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Russian trade with Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Papua New Guinea

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Papua New Guinea totaled $9,446,060, up 379.12% ($7,474,522) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Papua New Guinea in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $9,163,215, up 1,221.52% ($8,469,831) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Papua New Guinea in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $282,845, down 77.87% ($995,309) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade with Papua New Guinea went from a deficit of $584,770 in the 1st quarter of 2015, to a surplus of $8,880,370 in the 1st quarter of 2016.

Papua New Guinea was Russia's 123rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 146th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0097% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0015% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Papua New Guinea was Russia's 110th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 144th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0149% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0008% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Papua New Guinea was Russia's 134th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 123rd in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0030% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Papua New Guinea

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.09% of Russia's total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.50% of Russia's total exports to Papua New Guinea (18.14% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.40% of Russia's total exports to Papua New Guinea (20.82% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia's total exports to Papua New Guinea (8.21% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

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

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $9,080,188.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $85,824;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $60,270;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $54,000;
  • 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 $51,625.
Russia's exports to Papua New Guinea in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
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 9,080,188 99.09
29 Organic chemicals 39,927 0.44 -68.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,200 0.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 -100.00
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 31,000 0.34 -62.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 5,900 0.06 293.33
SS Classified 0 0.00 -100.00

Russia's Imports from Papua New Guinea

The major share of Russian imports from Papua New Guinea 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) - 100.00% of Russia's total imports from Papua New Guinea (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

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

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,263.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Papua New Guinea 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) - a decrease of $996,572.
Russia's imports from Papua New Guinea in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 281,582 99.55 -77.97
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,263 0.45
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia