Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Guatemala totaled $30,990,103, up 75.36% ($13,317,581) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $19,655,210, up 267.46% ($14,306,276) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $11,334,893, down 8.02% ($988,695) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade balance with Guatemala went from a deficit of $6,974,654 in the 4th quarter of 2017, to a surplus of $8,320,317 in the 4th quarter of 2018.
Guatemala was Russia’s 117th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 125th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0166% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0106% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Guatemala was Russia’s 113th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 129th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0158% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0052% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Guatemala was Russia’s 97th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 96th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0182% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0192% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 61.09% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (65.78% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.53% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (3.09% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.51% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (19.67% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.17% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (8.70% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.46% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.60% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.16% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.16% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,344,671;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,977,558;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $576,777;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $298,873;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $144,086.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $77,447.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 5,400 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,100 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,083,023 | 5.51 | 1,052,175 | 2.93 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 11,167 | 0.06 | 88,614 | -87.40 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 298,873 | 1.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,977,558 | 25.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 45,000 | 0.23 | 48,000 | -6.25 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 39,607 | 0.20 | 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 | 43 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 34,497 | 0.18 | 6,052 | 470.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,829 | 0.02 | 22,661 | -83.10 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 59,764 | 0.30 | 85,013 | -29.70 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 957,123 | 4.87 | 380,346 | 151.65 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 416 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9,461 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 19,219 | 0.10 | 47,376 | -59.43 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,424 | 0.01 | 11,388 | -87.50 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,162 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 11,862,939 | 60.36 | 3,518,268 | 237.18 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 144,086 | 0.73 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,330 | 0.10 | 51,816 | -60.77 |
| 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 | 69,201 | 0.35 | 34,020 | 103.41 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,193 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.26% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (98.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $613,764;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $181,965;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $78,978;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $34,707.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $764,034;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $704,083;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $209,812;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $138,470;
- Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $58,172;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $35,348.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,731 | 0.02 | 5,852 | -53.33 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 80,980 | 0.71 | 2,002 | 3,944.96 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,480,053 | 30.70 | 2,866,289 | 21.41 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,137,920 | 10.04 | 1,901,954 | -40.17 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 475,294 | 4.19 | 613,764 | -22.56 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 246,637 | 2.18 | 64,672 | 281.37 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 23,809 | 0.21 | 9,708 | 145.25 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 627,730 | 5.54 | 837,542 | -25.05 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,175,584 | 45.66 | 5,879,667 | -11.97 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,928 | 0.03 | 30 | 9,660.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 981 | 0.01 | 36,329 | -97.30 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 491 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 58,172 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 70,608 | 0.62 | 35,901 | 96.67 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,884 | 0.03 | 11,655 | -66.68 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,119 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,144 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |