Russian trade with Paraguay in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Paraguay
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Paraguay totaled $886,048,183, up 37.28% ($240,635,692) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2018 were $14,872,452, down 26.10% ($5,253,363) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2018 totaled $871,175,731, up 39.32% ($245,889,055) from 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in 2018 was $856,303,279, a 41.50% increase ($251,142,418) over 2017.
Paraguay was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 72nd in 2017), accounting for 0.1288% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1105% in 2017).
Paraguay was Russia’s 144th largest export market in 2018 (down from 129th in 2017), accounting for 0.0033% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0056% in 2017).
Paraguay was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in 2018 (up from 49th in 2017), accounting for 0.3658% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2755% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Paraguay
The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 80.87% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (75.75% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.52% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (17.79% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (2.82% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.70% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (0.26% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.50% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (2.63% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2018 over 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 $549,835;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $305,908;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $142,318;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $70,876.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,171,631;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,469,017;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $405,081;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $114,017;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $86,634;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $51,909;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $50,762.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 58,875 | 0.40 | 75,979 | -22.51 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 51,909 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 549,835 | 3.70 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 128,330 | 0.86 | 119,908 | 7.02 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 93,222 | 0.63 | 82,950 | 12.38 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,807 | 0.02 | 1,816 | 54.57 |
31 | Fertilizers | 11,742,583 | 78.96 | 14,914,214 | -21.27 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 334 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 52,334 | 0.35 | 28,541 | 83.36 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,838 | 0.05 | 94,472 | -91.70 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 500 | 0.00 | 2,065 | -75.79 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 34 | 0.00 | 82 | -58.54 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 215,114 | 1.45 | 72,796 | 195.50 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 405,081 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 393,702 | 2.65 | 87,794 | 348.44 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,402 | -100.00 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 692 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 58 | 0.00 | 400 | -85.50 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,189 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 102 | 0.00 | 64 | 59.38 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 40,888 | 0.27 | 36,554 | 11.86 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,759 | 0.05 | 15,671 | -56.87 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 94 | 0.00 | 351 | -73.22 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 310 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 71,352 | 0.48 | 476 | 14,889.92 |
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 | 7,481 | 0.05 | 1,046 | 615.20 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,457 | 0.01 | 257 | 466.93 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,109,157 | 7.46 | 3,578,174 | -69.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 149 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,202 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 53,725 | 0.36 | 167,742 | -67.97 |
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 | 2,505 | 0.02 | 27,046 | -90.74 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 281,122 | 1.89 | 331,884 | -15.30 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 34,524 | 0.23 | 1,869 | 1,747.19 |
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 | 209 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 15,600 | 0.10 | 22,269 | -29.95 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 56 | 0.00 | 192 | -70.83 |
Russia’s Imports from Paraguay
The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in 2018 (and in 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 (99.99% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $205,227,426;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $36,404,218;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $3,843,784.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 475,127,040 | 54.54 | 269,899,614 | 76.04 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 769,250 | 0.09 | 979,500 | -21.47 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 12,246,866 | 1.41 | 8,403,082 | 45.74 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 40,446 | 0.00 | 6,278 | 544.25 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 380,662,692 | 43.70 | 344,258,474 | 10.57 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,292,392 | 0.26 | 1,639,338 | 39.84 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 1,220 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 23,219 | 0.00 | 10,819 | 114.61 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,401 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 165 | 0.00 | 566 | -70.85 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 7,266 | 0.00 | 28,592 | -74.59 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,287 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,479 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,238 | 0.00 | 51,117 | -91.71 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 471 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 254 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 283 | 0.00 | 53 | 433.96 |