Russian trade with Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $1,977,846, down 81.61% ($8,778,910) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $634,991, down 92.93% ($8,340,991) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $1,342,855, down 24.59% ($437,919) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade with Nicaragua went from a surplus of $7,195,208 in the 4th quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $707,864 in the 4th quarter of 2016.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 155th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 132nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0015% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0082% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 158th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 123rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0109% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 124th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 118th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0026% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0037% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 90.14% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.26% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.39% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (34.37% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.24% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.20% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (62.89% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 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 $436,396;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $29,605;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $14,450;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $2,059.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,645,021;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,981,867;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $108,000;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $60,623;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $21,923;
- 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 $6,611;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,136.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 5,645,021 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 108,000 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 2,981,867 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 660 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 34 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,136 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 594 | 0.09 | 487 | 21.97 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39,305 | 6.19 | 99,928 | -60.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 14,450 | 2.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 21,923 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 575 | 0.09 | 12 | 4,691.67 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 894 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,120 | 0.49 | 1,061 | 194.06 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 420 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 294 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,599 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 709 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 266 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,462 | 6.06 | 8,857 | 334.26 |
| 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 | 6,611 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 533,675 | 84.04 | 97,279 | 448.60 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 234 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 1,500 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.86% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (99.05% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.63% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.67% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $429,833;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $42,497;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $19,950.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 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) - a decrease of $799,597;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $139,391.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 139,391 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 608,363 | 45.30 | 178,530 | 240.76 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 516,902 | 38.49 | 1,316,499 | -60.74 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,794 | 0.43 | 2,319 | 149.85 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 169,621 | 12.63 | 127,124 | 33.43 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,912 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,145 | 0.16 | 582 | 268.56 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 29,920 | 2.23 | 9,970 | 200.10 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,419 | 0.40 | 2,011 | 169.47 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -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 | 4,691 | 0.35 | 2,416 | 94.16 |