Russian trade with Papua New Guinea in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Papua New Guinea
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Papua New Guinea was $6,190,605, down 82.47% ($29,126,919) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in 2017 were $1,071,752, down 96.68% ($31,197,736) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in 2017 totaled $5,118,853, up 67.94% ($2,070,817) from 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Papua New Guinea went from a surplus of $29,221,452 in 2016, to a deficit of $4,047,101 in 2017.
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 164th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 134th in 2016), accounting for 0.0011% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0076% in 2016).
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 172nd largest export market in 2017 (down from 121st in 2016), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0113% in 2016).
Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 129th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 132nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0023% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0017% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Papua New Guinea
The major share of Russian exports to Papua New Guinea in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 59.04% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.66% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.94% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.22% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.95% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (99.06% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $392,157;
- 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 $72,541;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $34,860;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $15,326;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $14,100;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,653.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $31,838,951;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $7,532;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $4,510;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,840.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 1,330 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 128,091 | 11.95 | 31,967,042 | -99.60 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 572,985 | 53.46 | 180,828 | 216.87 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,422 | 0.88 | 8,100 | 16.32 |
| 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 | 2,264 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 14,100 | 1.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 25,182 | 2.35 | 9,856 | 155.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,830 | 0.82 | 12,670 | -30.31 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,400 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 2,700 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,076 | 0.38 | 11,608 | -64.89 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 300 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 4,510 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 50,050 | 4.67 | 15,190 | 229.49 |
| 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 | 111,725 | 10.42 | 39,184 | 185.13 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 19,823 | 1.85 | 16,170 | 22.59 |
| SS | Classified | 123,800 | 11.55 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Papua New Guinea
The major share of Russian imports from Papua New Guinea in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Papua New Guinea (99.98% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2,075,160.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,118,853 | 100.00 | 3,043,693 | 68.18 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 3,607 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 675 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | -100.00 |