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Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q4 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 Nicaragua in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $10,969,901, up 454.64% ($8,992,055) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $7,906,555, up 1,145.14% ($7,271,564) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $3,063,346, up 128.12% ($1,720,491) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade balance with Nicaragua went from a deficit of $707,864 in the 4th quarter of 2016, to a surplus of $4,843,209 in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Nicaragua was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 155th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0066% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0015% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 121st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 158th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0077% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0008% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 113th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 124th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0048% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0026% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua

The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 80.66% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.03% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (90.14% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.26% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (6.39% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.79% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.48% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.58% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (2.37% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,377,653;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $520,057;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $409,308;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $107,517;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $89,248;
  • 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 $57,110;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $31,875;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $26,101.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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 $436,750.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
10 Cereals 6,377,653 80.66 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 31,875 0.40 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 18,912 0.24 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 660-100.00
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 998 0.01 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 62 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 26,695 0.34 5944,394.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 448,613 5.67 39,3051,041.36
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 26,306 0.33 14,45082.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 13,883 0.18 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,329 0.07 575826.78
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 89,248 1.13 0
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 894-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 8,883 0.11 3,120184.71
72 Iron and steel 107,937 1.37 42025,599.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,714 0.10 2942,523.81
74 Copper and articles thereof 338 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,793 0.04 1,59974.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 142 0.00 709-79.97
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 22,715 0.29 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 558,519 7.06 38,4621,352.13
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 57,110 0.72 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,925 1.23 533,675-81.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,467 0.02 234526.92
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 2,438 0.03 0

Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua

The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.73% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (96.86% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.93% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (2.63% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,160,993;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $569,068;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $108,748;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $18,084.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $149,427.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 569,068 18.58 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,769,356 57.76 608,363190.84
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 625,650 20.42 516,90221.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,519 0.31 5,79464.29
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,194 0.66 169,621-88.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 49 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 44 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 328 0.01 2,145-84.71
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 48,004 1.57 29,92060.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,233 0.37 5,419107.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5 0.00 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 9,881 0.32 4,691110.64
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia