Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q2 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Guatemala was $20,876,079, down 33.55% ($10,539,190) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $14,422,629, down 42.38% ($10,606,582) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $6,453,450, up 1.06% ($67,392) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $7,969,179, a 57.25% decrease ($10,673,974) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Guatemala was Russia’s 119th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 113th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0130% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0184% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 109th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 102nd in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0143% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0227% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 101st in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0105% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 48.75% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (40.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.36% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (53.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.55% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (2.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (3.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $408,607;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $167,300;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $71,831;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $43,684.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,102,562;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,175,428;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $415,088;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $405,723;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $98,148;
- 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 $86,820;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $56,200.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 6,896 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 22,500 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,930 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 472,916 | 3.28 | 888,004 | -46.74 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 86,820 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 405,723 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 8,530 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 5,663,029 | 39.26 | 12,765,591 | -55.64 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 41,000 | 0.28 | 97,200 | -57.82 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 71,831 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,695 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 37,817 | 0.26 | 13,521 | 179.69 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 82,530 | 0.57 | 82,490 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 862,078 | 5.98 | 453,471 | 90.11 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 6,864,259 | 47.59 | 10,039,687 | -31.63 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 167,300 | 1.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 17,578 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 40,192 | 0.28 | 64,057 | -37.26 |
| 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 | 34,373 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 98,148 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 45,179 | 0.31 | 1,495 | 2,922.01 |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.40% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (98.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.39% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (1.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,509,858;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $525,822;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $328,735;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $282,569;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $45,470;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $38,400;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $34,887.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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 $2,717,620.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 9,008 | 0.14 | 4,772 | 88.77 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 109,560 | 1.70 | 64,090 | 70.95 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 215,480 | 3.34 | 2,933,100 | -92.65 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,722,286 | 26.69 | 1,393,551 | 23.59 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 732,190 | 11.35 | 206,368 | 254.80 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 644,618 | 9.99 | 362,049 | 78.05 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 53,245 | 0.83 | 18,358 | 190.04 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 38,400 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 237,406 | 3.68 | 224,258 | 5.86 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,588,256 | 40.11 | 1,078,398 | 140.01 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,145 | 0.02 | 2,108 | -45.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 283 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 82,635 | 1.28 | 92,737 | -10.89 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,861 | 0.11 | 1,575 | 335.62 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -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 | 107 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 12,247 | 0.19 | 4,375 | 179.93 |