Russian trade with Paraguay in 2017
February 14, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Paraguay in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Paraguay
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $645,412,491, down 8.88% ($62,879,985) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2017 totaled $20,125,815, up 76.21% ($8,704,103) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2017 were $625,286,676, down 10.27% ($71,584,088) from 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in 2017 was $605,160,861, a 11.71% decrease ($80,288,191) over 2016.
Paraguay was Russia’s 72nd largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 69th in 2016), accounting for 0.1105% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1514% in 2016).
Paraguay was Russia’s 129th largest export market in 2017 (up from 141st in 2016), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0040% in 2016).
Paraguay was Russia’s 49th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 40th in 2016), accounting for 0.2755% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3823% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Paraguay
The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 75.75% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (50.45% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.79% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (32.84% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.82% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (2.45% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.63% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (10.10% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.26% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (3.18% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $9,232,069;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $378,007;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $116,247;
- 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 $109,073;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $90,118;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $87,794;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $61,844.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $769,765;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $339,371;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $180,316;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $170,944.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 75,979 | 0.38 | 85,661 | -11.30 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 51,909 | 0.26 | 24,122 | 115.19 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 339,371 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 119,908 | 0.60 | 10,835 | 1,006.67 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 82,950 | 0.41 | 21,106 | 293.02 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,816 | 0.01 | 2,220 | -18.20 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 14,914,214 | 74.10 | 5,682,145 | 162.48 |
| 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 | 334 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 28,541 | 0.14 | 41,583 | -31.36 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 94,472 | 0.47 | 4,354 | 2,069.77 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,065 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 82 | 0.00 | 241 | -65.98 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 72,796 | 0.36 | 253,112 | -71.24 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 405,081 | 2.01 | 27,074 | 1,396.20 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 87,794 | 0.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,402 | 0.01 | 31 | 4,422.58 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 692 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 400 | 0.00 | 200 | 100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 446 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 64 | 0.00 | 70 | -8.57 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 36,554 | 0.18 | 6,336 | 476.93 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15,671 | 0.08 | 16,339 | -4.09 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 351 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 310 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 476 | 0.00 | 865 | -44.97 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 117 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,046 | 0.01 | 190 | 450.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 257 | 0.00 | 615 | -58.21 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,578,174 | 17.78 | 3,749,118 | -4.56 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 149 | 0.00 | 870 | -82.87 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,202 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 167,742 | 0.83 | 51,495 | 225.74 |
| 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 | 27,046 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 331,884 | 1.65 | 1,101,649 | -69.87 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,869 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1,614 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 22,269 | 0.11 | 34 | 65,397.06 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 192 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Paraguay
The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (99.99% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $7,576,370;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $5,971,258.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2017 over 2016 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 $86,513,539.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 269,899,614 | 43.16 | 262,323,244 | 2.89 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 979,500 | 0.16 | 253,000 | 287.15 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,403,082 | 1.34 | 2,431,824 | 245.55 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 6,278 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 344,258,474 | 55.06 | 430,772,013 | -20.08 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,639,338 | 0.26 | 1,046,466 | 56.65 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 1,220 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 10,819 | 0.00 | 1,449 | 646.65 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 566 | 0.00 | 1,656 | -65.82 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 28,592 | 0.00 | 12,552 | 127.79 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,287 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,479 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 51,117 | 0.01 | 28,560 | 78.98 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 254 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |