# Malta exports to Libya: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Malta to Libya, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MLT-LBY/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $95.6M in goods exports to Libya. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $95.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 20 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 33.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271020 | Not reported | $175.4M | 3.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $736.4M | 32.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $371.8M | 71.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $255.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $17.9M | 3.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 840991 | Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $15.5M | 4% | High attention |
| 7 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $38.4M | 72.3% | High attention |
| 8 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $72.3M | 51.7% | High attention |
| 9 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $50.8M | 31% | High attention |
| 10 | 853720 | 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 voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $38.3M | 92.9% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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