Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Libya was $36,429,524, down 1.15% ($422,547) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $36,429,524, down 1.15% ($422,547) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $0, unchanged from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $36,429,524, a 1.15% decrease ($422,547) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Libya was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0231% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0234% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Libya was Russia’s 91st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 90th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0349% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0358% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 1st quarter of 2019 and in the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 51.67% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (47.70% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 34.56% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (31.52% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.28% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.27% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.06% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (7.32% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.26% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (10.76% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.74% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $3,381,798;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,248,509;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $980,293.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,944,588;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,218,562;
- 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) - a decrease of $640,200;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $246,084;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $117,609.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 18,137,295 | 49.79 | 16,888,786 | 7.39 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 9,250 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 618,232 | 1.70 | 523,695 | 18.05 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 25,943 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 42,543 | 0.12 | 40,310 | 5.54 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 117,609 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,479,017 | 4.06 | 2,697,579 | -45.17 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,944,588 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,926 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 39,883 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 10,559 | 0.03 | 19,867 | -46.85 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 128 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 25,000 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 99,678 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,381,798 | 9.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 799 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 44,641 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 640,200 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,587,306 | 34.55 | 11,607,013 | 8.45 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,373 | 0.01 | 9,210 | -63.38 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 106 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,171 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 192 | 0.00 | 246,276 | -99.92 |
| 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 | 2,521 | 0.01 | 43 | 5,762.79 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 11,496 | 0.03 | 6,521 | 76.29 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 1st quarter of 2019 as well as in the 1st quarter of 2018.