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Russian trade with Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Guatemala in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Guatemala

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Guatemala totaled $13,500,854, up 61.26% ($5,128,829) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $10,253,025, up 60.76% ($3,875,291) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $3,247,829, up 62.86% ($1,253,538) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $7,005,196, a 59.81% increase ($2,621,753) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Guatemala was Russia's 115th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 127th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0114% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0063% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Guatemala was Russia's 107th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 119th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0167% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0071% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Guatemala was Russia's 104th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 113th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0047% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Guatemala

The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 91.02% of Russia's total exports to Guatemala (69.05% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.19% of Russia's total exports to Guatemala (23.56% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.80% of Russia's total exports to Guatemala (6.01% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.89% of Russia's total exports to Guatemala (1.07% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,792,028;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $104,709;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $50,980.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $868,349;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $198,822.
Russia's exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 184,438 1.80 -51.88
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 229,854 2.24 83.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 -100.00
31 Fertilizers 9,036,296 88.13 112.91
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 -100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 -100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,289 0.11 -41.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 54,459 0.53 1,465.36
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 634,264 6.19 -57.79
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,912 0.11
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 -100.00
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 -100.00
72 Iron and steel 41,294 0.40 45.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 -100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 50,219 0.49 27.54
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 -100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 -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 0 0.00 -100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 -100.00

Russia's Imports from Guatemala

The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.56% of Russia's total imports from Guatemala (92.40% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.40% of Russia's total imports from Guatemala (7.37% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $680,884;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $525,690;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $178,518;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $41,369;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $17,894;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $12,201.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $83,430;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $67,870;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $54,522.
Russia's imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 100,641 3.10 13.80
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,406 0.20 -92.87
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 -100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,074,578 33.09 172.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 193,005 5.94 27.28
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 42 0.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 239,282 7.37 293.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 59,263 1.82 11.60
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,463,022 45.05 56.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 167 0.01
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,059 0.03 -76.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 75,945 2.34 30.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 34,419 1.06 -61.30
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia