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Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q1 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Guatemala in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Guatemala

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Guatemala totaled $13,884,774, up 2.84% ($383,920) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $10,712,797, up 4.48% ($459,772) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $3,171,977, down 2.34% ($75,852) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $7,540,820, a 7.65% increase ($535,624) over the 1st quarter of 2016.

Guatemala was Russia’s 120th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 116th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0108% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0139% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Guatemala was Russia’s 113th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 107th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0129% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0167% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Guatemala was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 103rd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0070% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0091% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Guatemala

The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 56.22% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (0.89% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 29.29% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (91.02% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.00% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (6.19% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.38% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.80% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,979,833;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $284,292;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $217,191;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $113,083;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $104,814;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $71,127.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,070,841;
  • 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 $145,469;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $51,702;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $50,219.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 468,730 4.38 184,438154.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 84,385 0.79 229,854-63.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,110 0.11 0
31 Fertilizers 2,965,455 27.68 9,036,296-67.18
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 71,127 0.66 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,374 0.02 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 11,289-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,757 0.03 54,459-94.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 113,083 1.06 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 851,455 7.95 634,26434.24
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 10,912-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 47 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 6,021,127 56.20 41,29414,481.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 50,219-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,358 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,711 0.09 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 1,022 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 104,814 0.98 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,242 0.03 0

Russia’s Imports from Guatemala

The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.35% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (96.56% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.56% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (3.40% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $242,970;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $221,815;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $17,432.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $241,947;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $211,998;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $38,218;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $37,332;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $17,230;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $11,927.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 63,309 2.00 100,641-37.09
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,397 0.20 6,406-0.14
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 221,815 6.99 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 832,631 26.25 1,074,578-22.52
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 154,787 4.88 193,005-19.80
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 42-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 238,176 7.51 239,282-0.46
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17,432 0.55 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 302,233 9.53 59,263409.99
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,251,024 39.44 1,463,022-14.49
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,732 0.09 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 234 0.01 16740.12
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 1,059-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 64,018 2.02 75,945-15.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 17,189 0.54 34,419-50.06
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia