TIRANA, December 1/ATA/ Albania’s exports to Kosovo decreased by 500 million ALL during the month of October.
According to the report published by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) on foreign trade, exports to Kosovo during the month of October were 3.1 billion ALL, from 3.6 billion ALL in October 2021.
During the 10th month period of the current year, exports to Kosovo are calculated at almost the same value as in the 10th month of 2021. They went up to 30.9 billion ALL, marking a decrease of about 10 million ALL, compared to the same period of 2021.
Meanwhile, imports for the 10-month period increased by almost 3 billion ALL, reaching 13.2 billion ALL from 10.6 billion ALL in the 10-month period of 2021.
Albania’s main exports to Kosovo are represented by the export of construction materials and metals, minerals and fuels, food as well as chemical and plastic products.
Domestic wood/carpentry products such as seats (chairs and armchairs) or other furniture appear important in the structure of exports.
Also, agricultural products are important, among which tomatoes, citrus fruits, melons and cucumbers are the main export.
During this period, referring to the data, Albania has exported to Kosovo 14.1 billion ALL of construction materials and metals and about 4.7 billion All of minerals, fuel, and electricity.
Since October 1, the customs clearance of all goods destined for Kosovo is being carried out at the customs of Durres.
There are 1040 businesses from Kosovo that currently benefit from the opening of this branch, not only time, but also reduced customs clearance costs.
Meanwhile, working groups from both countries are working on conducting an analysis for the customs union, so that all barriers and bureaucracies between the two countries are removed and that trade cooperation does not have any obstacles./p.s./
