Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q3 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $17,015,933, down 2.09% ($363,948) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $9,834,957, down 28.59% ($3,936,625) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $7,180,976, up 99.01% ($3,572,677) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $2,653,981, a 73.89% decrease ($7,509,302) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 119th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0116% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0143% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 110th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0115% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0191% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 100th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 109th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0118% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0072% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.01% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (41.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.42% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (29.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.81% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (3.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.76% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (15.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $857,283;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $452,005;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $235,715;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $119,866.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,727,866;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,648,617;
- 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) - a decrease of $851,565;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $407,458;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $264,248;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $242,583;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $198,780;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $67,471;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $40,993;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $39,462;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $38,083;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $30,152.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 6,235,171 | 63.40 | 5,783,166 | 7.82 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 119,866 | 1.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 235,715 | 2.40 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 198,780 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 12,608 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 13,552 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,995,636 | 20.29 | 3,723,502 | -46.40 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 30,152 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 128 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 22,483 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 179 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 242,583 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 38,083 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 39,462 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,655 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 264,248 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 866,470 | 8.81 | 9,187 | 9,331.48 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 40,993 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 324 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 407,458 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,229 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,183 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 67,471 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,024 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 369,457 | 3.76 | 2,018,074 | -81.69 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,891 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 851,565 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 129 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.16% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (99.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 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) - an increase of $2,894,652;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $566,601;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $40,305;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $35,851;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $24,927.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,629,436 | 22.69 | 1,062,835 | 53.31 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 5,361,893 | 74.67 | 2,467,241 | 117.32 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 399 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 999 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 42,294 | 0.59 | 6,443 | 556.43 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 86,150 | 1.20 | 45,845 | 87.92 |
| 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 | 2,110 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,496 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 327 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 206 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 34,826 | 0.48 | 9,899 | 251.81 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16,412 | 0.23 | 7,362 | 122.93 |
| 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 | 8,760 | 0.12 | 4,342 | 101.75 |