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Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q3 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 Paraguay in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Paraguay

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $148,467,437, down 28.31% ($58,637,548) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $3,384,753, up 98.99% ($1,683,809) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $145,082,684, down 29.37% ($60,321,357) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $141,697,931, a 30.44% decrease ($62,005,166) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Paraguay was Russia’s 73rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 66th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1016% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1699% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Paraguay was Russia’s 133rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 142nd in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0040% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0024% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Paraguay was Russia’s 51st largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 38th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2385% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4110% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Paraguay

The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 62.67% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (76.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.12% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (7.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.01% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (7.92% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.72% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (3.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (2.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (1.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $890,545;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $815,822;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $76,188;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $63,854;
  • 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) - an increase of $20,609;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $14,566;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $14,546.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $83,702;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $50,556;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $46,062;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $24,122;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $11,379.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 46,062-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 24,122-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 12,390 0.37 10,83514.35
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 904-100.00
31 Fertilizers 990,095 29.25 99,550894.57
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 334 0.01 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 565 0.02 11,944-95.27
39 Plastics and articles thereof 15,303 0.45 7571,921.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 846 0.02 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 147-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 15,924 0.47 66,480-76.05
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 76,188 2.25 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 31-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 692 0.02 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 128-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 14,566 0.43 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 267 0.01 0
70 Glass and glassware 344 0.01 396-13.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 738 0.02 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 204 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,119,377 62.62 1,303,55562.58
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 23 0.00 502-95.42
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,022 0.03 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 89,945 2.66 26,091244.74
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 20,609 0.61 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 24,974 0.74 108,676-77.02
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 324 0.01 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 0.00 730-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 34-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 23 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Paraguay

The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay 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) - 99.98% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $2,505,716;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $499,500.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay 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) - a decrease of $46,376,954;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $17,315,301.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 65,699,279 45.28 83,014,580-20.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 499,500 0.34 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,823,928 1.95 318,212787.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,016 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 75,515,310 52.05 121,892,264-38.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 506,163 0.35 174,572189.95
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,220 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,549 0.00 842321.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,197 0.01 3,571185.55
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,479 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 15,990 0.01 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 53 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia