Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q1 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Libya was $36,852,071, down 8.71% ($3,516,825) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $36,852,071, down 8.71% ($3,516,825) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $0, unchanged from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $36,852,071, a 8.71% decrease ($3,516,825) over the 1st quarter of 2017.
Libya was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 101st in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0234% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0314% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Libya was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 86th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0358% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0484% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 1st quarter of 2018 and in the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.70% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (93.32% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.52% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.76% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.04% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.32% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (6.46% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.74% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,607,013;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,944,588;
- 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 $640,200;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $433,240;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $246,276;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $117,609.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $20,595,242.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 16,888,786 | 45.83 | 37,484,028 | -54.94 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 9,250 | 0.03 | 15,182 | -39.07 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 523,695 | 1.42 | 90,455 | 478.96 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 40,310 | 0.11 | 81,599 | -50.60 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 117,609 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,697,579 | 7.32 | 2,606,371 | 3.50 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,944,588 | 10.70 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 15,465 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 19,867 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 128 | 0.00 | 8 | 1,500.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 99,678 | 0.27 | 9,926 | 904.21 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 361 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 640,200 | 1.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 11,607,013 | 31.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 9,210 | 0.02 | 855 | 977.19 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 106 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 246,276 | 0.67 | 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 | 43 | 0.00 | 55,222 | -99.92 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,599 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,521 | 0.02 | 258 | 2,427.52 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 567 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2018 as well as in the 1st quarter of 2017.