Russian trade in goods with Nicaragua in Q3 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Nicaragua
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Nicaragua was $7,841,425, down 59.86% ($11,694,580) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $5,706,919, down 62.16% ($9,375,237) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $2,134,506, down 52.08% ($2,319,343) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $3,572,413, a 66.39% decrease ($7,055,894) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Nicaragua was Russia’s 143rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 130th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0057% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0118% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 136th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 118th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0073% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0146% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Nicaragua was Russia’s 119th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 112th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0037% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0071% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Nicaragua
The major share of Russian exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 87.62% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (52.04% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.85% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (0.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.49% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (1.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Nicaragua (45.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,277,735;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $330,921;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $39,962;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $37,972.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $6,933,300;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,610,663;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $525,615.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 6,933,300 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 313,242 | 5.49 | 273,280 | 14.62 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,005 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,277,735 | 22.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,710,775 | 65.02 | 7,321,438 | -49.32 |
| 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 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 36 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,800 | 0.05 | 1,828 | 53.17 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 31 | 0.00 | 525,646 | -99.99 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,254 | 0.04 | 2,254 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 375 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 37,972 | 0.67 | 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 | 2,326 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 350,331 | 6.14 | 19,410 | 1,704.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 1,000 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,000 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Nicaragua
The major share of Russian imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 81.21% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (95.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.48% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.81% of Russia’s total imports from Nicaragua (3.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $264,980;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $36,395;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $18,632;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $9,786.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nicaragua in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $878,719;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $861,267;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $855,917;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $27,213;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $17,556;
- 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) - a decrease of $13,553.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 878,719 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,518,470 | 71.14 | 2,379,737 | -36.19 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 64,108 | 3.00 | 920,025 | -93.03 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 36,395 | 1.71 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 29,098 | 1.36 | 19,312 | 50.67 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 85,326 | 4.00 | 66,694 | 27.94 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,542 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 1,297 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 38,937 | 1.82 | 66,150 | -41.14 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,181 | 0.38 | 7,581 | 7.91 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 76,960 | 3.61 | 75,421 | 2.04 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 264,980 | 12.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,385 | 0.06 | 50 | 2,670.00 |
| 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 | 4,574 | 0.21 | 18,127 | -74.77 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 104 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,550 | 0.12 | 20,106 | -87.32 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 523 | -100.00 |