Russian trade with Paraguay in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Paraguay
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Paraguay totaled $862,950,204, up 78.70% ($380,057,368) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2012 totaled $14,303,484, up 315.45% ($10,860,617) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2012 totaled $848,646,720, up 77.00% ($369,196,751) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in 2012 was $834,343,236, a 75.28% increase ($358,336,134) over 2011.
Paraguay was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 81st in 2011), accounting for 0.1025% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0587% in 2011).
Paraguay was Russia’s 130th largest export market in 2012 (up from 150th in 2011), accounting for 0.0027% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0007% in 2011).
Paraguay was Russia’s 45th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 53rd in 2011), accounting for 0.2675% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1568% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Paraguay
The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 88.74% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (40.07% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.47% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (59.76% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,123,944;
- 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 $262,550;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $74,502.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $469,582;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $89,761;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $72,499.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 305,250 | 2.13 | 42,700 | 614.87 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,387,190 | 86.60 | 1,263,246 | 880.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 272 | 0.00 | 1,247 | -78.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 72,499 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 206,783 | 1.45 | 296,544 | -30.27 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,291,447 | 9.03 | 1,761,029 | -26.67 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 74,502 | 0.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,043 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 31,815 | 0.22 | 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 | 2,528 | 0.02 | 5,602 | -54.87 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,490 | 0.02 | 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 | 164 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Paraguay
The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.98% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (99.99% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $372,520,624.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2012 over 2011 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 $4,722,103.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 570,129,497 | 67.18 | 197,608,873 | 188.51 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,439,437 | 0.17 | 850,501 | 69.25 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 25,421 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,670 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 248,699 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 275,894,770 | 32.51 | 280,616,873 | -1.68 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 243,007 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 477,538 | 0.06 | 291,176 | 64.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 911 | 0.00 | 4,146 | -78.03 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 209,120 | 0.02 | 51,581 | 305.42 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31 | 0.00 | 9 | 244.44 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6 | 0.00 | 562 | -98.93 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 34 | 0.00 | 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 | 696 | -100.00 |