Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q4 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Guatemala was $24,167,442, down 22.02% ($6,822,661) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $17,688,867, down 10.00% ($1,966,343) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $6,478,575, down 42.84% ($4,856,318) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $11,210,292, a 34.73% increase ($2,889,975) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Guatemala was Russia’s 117th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0134% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0166% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 106th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 113th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0158% of Russia’s total exports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Guatemala was Russia’s 107th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 97th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0095% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0182% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 45.17% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (27.53% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 42.20% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (61.09% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.57% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (5.17% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.36% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (5.51% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,491,500;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $122,137;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $107,083;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $80,283;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $73,693;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $71,743.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,399,010;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $144,086;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $139,300;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $134,078;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $113,083.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 5,400 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22,320 | 0.13 | 11,100 | 101.08 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 948,945 | 5.36 | 1,083,023 | -12.38 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 133,304 | 0.75 | 11,167 | 1,093.73 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 185,790 | 1.05 | 298,873 | -37.84 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 7,469,058 | 42.22 | 4,977,558 | 50.05 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 37,600 | 0.21 | 45,000 | -16.44 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 113,300 | 0.64 | 39,607 | 186.06 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 34,497 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 33,828 | 0.19 | 3,829 | 783.47 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 17,800 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 166,847 | 0.94 | 59,764 | 179.18 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 817,823 | 4.62 | 957,123 | -14.55 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 624 | 0.00 | 416 | 50.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 324 | 0.00 | 9,461 | -96.58 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 90,962 | 0.51 | 19,219 | 373.29 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15,184 | 0.09 | 1,424 | 966.29 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 270 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7,463,929 | 42.20 | 11,862,939 | -37.08 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 144,086 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 100,613 | 0.57 | 20,330 | 394.90 |
| 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 | 61,396 | 0.35 | 69,201 | -11.28 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,838 | 0.05 | 1,193 | 640.82 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 112 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.19% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (99.26% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.76% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (0.66% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $266,839;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $251,945;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $140,551;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $63,913;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $44,475;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $28,265;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $25,400.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,650,736;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,982,814;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $32,104;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $20,654.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 19,220 | 0.30 | 2,731 | 603.77 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 48,876 | 0.75 | 80,980 | -39.64 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,497,239 | 23.11 | 3,480,053 | -56.98 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,389,865 | 21.45 | 1,137,920 | 22.14 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 742,133 | 11.46 | 475,294 | 56.14 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,243 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 387,188 | 5.98 | 246,637 | 56.99 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 52,074 | 0.80 | 23,809 | 118.72 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 25,400 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 672,205 | 10.38 | 627,730 | 7.09 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,524,848 | 23.54 | 5,175,584 | -70.54 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,928 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,380 | 0.02 | 981 | 40.67 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 71 | 0.00 | 491 | -85.54 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,757 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 49,954 | 0.77 | 70,608 | -29.25 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 166 | 0.00 | 3,884 | -95.73 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 63,913 | 0.99 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 4,119 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 43 | 0.00 | 1,144 | -96.24 |