Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $19,536,005, up 66.81% ($7,824,737) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $15,082,156, up 119.00% ($8,195,430) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $4,453,849, down 7.68% ($370,693) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $10,628,307, a 415.39% increase ($8,566,123) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 134th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0118% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0068% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 118th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 126th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0146% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0061% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 106th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0071% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0081% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 52.04% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (5.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 45.97% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (88.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.81% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (4.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.13% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua 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 $7,321,438;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $864,068;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $179,170.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 6,933,300 | 45.97 | 6,069,232 | 14.24 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 273,280 | 1.81 | 310,629 | -12.02 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 27,720 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 7,321,438 | 48.54 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,828 | 0.01 | 5,273 | -65.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 525,646 | 3.49 | 346,476 | 51.71 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 8,003 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,254 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 931 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 54 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 16,849 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 77 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 29,338 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 39,016 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 19,410 | 0.13 | 32,742 | -40.72 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 359 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 1,000 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,000 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua 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) - 95.75% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (97.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (1.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua 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 $507,470;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $142,194;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $75,421;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $53,797;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $20,106;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $16,270.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $1,176,788.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 878,719 | 19.73 | 736,525 | 19.31 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 3,061 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,379,737 | 53.43 | 1,872,267 | 27.10 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 920,025 | 20.66 | 2,096,813 | -56.12 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 19,312 | 0.43 | 3,042 | 534.85 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 66,694 | 1.50 | 12,897 | 417.13 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,297 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 66,150 | 1.49 | 72,602 | -8.89 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,581 | 0.17 | 20,915 | -63.75 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 75,421 | 1.69 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 50 | 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 | 18,127 | 0.41 | 6,410 | 182.79 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 104 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 20,106 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 523 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |