Export deliveries of certain types of products of the foundry and metallurgical industry to the countries of the European Union from 2010 to 2019....................................................................................................................

Abstract

The European Union is one of the main trade partners of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. This article analyzes the level of export deliveries from these countries and some other countries to the EU over 10 years (2010–2019) of foundry and metallurgical products in accordance with the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Nomenclature) for group 72 «Iron and steel». Data is taken from official statistical reports of the European Union.

The first part of the article provides information on exports from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine of products by commodity items 7201–7218,7224, 7228 of group 72, with the list of the three largest exporting countries to the EU by these item and total world exports to the EU. There are 29 commodity items in the group 72, and 20 items have been selected where the role of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine is more significant. If you take all the 29 items, the article is very cumbersome.

The second part provides data on exports to the EU from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and 11 other countries in whole group 72 «Iron and Steel» for 2010–2019 according to HS Nomenclature. A brief analysis of supply trends is made, and some conclusions on exports to the EU of the selected commodity items and group 72 as a whole are presented.