Russian trade in goods with Lebanon in Q2 2021
August 15, 2021
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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $197,867,278, up 197.23% ($131,296,082) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $190,824,625, up 197.02% ($126,578,669) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $7,042,653, up 202.88% ($4,717,413) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $183,781,972, a 196.80% increase ($121,861,256) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Lebanon was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 88th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1046% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0546% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Lebanon was Russia’s 59th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 74th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1659% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0919% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Lebanon was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 116th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0095% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0045% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.62% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (45.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.33% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (37.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.58% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (9.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.81% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (3.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.09% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (2.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 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 $126,403,376;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,013,061;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,595,276;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,195,007;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $660,617.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 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) - a decrease of $3,217,873;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,634,162;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $1,467,533;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,311,067;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,248,581;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $928,176;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $781,812.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 97,980 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 158,750 | 0.08 | 547,907 | -71.03 |
| 10 | Cereals | 10,097,516 | 5.29 | 3,084,455 | 227.37 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,195,007 | 0.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 15,007,695 | 7.86 | 18,225,568 | -17.66 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 9,927 | 0.01 | 1,477,460 | -99.33 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 781,812 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 32,158 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 78,920 | 0.04 | 82,651 | -4.51 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 660,617 | 0.35 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,532 | 0.00 | 44,857 | -87.67 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 155,758,770 | 81.62 | 29,355,394 | 430.60 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 144,960 | 0.08 | 313,814 | -53.81 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 91,443 | 0.05 | 11,666 | 683.84 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 520,641 | 0.27 | 36,276 | 1,335.22 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 68,048 | 0.04 | 110,160 | -38.23 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 60,228 | 0.03 | 77,081 | -21.86 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 547,118 | 0.29 | 1,475,294 | -62.91 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 121,411 | 0.06 | 63,407 | 91.48 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 455 | 0.00 | 1,457 | -68.77 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,426,091 | 2.32 | 1,830,815 | 141.76 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 498,126 | 0.26 | 1,746,707 | -71.48 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,634,162 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,275 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 349 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 125 | 0.00 | 22,335 | -99.44 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 705 | 0.00 | 587 | 20.10 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 161,465 | 0.08 | 1,472,532 | -89.03 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,370 | 0.00 | 5,019 | -52.78 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 394 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 44 | 0.00 | 391,129 | -99.99 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 44 | 0.00 | 372 | -88.17 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,890 | 0.01 | 331,659 | -96.41 |
| 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 | 191,301 | 0.10 | 55,391 | 245.36 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 402,702 | 0.21 | 15,623 | 2,477.62 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,137 | 0.00 | 50,366 | -91.79 |
| 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 | 12,567 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 464 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 453,400 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 63.57% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (9.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.79% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (56.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.04% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (28.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.47% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.11% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (2.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.44% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.11% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $4,266,781;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $290,418;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $227,907;
- 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 $101,151;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $80,421;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $42,147.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $157,975;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $100,677;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $58,854.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 11,153 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 58,854 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 97,440 | 1.38 | 82,464 | 18.16 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 14,000 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 18,661 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,059 | 0.09 | 1,556 | 289.40 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 989,570 | 14.05 | 1,147,545 | -13.77 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 100,677 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 22,311 | 0.32 | 24,495 | -8.92 |
| 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 | 968 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,787 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 613,695 | 8.71 | 533,274 | 15.08 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 20 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 20,566 | 0.29 | 3,463 | 493.88 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 289,119 | 4.11 | 61,212 | 372.32 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 13,534 | 0.19 | 17,651 | -23.32 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 301,148 | 4.28 | 10,730 | 2,706.60 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 5,089 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 45 | 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 | 101,151 | 1.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 18 | 0.00 | 42 | -57.14 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 4,476,680 | 63.57 | 209,899 | 2,032.78 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 42,147 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 2,311 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 473 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 32,896 | 0.47 | 41,349 | -20.44 |
| 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 | 3,568 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 10,256 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |