Russian trade with Lebanon in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Lebanon was $639,673,975, down 20.43% ($164,247,745) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2015 were $631,582,919, down 20.08% ($158,659,681) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2015 were $8,091,056, down 40.85% ($5,588,064) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2015 was $623,491,863, a 19.71% decrease ($153,071,617) over 2014.
Lebanon was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 73rd in 2014), accounting for 0.1215% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1027% in 2014).
Lebanon was Russia’s 59th largest export market in 2015 (up from 63rd in 2014), accounting for 0.1838% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1590% in 2014).
Lebanon was Russia’s 116th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 114th in 2014), accounting for 0.0044% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0048% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.76% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (79.17% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.85% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (11.12% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.22% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (6.55% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.49% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (0.27% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.82% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.76% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.67% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.09% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $14,288,406;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $12,221,506;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $6,661,401.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2015 over 2014 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 $154,676,086;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $18,498,685;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $6,656,235;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $5,444,678;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,077,574;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,884,588.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 1,904 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 155 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 121,127 | 0.02 | 829,905 | -85.40 |
10 | Cereals | 82,793,469 | 13.11 | 70,571,963 | 17.32 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 280 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 129,281 | 0.02 | 40,405 | 219.96 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 9,011,035 | 1.43 | 14,455,713 | -37.66 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2,913 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 28,256 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 87 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 558 | 0.00 | 139,692 | -99.60 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 620 | 0.00 | 9,679 | -93.59 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 65,062 | 0.01 | 279,370 | -76.71 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 654,645 | 0.10 | 718,355 | -8.87 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 990,733 | 0.16 | 844,285 | 17.35 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 6,384,879 | 1.01 | 5,166,286 | 23.59 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 465,808,244 | 73.75 | 620,484,330 | -24.93 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 86,122 | 0.01 | 67,719 | 27.18 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 6,877,484 | 1.09 | 216,083 | 3,082.80 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 119,700 | 0.02 | 326,744 | -63.37 |
31 | Fertilizers | 2,159,495 | 0.34 | 3,653,659 | -40.90 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 219 | 0.00 | 11,928 | -98.16 |
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 | 40,515 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,229,589 | 0.19 | 4,114,177 | -70.11 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,007 | 0.00 | 172,142 | -86.63 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 74,619 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,034 | 0.00 | 149 | 1,265.10 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 19,693,417 | 3.12 | 38,192,102 | -48.44 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,938,088 | 1.10 | 13,594,323 | -48.96 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 868 | 0.00 | 4,275 | -79.70 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 9 | 0.00 | 2,898 | -99.69 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 635 | 0.00 | 2,085 | -69.54 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 345 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,522 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 13,444 | 0.00 | 23,637 | -43.12 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 174 | 0.00 | 1,506 | -88.45 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 137 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 127,043 | 0.02 | 34,437 | 268.91 |
69 | Ceramic products | 371 | 0.00 | 448 | -17.19 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 10,825 | 0.00 | 222 | 4,776.13 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 10,808,411 | 1.71 | 13,885,985 | -22.16 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 307,122 | 0.05 | 9,250 | 3,220.24 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 65 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 369,331 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 491 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 560,607 | 0.09 | 459,233 | 22.07 |
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 | 772,356 | 0.12 | 1,159,371 | -33.38 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 14,320,140 | 2.27 | 31,734 | 45,025.54 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 91,361 | 0.01 | 456,198 | -79.97 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 44 | 0.00 | 248 | -82.26 |
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 | 71,049 | 0.01 | 128,611 | -44.76 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 819 | 0.00 | 5,502 | -85.11 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 970 | 0.00 | 6,364 | -84.76 |
SS | Classified | 929,264 | 0.15 | 99 550 | 833.46 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 60.23% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (65.55% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.99% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (20.14% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.55% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.73% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.13% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.71% in 2014);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.32% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.16% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.43% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.48% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $109,527;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $94,397;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $68,241;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $34,205;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $34,065.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,856,826;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $794,937;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $783,932;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $333,778;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $281,122;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $260,757;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $143,999;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $108,307;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $79,303;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $64,519;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $39,690;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $34,503;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $32,166;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $27,296;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $24,500.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 24,500 | -100.00 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 409 | -100.00 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,314,538 | 28.61 | 3,098,470 | -25.30 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 132,833 | 1.64 | 413,955 | -67.91 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,239 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,866 | 0.02 | 2,799 | -33.33 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 32,166 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 83,243 | 1.03 | 122,933 | -32.29 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 84,650 | 1.05 | 111,946 | -24.38 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 293,901 | 3.63 | 225,660 | 30.24 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,426 | 0.02 | 12,199 | -88.31 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 18,942 | 0.23 | 127,249 | -85.11 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,938,210 | 23.95 | 4,795,036 | -59.58 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 333,208 | 4.12 | 666,986 | -50.04 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 246 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 21,529 | 0.27 | 29,258 | -26.42 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,262,910 | 15.61 | 2,057,847 | -38.63 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 482 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 23,619 | 0.29 | 20,030 | 17.92 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 35,218 | 0.44 | 1,013 | 3,376.60 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 36 | 0.00 | 51 | -29.41 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,033 | 0.03 | 146,032 | -98.61 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 113,777 | 1.41 | 193,080 | -41.07 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 420 | -100.00 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,554 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 179 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 41 | 0.00 | 3,446 | -98.81 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 737,156 | 9.11 | 642,759 | 14.69 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 34,065 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 24,167 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 103 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 10,438 | 0.13 | 8,005 | 30.39 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 268,728 | 3.32 | 159,201 | 68.80 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,007 | 0.01 | 65,526 | -98.46 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,073 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 906 | 0.01 | 150 | 504.00 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,780 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 193 | 0.00 | 1,006 | -80.82 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 458 | 0.01 | 14,805 | -96.91 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 89,672 | 1.11 | 350,429 | -74.41 |
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 | 77,593 | 0.96 | 93,218 | -16.76 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 166,736 | 2.06 | 201,239 | -17.15 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,020 | -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 | 7,235 | 0.09 | 23,684 | -69.45 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,922 | 0.07 | 25,708 | -76.96 |