Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Guatemala was $12,860,583, down 39.76% ($8,489,869) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $8,874,300, down 45.74% ($7,482,250) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $3,986,283, down 20.18% ($1,007,619) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $4,888,017, a 56.98% decrease ($6,474,631) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Guatemala was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 119th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0082% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0135% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 120th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0085% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0159% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 106th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0091% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 81.93% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (2.27% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 15.63% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.90% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.42% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.62% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.01% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.71% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (92.50% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,732,361;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,061,323;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $154,350;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $97,932.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $15,129,912;
- 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) - a decrease of $280,403;
- 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 $59,210;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $49,461.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 382 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 214,950 | 2.42 | 264,411 | -18.71 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 59,210 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 154,350 | 1.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,041 | 0.10 | 8,530 | 5.99 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 6,951,129 | 78.33 | 218,768 | 3,077.40 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 42,000 | 0.47 | 48,600 | -13.58 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 20,548 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 114,063 | 1.29 | 16,131 | 607.10 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 60 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 99,374 | 1.12 | 83,571 | 18.91 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,287,740 | 14.51 | 226,417 | 468.75 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 15,129,912 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 49 | 0.00 | 280,452 | -99.98 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 502 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 660 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.22% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (99.25% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $334,354;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $192,060;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $146,607.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,012,635;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $445,816;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $174,013;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $33,135.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,777 | 0.07 | 3,148 | -11.79 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 192,558 | 4.83 | 45,951 | 319.05 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 988,426 | 24.80 | 2,001,061 | -50.60 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,341,098 | 33.64 | 1,786,914 | -24.95 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 181,572 | 4.55 | 355,585 | -48.94 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,702 | 0.04 | 36 | 4,627.78 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 196,474 | 4.93 | 229,609 | -14.43 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 7,415 | 0.19 | 17,259 | -57.04 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 396,107 | 9.94 | 61,753 | 541.44 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 647,064 | 16.23 | 455,004 | 42.21 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6,292 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 976 | 0.02 | 2,769 | -64.75 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 7,425 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 28,356 | 0.71 | 20,039 | 41.50 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,039 | 0.03 | 192 | 441.15 |
| 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 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 719 | 0.02 | 861 | -16.49 |