Russian trade in goods with Lebanon in Q2 2019
August 10, 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 second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $91,790,974, up 2.92% ($2,604,599) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $88,573,796, up 2.84% ($2,448,820) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $3,217,178, up 5.09% ($155,779) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $85,356,618, a 2.76% increase ($2,293,041) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Lebanon was Russia’s 86th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 84th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0573% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0522% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Lebanon was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 77th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0879% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0782% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Lebanon was Russia’s 118th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 116th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0054% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0050% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 53.39% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (4.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.86% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (78.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.29% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (9.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.91% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (3.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.50% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.15% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $43,112,976;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $691,481.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $36,328,518;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,060,350;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,087,779;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,022,128;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $676,196;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $411,300;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $271,819.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 2,100 | 0.00 | 12,933 | -83.76 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 36,556 | -100.00 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 6,500 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 182,363 | 0.21 | 345,989 | -47.29 |
| 10 | Cereals | 16,810,093 | 18.98 | 53,138,611 | -68.37 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 19,425 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,714,113 | 13.23 | 12,390,309 | -5.46 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 923,294 | 1.04 | 1,195,113 | -22.74 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 86,486 | 0.10 | 3,351 | 2,480.90 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 270,929 | 0.31 | 278,451 | -2.70 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 47,288,296 | 53.39 | 4,175,320 | 1,032.57 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 32,400 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 173,157 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 31,300 | 0.04 | 46,023 | -31.99 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 411,300 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 5,775 | 0.01 | 51,540 | -88.80 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,758 | 0.01 | 12,839 | -8.42 |
| 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 | 19,410 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 138,353 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 251,615 | 0.28 | 1,339,394 | -81.21 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 334,442 | 0.38 | 109,906 | 204.30 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 35,533 | 0.04 | 55,644 | -36.14 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,235,952 | 2.52 | 4,296,302 | -47.96 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,450,274 | 2.77 | 3,472,402 | -29.44 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 814 | 0.00 | 265 | 207.17 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 5,348 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 158 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 168 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,370 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,386 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 8,581 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 3,192 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 26,314 | 0.03 | 4,970 | 429.46 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,023,032 | 3.41 | 3,227,678 | -6.34 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 167,540 | 0.19 | 90,691 | 84.74 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 343 | 0.00 | 196 | 75.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 803 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 273,012 | 0.31 | 49,150 | 455.47 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,335 | 0.00 | 3,029 | -55.93 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 49,987 | 0.06 | 57,370 | -12.87 |
| 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 | 39,321 | 0.04 | 74,909 | -47.51 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,788,825 | 2.02 | 1,097,344 | 63.01 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 9,269 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 56,044 | 0.06 | 66,435 | -15.64 |
| 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 | 39,187 | 0.04 | 9,793 | 300.15 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,987 | 0.01 | 12,325 | -35.20 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,454 | 0.00 | 315 | 996.51 |
| SS | Classified | 95,252 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 43.72% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (41.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.17% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (34.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 9.10% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (7.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 8.59% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (8.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.88% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.09% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $275,337;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $253,064;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $70,120;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $54,539;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $40,588;
- 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 $26,145;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $21,114.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $419,683;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $126,243;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $25,009.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,536 | 0.05 | 1,449 | 6.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 24,976 | 0.78 | 151,219 | -83.48 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 850 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 1,142 | -100.00 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 8,051 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,403 | 0.04 | 1,491 | -5.90 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 510 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,485 | 0.05 | 1,766 | -15.91 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 82,246 | 2.56 | 61,132 | 34.54 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 690 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,702 | 0.08 | 2,348 | 15.08 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,290,106 | 40.10 | 1,037,042 | 24.40 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 95,163 | 2.96 | 514,846 | -81.52 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 74,239 | 2.31 | 4,119 | 1,702.35 |
| 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 | 162 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,592 | 0.08 | 11,948 | -78.31 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 798,475 | 24.82 | 523,138 | 52.63 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 100 | 0.00 | 510 | -80.39 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 10,304 | 0.32 | 11,626 | -11.37 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 94 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 189,174 | 5.88 | 134,635 | 40.51 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,834 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 282,984 | 8.80 | 242,396 | 16.74 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,177 | 0.10 | 500 | 535.40 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 829 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 276,456 | 8.59 | 250,311 | 10.45 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 25 | 0.00 | 3,839 | -99.35 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,852 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 21,732 | 0.68 | 27,794 | -21.81 |
| 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 | 820 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 44,755 | 1.39 | 69,764 | -35.85 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,163 | 0.07 | 60 | 3,505.00 |