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Russian trade with Papua New Guinea in the 4th 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 fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Papua New Guinea

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Papua New Guinea totaled $1,080,199, up 4.59% ($47,356) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $258,736, down 4.99% ($13,586) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $821,463, up 8.01% ($60,942) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $562,727, a 15.27% increase ($74,528) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 164th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 163rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia’s total trade (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 166th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 163rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total exports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 128th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 130th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0016% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Papua New Guinea

The major share of Russian exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 64.82% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.74% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (1.46% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.90% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (5.81% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.49% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (45.72% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $167,700;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $38,465;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $10,000;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $6,740;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $4,510;
  • 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) - an increase of $3,302;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $2,700;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,514.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $115,107;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,510;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,200.
Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 167,700 64.82 0
29 Organic chemicals 38,465 14.87 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 3,200-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,514 0.97 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,520 2.91 780864.10
70 Glass and glassware 2,700 1.04 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,403 3.63 124,510-92.45
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 300 0.12 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,510 1.74 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,890 3.05 11,400-30.79
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 7,734 2.99 4,43274.50
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,000 3.86 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 128 000-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Papua New Guinea

The major share of Russian imports from Papua New Guinea 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) - 99.92% of Russia’s total imports from Papua New Guinea (99.75% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea 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 $59,819.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
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
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 818,444 99.63 758,6257.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,344 0.29 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 95-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 5-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 675 0.08 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 128-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 1,519-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 30-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 8-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 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 0 0.00 31-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 26-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 34-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia