Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Libya was $25,192,687, down 30.85% ($11,236,837) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $25,192,687, down 30.85% ($11,236,837) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $0, unchanged from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $25,192,687, a 30.85% decrease ($11,236,837) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Libya was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 106th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0177% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0231% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Libya was Russia’s 92nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 91st in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0283% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0349% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 1st quarter of 2020 and in the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 85.98% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (51.67% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.80% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.06% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.56% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.04% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.31% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.26% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.20% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (9.28% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.15% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (34.56% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,860,041;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $492,532;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $485,303;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $459,304;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $170,840;
- 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 $148,313.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,587,306;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $3,381,790.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 20,997,336 | 83.35 | 18,137,295 | 15.77 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,838 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 606,582 | 2.41 | 618,232 | -1.88 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 26,308 | 0.10 | 25,943 | 1.41 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 42,543 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 27,331 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,964,320 | 7.80 | 1,479,017 | 32.81 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,850 | 0.06 | 18,926 | -21.54 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 39,883 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 528 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 49,173 | 0.20 | 10,559 | 365.70 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 68,811 | 0.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 195,840 | 0.78 | 25,000 | 683.36 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 50,041 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8 | 0.00 | 3,381,798 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8 | 0.00 | 799 | -99.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 162 | 0.00 | 44,641 | -99.64 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 12,587,306 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 13,602 | 0.05 | 3,373 | 303.26 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 770 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 24,200 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 492,724 | 1.96 | 192 | 256,527.08 |
| 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 | 150,834 | 0.60 | 2,521 | 5,883.10 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 459,304 | 1.82 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 46,645 | 0.19 | 11,496 | 305.75 |
| 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 | 442 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2020 as well as in the 1st quarter of 2019.