Largest market shown
Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)
$1.8B of latest reported imports and $1.2B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Lebanon import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Lebanon's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$17.7B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+6.9%Three-year reported change
GDP$20.1BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$3.5KLatest reported value
Trade openness52.8%Reported share of GDP
Lebanon import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$17.7B in imports
Lebanon recorded $17.7B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +6.9%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Lebanon imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $17.7B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.8BLatest imports | +15.4% | 21 | 3056 | AREDeclining | $2.8B |
| 2 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $1.5BLatest imports | +7.7% | 26 | 3876 | GRCDeclining | $1.8B |
| 3 | HS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $524.8MLatest imports | +40.5% | 10 | 9895 | CHEStable | $1.0B |
| 4 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $2.4BLatest imports | +6.4% | 63 | 1757 | SAUDeclining | $2.9B |
| 5 | HS 710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $138.9MLatest imports | +38.9% | 3 | 7575 | AREDeclining | $271.2M |
| 6 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $230.9MLatest imports | +5.3% | 24 | 6058 | AREDeclining | $269.9M |
| 7 | HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $101.3MLatest imports | +28.0% | 22 | 9922 | BRADeclining | $197.8M |
| 8 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $81.6MLatest imports | +48.7% | 1 | 10000 | DEUDeclining | $159.4M |
| 9 | HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $84.8MLatest imports | +23.1% | 9 | 9311 | UKRDeclining | $158.2M |
| 10 | HS 711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $222.0MLatest imports | +3.3% | 29 | 4205 | AREDeclining | $244.5M |
| 11 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $65.0MLatest imports | +24.1% | 30 | 8525 | CHNGrowing | $124.4M |
| 12 | HS 010290Bovine animals: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $183.7MLatest imports | +3.3% | 16 | 3479 | BRAStable | $202.5M |
| 13 | HS 271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $136.3MLatest imports | +5.6% | 14 | 4163 | DZADeclining | $160.6M |
| 14 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $131.3MLatest imports | +5.2% | 21 | 4372 | UKRDeclining | $152.9M |
| 15 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $99.2MLatest imports | +2.5% | 8 | 7747 | UKRDeclining | $106.9M |
| 16 | HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $97.2MLatest imports | +3.0% | 39 | 7441 | BRADeclining | $106.3M |
| 17 | HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $79.4MLatest imports | +7.5% | 19 | 8120 | BRADeclining | $98.7M |
| 18 | HS 870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $95.2MLatest imports | +29.9% | 24 | 2560 | GBRDeclining | $185.9M |
| 19 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $69.5MLatest imports | +4.9% | 11 | 7721 | ARGSlowing | $80.2M |
| 20 | HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $66.7MLatest imports | +38.9% | 9 | 3759 | USADeclining | $130.4M |
| 21 | HS 100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $56.5MLatest imports | +3.7% | 5 | 9997 | RUSDeclining | $63.1M |
| 22 | HS 710221Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $38.5MLatest imports | +24.1% | 2 | 6834 | AREAccelerating | $73.5M |
| 23 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $399.9MLatest imports | +3.9% | 71 | 559 | FRAGrowing | $448.3M |
| 24 | HS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $83.2MLatest imports | +5.3% | 18 | 4117 | AREDeclining | $97.2M |
| 25 | HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $47.7MLatest imports | +15.3% | 20 | 5960 | SDNDeclining | $73.1M |
| 26 | HS 271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $43.6MLatest imports | +9.5% | 7 | 8946 | TURDeclining | $57.3M |
| 27 | HS 010229Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $131.7MLatest imports | +5.4% | 16 | 2610 | ESPSlowing | $154.1M |
| 28 | HS 721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $119.3MLatest imports | +4.3% | 12 | 2305 | EGYDeclining | $135.5M |
| 29 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $36.5MLatest imports | +12.0% | 33 | 9098 | CHNAccelerating | $51.3M |
| 30 | HS 871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $43.9MLatest imports | +12.2% | 14 | 6262 | CHNDeclining | $62.0M |
| 31 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $146.6MLatest imports | -1.5% | 45 | 1811 | USASlowing | $140.0M |
| 32 | HS 252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $45.2MLatest imports | +4.0% | 5 | 7065 | EGYDeclining | $50.9M |
| 33 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $30.6MLatest imports | +29.0% | 21 | 5250 | CHNDeclining | $59.7M |
| 34 | HS 840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $77.4MLatest imports | +8.7% | 24 | 2340 | GBRDeclining | $99.3M |
| 35 | HS 151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $55.4MLatest imports | +9.1% | 19 | 4397 | TURDeclining | $71.9M |
| 36 | HS 710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | $30.8MLatest imports | +10.2% | 7 | 9068 | CHEGrowing | $41.3M |
| 37 | HS 910121Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $28.3MLatest imports | +13.4% | 10 | 8636 | CHESlowing | $41.2M |
| 38 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $150.3MLatest imports | +6.4% | 30 | 1253 | MARDeclining | $180.8M |
| 39 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $37.4MLatest imports | +6.7% | 60 | 6882 | CHNDeclining | $45.4M |
| 40 | HS 950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $38.9MLatest imports | +3.1% | 68 | 7741 | CHNDeclining | $42.6M |
| 41 | HS 910221Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $26.9MLatest imports | +12.1% | 12 | 8879 | CHEDeclining | $37.9M |
| 42 | HS 300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $98.1MLatest imports | +0.2% | 22 | 2311 | CHEStable | $98.6M |
| 43 | HS 890610Vessels: warships | $20.3MLatest imports | +24.2% | 1 | 10000 | USAGrowing | $38.9M |
| 44 | HS 721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $44.4MLatest imports | +4.5% | 12 | 5219 | CHNDeclining | $50.6M |
| 45 | HS 841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $31.0MLatest imports | +4.0% | 30 | 8256 | CHNDeclining | $34.8M |
| 46 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $25.0MLatest imports | +11.3% | 13 | 8343 | BRASlowing | $34.4M |
| 47 | HS 841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $33.0MLatest imports | +10.1% | 3 | 5269 | USADeclining | $44.1M |
| 48 | HS 540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $26.2MLatest imports | +5.9% | 20 | 9190 | CHNDeclining | $31.1M |
| 49 | HS 740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $56.2MLatest imports | +3.0% | 9 | 4095 | EGYSlowing | $61.3M |
| 50 | HS 330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $37.7MLatest imports | +8.3% | 28 | 4138 | IRLDeclining | $47.8M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious stones and metalsHS2 71 | 7 | $2.9B | $2.8B | +19.6% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $3.9B | $1.9B | +7.1% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 4 | $369.7M | $398.4M | +12.0% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 3 | $287.0M | $252.6M | +3.8% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 2 | $251.6M | $235.0M | +17.2% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 4 | $316.2M | $214.4M | +17.4% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 2 | $140.1M | $193.4M | +16.1% |
| Live animalsHS2 01 | 2 | $315.4M | $162.1M | +4.3% |
| AircraftHS2 88 | 1 | $81.6M | $159.4M | +48.7% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 2 | $179.9M | $153.5M | +7.6% |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsHS2 12 | 2 | $114.5M | $120.3M | +27.1% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 2 | $104.4M | $120.3M | +9.4% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $81.6M | 1 | 10000 | DEU | 100.0% |
| HS 890610Vessels: warships | $20.3M | 1 | 10000 | USA | 83.9% |
| HS 100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $56.5M | 5 | 9997 | RUS | 100.0% |
| HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $101.3M | 22 | 9922 | BRA | 99.6% |
| HS 710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $524.8M | 10 | 9895 | CHE | 99.5% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $84.8M | 9 | 9311 | UKR | 96.4% |
| HS 540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $26.2M | 20 | 9190 | CHN | 95.8% |
| HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $36.5M | 33 | 9098 | CHN | 95.3% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
ARE
United Arab Emirates
6 screened products
$1.9BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHE
Switzerland, Liechtenstein
5 screened products
$1.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsGRC
Greece
1 screened products
$1.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsSAU
Saudi Arabia
1 screened products
$817.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
5 screened products
$519.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
9 screened products
$422.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUKR
Ukraine
3 screened products
$342.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
4 screened products
$171.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Lebanon import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Lebanon's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Lebanon.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.