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Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q4 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 Nicaragua in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $16,183,333, down 29.28% ($6,700,249) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $11,364,068, down 42.47% ($8,388,072) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $4,819,265, up 53.90% ($1,687,823) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $6,544,803, a 60.62% decrease ($10,075,895) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Nicaragua was Russia’s 123rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 124th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0122% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 114th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 112th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0102% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0159% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Nicaragua was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 118th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0071% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0050% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua

The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua 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) - 47.88% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (52.32% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.06% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (2.26% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (7.03% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (37.11% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,326,987.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,178,545;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $6,794,270;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,387,109;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $324,820;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $308,192;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $226,747;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $165,873;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $70,384;
  • 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 $55,403.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
10 Cereals 0 0.00 6,794,270-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 226,747-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 308,192-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 121,005 1.06 445,825-72.86
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,252 0.01 56,655-97.79
29 Organic chemicals 11 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,993,793 26.34 666,806348.98
31 Fertilizers 2,165,851 19.06 9,344,396-76.82
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 5 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 37-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 280,196 2.47 266,5435.12
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 70,384-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 168-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 85-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 53-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 16,490 0.15 0
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 1,387,109-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 1,256-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,721 0.07 2,465213.23
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 4,475 0.04 744501.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 23,259 0.20 14,21363.65
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 319-100.00
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 0 0.00 165,873-100.00
SS Classified 5,750,000 50.60 0

Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua

The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua 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) - 96.73% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (94.77% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.14% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (5.01% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.22% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,072,225;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $351,114;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $168,743;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $63,486;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $61,624;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $37,921;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $21,478;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $18,796.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $109,303.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,117,680 43.94 1,045,455102.56
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 18,796 0.39 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,500,791 31.14 1,332,04812.67
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 794,112 16.48 442,99879.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 92,080 1.91 30,456202.34
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 138,036 2.86 116,55818.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 38,758 0.80 148,061-73.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 962 0.02 8,955-89.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 63,486 1.32 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 15,482 0.32 6,911124.02
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,161 0.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 37,921 0.79 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia