Trade lane

What Libya buys from Italy.

Libya imported USD 1.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from Italy in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022. That is 8 per cent of everything Libya imported in these lines, and Italy is its number 4 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Italy dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 1.0bnfrom Italy in 2024 (USD 758m in 2022)
8 per centof Libya's imports in these lines, USD 14bn from every source
161product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#4Italy's rank among Libya's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Libya paid Italy for it at the border, Italy's share of everything Libya imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 60 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS 200290

    Share of Libya's imports77 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,669 a tonne, 66,772 tonnes
    USD 111min 2024
  2. 2

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449

    Share of Libya's imports56 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,467 a tonne, 8,795 tonnes
    USD 74min 2024
  3. 3

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853720

    Share of Libya's imports83 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 35,548 a tonne, 1,021 tonnes
    USD 36min 2024
  4. 4

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of Libya's imports30 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,867 a tonne, 1,389 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  5. 5

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,801 a tonne, 1,556 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  6. 6

    Transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVAHS 850434

    Share of Libya's imports95 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changefrom USD 444k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 10,364 a tonne, 1,582 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  7. 7

    Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690

    Share of Libya's imports19 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,899 a tonne, 2,771 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  8. 8

    Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121

    Share of Libya's imports14 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 452 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,788 a tonne, 3,369 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  9. 9

    Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532

    Share of Libya's imports24 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,956 a tonne, 2,543 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  10. 10

    Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590

    Share of Libya's imports20 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,324 a tonne, 3,093 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  11. 11

    Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copperHS 854411

    Share of Libya's imports85 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 217 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,201 a tonne, 938 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  12. 12

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Libya's imports8 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,730 a tonne, 2,651 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  13. 13

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of Libya's imports11 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,759 a tonne, 992 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  14. 14

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890

    Share of Libya's imports14 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 494 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,367 a tonne, 910 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  15. 15

    Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS 843810

    Share of Libya's imports84 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,226 a tonne, 648 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  16. 16

    Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370

    Share of Libya's imports18 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,291 a tonne, 704 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  17. 17

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710

    Share of Libya's imports27 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 130,014 a tonne, 71 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  18. 18

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422

    Share of Libya's imports35 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 3,502 a tonne, 2,460 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  19. 19

    Electrical insulators: other than of glass and ceramicsHS 854690

    Share of Libya's imports46 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changefrom USD 19k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  20. 20

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Libya's imports12 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 58,138 a tonne, 138 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  21. 21

    Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853620

    Share of Libya's imports59 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,996 a tonne, 493 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  22. 22

    Plastics: bidets, lavatory pans, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware n.e.c. in heading no. 3922HS 392290

    Share of Libya's imports53 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,600 a tonne, 736 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  23. 23

    Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240

    Share of Libya's imports56 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 72,293 a tonne, 108 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  24. 24

    Cans: which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steelHS 731021

    Share of Libya's imports50 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 206 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,579 a tonne, 1,999 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  25. 25

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of Libya's imports40 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,664 a tonne, 2,685 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  26. 26

    Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heatersHS 851610

    Share of Libya's imports21 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,958 a tonne, 1,722 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  27. 27

    Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350

    Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,652 a tonne, 2,548 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  28. 28

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice mastsHS 730820

    Share of Libya's imports31 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changefrom USD 108k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 4,058 a tonne, 1,612 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  29. 29

    Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705HS 870590

    Share of Libya's imports21 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 330 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,355 a tonne, 691 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  30. 30

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129

    Share of Libya's imports23 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changefrom USD 420k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 119,716 a tonne, 54 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  31. 31

    Ceramic 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%HS 690721

    Share of Libya's imports6 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 945 a tonne, 6,737 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  32. 32

    Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219

    Share of Libya's imports17 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,523 a tonne, 4,110 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  33. 33

    Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423

    Share of Libya's imports42 per cent, 4 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 7,173 a tonne, 857 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 34

    Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199

    Share of Libya's imports4 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 527,932 a tonne, 11 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 35

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460

    Share of Libya's imports4 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changefrom USD 14k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 9,717 a tonne, 525 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  36. 36

    Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890

    Share of Libya's imports33 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,211 a tonne, 312 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  37. 37

    Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999

    Share of Libya's imports16 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,636 a tonne, 239 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  38. 38

    Mortars and concretes: non-refractoryHS 382450

    Share of Libya's imports47 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 226 a tonne, 21,801 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  39. 39

    Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690

    Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,577 a tonne, 157 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  40. 40

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215

    Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changefrom USD 107k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 5min 2024
  41. 41

    Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surfaceHS 680221

    Share of Libya's imports2 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 283 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 839 a tonne, 5,590 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  42. 42

    Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391

    Share of Libya's imports19 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 111,944 a tonne, 41 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  43. 43

    Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230

    Share of Libya's imports20 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changefrom USD 94k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 43,006 a tonne, 104 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  44. 44

    Cast iron: cast fittings, of non-malleable cast ironHS 730711

    Share of Libya's imports94 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changefrom USD 453k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  45. 45

    Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161

    Share of Libya's imports18 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,845 a tonne, 200 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  46. 46

    Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirantsHS 330720

    Share of Libya's imports15 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,258 a tonne, 658 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of Libya's imports15 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 40,059 a tonne, 102 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360

    Share of Libya's imports8 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,488 a tonne, 544 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531

    Share of Libya's imports9 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,742 a tonne, 521 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419

    Share of Libya's imports26 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 311 per cent on 2022 (USD 964k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,462 a tonne, 1,608 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690USD 13m in 2024, up 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Italy supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  2. Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS 843810USD 11m in 2024, up 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Italy supplies 84 per cent of the line.
  3. Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS 200290USD 111m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022). Italy supplies 77 per cent of the line.
  4. Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350USD 7m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Italy supplies 10 per cent of the line.
  5. Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590USD 13m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Italy supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  6. Plastics: bidets, lavatory pans, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware n.e.c. in heading no. 3922HS 392290USD 8m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Italy supplies 53 per cent of the line.
  7. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690USD 16m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Italy supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  8. Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853620USD 8m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Italy supplies 59 per cent of the line.
  9. Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heatersHS 851610USD 7m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Italy supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  10. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 25m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Italy supplies 10 per cent of the line.
  11. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449USD 74m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022). Italy supplies 56 per cent of the line.
  12. Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370USD 10m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Italy supplies 18 per cent of the line.
  13. Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532USD 15m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Italy supplies 24 per cent of the line.
Where Italy dominates

Lines where Italy supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Italy ships at least 60 per cent of what Libya imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS 20029077 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 111m; 10 source countries in all.
  2. Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 85372083 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 36m; 12 source countries in all.
  3. Transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVAHS 85043495 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 16m; 7 source countries in all.
  4. Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copperHS 85441185 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 13m; 10 source countries in all.
  5. Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS 84381084 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 11m; 12 source countries in all.
  6. Cast iron: cast fittings, of non-malleable cast ironHS 73071194 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 4m; 11 source countries in all.
  7. Machinery: parts of poultry-keeping machinery or poultry incubators and broodersHS 84369186 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 7 source countries in all.
  8. Ovens: non-electric, bakery ovens, including biscuit ovensHS 84172094 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 5 source countries in all.
  9. Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 94034067 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 14 source countries in all.
  10. Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, with fittingsHS 40094277 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 14 source countries in all.
  11. Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperatureHS 84199064 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 23 source countries in all.
  12. Machine-tools: sawing machines, for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glassHS 84641064 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 8 source countries in all.
  13. Juice: grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 20096966 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 2m; 5 source countries in all.
  14. Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 87084060 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 2m; 22 source countries in all.
  15. Machinery: for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oilsHS 84792078 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 2m; 7 source countries in all.
  16. Resistors: electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545HS 85168066 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 1m; 18 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Italy's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Libya at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449Italy: USD 74m at USD 8,467 a tonne. Turkey: USD 36m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 3,903 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,833 a tonne.
  2. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180Italy: USD 25m at USD 17,867 a tonne. Turkey: USD 12m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 10,306 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,679 a tonne.
  3. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Italy: USD 25m at USD 15,801 a tonne. Turkey: USD 13m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 7,858 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,677 a tonne.
  4. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Italy: USD 16m at USD 5,899 a tonne. Turkey: USD 31m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 4,351 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,155 a tonne.
  5. Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121Italy: USD 16m at USD 4,788 a tonne. France: USD 7m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 715 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,002 a tonne.
  6. Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532Italy: USD 15m at USD 5,956 a tonne. Turkey: USD 26m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 3,977 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,823 a tonne.
  7. Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590Italy: USD 13m at USD 4,324 a tonne. Turkey: USD 20m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 3,042 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,877 a tonne.
  8. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Italy: USD 13m at USD 4,730 a tonne. Poland: USD 25m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 3,757 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,730 a tonne.
  9. Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Italy: USD 12m at USD 11,759 a tonne. South Korea: USD 38m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 2,557 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,391 a tonne.
  10. Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890Italy: USD 11m at USD 12,367 a tonne. Turkey: USD 21m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 1,943 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,590 a tonne.
  11. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Italy: USD 8m at USD 58,138 a tonne. China: USD 6m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 46,079 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 52,744 a tonne.
  12. Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350Italy: USD 7m at USD 2,652 a tonne. Turkey: USD 60m (86 per cent of the line) at USD 1,434 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,563 a tonne.
  13. Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice mastsHS 730820Italy: USD 7m at USD 4,058 a tonne. Turkey: USD 6m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 1,642 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,486 a tonne.
  14. Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705HS 870590Italy: USD 6m at USD 9,355 a tonne. China: USD 7m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 5,172 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,335 a tonne.
  15. Ceramic 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%HS 690721Italy: USD 6m at USD 945 a tonne. India: USD 38m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 626 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 596 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Libya buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.

What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Libya with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is Italy's part of everything Libya imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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