North Macedonia

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Trade in North Macedonia

North Macedonia was the world’s 92nd largest exporter of goods and 89th largest exporter of commercial services in 2021. Export values were $8,186 and $2,055 million USD respectively. North Macedonia’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2020, North Macedonia’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Germany, Serbia and Bulgaria, with trade representing 128.24 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, North Macedonia’s import values were $11,386 and $1,397 million USD respectively in 2021. North Macedonia’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were the the United Kingdom, Germany and Serbia. North Macedonia is part of 6 different Regional Trade Agreements, such as Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) 2006, EFTA – North Macedonia and EU – North Macedonia.
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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Republic of North Macedonia

Abbreviation

MK

Capital

Skopje

WTO Membership Date

4 April 2003

Legal System

civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts

Language

Macedonian, Albanian

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

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Currency

Macedonian denar

Exchange Rate

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Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Government MSME Agency

  • Ministry of Economy

Copyright Offices

  • Normative and Administrative Affairs, Copyright and Related Rights,

  • Ministry of Culture (MoC)

Industrial Property Offices

  • State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP)

SPS Enquiry Points

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • Ms Katerina Jonovska
    Ms Slavica Stankovikj
    Food and Veterinary Agency
    Phone: +(389 2) 2457 893 ext. 145
    +(389 2) 2457 145
    Website: http://www.fva.gov.mk

    III Makedonska Brigada, 20
    Macedonia Tabak building

    [email protected]@fva.gov.mk

TBT Enquiry Points

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • TBT Enquiry Point
    Institute for Standardization
    Contact person: Zoran Dimitrievski
    Phone: + (389) 2 3298 944
    Website: http://www.isrm.gov.mk

    Vasil Glavinov bb
    Skopje

Additional Information

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Links to other helpful resources

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National Tariff Finder

 https://customs.gov.mk/en-GB/carinska-tarifa.nspx

Last Reviewed: June, 2023

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