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Russian trade with Lebanon in 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Lebanon in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Lebanon

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Lebanon was $327,930,576, down 37.63% ($197,813,042) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2020 were $315,024,547, down 38.31% ($195,653,317) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2020 were $12,906,029, down 14.34% ($2,159,725) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2020 was $302,118,518, a 39.04% decrease ($193,493,592) over 2019.

Lebanon was Russia’s 84th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 80th in 2019), accounting for 0.0578% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0789% in 2019).

Lebanon was Russia’s 72nd largest export market in 2020 (down from 70th in 2019), accounting for 0.0936% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1208% in 2019).

Lebanon was Russia’s 116th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0062% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Lebanon

The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 57.69% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (60.24% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.19% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (29.75% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.20% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (4.76% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.84% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.01% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.35% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.70% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.37% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.42% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $8,367,222;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,463,889;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,171,868;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,444,421;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $1,355,723;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,336,862.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $128,071,130;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $65,985,085;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,948,315;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $5,997,038;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $5,743,840;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,896,137;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,459,740.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
01 Live animals 656,208 0.21 2,88022,685.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 18,766-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,067,917 0.34 1,217,820-12.31
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 48,608 0.02 0
10 Cereals 37,032,005 11.76 103,017,090-64.05
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 30,469 0.01 22,56435.03
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 20,800 0.01 16,65424.89
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 50,576,743 16.05 42,209,52119.82
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,477,460 0.47 33,0394,371.87
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,270,821 0.40 2,730,561-53.46
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 36,045 0.01 9,459281.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 32,769 0.01 200,096-83.62
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 354,304 0.11 835,089-57.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,950,310 0.62 613,448217.93
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 538,900 0.17 981,995-45.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,171,868 0.69 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 179,579,971 57.01 307,651,101-41.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 839,217 0.27 702,14419.52
29 Organic chemicals 120,094 0.04 325,787-63.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 473,715 0.15 276,29371.45
31 Fertilizers 525,984 0.17 886,526-40.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5 0.00 47,082-99.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 247,516 0.08 25,228881.12
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 58 0.00 9,003-99.36
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 76,610 0.02 138,352-44.63
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,555,122 3.03 2,091,233356.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 116,901 0.04 434,273-73.08
40 Rubber and articles thereof 151,106 0.05 229,666-34.21
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 49-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,536,752 2.71 14,533,790-41.26
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 405,853-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,209,203 1.65 8,105,340-35.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,634,261 0.84 1,278,538106.04
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,348-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 158-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 4,578-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,363 0.00 37,383-77.63
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 22,335 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 613-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 580-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 12,807 0.00 63,361-79.79
72 Iron and steel 3,727,441 1.18 12,675,756-70.59
73 Articles of iron or steel 39,613 0.01 242,344-83.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,049-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 54 0.00 2,090-97.42
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 470,447 0.15 870,108-45.93
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 451 0.00 5,287-91.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 383,084 0.12 258,40448.25
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 88,411 0.03 560,200-84.22
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 2,000 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 493,917 0.16 6,237,757-92.08
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 9,269-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 189,616 0.06 183,6553.25
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 105 0.00 79,501-99.87
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,238 0.00 8,113-60.09
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 5,160-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,110 0.00 0
SS Classified 4,248,813 1.35 377 9101,024.29

Russia’s Imports from Lebanon

The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 65.36% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (67.09% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.75% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (17.84% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.68% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.89% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.39% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.42% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.05% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.22% in 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.48% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.11% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.63% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (0.03% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $243,264;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $209,899;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $191,158;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $61,812;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $41,097.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,389,328;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $532,250;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $361,633;
  • 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) - a decrease of $287,688;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $194,439;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $153,309;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $109,139.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 14,000 0.11 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 63,348 0.49 1,5364,024.22
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 242,849 1.88 396,158-38.70
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 16,349 0.13 7,541116.80
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 3,550-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 4,449-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 1,403-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,788 0.02 510446.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 3,070-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 61,390 0.48 255,829-76.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 714 0.01 2,496-71.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 36,446 0.28 44,058-17.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,998,008 61.97 9,387,336-14.80
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 425,009 3.29 786,642-45.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 87,521 0.68 107,298-18.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 22,026 0.17 21,9510.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,239,420 9.60 1,771,670-30.04
40 Rubber and articles thereof 109 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,836 0.04 1004,736.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 51,949 0.40 53,641-3.15
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 49,052 0.38 52,874-7.23
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 473,016 3.67 431,9199.51
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,033 0.03 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 4,334-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 17,658 0.14 18,400-4.03
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,166 0.05 5,8345.69
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 514,537 3.99 623,676-17.50
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 23,569 0.18 12,56687.56
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 829-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,269 0.04 0
69 Ceramic products 33 0.00 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 448,921 3.48 469,117-4.31
73 Articles of iron or steel 194 0.00 88120.45
74 Copper and articles thereof 209,899 1.63 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 4,363-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 250,645 1.94 59,487321.34
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 7,096 0.05 294,784-97.59
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 475,739 3.69 232,475104.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 5,770-100.00
SS Classified 153,440 1.19 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia