Russian trade in goods with Lebanon in Q4 2018
February 09, 2019
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 fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Lebanon was $96,656,435, down 42.88% ($72,551,484) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $93,485,355, down 43.94% ($73,284,456) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $3,171,080, up 30.06% ($732,972) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $90,314,275, a 45.04% decrease ($74,017,428) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Lebanon was Russia’s 91st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 75th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0517% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1012% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Lebanon was Russia’s 81st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0751% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1621% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Lebanon was Russia’s 117th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 114th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0051% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0038% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.48% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (56.28% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.79% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (31.21% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.62% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (6.62% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.39% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.55% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.23% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,958,970;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,218,731;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $980,330;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $780,697;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $468,642;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $448,488.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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 $37,570,042;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $25,473,478;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $8,433,741;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,024,306;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,113,246;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,028,016;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $753,819;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $559,666;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $378,142.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 817 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 7,800 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 726,570 | 0.78 | 1,286,236 | -43.51 |
| 10 | Cereals | 46,775,968 | 50.04 | 72,249,446 | -35.26 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 10,745 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 9,196,341 | 9.84 | 17,630,082 | -47.84 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 35,899 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,007,832 | 1.08 | 950,907 | 5.99 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 79,471 | 0.09 | 64,388 | 23.43 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 158,627 | 0.17 | 435,204 | -63.55 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 417,150 | 0.45 | 1,170,969 | -64.38 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 56,333 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,393,839 | 2.56 | 1,175,108 | 103.71 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 13,302,147 | 14.23 | 50,872,189 | -73.85 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 215,449 | 0.23 | 118,823 | 81.32 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,319,186 | 1.41 | 1,324,522 | -0.40 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,937 | 0.02 | 1,046,953 | -98.19 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 828,318 | 0.89 | 379,830 | 118.08 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 59,212 | 0.06 | 15,379 | 285.02 |
| 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 | 85,680 | 0.09 | 12 | 713,900.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 596,444 | 0.64 | 1,709,690 | -65.11 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 810,386 | 0.87 | 29,689 | 2,629.58 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 24,580 | 0.03 | 52,731 | -53.39 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,577,920 | 3.83 | 3,333,081 | 7.35 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 468,642 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,899,894 | 2.03 | 919,564 | 106.61 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 24,042 | 0.03 | 7,978 | 201.35 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 275 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,376 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,160 | 0.01 | 173 | 3,460.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,265 | 0.00 | 1 | 126,400.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,814 | 0.00 | 1,371 | 105.25 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7,014,009 | 7.50 | 11,038,315 | -36.46 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21,619 | 0.02 | 517 | 4,081.62 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 106 | 0.00 | 1 | 10,500.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,959,074 | 2.10 | 104 | 1,883,625.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 799 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 277 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,666 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 62,344 | 0.07 | 200,900 | -68.97 |
| 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 | 69,030 | 0.07 | 42,829 | 61.18 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 208,585 | 0.22 | 586,727 | -64.45 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,893 | 0.01 | 49,191 | -83.95 |
| 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 | 65,980 | 0.07 | 10,630 | 520.70 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,210 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12,705 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 1,777 | 0.00 | 1 339 | 32.71 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 55.90% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (53.03% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.77% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (16.34% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.56% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (24.04% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.77% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.90% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.86% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.71% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.68% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $332,065;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $147,505;
- 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 $119,456;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $106,961;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $100,649;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $40,284;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $37,651;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $22,094;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $20,522.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $171,165;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $13,383;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $12,297.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,406 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 285,716 | 9.01 | 185,067 | 54.39 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 8,415 | 0.27 | 11,699 | -28.07 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,016 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 2,105 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 8,958 | 0.28 | 1,333 | 572.02 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,022 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,944 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 77,931 | 2.46 | 40,280 | 93.47 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 240 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,462 | 0.14 | 12,012 | -62.85 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,372,574 | 43.28 | 1,040,509 | 31.91 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 287,704 | 9.07 | 180,743 | 59.18 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 43,387 | 1.37 | 3,103 | 1,298.23 |
| 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 | 1,693 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,327 | 0.04 | 5,743 | -76.89 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 356,227 | 11.23 | 208,722 | 70.67 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 71 | -45.07 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,434 | 0.08 | 2,673 | -8.94 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 7,022 | 0.22 | 20,405 | -65.59 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 98 | 0.00 | 242 | -59.50 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 85,682 | 2.70 | 65,160 | 31.49 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 44 | 0.00 | 7,139 | -99.38 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 395,536 | 12.47 | 566,701 | -30.20 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,706 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 12,297 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 605 | -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 | 119,456 | 3.77 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 91,846 | 2.90 | 69,752 | 31.68 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,195 | 0.10 | 1,607 | 98.82 |