Russian trade with Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016
October 03, 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 second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Lebanon was $104,255,103, down 49.31% ($101,419,121) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $101,098,719, down 50.12% ($101,573,647) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $3,156,384, up 5.15% ($154,526) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $97,942,335, a 50.95% decrease ($101,728,173) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Lebanon was Russia’s 75th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 67th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0958% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1509% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Lebanon was Russia’s 61st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 52nd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1521% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2214% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Lebanon was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0074% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0067% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 42.83% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (7.01% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.02% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (85.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.58% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.68% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (0.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.15% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.58% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $30,602,743;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,193,996;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $6,334,568;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,146,367;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $882,190;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $385,532.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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 $143,900,033;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,803,194;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,770,145;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,667,907;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,656,192;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,138,418.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 3,622 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,850 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 50,433 | 0.05 | 6,100 | 726.77 |
| 10 | Cereals | 40,952,779 | 40.51 | 10,350,036 | 295.68 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 24,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 129,281 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,900,000 | 1.88 | 3,567,907 | -46.75 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 43,871 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 12,145 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 40,348 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 263,357 | 0.26 | 145,290 | 81.26 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,509 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 1,803,194 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 27,311,919 | 27.02 | 171,211,952 | -84.05 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 18,397 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,944,342 | 2.91 | 4,600,534 | -36.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 57,692 | 0.06 | 29,900 | 92.95 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,523,183 | 1.51 | 376,816 | 304.22 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 17,852 | 0.02 | 219 | 8,051.60 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 705 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,285,706 | 1.27 | 403,516 | 218.63 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 388,147 | 0.38 | 2,615 | 14,743.10 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,274 | 0.00 | 21,095 | -93.96 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 417 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,605,207 | 1.59 | 3,375,352 | -52.44 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 206,256 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 798,931 | 0.79 | 1,937,349 | -58.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 181 | 0.00 | 352 | -48.58 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 635 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,729 | 0.00 | 345 | 401.16 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 251 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 13,444 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 174 | -100.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 34 | 0.00 | 137 | -75.18 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 352 | 0.00 | 38,134 | -99.08 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 54,346 | 0.05 | 371 | 14,548.52 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 41,209 | 0.04 | 10,765 | 282.81 |
| 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 | 16 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 14,465,342 | 14.31 | 4,271,346 | 238.66 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 273,845 | 0.27 | 209 | 130,926.32 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,502 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 80,528 | 0.08 | 175,075 | -54.00 |
| 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 | 100,605 | 0.10 | 70,838 | 42.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,410,161 | 6.34 | 75,593 | 8,379.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 159,489 | 0.16 | 12,387 | 1,187.55 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | -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 | 41,276 | 0.04 | 22,115 | 86.64 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,083 | 0.01 | 819 | 764.84 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 20,204 | 0.02 | 5 | 403,980.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.72% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (70.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.30% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (15.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.44% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (6.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 4.26% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.43% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,449,421;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $234,558;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $154,084;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $83,452;
- 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 $46,613;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $9,853.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,457,775;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $118,436;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $82,122;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $81,753;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $63,951;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $21,710.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,457,775 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 10,168 | 0.32 | 31,878 | -68.10 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 9,853 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 7,004 | 0.22 | 1,201 | 483.18 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 234,558 | 7.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 89,741 | 2.84 | 83,243 | 7.81 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 81,753 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 14,901 | 0.47 | 133,337 | -88.82 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,048 | 0.29 | 8,680 | 4.24 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,762,187 | 55.83 | 312,766 | 463.42 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 82,122 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,856 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 546,146 | 17.30 | 392,062 | 39.30 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,879 | 0.06 | 11,156 | -83.16 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 12,689 | 0.40 | 8,615 | 47.29 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 32 | 0.00 | 14 | 128.57 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 111 | 0.00 | 68 | 63.24 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 213 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 266,249 | 8.44 | 182,797 | 45.65 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6,245 | 0.20 | 6,939 | -10.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 134,442 | 4.26 | 87,829 | 53.07 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5 | 0.00 | 832 | -99.40 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 458 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,883 | 0.12 | 67,834 | -94.28 |
| 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 | 1,004 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 41,303 | 1.31 | 41,303 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,336 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,727 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |