Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q3 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Libya
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Libya was $26,272,425, down 47.57% ($23,835,304) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $26,272,425, down 47.57% ($23,835,304) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $0, unchanged from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $26,272,425, a 47.57% decrease ($23,835,304) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Libya was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 103rd in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0192% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0302% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Libya was Russia’s 100th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 89th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0334% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0485% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya both in the 3rd quarter of 2020 and in the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s Exports to Libya
The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 73.11% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (68.83% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 24.77% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (5.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (8.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.26% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (16.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 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 $3,726,579;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,271,157.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $16,109,317;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,187,813;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,923,819;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $440,056;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $250,000;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $165,787.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 49,080 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 16,939,228 | 64.48 | 33,048,545 | -48.74 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,012 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 682,460 | 2.60 | 1,122,516 | -39.20 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 8,446 | 0.03 | 22,642 | -62.70 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 67,455 | 0.26 | 83,046 | -18.77 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 47,560 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 27,014 | 0.10 | 762 | 3,445.14 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,432,657 | 5.45 | 161,500 | 787.09 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,508,171 | 24.77 | 2,781,592 | 133.97 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 49,700 | 0.19 | 252 | 19,622.22 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,923,819 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 74,579 | 0.28 | 1,224 | 5,993.06 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 164,084 | 0.62 | 130,073 | 26.15 |
| 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 | 3,244 | 0.01 | 3,047 | 6.47 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 56,058 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 25,010 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,143 | 0.00 | 1,767 | -35.31 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 25,462 | 0.10 | 23,169 | 9.90 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 132 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,646 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 8,187,813 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 20,079 | 0.08 | 10,242 | 96.05 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 22,615 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 26,725 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 94,424 | 0.36 | 36,520 | 158.55 |
| 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 | 40,202 | 0.15 | 6,823 | 489.21 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 165,787 | -100.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 250,000 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,908 | 0.02 | 31,613 | -81.31 |
| 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 | 554 | 0.00 | 2,403 | -76.95 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 | 0.00 | 7,304 | -99.97 |
Russia’s Imports from Libya
There were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 as well as in the 3rd quarter of 2019.