# Saudi Arabia exports to Libya: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $100.3M 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 | $100.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 76.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 16 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 481920 | Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | $47.3M | 21.9% | High attention |
| 2 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $14.5M | 39.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $29.2M | 71.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $14.9M | 39.8% | High attention |
| 5 | 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 | 0.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $47.3M | 41.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $41.9M | 51.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 200990 | Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $22.0M | 74.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 392350 | Plastics: stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $17.3M | 50.1% | High attention |
| 10 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $49.9M | 25.6% | 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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