Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q4 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Libya was $52,380,845, down 3.63% ($1,973,110) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $52,380,845, down 3.63% ($1,972,354) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $0, down 100.00% ($756) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $52,380,845, a 3.63% decrease ($1,971,598) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Libya was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 103rd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0291% of Russia’s total trade (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Libya was Russia’s 84th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 87th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0468% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0437% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019, while in the 4th quarter of 2018, Libya was Russia’s 194th largest supplier, accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 75.32% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (75.62% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.96% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (2.85% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.28% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (14.95% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.62% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.35% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.49% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.94% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.18% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $4,085,608;
- 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 (HS code 85) - an increase of $313,489;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $287,409;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $182,610;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $172,128.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,426,405;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,946,793;
- 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 $262,679.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 20,234 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 38,263,582 | 73.05 | 40,210,375 | -4.84 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,652 | 0.01 | 1,960 | 188.37 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 867,898 | 1.66 | 580,489 | 49.51 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 62,624 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 82,282 | 0.16 | 42,708 | 92.66 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,640 | 0.01 | 31,298 | -91.56 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,300 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 161,500 | 0.31 | 216,545 | -25.42 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,420,556 | 4.62 | 2,364,480 | 2.37 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 7,000 | 0.01 | 57,688 | -87.87 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,587,914 | 6.85 | 8,014,319 | -55.23 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 28,381 | 0.05 | 2,211 | 1,183.63 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 430 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 45,637 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 3,545 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 9,610 | 0.02 | 2,699 | 256.06 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,683 | 0.01 | 377 | 611.67 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 172,566 | 0.33 | 438 | 39,298.63 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,360 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 102,471 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5,632,980 | 10.75 | 1,547,372 | 264.04 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 34,679 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 38,431 | -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 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 17,231 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 122,720 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 187,713 | 0.36 | 450,392 | -58.32 |
| 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 | 313,489 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 230,710 | 0.44 | 48,100 | 379.65 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 48,307 | 0.09 | 13,117 | 268.28 |
| 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 | 22 | 0.00 | 3,263 | -99.33 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 20,866 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
The major share of Russian imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $756.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | - | 756 | -100.00 |