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Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q3 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Nicaragua in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua

In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $11,711,268, down 31.17% ($5,304,665) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $6,886,726, down 29.98% ($2,948,231) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $4,824,542, down 32.81% ($2,356,434) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $2,062,184, a 22.30% decrease ($591,797) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Nicaragua was Russia’s 134th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 125th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0068% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0116% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 126th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 116th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0115% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 106th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 100th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0081% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0118% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua

The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.13% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (67.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.51% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (20.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.51% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.47% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (3.76% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.25% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (8.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $346,476;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $310,629;
  • 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 $39,016;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $29,338.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,995,636;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $866,443;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $336,715;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $235,715;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $165,939;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $119,866.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
10 Cereals 6,069,232 88.13 6,235,171-2.66
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 119,866-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 235,715-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 310,629 4.51 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 27,720 0.40 12,608119.86
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 1,995,636-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,273 0.08 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 346,476 5.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,003 0.12 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 34-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 931 0.01 0
70 Glass and glassware 54 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 27 0.00 866,470-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 16,849 0.24 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 77 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 29,338 0.43 0
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 39,016 0.57 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 32,742 0.48 369,457-91.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 359 0.01 0

Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua

The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.93% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (99.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.94% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $736,525;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $242,831;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $37,776.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 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 $3,265,080;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $73,253;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $39,252.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 736,525 15.27 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,061 0.06 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,872,267 38.81 1,629,43614.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,096,813 43.46 5,361,893-60.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 999-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,042 0.06 42,294-92.81
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 12,897 0.27 86,150-85.03
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 206-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 72,602 1.50 34,826108.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 20,915 0.43 16,41227.44
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 6,410 0.13 8,760-26.83
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia