Lebanon

Lebanon Imports 2023

Complete list of Lebanon's 187 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$20.27B
Total imports (2023)
#86
Global import rank
187
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Lebanon imported $20.27 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #86 largest importer. Goods came from 187 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 62.6% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $4.51 billion 22.2% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

187 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$2.29B11.28%
2Switzerland$1.99B9.82%
3Greece$1.71B8.42%
4Türkiye$1.67B8.25%
5United Arab Emirates$1.25B6.18%
6Italy$1.18B5.82%
7USA$730.89M3.61%
8Egypt$716.32M3.53%
9Russian Federation$586.26M2.89%
10Germany$569.63M2.81%
11Spain$466.78M2.30%
12Cyprus$466.25M2.30%
13India$427.42M2.11%
14Saudi Arabia$417.36M2.06%
15Brazil$397.94M1.96%
16France$377.68M1.86%
17United Kingdom$367.35M1.81%
18Ukraine$278.42M1.37%
19Japan$278.32M1.37%
20Belgium$202.65M1.00%
21Netherlands$201.82M1.00%
22Denmark$185.39M0.91%
23Algeria$153.38M0.76%
24Argentina$137.25M0.68%
25Romania$133.69M0.66%
26Syria$130.79M0.65%
27Thailand$126.26M0.62%
28Rep. of Korea$119.66M0.59%
29Libya$115.86M0.57%
30Indonesia$115.65M0.57%
31Poland$106.29M0.52%
32Venezuela$105.61M0.52%
33Liberia$104.81M0.52%
34Jordan$101.04M0.50%
35Canada$99.40M0.49%
36Ireland$98.86M0.49%
37Czechia$92.57M0.46%
38Viet Nam$88.36M0.44%
39China, Hong Kong SAR$82.35M0.41%
40Sweden$78.73M0.39%
41Croatia$71.63M0.35%
42Mexico$68.47M0.34%
43Morocco$66.56M0.33%
44Slovakia$64.98M0.32%
45Bulgaria$64.23M0.32%
46Malaysia$64.22M0.32%
47Hungary$62.91M0.31%
48Malta$62.71M0.31%
49Iran$60.24M0.30%
50Austria$57.22M0.28%
51Kazakhstan$53.92M0.27%
52Other Asia, nes$53.13M0.26%
53Oman$46.03M0.23%
54Portugal$45.30M0.22%
55Lithuania$42.92M0.21%
56Qatar$41.73M0.21%
57Sudan$37.26M0.18%
58Rep. of Moldova$34.91M0.17%
59Bangladesh$32.18M0.16%
60Singapore$28.80M0.14%
61Kuwait$28.42M0.14%
62Slovenia$27.83M0.14%
63Tunisia$26.93M0.13%
64Australia$26.82M0.13%
65Colombia$25.35M0.13%
66Norway$24.99M0.12%
67Sri Lanka$21.68M0.11%
68Pakistan$21.09M0.10%
69Finland$19.80M0.10%
70Serbia$17.49M0.09%
71South Africa$15.85M0.08%
72Paraguay$13.64M0.07%
73Bahrain$13.46M0.07%
74Belarus$12.71M0.06%
75Cambodia$11.63M0.06%
76Senegal$8.44M0.04%
77Côte d'Ivoire$8.09M0.04%
78Philippines$7.82M0.04%
79Nigeria$7.63M0.04%
80Chile$7.44M0.04%
81Estonia$6.96M0.03%
82Myanmar$6.91M0.03%
83New Zealand$6.87M0.03%
84Iraq$6.82M0.03%
85Ghana$6.20M0.03%
86Costa Rica$6.01M0.03%
87Uruguay$5.68M0.03%
88Mauritius$4.80M0.02%
89Ecuador$4.53M0.02%
90United Rep. of Tanzania$4.44M0.02%
91Dominican Rep.$4.12M0.02%
92Peru$4.05M0.02%
93Luxembourg$3.83M0.02%
94Ethiopia$3.70M0.02%
95Armenia$3.59M0.02%
96Guatemala$3.42M0.02%
97Latvia$2.47M0.01%
98Nicaragua$2.05M0.01%
99Benin$1.87M0.01%
100Cameroon$1.86M0.01%
101Cuba$1.81M0.01%
102San Marino$1.80M0.01%
103Kyrgyzstan$1.73M0.01%
104Georgia$1.54M0.01%
105Kenya$1.52M0.01%
106Albania$1.50M0.01%
107Mauritania$1.20M0.01%
108Azerbaijan$1.13M0.01%
109Uganda$1.03M0.01%
110Gabon$887,0360.00%
111Honduras$858,8610.00%
112Andorra$848,9820.00%
113Sierra Leone$846,2350.00%
114Mozambique$789,2190.00%
115Madagascar$753,3390.00%
116Uzbekistan$703,6430.00%
117Bosnia Herzegovina$692,2300.00%
118Afghanistan$609,3150.00%
119North Macedonia$541,5060.00%
120Angola$483,1760.00%
121Congo$480,6500.00%
122Malawi$359,1780.00%
123Lao People's Dem. Rep.$330,0520.00%
124Togo$315,0790.00%
125State of Palestine$254,4500.00%
126Nepal$250,5880.00%
127Zambia$210,8670.00%
128Eswatini$204,9110.00%
129Iceland$179,8220.00%
130Bahamas$171,2090.00%
131Barbados$155,6590.00%
132Montenegro$118,1470.00%
133Mali$112,8990.00%
134Trinidad and Tobago$105,7540.00%
135Burkina Faso$98,4340.00%
136Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$88,1550.00%
137China, Macao SAR$84,6850.00%
138Equatorial Guinea$82,7390.00%
139Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$80,3640.00%
140Namibia$78,8820.00%
141Grenada$74,5340.00%
142Zimbabwe$64,0260.00%
143Central African Rep.$63,2570.00%
144Tajikistan$62,6570.00%
145Botswana$57,2160.00%
146Yemen$56,6020.00%
147Suriname$55,9850.00%
148Aruba$53,3530.00%
149Lesotho$39,7780.00%
150Mongolia$33,3450.00%
151Bhutan$31,6670.00%
152Tokelau$30,2970.00%
153El Salvador$28,7430.00%
154Guyana$27,2160.00%
155Panama$24,3500.00%
156American Samoa$23,1410.00%
157Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$22,6070.00%
158Turkmenistan$21,1320.00%
159Rwanda$17,8880.00%
160Jamaica$16,1240.00%
161Seychelles$13,7100.00%
162Montserrat$13,0490.00%
163Somalia$10,6850.00%
164Haiti$9,3880.00%
165Dominica$7,0180.00%
166Burundi$6,7210.00%
167Nauru$6,2780.00%
168Fiji$5,4060.00%
169Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$5,1030.00%
170Cabo Verde$4,0550.00%
171Eritrea$3,7220.00%
172Maldives$3,3770.00%
173Antigua and Barbuda$3,3100.00%
174Niger$3,2580.00%
175Turks and Caicos Isds$1,5550.00%
176Belize$1,2840.00%
177Anguilla$1,1840.00%
178Papua New Guinea$1,1540.00%
179Pitcairn$7140.00%
180Comoros$6820.00%
181Greenland$6820.00%
182Marshall Isds$6820.00%
183New Caledonia$4290.00%
184Tonga$3110.00%
185Guinea$2630.00%
186Djibouti$1990.00%
187Gambia$300.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$4.51B22.23%
2710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$1.62B7.99%
3710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$669.75M3.30%
4851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$552.48M2.73%
5711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$424.41M2.09%
6870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$372.85M1.84%
7010290Bovine animals: live, other than cattle and buffalo$360.75M1.78%
8300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$334.93M1.65%
9870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$259.64M1.28%
10721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$159.55M0.79%
11271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$153.75M0.76%
12710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$146.23M0.72%
13010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals$145.39M0.72%
14840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$137.60M0.68%
15100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$131.99M0.65%
16854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$118.24M0.58%
17230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$108.79M0.54%
18890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$103.99M0.51%
19170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$102.32M0.50%
20151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$101.01M0.50%
21870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$92.79M0.46%
22841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$87.41M0.43%
23100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$84.69M0.42%
24090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$81.68M0.40%
25210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$81.58M0.40%
26710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$80.45M0.40%
27870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$77.22M0.38%
28300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$75.96M0.37%
29100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$73.03M0.36%
30100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$71.95M0.35%
31401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$70.88M0.35%
32020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$66.90M0.33%
33871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$64.61M0.32%
34720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$58.63M0.29%
35850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$58.50M0.29%
36850440Electrical static converters$57.35M0.28%
37120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken$56.82M0.28%
38271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$56.79M0.28%
39120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$55.28M0.27%
40490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title$54.22M0.27%
41151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$53.97M0.27%
42870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$51.59M0.25%
43940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$51.06M0.25%
44390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$50.16M0.25%
45870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$48.95M0.24%
46020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$47.49M0.23%
47721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$47.27M0.23%
48170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$46.30M0.23%
49701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$45.68M0.23%
50040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$45.41M0.22%
51950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$45.25M0.22%
52300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$43.99M0.22%
53740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$43.29M0.21%
54847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.62M0.21%
55870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$42.41M0.21%
56880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$39.64M0.20%
57190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$38.98M0.19%
58040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$38.96M0.19%
59040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$38.66M0.19%
60382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$38.35M0.19%
61240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped$37.58M0.19%
62330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$37.16M0.18%
63841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$35.99M0.18%
64251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk: ground$35.04M0.17%
65901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$33.58M0.17%
66961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$32.93M0.16%
67690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$32.86M0.16%
68340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$32.37M0.16%
69220830Whiskies$32.34M0.16%
70180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$32.31M0.16%
71441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances$32.21M0.16%
72870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$32.20M0.16%
73620462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$32.14M0.16%
74852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$31.18M0.15%
75440290Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated$30.71M0.15%
76721410Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling$30.59M0.15%
77330300Perfumes and toilet waters$29.99M0.15%
78240399Tobacco: other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking$29.68M0.15%
79190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$29.61M0.15%
80271311Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals$28.06M0.14%
81850720Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$27.94M0.14%
82190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$27.91M0.14%
83640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$27.79M0.14%
84151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$27.44M0.14%
85910221Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding$27.29M0.13%
86240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$27.13M0.13%
87722611Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented$27.06M0.13%
88210112Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$26.76M0.13%
89392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$25.91M0.13%
90690740Finishing ceramics$25.64M0.13%
91850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$25.22M0.12%
92640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$24.94M0.12%
93910121Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal$24.45M0.12%
94848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$24.22M0.12%
95271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$24.10M0.12%
96760421Aluminium: alloys, hollow profiles$24.04M0.12%
97210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$23.65M0.12%
98390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$23.63M0.12%
99190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$23.15M0.11%
100854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$23.01M0.11%