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Russian trade in goods with Paraguay in Q1 2021

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 first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Paraguay

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Paraguay totaled $149,956,990, up 10.59% ($14,360,108) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $5,875,129, up 19.88% ($974,455) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $144,081,861, up 10.24% ($13,385,653) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $138,206,732, a 9.87% increase ($12,411,198) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Paraguay was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 78th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0970% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0954% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Paraguay was Russia’s 125th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 129th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0064% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0055% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Paraguay was Russia’s 48th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 52nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2313% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2459% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Paraguay

The major share of Russian exports to Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.97% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (76.60% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.59% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (19.53% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.66% of Russia’s total exports to Paraguay (3.74% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $562,134;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $339,371;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $165,309;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $89,000;
  • 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 $87,936;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $78,230;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $37,791;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $37,116.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $404,249.
Russia’s exports to Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 89,000 1.51 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,315,833 73.46 3,753,69914.98
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 87,936 1.50 0
29 Organic chemicals 74,241 1.26 36,450103.68
30 Pharmaceutical products 78,230 1.33 0
31 Fertilizers 395,716 6.74 799,965-50.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 116,508 1.98 105,60010.33
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 15,253-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 339,371 5.78 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 265,946 4.53 100,637164.26
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 66,318 1.13 82,534-19.65
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 2,395-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 37,116 0.63 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 5,512 0.09 1,798206.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,402 0.06 2,34345.20

Russia’s Imports from Paraguay

The major share of Russian imports from Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.83% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (98.92% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Paraguay (1.07% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $41,463,583.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $28,095,269.
Russia’s imports from Paraguay in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 63,933,932 44.37 92,029,201-30.53
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,794,121 1.25 1,956,250-8.29
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 837,914 0.58 503,94866.27
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 13,292 0.01 38,997-65.92
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 75,483,983 52.39 34,020,400121.88
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 327,452 0.23 742,322-55.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,248 0.01 6,38829.12
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,234 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,041 0.01 1,1431,040.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,661,644 1.15 1,397,55918.90
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia