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Russian trade in goods with Libya in Q3 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Libya in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Libya

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $69,198,927, up 163.39% ($42,926,502) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $69,198,796, up 163.39% ($42,926,371) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $131, up ∞% ($131) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $69,198,665, a 163.39% increase ($42,926,240) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Libya was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 115th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0332% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0192% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Libya was Russia’s 87th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 100th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0519% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0334% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Libya was Russia’s 201st largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (there were no Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports.

Russia’s Exports to Libya

The major share of Russian exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 92.03% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (73.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.37% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (24.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (0.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.62% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (1.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $43,573,297;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $570,209;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $448,001;
  • 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 $393,037;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $221,502.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $2,789,639.
Russia’s exports to Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
10 Cereals 60,512,525 87.45 16,939,228257.23
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 34,848 0.05 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 4,012-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,252,669 1.81 682,46083.55
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 8,446-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 142,342 0.21 67,455111.02
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 67,150 0.10 47,56041.19
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,260 0.03 27,014-25.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,654,159 2.39 1,432,65715.46
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,718,532 5.37 6,508,171-42.86
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 37,439 0.05 49,700-24.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 89,400 0.13 74,57919.87
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 256,123 0.37 164,08456.09
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 853 0.00 3,244-73.71
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,124 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 37,510 0.05 25,01049.98
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,370 0.01 1,143282.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 172,904 0.25 25,462579.07
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 10-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 34,175 0.05 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 1,646-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 60,458 0.09 20,079201.10
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,113 0.01 22,615-55.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 167 0.00 35377.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 90,185 0.13 26,725237.46
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 542,425 0.78 94,424474.46
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 433,239 0.63 40,202977.66
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 19,686 0.03 5,908233.21
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 6,140 0.01 5541,008.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 2-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Libya

The major share of Russian imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Libya (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $131.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Libya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
73 Articles of iron or steel 131 100.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia