WT/L/1019  
 
8 November 2017  
(17-6077) Page: 1/16 
General Council  
30 November - 1 December 2017  Original: English  
 
EUROPEAN UNION PREFE RENCES FOR ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI NA, 
CROATIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF  MACEDONIA,  
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 DECEMBER 2016  
The following communication, dated 6 November 2017, 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 g ranted 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 -Herzegovi na, 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 ma intaining the current system in place, the 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 expire 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 r equired 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 facilitating the annual review provided for in 
paragraph 4 of Article IX of the WTO Agreement. This report covers the calendar year 2016.  
1.4.  The EU trade regime vis-à-vis these countries is currently regulated by the gr anting of 
autonomous trade preferences and 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 e xports 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.  
2.2.  The reason for such an extension was that the general level of  imports from the Western 
Balkan countries remained very low, being less than one per cent of all EU imports. It was, 
                                                
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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  therefore, considered appropriate to further improve the EU's autonomous trade preferences by 
removing all remaining tariff ceilings for i ndustrial and agricultural products and by 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 Eu ropean Union engaged following the end of  the Balkan 
wars in the 1990s. Fully liberali zed 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 
Stabilizat ion and Association Agreements facilitate this liberalization . 
3  THE STABILIZATION  AND ASSOCIATION AGRE EMENTS  
3.1.  The Stabilization  and Association Agreements, which the EU is progressively concluding with 
the countries of the Western Balkans, 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 Agreements aim at creating a free trade area for goods 
among the parties over a transitional period in line with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and 
envisage a progressi ve 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.  
3.3.  Six agreements of this kind have been concluded by the end o f 2016: with the former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and with 
Kosovo. 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.  
3.4.  All the agreements establish a fr ee 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 allow the continuation of the autonomous preferences where these provide more 
favourable con ditions 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 BALKANS  
4.1.   In the year 2016 EU imports from the Western Balk ans concentrated primarily on machinery 
and transport equipment, manufacturing and in fuels and mining products.  
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 2016.  The first annex describes the trade 
relations with the countries of the Western Balkans as a whole, while the remaining annexes 
describe in detail the trade relations with each country of the region.  
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  ANNEX 1: WESTERN BALKANS  
Population in Mio   18.3 
Area in 1000skm  207.8 
Gross Domestic Product in BN € 79.4 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,335  
EU 27 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 €)  
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  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  17,746  100 1.0%  25,967  100%  1.5%  
1000 - Primary products  4,143  23.3 0.9%  6,610  25.5%  2.6%  
1100 - Agricultural products  2,042  11.5 1.4%  3,060  11.8%  2.1%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  2,101  11.8 0.7%  3,550  13.7%  3. 3% 
2000 - Manufactures  13,499  76.1 1.2%  19,169  73.8%  1.3%  
2100 - Iron and steel  671  3.8 2.5%  832  3.2%  2.9%  
2200 - Chemicals  1,899  10.7 1.0%  3,734  14.4%  1.2%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  1,705  9.6 1.8%  3,402  13.1%  2.85%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  5,119  28.8 0.9%  7,655  29.5%  1.0%  
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  126  0.7 0.1%  921  3.6%  1.2%  
2420 - Transport equipment  1,784  10.1 1.2%  2,736  10.5%  0.9%  
2430 - Other machinery  3,209  18.1 1.5%  3,995  15.4%  1.1%  
2500 - Textiles  229  1.3 0.9%  1,110  4.3%  6.1%  
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share 
of total 
EU 
Exports  
2600 - Clothing  1,354  7.6 1.6%  548 2.1%  2.2%  
2700 - Other manufactures  2,522  14.2 1.4%  1,887  7.3%  1.1%  
3000 - Other products  63  0.4 0.1%  106 0.4%  0.2%  
 
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  
Population in Mio  2.9 
Area in 1000skm  28.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  10.7 
GDP Per Capita in euro  3,728  
EU 27 TRADE WITH ALB ANIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 66  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 56  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 2016: 66  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 56  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  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  1,291  100 0.1%  2,708  100 0.2%  
1000 – Primary products  317  24.6 0.1%  732  27.1 0.3%  
1100 – Agricultural products  130  10.1 0.1%  396  14.6 0.3%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  287  14.5 0.1%  336  12.4 0.3%  
2000 – Manufactures  964  74.7 0.2%  1,960  72.4 0.1%  
2100 – Iron and steel  30  2.3 0.1%  153  5.6 0.5%  
2200 – Chemicals  7  0.6 0.0%  302  11.1 0.1%  
2300 – Other semi -manufactures  105  8.1 0.1%  365  13.5 0.3%  
2400 – Machinery and transport 
equipment  82  6.4 0.0%  592  21.9 0.1%  
2410 – Office and telecommunication 
equipment  4  0.4 0.0%  92  3.4 0.1%  
2420 – Transport equipment  23  1.8 0.0%  179  6.6 0.1%  
2430 – Other machinery  54  4.2 0.0%  321  11.8 0.1%  
2500 – Textiles  13  1.0 0.0%  172  6.4 0.1%  
2600 – Clothing  327  25.4 0.4%  160  5.9 0.6%  WT/L/1019  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
2700 – Other manufactures  400  31.0 0.2%  216  8.0 0.1%  
3000 – Other products  2  0.2 0.0%  8  0.3 0.0%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 3: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Population in Mio  3.9 
Area in 1000skm  51.1 
Gross  Domestic Product in BN €  15.0 
GDP Per Capita in euro  3,884  
EU 27 TRADE WITH BOS NIA AND HERZEGOVINA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 49  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 52  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 2016: 49  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 52  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  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  3,786  100 0.2%  5,265  100 0.3%  
1000 - Primary products  991 26.2 0.2%  1,402  26.6 0.6%  
1100 - Agricultural products  388 10.3 0.3%  849 16.1 0.6%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  247 6.5 0.2%  762 14.5 0.6%  
2000 - Manufactures  2,763  73.0 0.2%  3,829  72.7 0.3%  
2100 - Iron and steel  87 2.3 0.3%  187 3.6 0.7%  
2200 - Chemicals  256 6.8 0.1%  782 14.9 0.3%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  476 12.6 0.5%  811 15.4 0.7%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  666 17.6 0.1%  1,269  24.1 0.26%  
2410 - Office and telecommunication 
equipment  13 0.4 0.0%  145 2.8 0.2%  
2420 - Transport equipment  171 4.5 0.1%  485 9.2 0.2%  
2430 - Other machinery  482 12.7 0.2%  368 12.1 0.2%  
2500 - Textiles  48 1.3 0.2%  257 4.9 1.4%  
2600 - Clothing  193 5.1 0.2%  87 1.7 0.4%  
2700 - Other manufactures  1,038  27.4 0.6%  437 8.3 0.3%  WT/L/1019  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  15 0.4 0.0%  19 0.4 0.0%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 4: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF  MACEDONIA  
Population in Mio  2.1 
Area in 1000skm  25.7 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  9.9 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,757  
EU 27 TRADE WITH THE  FORMER YUGOSLAV REPU BLIC OF MACEDONIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 50  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 46  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 FORME R YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 50  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 46  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 
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  3,713  100 0.2%  4,452  100 0.3%  
1000 - Primary products  528 14.2 0.1%  1,632  36.7 0.6%  
1100 - Agricultural products  271 7.3 0.2%  373 8.4 0.3%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  72 1.9 0.0%  1,259  28.3 1.2%  
2000 - Manufactures  3,177  85.9 0.3%  2,798  62.9 0.2%  
2100 - Iron and steel  248 6.7 0.9%  145 3.3 0.5%  
2200 - Chemicals  926 24.9 0.5%  499 11.2 0.2%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  68 1.8 0.1%  519 11.7 0.4%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  1,211  32.6 0.2%  1,031  23.2 0.1%  
2410 - Office and telecommunication 
equipment  29 0.8 0.0%  123 2.8 0.2%  
2420 - Transport equipment  218 5.9 0.2%  323 7.2 0.1%  
2430 - Other machinery  967 26.0 0.5%  586 13.2 0.2%  
2500 - Textiles  38 1.0 0.2%  330 7.4 1.8%  
2600 - Clothing  459 12.3 0.5%  37 0.8 0.2%  
2700 - Other manufactures  230 6.2 0.1%  237 5.3 0.1%  WT/L/1019  
 
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  7 0.2 0.0%  13 0.3 0.0%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
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  ANNEX 5: KOSOVO  
Population in Mio  1.8 
Area in 1000sk  10.9 
Gross Domestic Product in BN €  6.0 
GDP Per Capita in euro  3,255  
EU 27 TRADE WITH KOS OVO 
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 140  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 93  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 2016: 140  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 93  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 
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  73 100 0.0%  854 100 0.1%  
1000 - Primary products  32 43.5 0.0%  254 29.7 0.1%  
1100 - Agricultural products  18 24.3 0.0%  220 25.8 0.2%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  11 19.2 0.0%  33 3.9 0.0%  
2000 - Manufactures  39 53.8 0.0%  592 69.3 0.0%  
2100 - Iron and steel  3 3.7 0.0%  8 0.9 0.0%  
2200 - Chemicals  4 5.4 0.0%  134 15.7 0.0%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  5 7.1 0.0%  118 13.9 0.1%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  5 7.1 0.0%  240 28.1 0.0%  
2410 - Office and telecommunication 
equipment  0 0.5 0.0%  38 4.5 0.1%  
2420 - Transport equipment  2 3.2 0.0%  89 10.4 0.0%  
2430 - Other machinery  2 3.4 0.0%  84 9.9 0.1%  
2500 - Textiles  2 2.7 0.0%  8 0.6 0.0%  
2600 - Clothing  1 1.0 0.0%  18 2.1 0.1%  
2700 - Other manufactures  194 26.8 0.0%  68 8.0 0.0%  WT/L/1019  
 
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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 1.0 0.0%  7 0.8 0.0%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 6: SERBIA  
Population in Mio  7.1 
Area in 1000skm  77.5 
Gross Domestic Product in BN € 34.1 
GDP Per Capita in euro  4,832  
EU 27 TRADE WITH SER BIA 
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 34  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 28  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 SER BIA 
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 34  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 28  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  
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 - Total  8,732  100 0.5%  11,693  100 0.7%  
1000 - Primary products  2,194  25.1 0.5%  2,266  19.4 0.9%  
1100 - Agricultural products  1,223  14.0 0.8%  1,034  8.9 0.7%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  971 11.1 0.3%  1,232  10.5 1.1%  
2000 - Manufactures  6,490  74.3 0.6%  9,326  79.8 0.7%  
2100 - Iron and steel  291 3.3 1.1%  332 2.8 1.2%  
2200 - Chemicals  702 8.0 0.4%  1,936  16.6 0.6%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  1,048  12.0 1.1%  1,493  12.8 1.2%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  3,116  35.7 0.6%  4,165  35.6 0.6%  
2410 - Office and telecommunication 
equipment  74 0.9 0.0%  479 4.1 0.6%  
2420 - Transport equipment  1,342  15.4 0.9%  1,489  12.7 0.5%  
2430 - Other machinery  1,183  19.5 0.8%  2,193  18.8 0.6%  
2500 - Textiles  127 1.5 0.5%  3398 2.9 1.9%  
2600 - Clothing  377 4.3 0.4%  216 1.9 0.9%  
2700 - Other manufactures  829 9.5 0.5%  846 7.2 0.5%  
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  32 0.4 0.0%  54 0.5 0.15%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
 
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  ANNEX 7: MONTENEGRO  
Population in Mio  0.6 
Area in 1000skm  13.8 
Gross Domestic Product in BN € 3.8 
GDP Per  Capita in euro  6,061  
EU 27 TRADE WITH MON TENEGRO  
Year IMPORTS  
Rank 2016: 126  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 86  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 2016: 126  EXPORTS  
Rank 2016: 86  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 
MAIN PRODUCTS 2016  
Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
0000 – Total  152 100 0.0%  995 100 0.1%  
1000 - Primary products  82 53.7 0.0%  323 32.5 0.1%  
1100 - Agricultural products  12 7.7 0.0%  187 18.8 0.1%  
1200 - Fuels and mining products  70 46.0 0.0%  136 13.7 0.1%  
2000 - Manufactures  65 42.6 0.0%  664 66.7 0.1%  
2100 - Iron and steel  12 7.6 0.0%  8 0.9 0.0%  
2200 - Chemicals  4 2.5 0.0%  82 8.3 0.0%  
2300 - Other semi -manufactures  4 2.4 0.0%  96 9.7 0.1%  
2400 - Machinery and transport 
equipment  39 25.4 0.0%  358 36.0 0.1%  
2410 - Office and 
telecommunication equipment  5 3.3 0.0%  44 4.4 0.1%  
2420 - Transport equipment  27 17.9 0.0%  170 17.1 0.1%  
2430 - Other machinery  6 4.2 0.0%  144 14.4 0.0%  
2500 - Textiles  0 0.0 0.0%  6 0.7 0.0%  
2600 - Clothing  1 0.5 0.0%  30 3.0 0.1%  
2700 - Other manufactures  6 4.2 0.0%  83 8.3 0.1%  
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  Products  Imports  Exports  
(Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Imports  (Mio 
euro)  % Share of 
total EU 
Exports  
3000 - Other products  6 3.7 0.0%  5 0.5 0.0%  
 
Source:  World Bank.  
 EUROSTAT (Comext, Statistical regime 4).  
 
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