Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q2 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Guatemala totaled $31,415,269, up 42.98% ($9,443,977) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $25,029,211, up 36.03% ($6,628,819) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $6,386,058, up 78.84% ($2,815,158) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $18,643,153, a 25.72% increase ($3,813,661) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Guatemala was Russia’s 113th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 116th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0184% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0157% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Guatemala was Russia’s 102nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 101st in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0227% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0219% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Guatemala was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 109th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0105% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0064% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 53.45% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (56.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 40.18% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (36.26% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.55% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (3.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.14% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (4.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,367,543;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,528,786;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $405,723;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $302,654;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $98,148.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $115,023;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $88,424.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 6,896 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 10,970 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 888,004 | 3.55 | 585,350 | 51.70 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 86,820 | 0.35 | 44,229 | 96.30 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 405,723 | 1.62 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,530 | 0.03 | 12,113 | -29.58 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,765,591 | 51.00 | 10,236,805 | 24.70 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 97,200 | 0.39 | 49,000 | 98.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,521 | 0.05 | 18,313 | -26.17 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 82,490 | 0.33 | 197,513 | -58.24 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 453,471 | 1.81 | 541,895 | -16.32 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 10,039,687 | 40.11 | 6,672,144 | 50.47 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 17,578 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 64,057 | 0.26 | 32,060 | 99.80 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 98,148 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,495 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.42% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (97.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.48% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (1.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,106,429;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,078,398;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $129,923;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $54,048;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $40,246.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $371,155;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $183,444;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $23,092.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 4,772 | 0.07 | 27,864 | -82.87 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 64,090 | 1.00 | 10,042 | 538.22 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,933,100 | 45.93 | 826,671 | 254.81 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,393,551 | 21.82 | 1,576,995 | -11.63 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 206,368 | 3.23 | 76,445 | 169.96 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 362,049 | 5.67 | 360,828 | 0.34 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18,358 | 0.29 | 15,024 | 22.19 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 224,258 | 3.51 | 595,413 | -62.34 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,078,398 | 16.89 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,108 | 0.03 | 20,558 | -89.75 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 283 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 92,737 | 1.45 | 52,491 | 76.67 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,575 | 0.02 | 8,351 | -81.14 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,375 | 0.07 | 218 | 1,906.88 |