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Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q3 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Guatemala in the third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Guatemala

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Guatemala totaled $32,652,992, up 27.49% ($7,040,128) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $29,181,610, up 42.19% ($8,659,185) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $3,471,382, down 31.81% ($1,619,057) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $25,710,228, a 66.60% increase ($10,278,242) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Guatemala was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 120th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0197% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0149% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Guatemala was Russia’s 102nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 106th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0282% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0183% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Guatemala was Russia’s 116th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 105th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0055% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0085% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Guatemala

The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd 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 (88.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 43.37% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (2.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.25% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (3.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.52% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (3.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.07% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (1.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $12,014,478;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $455,566;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $174,571;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $147,197.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,914,990;
  • 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 $296,527.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,225 0.04 22,180-53.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,240,333 4.25 784,76758.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 23,699 0.08 49,318-51.95
29 Organic chemicals 324,000 1.11 149,429116.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 8,530-100.00
31 Fertilizers 12,014,478 41.17 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 77,749 0.27 46,60066.84
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 24,017 0.08 0
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 236 0.00 2,354-89.97
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,960 0.04 29,296-62.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 71,218 0.24 7298,813.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 109,575 0.38 177,621-38.31
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 110,112 0.38 43,056155.74
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 916,709 3.14 769,51219.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,783 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 154 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 14,216,635 48.72 18,131,625-21.59
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 10,736-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,086 0.03 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 404 0.00 802-49.63
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 75 0.00 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 0 0.00 296,527-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 19,162 0.07 0

Russia’s Imports from Guatemala

The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.57% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (99.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.39% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (0.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $533,955;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $272,528;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $83,300;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $69,910;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $30,593;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $24,936.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $1,743,818;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $697,036;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $190,323;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $10,982.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 15,778 0.45 5,577182.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 79,407 2.29 9,497736.13
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 326,297 9.40 2,070,115-84.24
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,057,171 59.26 1,523,21635.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 248,258 7.15 164,95850.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,621 0.05 762,032.89
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 558,502 16.09 285,97495.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17,178 0.49 28,160-39.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 24,936 0.72 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 92,469 2.66 282,792-67.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 697,036-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,054 0.03 1,810-41.77
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 236 0.01 1,126-79.04
55 Man-made staple fibers 500 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 44,802 1.29 14,209215.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,956 0.09 4,370-32.36
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 217 0.01 1,523-85.75
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia