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.
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.
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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 countriesChangeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,669 a tonne, 66,772 tonnesUSD 111min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of Libya's imports56 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,467 a tonne, 8,795 tonnesUSD 74min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 35,548 a tonne, 1,021 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,867 a tonne, 1,389 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,801 a tonne, 1,556 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 444k in 2022Unit valueUSD 10,364 a tonne, 1,582 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of Libya's imports19 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,899 a tonne, 2,771 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 452 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,788 a tonne, 3,369 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532
Share of Libya's imports24 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,956 a tonne, 2,543 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,324 a tonne, 3,093 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copperHS 854411
Share of Libya's imports85 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 217 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,201 a tonne, 938 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Libya's imports8 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,730 a tonne, 2,651 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Libya's imports11 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,759 a tonne, 992 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Libya's imports14 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 494 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,367 a tonne, 910 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Machinery: industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsHS 843810
Share of Libya's imports84 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,226 a tonne, 648 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370
Share of Libya's imports18 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,291 a tonne, 704 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 130,014 a tonne, 71 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,502 a tonne, 2,460 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Electrical insulators: other than of glass and ceramicsHS 854690
Share of Libya's imports46 per cent, 10 source countriesChangefrom USD 19k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 9min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Libya's imports12 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,138 a tonne, 138 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853620
Share of Libya's imports59 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,996 a tonne, 493 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,600 a tonne, 736 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240
Share of Libya's imports56 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 72,293 a tonne, 108 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 206 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,579 a tonne, 1,999 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Libya's imports40 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,664 a tonne, 2,685 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heatersHS 851610
Share of Libya's imports21 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,958 a tonne, 1,722 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350
Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,652 a tonne, 2,548 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice mastsHS 730820
Share of Libya's imports31 per cent, 6 source countriesChangefrom USD 108k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,058 a tonne, 1,612 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 330 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,355 a tonne, 691 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129
Share of Libya's imports23 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 420k in 2022Unit valueUSD 119,716 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 945 a tonne, 6,737 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219
Share of Libya's imports17 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,523 a tonne, 4,110 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423
Share of Libya's imports42 per cent, 4 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 7,173 a tonne, 857 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Libya's imports4 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 527,932 a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460
Share of Libya's imports4 per cent, 19 source countriesChangefrom USD 14k in 2022Unit valueUSD 9,717 a tonne, 525 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,211 a tonne, 312 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of Libya's imports16 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,636 a tonne, 239 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Mortars and concretes: non-refractoryHS 382450
Share of Libya's imports47 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 226 a tonne, 21,801 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Libya's imports10 per cent, 46 source countriesChangeup 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,577 a tonne, 157 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 107k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
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Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surfaceHS 680221
Share of Libya's imports2 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 283 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 839 a tonne, 5,590 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391
Share of Libya's imports19 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 111,944 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 94k in 2022Unit valueUSD 43,006 a tonne, 104 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Cast iron: cast fittings, of non-malleable cast ironHS 730711
Share of Libya's imports94 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 453k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
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Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161
Share of Libya's imports18 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,845 a tonne, 200 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
46
Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirantsHS 330720
Share of Libya's imports15 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,258 a tonne, 658 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,059 a tonne, 102 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of Libya's imports8 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,488 a tonne, 544 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531
Share of Libya's imports9 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,742 a tonne, 521 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 311 per cent on 2022 (USD 964k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,462 a tonne, 1,608 tonnesUSD 4min 2024
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copperHS 85441185 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 13m; 10 source countries in all.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 94034067 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 3m; 14 source countries in all.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 87084060 per cent of Libya's imports of the line, USD 2m; 22 source countries in all.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
What Libya buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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.
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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