Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q2 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $18,705,254, up 44.52% ($5,762,063) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $14,094,808, up 89.50% ($6,656,909) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $4,610,446, down 16.25% ($894,846) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $9,484,362, a 390.75% increase ($7,551,755) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 122nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 127th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0117% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0076% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 112th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 125th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0140% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0067% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 113th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 104th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0091% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua 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) - 49.59% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (84.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 35.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (3.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.05% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (8.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.07% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (3.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,606,555;
- 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) - an increase of $1,191,948;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $714,563;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $664,795;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $451,611;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $223,583.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $197,696.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 6,990,163 | 49.59 | 6,275,600 | 11.39 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 291,200 | 2.07 | 250,000 | 16.48 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 28,144 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 664,795 | 4.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,606,555 | 25.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 922 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 540 | 0.00 | 152 | 255.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 661,921 | 4.70 | 210,310 | 214.74 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 19,102 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 205 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 2,638 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 5,663 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,089 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 917 | 0.01 | 21,269 | -95.69 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,064 | 0.01 | 6,034 | -82.37 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 23,156 | 0.16 | 738 | 3,037.67 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 559,041 | 3.97 | 335,458 | 66.65 |
| 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 | 1,279,460 | 9.08 | 87,512 | 1,362.04 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 197,696 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 758 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 9,553 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua 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) - 97.43% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (98.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.64% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.82% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,035,797;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $61,091.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 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 $1,063,255;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $879,981;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $26,234;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $19,297.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 879,981 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,759,930 | 59.86 | 1,724,133 | 60.08 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,665,915 | 36.13 | 2,729,170 | -38.96 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,756 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,284 | 0.14 | 3,223 | 94.97 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 54,192 | 1.18 | 63,212 | -14.27 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 654 | 0.01 | 4,302 | -84.80 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,740 | 0.04 | 2,983 | -41.67 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 36,504 | 0.79 | 62,738 | -41.82 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,342 | 0.03 | 20,639 | -93.50 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 5,549 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,711 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 9,780 | 0.21 | 9,339 | 4.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,525 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 61,091 | 1.33 | 0 | ∞ |