Lebanon | Imports and Exports | World | Cheese, curd | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 0406. Cheese and curd | Lebanon | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 3,949,933.00 | 3,685,834.00 | 4,333,392.00 | 2,934,674.24 | 2,412,308.00 | 1,924,553.93 | 2,374,240.38 | 2,485,840.72 | 2,074,169.00 | 1,950,648.00 | 1,434,590.00 | 1,682,998.00 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 7.60 | -6.68 | 17.56 | -32.27 | -17.79 | -20.21 | 23.36 | 4.70 | -16.56 | -5.95 | -26.45 | 17.31 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 154,572,335.00 | 182,060,281.00 | 198,520,865.00 | 157,448,990.30 | 148,043,969.00 | 159,962,381.27 | 181,425,078.76 | 147,431,967.04 | 73,632,654.00 | 65,199,756.00 | 88,602,111.00 | 112,281,743.00 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -1.22 | 17.78 | 9.04 | -20.68 | -5.97 | 8.05 | 13.41 | -18.73 | -50.05 | -11.45 | 35.89 | 26.72 |
The value of exports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" from Lebanon totalled $ 1.68 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 0406 from Lebanon went up by 17.3% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" went up by $ 248 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 0406 from Lebanon amounted $1.43 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" amounted to 0.036% of total exports from Lebanon (cumulative merchandise exports from Lebanon totalled $ 4.56 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 0406 in total exports from Lebanon decreased by 0 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.037% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Lebanon were equal to $ 3.86 billion).
Exports of commodity group 0406 amounted to 57% of total sales of group "" from Lebanon in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Lebanon amounted to $2.92 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 0406 in sales of commodity group from Lebanon increased by 10.3 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 47% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Lebanon were $3.04 million).
Where does Lebanon export Cheese and curd?
Top export destinations of "Cheese and curd" from Lebanon in 2023:
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 16.4% (276 thousand US$)
- Free Zones with a share of 12.3% (207 thousand US$)
- Kuwait with a share of 8.53% (143 thousand US$)
- Congo with a share of 7.39% (124 thousand US$)
- Iraq with a share of 6.88% (115 thousand US$)
- Côte d`Ivoire with a share of 6.75% (113 thousand US$)
- Liberia with a share of 6.59% (110 thousand US$)
- Nigeria with a share of 6.41% (107 thousand US$)
- Qatar with a share of 4.53% (76 thousand US$)
- Ghana with a share of 3.1% (52 thousand US$)
Exports structure of 0406 - Cheese and curd - from Lebanon in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 61% (1.03 million US$): 040690 - Cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.s. in heading no. 0406
- 36% (615 thousand US$): 040630 - Processed cheese, not grated/powdered
- 1.66% (28 thousand US$): 040620 - Grated/powdered cheese, of all kinds
- 0.437% (7.36 thousand US$): 040610 - Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd
- 0.006% (105 US$): 040640 - Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)
The value of imports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" to Lebanon totalled $ 112 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 0406 to Lebanon went up by 26% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" went up by $ 23 million (the value of imports of commodity group 0406 to Lebanon was equal to $88 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 0406 "Cheese and curd" accounted for 0.619% of total import flow to Lebanon (in 2023, total imports to Lebanon amounted to $ 18.1 billion). The share of commodity group 0406 in total imports to Lebanon increased by 0.165 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.454% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Lebanon were equal to $ 19.5 billion).
Imports of commodity group 0406 reached 52% of total imports of group "" to Lebanon in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Lebanon totalled $212 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 0406 in total imports of commodity group to Lebanon increased by 2.29 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 50% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Lebanon accounted for $175 million).
Where does Lebanon import Cheese and curd from?
Top trading partners (import of "Cheese and curd") of Lebanon in 2023:
- Hungary with a share of 20% (22 million US$)
- Egypt with a share of 11.8% (13.3 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 10.4% (11.7 million US$)
- France with a share of 7.48% (8.4 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 5.75% (6.46 million US$)
- Poland with a share of 5.72% (6.43 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 5.17% (5.81 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 4.31% (4.84 million US$)
- Bulgaria with a share of 3.92% (4.4 million US$)
- Denmark with a share of 3.79% (4.26 million US$)
Imports structure of 0406 - Cheese and curd - to Lebanon in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 41% (46 million US$): 040690 - Cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.s. in heading no. 0406
- 35% (39 million US$): 040630 - Processed cheese, not grated/powdered
- 22% (25 million US$): 040620 - Grated/powdered cheese, of all kinds
- 0.573% (643 thousand US$): 040640 - Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)
- 0.051% (57 thousand US$): 040610 - Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd
