Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q2 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $48,269,677, up 7.99% ($3,572,548) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $48,255,098, up 7.96% ($3,558,150) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $14,579, up 7,954.70% ($14,398) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $48,240,519, a 7.93% increase ($3,543,752) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Libya was Russia’s 104th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 102nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0282% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0320% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Libya was Russia’s 88th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0438% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0532% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Libya was Russia’s 162nd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 199th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 55.83% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (8.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.47% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (83.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.29% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.39% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (7.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.67% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.34% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $23,188,398;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $7,351,184;
- 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 $610,918;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $554,143;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $534,681;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $494,956.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $27,593,147;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,708,052.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
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09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 71,701 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 9,409,598 | 19.50 | 37,002,745 | -74.57 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,650 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 756,557 | 1.57 | 202,414 | 273.77 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 38,837 | 0.08 | 40,754 | -4.70 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20,960 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,673 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 534,681 | 1.11 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 807,142 | 1.67 | 312,186 | 158.55 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 7,351,184 | 15.23 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,439 | 0.02 | 19,250 | -61.36 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 436 | 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 | 15,709 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,552 | 0.01 | 15,880 | -83.93 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,003 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,638,070 | 3.39 | 3,346,122 | -51.05 |
72 | Iron and steel | 26,924,016 | 55.80 | 3,735,618 | 620.74 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,479 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13,268 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,876 | 0.01 | 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 | 628,138 | 1.30 | 17,220 | 3,547.72 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 14,532 | 0.03 | 4,759 | 205.36 |
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 | 473 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 90 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $14,579.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $181.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
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08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 14,579 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 181 | -100.00 |