
2015 3,493  0.2 5,075  0.3 1,582  
2016 3,786  0.2 5,265  0.3 1,471  
2017 4,256  0.23 5,920  0.32 1,664  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2017  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  4,256 100 0.23% 5,920 100 0.32% 
1000 - Primary products  1,131 26.6 0.20% 1,741 29.4 0.59% 
1100 - Agricultural products  423 9.9 0.27% 898 15.2 0.59% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  708 16.6 0.17% 843 14.2 0.60% 
2000 - Manufactures  3,103 72.9 0.25% 4,145 70.0 0.27% 
2100 - Iron and steel  101 2.4 0.29% 222 3.8 0.68% 
2200 - Chemicals  303 7.1 0.15% 827 14 0.25% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  558 13.1 0.57% 872 14.7 0.68% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  747 17.6 0.13% 1,410 23.8 0.18% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  14 0.3 0.01% 151 2.6 0.18% 
2420 - Transport equipment  152 3.6 0.10% 513 8.7 0.16% 
2430 - Other machinery  581 13.7 0.25% 745 12.6 0.19% 
2500 - Textiles  49 1.1 0.18% 279 4.7 1.50% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2700 - Other manufactures  1,127 26.5 0.60% 451 7.6% 0.24% 
3000 - Other products  22 0.5 0.,03%  34 0.6% 0.06% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 4: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF  MACEDONIA 2017  
Population in Mio  2.1 
Area in 1000skm  25.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  10.0 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,812  
EU 27 TRADE WITH THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPU BLIC OF MACEDONIA  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,018  0.1 1,567  0.1 550 
2006 1,304  0.1 1,832  0.2 528 
2007 1,858  0.1 2,080  0.2 223 
2008 1,765  0.1 2,532  0.2 767 
2009 1,189  0.1 2,076  0.2 887 
2010 1,735  0.1 2,383  0.2 648 
2011 2,161  0.1 2,947  0.2 787 
2012 2,126  0.1 3,300  0.2 1,174  
EU 28 TRADE WITH THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPU BLIC OF MACEDONIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 48 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 47 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 2,388 0.1 3,396 0.2 1,008 
2014 3,019 0.2 3,818 0.2 799 
2015 3,365 0.2 4,114 0.2 749 
2016 3,713 0.2 4,452  0.3 740 
2017 4,239 0.23 4,971 0.26 732 
MAIN PRODUCTS 201 7 
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  4,239 100 0.23% 4,971 100 0.26% 
1000 - Primary products  566 13.4 0.10% 1,859 37.4 0.63% 
1100 - Agricultural products  281 6.6 0.18% 382 7.7 0.25% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  285 6.7 0.07% 1,477 29.7 1.05% 
2000 - Manufactures  3,639 85.9 0.30% 3,091 62.,2 0.20% 
2100 - Iron and steel  275 6.5 0.80% 161 3.2 0.49% 
2200 - Chemicals  1,098 25.9 0.56% 527 10.6 0.16% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  83 2.0 0.08% 581 11.7 0.46% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  1,418 33.4 0.24% 1,170 23.5 0.15% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  27 0.6 0.01% 142 2.9 0.17% 
2420 - Transport equipment  219 5.2 0.14% 333 6.7 0.10% 
2430 - Other machinery  1,172 27.6 0.51% 695 14 0.18% 
2500 - Textiles  39 0.9 0.14% 352 7.1 1.89% 
2600 - Clothing  445 10.5 0.51% 37 0.8 0.14% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  33 0.8 0.05 21 0.4 0.03% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 5: KOSOVO 2017  
Population in Mio  1.8 
Area in 1000sk  10,9 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  6,3 
GDP Per Capita in euro  3,443  
EU 27 TRADE WITH KOS OVO 
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 12 0.0 155 0.0 143 
2006 28 0.0 277 0.0 250 
2007 47 0.0 424 0.0 377 
2008 86 0.0 533 0.0 447 
2009 80 0.0 619 0.1 539 
2010 147 0.0 626 0.1 479 
2011 137 0.0 672 0.0 535 
2012 121 0.0 645 0.0 524 
EU 28 TRADE WITH KOS OVO 
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 130 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 90 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €) Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 125 0.0 724 0.0 599 
2014 96 0.0 728 0.0 632 
2015 104 0.0 764 0.0 660 
2016 73 0.0 854 0.1 780 
2017 89 0.0 906 0.05 817 
MAIN PRODUCTS 2017  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  89 100 0.00% 906 100 0.05% 
1000 - Primary products  44 49.1 0.01% 272 30 0.09% 
1100 - Agricultural products  26 29.1 0.02% 236 26 0.15% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  18 20.0 0.00% 36 3.9 0.03% 
2000 - Manufactures  41 45.6 0.00% 619 68.3 0.04% 
2100 - Iron and steel  0 0.1 0.00% 9 1 0.03% 
2200 - Chemicals  5 5.3 0.00% 146 16.1 0.04% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  6 7.0 0.01% 120 13.3 0.09% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  6 6.4 0.00% 252 27.8 0.03% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  0 0.4 0.00% 38 4.2 0.05% 
2420 - Transport equipment  2 2.5 0.00% 97 10.7 0.03% 
2430 - Other machinery  3 3.5 0.00% 117 12.9 0.03% 
2500 - Textiles  2 2.8 0.01% 5 0.6 0.03% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
2700 - Other manufactures  20 22.6 0.01% 70 7.7 0.04% 
3000 - Other products  5 5.4 0.01% 15 1.7 0.02% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 6: SERBIA 2017  
Population in Mio  7.0 
Area in 1000skm  77,5 
Gross Domestic Product in BN € 36.6 
GDP Per Capita in euro  5,217  
EU 27 TRADE WITH SER BIA 
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 1,177  0.1 2,610  0.2 1,433  
2006 2,835  0.2 5,793  0.5 2,957  
2007 3,656  0.3 8,012  0.6 4,356  
2008 4,013  0.3 9,044  0.7 5,031  
2009 3,211  0.3 6,588  0.6 3,377  
2010 4,085  0.3 7,426  0.6 3,341  
2011 4,819  0.3 8,629  0.6 3,810  
2012 4,716  0.3 9,124  0.6 4,408  
EU 28 TRADE WITH SERBIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2017: 34  EXPORTS  
Rank 2017: 27  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 6,588 0.4 9,927 0.6 3,380  
2014 7,110 0.4 10,357 0.6 3,262  
2015 7,880 0.5 11,154 0.6 3,270  
2016 8,732 0.5 11,693 0.6 2,957  
2017 9,999  0.54 13,387  0.71 3,388  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2017  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  9,999 100 0.54% 13,387 100 0.71% 
1000 - Primary products  2,653 26.5 0.47% 2,976 22.2 1.01% 
1100 - Agricultural products  1,267 12.7 0.81% 1,271 9.5 0.83% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  1,385 13.9 0.34% 1,704 12.7 1.21% 
2000 - Manufactures  7,295 73.0 0.59% 10,284 76.8 0.68% 
2100 - Iron and steel  469 4.7 1.36% 382 2.9 1.17% 
2200 - Chemicals  808 8.1 0.41% 2,168 16.2 0.65% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  1,226 12.3 1.26% 1,630 12.2 1.28% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  3,291 32.9 0.55% 4,518 33.7 0.57% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  80 0.8 0.04% 515 3.8 0.63% 
2420 - Transport equipment  1,212 12.1 0.80% 1,508 11.3 0.46% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2430 - Other machinery  2,000 20 0.87% 2,494 18.6 0.65% 
2500 - Textiles  148 1.5 0.54% 380 2.8 2.04% 
2600 - Clothing  408 4.1 0.46% 206 1.5 0.75% 
2700 - Other manufactures  944 9.4 0.50% 1,000 7.5 0.53% 
3000 - Other products  51 0.5 0.08% 127 1 0.21% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 7: MONTENEGRO  2017  
Population in Mio  0.6 
Area in 1000skm  13,8 
Gross Domestic Product in BN € 4.2 
GDP Per Capita in euro  6,781  
EU 27 TRADE WITH MON TENEGRO  
Year IMPORTS  EXPORTS  BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2005 85 0.0 284 0.0 199 
2006 293 0.0 517 0.0 224 
2007 341 0.0 673 0.1 333 
2008 271 0.0 871 0.1 600 
2009 130 0.0 533 0.0 403 
2010 183 0.0 545 0.0 362 
2011 220 0.0 686 0.0 466 
2012 268 0.0 747 0.0 479 
EU 28 TRADE WITH MON TENEGRO  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 123 EXPORTS  
Rank 201 7: 83 BALANCE  
Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
imports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  Share of 
total EU 
exports (%)  Value  
(Mio €)  
2013 188 0.0 912 0.1 724 
2014 251 0.0 973 0.1 722 
2015 144 0.0 877 0.1 733 
2016 152 0.0 995 0.1 843 
2017 166 0.01 1,066  0.06 900 
MAIN PRODUCTS 201 7 
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  166 100 0.01% 1,066 100 0.06% 
1000 - Primary products  77 46.3 0.01% 361 33.8 0.12% 
1100 - Agricultural products  8 4.9 0.01% 196 18.3 0.13% 
1200 - Fuels and mining products  69 41.4 0.02% 165 15.5 0.12% 
2000 - Manufactures  88 53.4 0.01% 698 65.5 0.05% 
2100 - Iron and steel  13 8.1 0.04% 8 0.8 0.02% 
2200 - Chemicals  6 3.9 0.00% 87 8.1 0.03% 
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  4 2.5 0.00% 115 10.8 0.09% 
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  57 34.4 0.01% 362 33.9 0.05% 
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  1 0.9 0.00% 43 4.0 0.05% 
2420 - Transport equipment  47 28.5 0.03% 175 16.4 0.05% 
2430 - Other machinery  8 4.9 0.00% 144 13.5 0.04% 
2500 - Textiles  0 0.0 0.00% 7 0.7 0.04% 
2600 - Clothing  1 0.4 0.00% 30 2.8 0.11% 
2700 - Other manufactures  7 4.0 0.00% 89 8.4 0.05% 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  1 0.4 0.00% 7 0.7 0.01% 
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
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