Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Paraguay
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $226,739,079, down 7.52% ($18,439,214) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $4,525,316, down 9.05% ($450,101) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $222,213,763, down 7.49% ($17,989,113) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $217,688,447, a 7.46% decrease ($17,539,012) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Paraguay was Russia’s 71st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 69th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1214% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1467% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Paraguay was Russia’s 143rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 131st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0036% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0048% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Paraguay was Russia’s 42nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3564% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3737% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Paraguay
The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 91.87% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (87.68% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.07% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (8.12% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.42% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (1.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.03% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (1.55% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $274,559.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $274,072;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $80,306;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $77,143;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $76,684;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $71,683;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $62,210;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $41,484;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $20,727;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $18,912.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 18,912 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 274,559 | 6.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 41,484 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 62,210 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,239 | 0.03 | 817 | 51.65 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,156,090 | 91.84 | 4,236,396 | -1.90 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 20,727 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 763 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 82 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 63,013 | 1.39 | 56,872 | 10.80 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 274,072 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 71,683 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,402 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 64 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,450 | 0.03 | 307 | 372.31 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 85 | 0.00 | 7,378 | -98.85 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 351 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -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 | 117 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,292 | 0.03 | 142 | 809.86 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 76,684 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 41 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 168 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 19,182 | 0.42 | 8,050 | 138.29 |
| 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 | 5,493 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 77,143 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,545 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,400 | 0.19 | 12,254 | -31.45 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 169 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Paraguay
The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) 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 Paraguay (99.98% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $51,339,635.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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 $69,442,208.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 138,454,057 | 62.31 | 87,114,422 | 58.93 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 488,000 | 0.22 | 265,000 | 84.15 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,308,916 | 1.04 | 2,455,415 | -5.97 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 34,853 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 80,200,983 | 36.09 | 149,643,191 | -46.41 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 714,834 | 0.32 | 668,688 | 6.90 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 7,513 | 0.00 | 3,692 | 103.49 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,401 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,206 | 0.00 | 14,054 | -77.19 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,287 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 35,127 | -100.00 |