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Russian trade with Nicaragua in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Nicaragua in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $52,292,590, down 15.15% ($9,335,011) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2014 were $30,407,276, down 19.24% ($7,243,730) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2014 were $21,885,314, down 8.72% ($2,091,281) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in 2014 was $8,521,962, a 37.68% decrease ($5,152,449) over 2013.

Nicaragua was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 122nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0067% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0073% in 2013).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 125th largest export market in 2014 (down from 120th in 2013), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0071% in 2013).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in 2014 (down from 103rd in 2013), accounting for 0.0077% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0076% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua

The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 45.52% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (80.41% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.42% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (7.37% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.73% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (10.63% in 2013);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.71% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $7,123,626;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,068,206;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $641,555;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $559,546;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $399,989.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $16,432,563;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $511,832;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $146,065.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
10 Cereals 13,842,300 45.52 30,274,863-54.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 428 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 665,770 2.19 265,781150.50
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 83,146 0.27 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 39,435-100.00
31 Fertilizers 2,926,601 9.62 3,438,433-14.89
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 0 0.00 7,088-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,496 0.03 3,322155.75
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,157,191 3.81 515,636124.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 1,327-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 97 0.00 3,876-97.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 772-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 8,275-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 35 0.00 5,185-99.32
70 Glass and glassware 5,800 0.02 16,291-64.40
72 Iron and steel 34 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 52,714 0.17 24,778112.75
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,750-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 27 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 1,755-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,081 0.01 1,18475.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,427,036 7.98 1,358,83078.61
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 277,907 0.91 423,972-34.45
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,992,811 26.29 869,185819.58
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 681,784 2.24 122,238457.75
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 0 0.00 15,663-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 48 0.00 154-68.83
SS Classified 282,970 0.93 249 21313.55

Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua

The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.32% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (91.23% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.05% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (8.33% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $2,051,909;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $88,816.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $1,955,304;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,429,430;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $472,889;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $176,688;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $137,774.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,703,698 16.92 5,133,128-27.85
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 176,688-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 43-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 98-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 22,641 0.10 22,2691.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,300,910 28.79 6,212,0941.43
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,791,939 49.31 8,740,03023.48
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 61,667-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 436,642 2.00 574,416-23.99
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 480,867 2.20 953,756-49.58
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 320 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,388 0.09 1,4831,207.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 55 0.00 114-51.75
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 12,898-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,278 0.01 2,96810.44
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 69,268 0.32 38,73478.83
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 44,491 0.20 34,73428.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 502 0.00 12,886-96.10
65 Headgear and parts thereof 83 0.00 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 1,045-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 12-100.00
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 10,679 0.05 1,965,983-99.46
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 553 0.00 31,549-98.25
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia