Russian trade with Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016
August 05, 2016
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 first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia's Trade with Lebanon
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Lebanon was $108,792,144, down 29.93% ($46,463,653) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $105,799,008, down 31.39% ($48,398,374) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $2,993,136, up 182.79% ($1,934,721) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $102,805,872, a 32.87% decrease ($50,333,095) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Lebanon was Russia's 73rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 70th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1118% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.1174% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Lebanon was Russia's 61st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 59th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1724% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.1708% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Lebanon was Russia's 107th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 126th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0083% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0025% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 59.01% of Russia's total exports to Lebanon (85.71% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 29.04% of Russia's total exports to Lebanon (6.79% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.42% of Russia's total exports to Lebanon (0.60% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.07% of Russia's total exports to Lebanon (5.65% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.54% of Russia's total exports to Lebanon (0.12% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $20,637,092;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,803,182;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,387,952;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $336,764.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $66,898,641;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,017,293;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,833,080;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,444,703;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $784,946;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $581,513.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 3,000 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 279,140 | 0.26 | 4,410.99 |
| 10 | Cereals | 28,351,878 | 26.80 | 267.50 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 22,550 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,947,970 | 1.84 | -22.99 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 8,925 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 46,775 | 0.04 | 1,033.39 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 61,506 | 0.06 | -71.09 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 938,783 | 0.89 | -75.11 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 61,494,868 | 58.12 | -52.10 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,600 | 0.00 | -95.77 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 348,388 | 0.33 | -69.26 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 128,878 | 0.12 | 43.52 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 6,628 | 0.01 | -91.88 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,151 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 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 | 286 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 459,711 | 0.43 | 273.91 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 16,268 | 0.02 | 12,131.58 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,354,500 | 2.23 | -63.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 894,281 | 0.85 | -61.77 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 311 | 0.00 | 320.27 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 5,219 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 6,713,205 | 6.35 | 637.70 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 76,625 | 0.07 | 602.27 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 76 | 0.00 | -81.28 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 144,161 | 0.14 | 443.94 |
| 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 | 68,666 | 0.06 | -51.99 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,387,952 | 1.31 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 28,924 | 0.03 | 169.76 |
| 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 | 4,861 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 60 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 1,860 | 0.00 | -99.20 |
Russia's Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.62% of Russia's total imports from Lebanon (46.98% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.67% of Russia's total imports from Lebanon (26.42% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.72% of Russia's total imports from Lebanon (16.97% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.96% of Russia's total imports from Lebanon (9.54% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.55% of Russia's total imports from Lebanon (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,414,275;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $189,341;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $89,676;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $82,987;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $61,359;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $55,516;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $46,298;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $39,779;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $32,734;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $31,858;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $12,858;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $11,746;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $10,864.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $100,891;
- 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 $47,839.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,267 | 0.24 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 12,858 | 0.43 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 61,359 | 2.05 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 32,734 | 1.09 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 31,858 | 1.06 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 55,516 | 1.85 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 11,746 | 0.39 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,810,628 | 60.49 | 356.82 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 469,017 | 15.67 | 67.70 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10,918 | 0.36 | 20,118.52 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 3,558 | 0.12 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 46,298 | 1.55 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 52 | 0.00 | 26.83 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 267,645 | 8.94 | 50.39 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 82,987 | 2.77 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,995 | 0.20 | -41.64 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 82,606 | 2.76 | 92.88 |
| 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 | 94 | 0.00 | ∞ |