Russian trade with Lebanon in 2011
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $405,821,306, up 70.03% ($167,141,250) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2011 totaled $386,612,132, up 68.18% ($156,732,034) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2011 totaled $19,209,174, up 118.29% ($10,409,216) from 2010.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2011 was $367,402,958, a 66.19% increase ($146,322,818) over 2010.
Lebanon was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 87th in 2010), accounting for 0.0493% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0381% in 2010).
Lebanon was Russia’s 74th largest export market in 2011 (down from 70th in 2010), accounting for 0.0748% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0579% in 2010).
Lebanon was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 119th in 2010), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0038% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 53.62% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (60.30% in 2010);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.52% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (17.15% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.84% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (5.83% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.06% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (13.14% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.59% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.42% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.36% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2011 over 2010 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 $58,796,225;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $44,019,134;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $34,849,138;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $9,893,009;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,839,186;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $4,660,578;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,485,651.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,573,579.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 938,403 | 0.24 | 47,664 | 1,868.79 |
10 | Cereals | 70,096,674 | 18.13 | 35,247,536 | 98.87 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6,405,210 | 1.66 | 1,919,559 | 233.68 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 84,826 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 10,939 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 5 | 0.00 | 15 | -66.67 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 514,977 | 0.13 | 1,149,023 | -55.18 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 838,216 | 0.22 | 1,063,220 | -21.16 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 445,856 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,741 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 11,749,548 | 3.04 | 1,856,539 | 532.87 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 195,553,114 | 50.58 | 136,756,889 | 42.99 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 92,721 | 0.02 | 89,071 | 4.10 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 24,192 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 45,539 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 355,531 | 0.09 | 1,929,110 | -81.57 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,456,902 | 0.38 | 1,437,594 | 1.34 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 78,968 | 0.02 | 11,749 | 572.13 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 155 | 0.00 | 111,244 | -99.86 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 25,300,829 | 6.54 | 26,438,799 | -4.30 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 105,688 | 0.03 | 770,548 | -86.28 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8,815,397 | 2.28 | 2,976,211 | 196.20 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,672,312 | 1.21 | 11,734 | 39,718.58 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 754 | 0.00 | 4,056 | -81.41 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 56,451 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,936 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 650 | 0.00 | 28,102 | -97.69 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 295 | 0.00 | 2,024 | -85.42 |
72 | Iron and steel | 57,320,988 | 14.83 | 13,301,854 | 330.92 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,064 | 0.00 | 32,182 | -96.69 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 441 | 0.00 | 1,216 | -63.73 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 67,465 | 0.02 | 71,043 | -5.04 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 430,322 | 0.11 | 160,465 | 168.17 |
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 | 140,393 | 0.04 | 203,528 | -31.02 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 30,683 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 950,000 | 0.25 | 1,903,641 | -50.10 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 90,390 | 0.02 | 863,976 | -89.54 |
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 | 57,680 | 0.01 | 111,227 | -48.14 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 81,527 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,803 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 3,005 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 4,736 | 0.00 | 1 160 058 | -99.59 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 53.66% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (18.46% in 2010);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.05% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (69.63% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.61% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (5.18% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.86% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.19% in 2010);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.10% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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) - an increase of $8,618,776;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $589,488;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $414,159;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $347,909;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $138,499;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $135,684;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $92,007;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $82,798;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $68,273.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $105,801;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $77,669.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,351,439 | 7.04 | 1,457,240 | -7.26 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 252,970 | 1.32 | 196,507 | 28.73 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 68,273 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,537 | 0.04 | 24,932 | -69.77 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 8,961 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 24,442 | 0.13 | 19,661 | 24.32 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,018,258 | 26.12 | 4,428,770 | 13.31 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 20 | 0.00 | 9 | 122.22 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 144,785 | 0.75 | 61,987 | 133.57 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,863 | 0.01 | 48,564 | -96.16 |
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 | 390 | 0.00 | 16,871 | -97.69 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,258 | 0.01 | 2,613 | -51.86 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,384 | 0.01 | 7,050 | -66.18 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 720,902 | 3.75 | 306,743 | 135.02 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 13,832 | 0.07 | 11,597 | 19.27 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 370 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 12,090 | 0.06 | 5,305 | 127.90 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,189 | 0.01 | 978 | 21.57 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 410,729 | 2.14 | 365,645 | 12.33 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 137,603 | 0.72 | 1,919 | 7,070.56 |
50 | Silk | 5,600 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,809 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 101 | 0.00 | 43 | 134.88 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 171 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 17,395 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,714 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 141,582 | 0.74 | 3,083 | 4,492.35 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 111 | 0.00 | 45 | 146.67 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15,854 | 0.08 | 93,523 | -83.05 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 207 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 82,758 | 0.43 | 57,528 | 43.86 |
69 | Ceramic products | 625 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 25,300 | 0.13 | 6,808 | 271.62 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,691 | 0.01 | 14,748 | -88.53 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25,624 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 451 | 0.00 | 481 | -6.24 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 513 | 0.00 | 47 | 991.49 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 92,007 | 0.48 | 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 | 10,132,685 | 52.75 | 1,513,909 | 569.31 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 310 | 0.00 | 5,563 | -94.43 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 82,052 | 0.43 | 105,295 | -22.07 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 48,430 | 0.25 | 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 | 364,600 | 1.90 | 16,691 | 2,084.41 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 11,084 | 0.06 | 8 | 138,450.00 |