Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q3 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Paraguay
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Paraguay was $159,492,284, down 8.24% ($14,323,646) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $8,477,805, up 201.65% ($5,667,332) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $151,014,479, down 11.69% ($19,990,978) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $142,536,674, a 15.26% decrease ($25,658,310) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Paraguay was Russia’s 73rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1168% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1048% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Paraguay was Russia’s 125th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 150th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0108% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0027% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Paraguay was Russia’s 49th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 45th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2607% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2734% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Paraguay
The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 86.07% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (63.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.18% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (17.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.39% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (17.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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 $5,522,451;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $65,556;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $62,983;
- 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 $44,644;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $37,934.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $36,800;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $27,836.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 27,836 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,296,765 | 86.07 | 1,774,314 | 311.24 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 44,644 | 0.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 433,822 | 5.12 | 440,166 | -1.44 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 36,800 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 14,863 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 62,983 | 0.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 69,156 | 0.82 | 3,600 | 1,821.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 539,669 | 6.37 | 501,735 | 7.56 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,114 | 0.04 | 6,720 | -53.66 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 135 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 24,826 | 0.29 | 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 | 141 | 0.00 | 210 | -32.86 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 4,196 | -98.93 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,500 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Paraguay
The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay 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) - 97.98% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.01% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $10,047,367;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $3,035,020;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $514,337.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $33,021,298;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $522,498.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 52,999,383 | 35.10 | 86,020,681 | -38.39 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,152,420 | 1.43 | 2,340,500 | -8.04 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 912,475 | 0.60 | 1,434,973 | -36.41 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 10,244 | 0.01 | 5,743 | 78.37 |
| 10 | Cereals | 129,276 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 90,997,664 | 60.26 | 80,950,297 | 12.41 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 764,434 | 0.51 | 250,097 | 205.66 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,799 | 0.00 | 2,382 | -24.48 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,830 | 0.00 | 784 | 771.17 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,787 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,147 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,035,020 | 2.01 | 0 | ∞ |