Russian trade with Lebanon in 2013
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $530,135,193, up 162.18% ($327,936,094) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2013 totaled $512,922,657, up 170.64% ($323,397,396) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2013 totaled $17,212,536, up 35.81% ($4,538,698) from 2012.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2013 was $495,710,121, a 180.30% increase ($318,858,698) over 2012.
Lebanon was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 97th in 2012), accounting for 0.0629% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0240% in 2012).
Lebanon was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2013 (up from 87th in 2012), accounting for 0.0973% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0361% in 2012).
Lebanon was Russia’s 110th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 113th in 2012), accounting for 0.0055% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0040% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.35% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (29.46% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.82% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (37.45% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.22% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (14.11% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.46% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (15.63% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.94% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.36% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2013 over 2012 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 $335,802,076;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $9,884,773;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $5,316,918;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,755,922;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,469,848.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $22,120,318;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $5,169,636;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,391,953;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,620,272.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 9,600 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 384,895 | 0.08 | 361,993 | 6.33 |
10 | Cereals | 62,618,122 | 12.21 | 67,010,075 | -6.55 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 78,000 | 0.02 | 21,010 | 271.25 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 10,005,236 | 1.95 | 120,463 | 8,205.65 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 131,459 | 0.03 | 177,583 | -25.97 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,642,574 | 0.32 | 2,448,976 | -32.93 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 513,773 | 0.10 | 778,799 | -34.03 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 569,250 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 70,604 | 0.01 | 65,860 | 7.20 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 5,169,636 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 386,472,100 | 75.35 | 50,670,024 | 662.72 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 89,750 | 0.02 | 42,430 | 111.52 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 94,691 | 0.02 | 2,714,963 | -96.51 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 166,233 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 3,764,263 | 0.73 | 1,294,415 | 190.81 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,092 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 668,687 | 0.13 | 380,504 | 75.74 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 40,643 | 0.01 | 31,620 | 28.54 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 23,089,672 | 4.50 | 22,885,025 | 0.89 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,733,767 | 1.51 | 2,977,845 | 159.71 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,188,701 | 1.21 | 871,783 | 609.89 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 115 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,280 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 3,327 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,625 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 905 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 321 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 34 | 0.00 | 216 | -84.26 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 85 | 0.00 | 16,558 | -99.49 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 479 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,469,744 | 1.46 | 29,590,062 | -74.76 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,123 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 38,249 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 15,082 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 131,100 | 0.03 | 165,988 | -21.02 |
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 | 383,549 | 0.07 | 341,604 | 12.28 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 109,736 | -100.00 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 957,286 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 435,196 | 0.08 | 100,785 | 331.81 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 622 | 0.00 | 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 | 64,858 | 0.01 | 67,750 | -4.27 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 52,702 | 0.01 | 14,901 | 253.68 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 248 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 27,443 | 0.01 | 95 795 | -71.35 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 70.99% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (60.42% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.03% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (11.32% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.38% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (20.11% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.08% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.27% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.81% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.66% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,493,169;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,220,654;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $343,096;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $325,982;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $256,668;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $129,242;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $66,962;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $52,925.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $798,404;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $516,230;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $128,192;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $86,242.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 7,000 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,733,154 | 10.07 | 512,500 | 238.18 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 609,545 | 3.54 | 1,125,775 | -45.86 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,819 | 0.02 | 6,846 | -58.82 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 18,217 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 21,645 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 53,763 | 0.31 | 31,316 | 71.68 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 373,201 | 2.17 | 47,219 | 690.36 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 27,234 | 0.16 | 12,859 | 111.79 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 40,615 | -100.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 9,373,404 | 54.46 | 5,880,235 | 59.41 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 331,995 | 1.93 | 282,702 | 17.44 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 31,467 | -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 | 43,711 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 21,535 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 24,075 | 0.14 | 16,691 | 44.24 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,440,256 | 8.37 | 1,097,160 | 31.27 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 36,829 | 0.21 | 6,951 | 429.84 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 17,863 | 0.10 | 16,887 | 5.78 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 156 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,778 | 0.03 | 17,732 | -67.41 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 401,807 | 2.33 | 272,565 | 47.42 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 122,337 | 0.71 | 250,529 | -51.17 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 2,185 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 44,468 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 5,838 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 900 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 30,257 | 0.18 | 7,093 | 326.58 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 408,208 | 2.37 | 151,540 | 169.37 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,266 | 0.01 | 42,873 | -97.05 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 175 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 36,143 | 0.21 | 51,549 | -29.89 |
69 | Ceramic products | 3,034 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 19,542 | -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 | 8,398 | 0.05 | 18,579 | -54.80 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 45,307 | 0.26 | 24,841 | 82.39 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 95,847 | 0.56 | 47,324 | 102.53 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,749 | 0.04 | 7,669 | -12.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 8,822 | 0.05 | 2,636 | 234.67 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 69,723 | 0.41 | 16,798 | 315.07 |
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 | 1,551,302 | 9.01 | 2,349,706 | -33.98 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 164,918 | 0.96 | 182,738 | -9.75 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 856 | -100.00 |
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 | 4,561 | 0.03 | 90,803 | -94.98 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 67,106 | 0.39 | 144 | 46,501.39 |