Russian trade in goods with Guatemala in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Guatemala
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Guatemala totaled $13,086,203, up 1.75% ($225,620) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $7,873,094, down 11.28% ($1,001,206) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $5,213,109, up 30.78% ($1,226,826) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $2,659,985, a 45.58% decrease ($2,228,032) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Guatemala was Russia’s 126th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 129th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0092% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0082% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Guatemala was Russia’s 120th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0088% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0085% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Guatemala was Russia’s 103rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0098% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0075% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Guatemala
The major share of Russian exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 58.02% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.16% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (15.63% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.47% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (81.93% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.63% of Russia’s total exports to Guatemala (2.42% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,567,817;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $543,488;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $106,613;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $67,824;
- 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 $54,730;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $47,644;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $34,874;
- 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 $32,067;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $29,200.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,322,998;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $66,346;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $57,630;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $56,802.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 67,824 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 382 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 758,438 | 9.63 | 214,950 | 252.84 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 54,730 | 0.70 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 88,004 | 1.12 | 154,350 | -42.98 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,530 | 0.11 | 9,041 | -5.65 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 628,131 | 7.98 | 6,951,129 | -90.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 71,200 | 0.90 | 42,000 | 69.52 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 106,613 | 1.35 | 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 | 827 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 19,435 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 161,707 | 2.05 | 114,063 | 41.77 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 42,572 | 0.54 | 99,374 | -57.16 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,230,110 | 15.62 | 1,287,740 | -4.48 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,567,817 | 58.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 34,874 | 0.44 | 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 | 32,116 | 0.41 | 49 | 65,442.86 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 166 | 0.00 | 502 | -66.93 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 660 | -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 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Guatemala
The major share of Russian imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.06% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (99.22% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.85% of Russia’s total imports from Guatemala (0.74% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $984,968;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $192,762;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $162,477;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $56,801;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $56,422;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $29,780;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $26,193.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Guatemala in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $318,384.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 13,712 | 0.26 | 2,777 | 393.77 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 222,338 | 4.26 | 192,558 | 15.47 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,973,394 | 37.85 | 988,426 | 99.65 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,397,899 | 26.82 | 1,341,098 | 4.24 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 237,994 | 4.57 | 181,572 | 31.07 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,702 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 389,236 | 7.47 | 196,474 | 98.11 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 33,608 | 0.64 | 7,415 | 353.24 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 411,100 | 7.89 | 396,107 | 3.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 328,680 | 6.30 | 647,064 | -49.20 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 956 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,003 | 0.02 | 976 | 2.77 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,501 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 190,833 | 3.66 | 28,356 | 572.99 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,864 | 0.19 | 1,039 | 849.37 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 991 | 0.02 | 719 | 37.83 |