Russian trade in goods with Lebanon in Q3 2020
November 13, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Lebanon in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Lebanon was $88,256,278, down 41.59% ($62,851,664) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $84,405,528, down 41.54% ($59,986,543) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $3,850,750, down 42.66% ($2,865,121) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $80,554,778, a 41.49% decrease ($57,121,422) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Lebanon was Russia’s 83rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 76th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0646% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0911% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Lebanon was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 65th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1073% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1397% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Lebanon was Russia’s 113th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 102nd in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0066% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0107% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.18% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (68.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.62% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (23.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.90% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (4.64% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (0.51% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.77% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $447,766;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $363,512.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $39,520,603;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $16,902,994;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,698,706;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,515,247;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,250,762;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $951,004;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $760,854;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $583,131;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $435,178;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $405,853;
- 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 $296,367.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 780 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 18,766 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 28,080 | 0.03 | 62,445 | -55.03 |
| 10 | Cereals | 6,085,022 | 7.21 | 22,988,016 | -73.53 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 11,339 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 8,960,581 | 10.62 | 9,911,585 | -9.59 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 71,244 | 0.08 | 832,098 | -91.44 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6,250 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 119,655 | 0.14 | 335,916 | -64.38 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 447,766 | 0.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 435,178 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 59,234,140 | 70.18 | 98,754,743 | -40.02 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 327,271 | 0.39 | 322,403 | 1.51 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 108,224 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 94,919 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 363,512 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 72,305 | 0.09 | 4,364 | 1,556.85 |
| 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 | 5,042 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 43,415 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 324,041 | 0.38 | 284,754 | 13.80 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22,023 | 0.03 | 96,043 | -77.07 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 26,983 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,547,036 | 3.02 | 2,791,177 | -8.75 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 405,853 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 743,138 | 0.88 | 2,258,385 | -67.09 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,250,762 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 4,393 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,363 | 0.01 | 16,699 | -49.92 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 613 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 35,594 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 647,714 | 0.77 | 2,346,420 | -72.40 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 808 | 0.00 | 16,914 | -95.22 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 621 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 54 | 0.00 | 999 | -94.59 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 40,250 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,138 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 37,557 | 0.04 | 165,065 | -77.25 |
| 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 | 8,718 | 0.01 | 305,085 | -97.14 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 583,131 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 11,205 | 0.01 | 32,435 | -65.45 |
| 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 | 17,184 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,918 | 0.00 | 126 | 1,422.22 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,695 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 4,096,819 | 4.85 | 18 739 | 21,762.53 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 72.42% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (77.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.05% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (9.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.11% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (5.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.25% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.23% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.42% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $240,282;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $60,269;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $52,422;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $49,792.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,362,368;
- 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 $288,695;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $244,147;
- 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) - a decrease of $145,028;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $87,584;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $79,753;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $37,224;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $18,400.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 60,777 | 1.58 | 8,355 | 627.43 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,349 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,659 | 0.10 | 91,243 | -95.99 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 619 | 0.02 | 3,754 | -83.51 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,721,333 | 70.67 | 5,083,701 | -46.47 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 145,823 | 3.79 | 85,554 | 70.45 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 24,551 | 0.64 | 29,709 | -17.36 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,047 | 0.08 | 5,774 | -47.23 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 251,965 | 6.54 | 496,112 | -49.21 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 15,079 | 0.39 | 11,541 | 30.66 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 49,052 | 1.27 | 52,874 | -7.23 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 113,767 | 2.95 | 193,520 | -41.21 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 18,400 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 161,682 | 4.20 | 111,890 | 44.50 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,832 | 0.05 | 342 | 435.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,269 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 33 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 16,234 | 0.42 | 161,262 | -89.93 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 16 | 0.00 | 29 | -44.83 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 2,511 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 245,944 | 6.39 | 5,662 | 4,243.77 |
| 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 | 5,269 | 0.14 | 293,964 | -98.21 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 22,450 | 0.58 | 59,674 | -62.38 |