Russian trade with Lebanon in 2014
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $803,921,720, up 51.64% ($273,786,527) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2014 totaled $790,242,600, up 54.07% ($277,319,943) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2014 were $13,679,120, down 20.53% ($3,533,416) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2014 was $776,563,480, a 56.66% increase ($280,853,359) over 2013.
Lebanon was Russia’s 73rd largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 82nd in 2013), accounting for 0.1027% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0629% in 2013).
Lebanon was Russia’s 63rd largest export market in 2014 (up from 68th in 2013), accounting for 0.1590% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0973% in 2013).
Lebanon was Russia’s 114th largest supplier in 2014 (down from 110th in 2013), accounting for 0.0048% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0055% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 79.17% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (75.35% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.12% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (14.82% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.55% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (7.22% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.46% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (0.94% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2014 over 2013 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 $234,012,230;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $15,102,430;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,953,841;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,416,241;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,860,556;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $5,166,286;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,450,477;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,445,490.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $6,184,426.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 9,600 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 829,905 | 0.11 | 384,895 | 115.62 |
10 | Cereals | 70,571,963 | 8.93 | 62,618,122 | 12.70 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 40,405 | 0.01 | 78,000 | -48.20 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 14,455,713 | 1.83 | 10,005,236 | 44.48 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 139,692 | 0.02 | 131,459 | 6.26 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 9,679 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 279,370 | 0.04 | 1,642,574 | -82.99 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 718,355 | 0.09 | 513,773 | 39.82 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 844,285 | 0.11 | 569,250 | 48.32 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 70,604 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 5,166,286 | 0.65 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 620,484,330 | 78.52 | 386,472,100 | 60.55 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 67,719 | 0.01 | 89,750 | -24.55 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 216,083 | 0.03 | 94,691 | 128.20 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 326,744 | 0.04 | 166,233 | 96.56 |
31 | Fertilizers | 3,653,659 | 0.46 | 3,764,263 | -2.94 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,928 | 0.00 | 3,092 | 285.77 |
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 | 40,515 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,114,177 | 0.52 | 668,687 | 515.26 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 172,142 | 0.02 | 40,643 | 323.55 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 149 | 0.00 | 21 | 609.52 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 38,192,102 | 4.83 | 23,089,672 | 65.41 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 13,594,323 | 1.72 | 7,733,767 | 75.78 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,275 | 0.00 | 6,188,701 | -99.93 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,898 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 115 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,085 | 0.00 | 1,280 | 62.89 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,522 | 0.00 | 2,625 | -42.02 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 23,637 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,506 | 0.00 | 905 | 66.41 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 321 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 34,437 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 448 | 0.00 | 34 | 1,217.65 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 222 | 0.00 | 85 | 161.18 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 479 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 13,885,985 | 1.76 | 7,469,744 | 85.90 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 9,250 | 0.00 | 1,123 | 723.69 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 15,082 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 459,233 | 0.06 | 131,100 | 250.29 |
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 | 1,159,371 | 0.15 | 383,549 | 202.27 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 31,734 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 456,198 | 0.06 | 435,196 | 4.83 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 248 | 0.00 | 622 | -60.13 |
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 | 128,611 | 0.02 | 64,858 | 98.30 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 5,502 | 0.00 | 52,702 | -89.56 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,364 | 0.00 | 248 | 2,466.13 |
SS | Classified | 99,550 | 0.01 | 27 443 | 262.75 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 65.55% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (70.99% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.14% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (11.03% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.73% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.81% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.71% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (10.38% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.48% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.08% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (0.05% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,365,316;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $617,591;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $334,991;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $280,706;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $234,551;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $150,803;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $127,249;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $122,933;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $111,946;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $70,743.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,578,368;
- 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 $1,458,084;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $255,775;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $195,590;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $147,541;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $91,067;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $44,468;
- 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 $43,711;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $41,398.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 24,500 | 0.18 | 7,000 | 250.00 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 409 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,098,470 | 22.65 | 1,733,154 | 78.78 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 413,955 | 3.03 | 609,545 | -32.09 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 2,819 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 18,217 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,799 | 0.02 | 21,645 | -87.07 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 32,166 | 0.24 | 53,763 | -40.17 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 122,933 | 0.90 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 111,946 | 0.82 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 225,660 | 1.65 | 373,201 | -39.53 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12,199 | 0.09 | 27,234 | -55.21 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 127,249 | 0.93 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,795,036 | 35.05 | 9,373,404 | -48.84 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 97 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 666,986 | 4.88 | 331,995 | 100.90 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 246 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 43,711 | -100.00 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 21,535 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 29,258 | 0.21 | 24,075 | 21.53 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,057,847 | 15.04 | 1,440,256 | 42.88 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 482 | 0.00 | 36,829 | -98.69 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 20,030 | 0.15 | 17,863 | 12.13 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 1,013 | 0.01 | 156 | 549.36 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 51 | 0.00 | 5,778 | -99.12 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 146,032 | 1.07 | 401,807 | -63.66 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 193,080 | 1.41 | 122,337 | 57.83 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 420 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 44,468 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 179 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,446 | 0.03 | 30,257 | -88.61 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 642,759 | 4.70 | 408,208 | 57.46 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,266 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 36,143 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 103 | 0.00 | 3,034 | -96.61 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 8,005 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 159,201 | 1.16 | 8,398 | 1,795.70 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 65,526 | 0.48 | 45,307 | 44.63 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,073 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 150 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 4,780 | 0.03 | 95,847 | -95.01 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,006 | 0.01 | 6,749 | -85.09 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 14,805 | 0.11 | 8,822 | 67.82 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 350,429 | 2.56 | 69,723 | 402.60 |
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 | 93,218 | 0.68 | 1,551,302 | -93.99 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 201,239 | 1.47 | 164,918 | 22.02 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 1,020 | 0.01 | 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 | 23,684 | 0.17 | 4,561 | 419.27 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 25,708 | 0.19 | 67,106 | -61.69 |