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Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q2 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Paraguay in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Paraguay

In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $111,012,197, down 30.00% ($47,582,193) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $7,066,418, up 11.96% ($754,649) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $103,945,779, down 31.74% ($48,336,842) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $96,879,361, a 33.63% decrease ($49,091,491) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Paraguay was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 73rd in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0910% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0991% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Paraguay was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 129th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0101% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0063% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Paraguay was Russia’s 59th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 50th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1996% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2567% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Paraguay

The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.99% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.92% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (98.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.87% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (0.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $6,217,439;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $126,382;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $72,000;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $58,588;
  • 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 $47,740;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $36,519.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,653,672;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $86,684.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 16,981-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 10,824-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 9,842-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,217,439 87.99 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 47,740 0.68 0
29 Organic chemicals 36,519 0.52 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 38 0.00 1,282-97.04
31 Fertilizers 473,973 6.71 6,127,645-92.27
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 72,000 1.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 23-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 86,684-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 97-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 70-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 64,588 0.91 6,000976.47
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 138,521 1.96 12,1391,041.12
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 574-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 50-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 870 0.01 899-3.23
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 19,823-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 1,007-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 150 0.00 15,901-99.06
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 1,928-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 14,580 0.21 0

Russia’s Imports from Paraguay

The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.14% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.84% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $2,956,624.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 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 $36,986,561;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $13,321,749;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $838,824;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $359,250.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 2nd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2020
over Q2 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 56,803,294 54.65 70,125,043-19.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 660,000 0.63 1,019,250-35.25
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 708,732 0.68 1,547,556-54.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,290 0.01 3,012142.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 42,267,436 40.66 79,253,997-46.67
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 525,334 0.51 329,32759.52
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 4,212-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,883 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,186 0.01 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 224-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,956,624 2.84 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia