Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Libya was $50,107,729, down 42.82% ($37,523,162) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $50,107,729, down 42.82% ($37,523,162) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $0, unchanged from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $50,107,729, a 42.82% decrease ($37,523,162) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Libya was Russia’s 103rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 87th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0302% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0509% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Libya was Russia’s 89th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 79th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0485% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0781% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 3rd quarter of 2019 and in the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.83% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (33.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.36% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (54.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.21% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (5.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.55% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (2.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.05% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (3.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,299,579;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $903,854;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $487,477;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $250,000;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $161,500.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $39,486,712;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $3,144,508;
- 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;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $351,363;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $153,933.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 49,080 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 33,048,545 | 65.95 | 28,748,966 | 14.96 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,122,516 | 2.24 | 635,039 | 76.76 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 22,642 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 83,046 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 762 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 161,500 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,781,592 | 5.55 | 1,877,738 | 48.14 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 252 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,923,819 | 7.83 | 4,275,182 | -8.22 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,224 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 130,073 | 0.26 | 235,010 | -44.65 |
| 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 | 3,047 | 0.01 | 3,784 | -19.48 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 56,058 | 0.11 | 22,560 | 148.48 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,767 | 0.00 | 45 | 3,826.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 13,246 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 23,169 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 132 | 0.00 | 3,144,640 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 32,404 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 640,200 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,187,813 | 16.34 | 47,674,525 | -82.83 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 10,242 | 0.02 | 1,731 | 491.68 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 78 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 36,520 | 0.07 | 6,021 | 506.54 |
| 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 | 6,823 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 165,787 | 0.33 | 319,720 | -48.15 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 250,000 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 31,613 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 2,403 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,304 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2019 as well as in the 3rd quarter of 2018.