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Russian trade with Nicaragua in 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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $53,723,496, up 7.82% ($3,895,313) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2018 totaled $35,040,336, up 4.04% ($1,360,152) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2018 totaled $18,683,160, up 15.70% ($2,535,161) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in 2018 was $16,357,176, a 6.70% decrease ($1,175,009) over 2017.

Nicaragua was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 131st in 2017), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0085% in 2017).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 126th largest export market in 2018 (down from 120th in 2017), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0094% in 2017).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 110th in 2017), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0071% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.15% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (78.02% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.84% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (12.54% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.24% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (3.37% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.04% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (4.80% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.87% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.54% in 2017).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,804,160;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $824,579;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $440,076;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $185,291;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $158,683.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,923,704;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $728,519;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $515,352;
  • 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 $242,912;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $199,969;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $165,049;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $108,605.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
10 Cereals 19,139,102 54.62 25,062,806-23.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 226,747 0.65 391,796-42.13
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 308,192 0.88 823,544-62.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 30 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,006,454 2.87 181,875453.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 112,519 0.32 53,180111.58
30 Pharmaceutical products 666,806 1.90 1,395,325-52.21
31 Fertilizers 9,799,796 27.97 1,995,636391.06
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 922 0.00 2,383-61.31
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 0.00 998-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 37 0.00 2,917-98.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,425 0.02 36,873-85.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 921,239 2.63 735,94825.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 97,489 0.28 59,42064.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 168 0.00 14,308-98.83
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 9,684-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 85 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 1,544-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 205 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 22-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 53 0.00 168-68.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 8-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 40,773 0.12 108,480-62.41
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 13,224-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 54 0.00 29,305-99.82
72 Iron and steel 1,414,483 4.04 974,40745.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 45,257 0.13 129,107-64.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 621-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 23,539 0.07 5,061365.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 1,583-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 887 0.00 24,161-96.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 380,277 1.09 580,246-34.46
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 129,366 0.37 372,278-65.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 553,880 1.58 662,485-16.39
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 678 0.00 1,892-64.16
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 165,873 0.47 7,1902,207.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 45-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 1,664-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.46% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (98.37% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.34% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.40% in 2017).

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

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $2,481,693;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,248,315;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $223,684;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $71,578.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2018 over 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 $1,477,730.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,050,761 16.33 569,068436.10
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,768 0.04 2,242201.87
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,061 0.02 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,135,706 32.84 4,887,39125.54
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 8,655,634 46.33 10,133,364-14.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 999-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 126,404 0.68 54,826130.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 230,607 1.23 237,016-2.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 49-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,312 0.02 3,13137.72
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 2-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 44-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,983 0.02 534458.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 1-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 341,875 1.83 118,191189.26
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 90,006 0.48 105,639-14.80
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,549 0.03 2,746102.08
73 Articles of iron or steel 23 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 5-100.00
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 29,471 0.16 32,146-8.32
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 0.00 605-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia