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Russian trade in goods with Papua New Guinea in Q4 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 Papua New Guinea in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Papua New Guinea

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Papua New Guinea was $840,247, down 33.53% ($423,920) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $106,447, down 71.55% ($267,699) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $733,800, down 17.55% ($156,221) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $627,353, a 21.61% increase ($111,478) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 169th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 157th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0005% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0007% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 178th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 159th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0003% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Papua New Guinea was Russia’s 132nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 130th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0011% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0013% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Papua New Guinea

The major share of Russian exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 100.00% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (34.74% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (6.91% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Papua New Guinea (58.20% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $215,540;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $25,858;
  • 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 $14,200;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,344;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $1,886;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $541;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $330.
Russia’s exports to Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 541-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 215,540-100.00
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 0 0.00 1,886-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 330-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 25,858-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 106,447 100.00 115,791-8.07
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 14,200-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Papua New Guinea

The major share of Russian imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.30% of Russia’s total imports from Papua New Guinea (99.85% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,769.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $158,903.
Russia’s imports from Papua New Guinea in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 728,630 99.30 887,533-17.90
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 1,189-100.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,108 0.15 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,062 0.55 1,293214.15
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 6-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia