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Russian trade with Libya in 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 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Libya

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Libya totaled $331,969,290, up 173.79% ($210,719,418) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Libya in 2021 totaled $331,968,763, up 173.79% ($210,718,933) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Libya in 2021 totaled $527, up 1,154.76% ($485) from 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Libya in 2021 was $331,968,236, a 173.79% increase ($210,718,448) over 2020.

Libya was Russia’s 92nd largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 115th in 2020), accounting for 0.0423% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0214% in 2020).

Libya was Russia’s 81st largest export market in 2021 (up from 99th in 2020), accounting for 0.0675% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0360% in 2020).

Libya was Russia’s 225th largest supplier in 2021 (up from 230th in 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Libya

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.77% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (80.17% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.45% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (10.08% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (4.26% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Libya (3.61% in 2020).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $158,027,997;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $35,746,485;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $12,446,500;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $5,907,500.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Libya in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,554,171;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,252,182.
Russia’s exports to Libya in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 11,822-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 38,483 0.01 0
10 Cereals 249,855,084 75.26 91,827,087172.09
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 83,952 0.03 31270,712.90
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,907,500 1.78 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 41,833 0.01 65,422-36.06
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,383,625 1.02 3,052,39510.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 152,381 0.05 81,78186.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 380,616 0.11 252,49750.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 629,127 0.19 47,5601,222.81
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 78,121 0.02 83,030-5.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,850 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 14,226,022 4.29 1,779,522699.43
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 47,969,242 14.45 12,222,757292.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 37,439 0.01 49,707-24.68
30 Pharmaceutical products 178,259 0.05 89,84998.40
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 489-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,714 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 959,376 0.29 168,134470.60
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 5,663 0.00 19,514-70.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 67,813 0.02 83,507-18.79
39 Plastics and articles thereof 339,696 0.10 141,848139.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,753 0.00 259,358-97.40
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 1,418-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 354,335 0.11 56,618525.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 264,704 0.08 107,144147.05
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,751,552 1.13 5,003,734-25.02
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 2,411-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 62-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 53,500-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 36 0.00 334-89.22
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 199-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 71,897 0.02 19378,305.26
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 631-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,397 0.00 7,042-65.96
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 393-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 12,070 0.00 5,245130.12
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 92-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 32,311 0.01 40,412-20.05
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 640,300-100.00
72 Iron and steel 394 0.00 433,159-99.91
73 Articles of iron or steel 145,602 0.04 110,29832.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 205-100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 11,990 0.00 31,798-62.29
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 750 0.00 1,069-29.84
78 Lead and articles thereof 202 0.00 12364.23
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 333,880 0.10 136,963143.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 93 0.00 1,758-94.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,314,283 0.40 1,191,22710.33
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 1,123,769 0.34 566,91898.22
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 0 0.00 5,812-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 2,554,171-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 187,667 0.06 54,275245.77
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 12,140 0.00 6,08299.61
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 2-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 142 0.00 10633.96

Russia’s Imports from Libya

The major share of Russian imports from Libya in 2021 (and in 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 (100.00% in 2020).

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $485.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Libya in 2021 by product groups
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
73 Articles of iron or steel 527 100.00 421,154.76
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia