Russian trade with Lebanon in 2021
February 16, 2022
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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Lebanon
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Lebanon totaled $542,714,872, up 65.50% ($214,784,296) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2021 totaled $520,080,090, up 65.09% ($205,055,543) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2021 totaled $22,634,782, up 75.38% ($9,728,753) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Lebanon in 2021 was $497,445,308, a 64.65% increase ($195,326,790) over 2020.
Lebanon was Russia’s 81st largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 84th in 2020), accounting for 0.0691% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0578% in 2020).
Lebanon was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2021 (up from 72nd in 2020), accounting for 0.1058% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0936% in 2020).
Lebanon was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in 2021 (up from 116th in 2020), accounting for 0.0077% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0056% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Lebanon
The major share of Russian exports to Lebanon in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 71.95% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (57.69% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.43% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (30.19% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.58% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (5.20% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.44% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (1.35% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.23% of Russia’s total exports to Lebanon (3.84% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2021 over 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 $189,757,221;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $15,081,683;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,706,960;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,910,735;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,210,529.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Lebanon in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $6,764,834;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $3,051,608;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,603,407.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 97,980 | 0.02 | 656,208 | -85.07 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 225,993 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,188,372 | 0.42 | 1,067,917 | 104.92 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 48,608 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 40,942,740 | 7.87 | 37,032,005 | 10.56 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,446,699 | 0.28 | 30,469 | 4,648.10 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 20,800 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 47,525,135 | 9.14 | 50,576,743 | -6.03 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 31,344 | 0.01 | 1,477,460 | -97.88 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1,270,821 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 36,045 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 289,482 | 0.06 | 32,769 | 783.40 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 442,105 | 0.09 | 354,304 | 24.78 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2,182,747 | 0.42 | 1,950,310 | 11.92 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 349,039 | 0.07 | 538,900 | -35.23 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4,382,397 | 0.84 | 2,171,868 | 101.78 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 369,337,192 | 71.02 | 179,579,971 | 105.67 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 595,584 | 0.11 | 839,217 | -29.03 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 499,340 | 0.10 | 120,094 | 315.79 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 610,041 | 0.12 | 473,715 | 28.78 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 997,919 | 0.19 | 525,984 | 89.72 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 334,175 | 0.06 | 247,516 | 35.01 |
| 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 | 1,540 | 0.00 | 58 | 2,555.17 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 76,610 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,790,288 | 0.54 | 9,555,122 | -70.80 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 410,533 | 0.08 | 116,901 | 251.18 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 126,891 | 0.02 | 151,106 | -16.03 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 23,618,435 | 4.54 | 8,536,752 | 176.67 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,605,796 | 0.69 | 5,209,203 | -30.78 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,757,778 | 0.34 | 2,634,261 | -33.27 |
| 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 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,891 | 0.00 | 8,363 | 6.31 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,270 | 0.00 | 22,335 | -89.84 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 328 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 43,482 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,088 | 0.00 | 12,807 | -68.08 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,434,401 | 2.39 | 3,727,441 | 233.59 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 9,355 | 0.00 | 39,613 | -76.38 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 199 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 394 | 0.00 | 54 | 629.63 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 180,178 | 0.03 | 470,447 | -61.70 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 29,810 | 0.01 | 451 | 6,509.76 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 368,026 | 0.07 | 383,084 | -3.93 |
| 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 | 233,303 | 0.04 | 88,411 | 163.88 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,000 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,085,325 | 0.21 | 493,917 | 119.74 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 155,484 | 0.03 | 189,616 | -18.00 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,698 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 41,288 | 0.01 | 105 | 39,221.90 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 23,276 | 0.00 | 3,238 | 618.84 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,031 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 2,110 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 4 248 813 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Lebanon
The major share of Russian imports from Lebanon in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 39.29% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (65.36% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 36.26% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (1.63% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.95% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (13.75% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.76% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.05% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.27% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (4.39% in 2020);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.54% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (3.48% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.07% of Russia’s total imports from Lebanon (5.68% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $6,757,564;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $502,830;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $442,524;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $186,618.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Lebanon in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $740,214;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $374,032;
- 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 $153,199;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $149,969.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 14,000 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,001 | 0.00 | 63,348 | -98.42 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 191,546 | 0.85 | 242,849 | -21.13 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 9,055 | 0.04 | 16,349 | -44.61 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 42 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 399 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 157 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 645 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,788 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 57,505 | 0.25 | 61,390 | -6.33 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,029 | 0.02 | 714 | 464.29 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 29,740 | 0.13 | 36,446 | -18.40 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,257,794 | 32.06 | 7,998,008 | -9.25 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,159 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 927,839 | 4.10 | 425,009 | 118.31 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 104,631 | 0.46 | 87,521 | 19.55 |
| 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 | 4,136 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 21,346 | 0.09 | 22,026 | -3.09 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,426,038 | 6.30 | 1,239,420 | 15.06 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 20 | 0.00 | 109 | -81.65 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 6,074 | 0.03 | 4,836 | 25.60 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 88,523 | 0.39 | 51,949 | 70.40 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 49,052 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 915,540 | 4.04 | 473,016 | 93.55 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 6,445 | 0.03 | 4,033 | 59.81 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 800 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 66,850 | 0.30 | 17,658 | 278.58 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 6,166 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 554,288 | 2.45 | 514,537 | 7.73 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 23,569 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,102 | 0.01 | 5,269 | -60.11 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 26 | 0.00 | 33 | -21.21 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 295,722 | 1.31 | 448,921 | -34.13 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 181 | 0.00 | 194 | -6.70 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,967,463 | 30.78 | 209,899 | 3,219.44 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,302 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 100,676 | 0.44 | 250,645 | -59.83 |
| 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 | 3,427 | 0.02 | 7,096 | -51.71 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 473 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 101,707 | 0.45 | 475,739 | -78.62 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 24,727 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 19,866 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 21,270 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 153 440 | -100.00 |