Russian trade in goods with Papua New Guinea in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Papua New Guinea
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Papua New Guinea was $820,110, down 52.33% ($900,172) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $82,032, down 80.29% ($334,118) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $738,078, down 43.40% ($566,054) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $656,046, a 26.12% decrease ($231,936) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 170th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 164th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0004% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0010% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 175th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 167th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0004% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 133rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 125th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0012% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0020% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Papua New Guinea
The major share of Russian exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.29% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (16.84% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.14% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.22% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (82.60% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $3,370;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,789;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,610.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $292,786;
- 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 $45,500;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $25,182;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $14,100;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $10,060;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $7,330;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,250;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,343;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $1,400;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $936.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 292,786 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,343 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 14,100 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25,182 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,330 | -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 | 1,400 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,370 | 4.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 936 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,610 | 1.96 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,789 | 2.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,250 | -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 | 1,600 | 1.95 | 47,100 | -96.60 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,663 | 9.34 | 17,723 | -56.76 |
| SS | Classified | 66,000 | 80.46 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Papua New Guinea
The major share of Russian imports from Papua New Guinea 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) - 99.97% of Russia’s total imports from Papua New Guinea (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea 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 $566,301.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 737,831 | 99.97 | 1,304,132 | -43.42 |
| 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 | 247 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |