Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua totaled $16,943,265, up 25.22% ($3,412,232) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $12,763,681, up 10.74% ($1,237,634) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $4,179,584, up 108.46% ($2,174,598) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $8,584,097, a 9.84% decrease ($936,964) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 119th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 128th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0119% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0086% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 110th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 113th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0143% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0110% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 107th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 116th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0079% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0038% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua 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) - 60.45% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (68.14% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 38.81% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (27.76% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (4.05% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,785,744;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $732,166;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $54,997.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $818,497;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $466,795;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $138,226.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 7,715,774 | 60.45 | 7,854,000 | -1.76 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 466,795 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 16,785 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,102,065 | 16.47 | 1,369,899 | 53.45 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,796,500 | 21.91 | 1,010,756 | 176.67 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 293 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 38,057 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 818,497 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 33,041 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4,058 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,157 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 54,997 | 0.43 | 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 | 6,100 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 954 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua 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) - 90.12% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (91.64% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.17% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.93% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (7.83% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,530,094;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $609,026;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $258,047;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $72,000;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $59,033;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $18,504.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $252,411;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $88,757;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $17,918;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $12,608.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,341,532 | 56.02 | 811,438 | 188.57 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 270 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 721,360 | 17.26 | 973,771 | -25.92 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 609,026 | 14.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 3,490 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 18,719 | 0.45 | 31,327 | -40.25 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 76,126 | 1.82 | 17,093 | 345.36 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 748 | 0.02 | 557 | 34.29 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 36,182 | 0.87 | 124,939 | -71.04 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 14,111 | 0.34 | 32,029 | -55.94 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 72,000 | 1.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 258,047 | 6.17 | 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 | 11,975 | 0.29 | 9,771 | 22.56 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,244 | 0.03 | 276 | 350.72 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 18,504 | 0.44 | 0 | ∞ |