# Libya Import Opportunities

Explore Libya's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $23.1B
- Import CAGR: +11.1%
- Trade openness: 98.1%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $764.8M | +33.6% | 10 | 9951 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $2.1B | +9.1% | 17 | 2399 |
| 3 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $736.4M | +16.0% | 33 | 6344 |
| 4 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.5B | +14.5% | 53 | 2321 |
| 5 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $284.5M | +35.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $371.8M | +8.5% | 8 | 7205 |
| 7 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $403.1M | +14.3% | 24 | 4105 |
| 8 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $628.0M | +12.3% | 44 | 2361 |
| 9 | HS 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $273.2M | +5.9% | 3 | 6749 |
| 10 | HS 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $202.9M | +11.0% | 19 | 6412 |
| 11 | HS 680221 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $152.9M | +16.9% | 13 | 7292 |
| 12 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $98.8M | +53.2% | 16 | 6183 |
| 13 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $115.2M | +14.5% | 24 | 7377 |
| 14 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $129.0M | +8.8% | 11 | 7917 |
| 15 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $171.0M | +11.1% | 9 | 4989 |
| 16 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $94.8M | +13.7% | 36 | 8964 |
| 17 | HS 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $79.7M | +18.8% | 20 | 9541 |
| 18 | HS 070999 | Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $66.3M | +36.1% | 7 | 9989 |
| 19 | HS 852560 | Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus, incorporating reception apparatus | $137.0M | +9.8% | 36 | 5281 |
| 20 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $71.3M | +41.6% | 5 | 7465 |
| 21 | HS 570242 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $68.4M | +20.6% | 10 | 9715 |
| 22 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $106.2M | +3.7% | 6 | 9648 |
| 23 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $83.4M | +18.0% | 9 | 6945 |
| 24 | HS 843049 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | $91.4M | +8.1% | 10 | 9061 |
| 25 | HS 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $97.9M | +7.6% | 32 | 8080 |
| 26 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $52.3M | +84.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 27 | HS 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $119.9M | +2.3% | 16 | 6313 |
| 28 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $100.4M | +11.1% | 26 | 5687 |
| 29 | HS 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $104.5M | +12.4% | 19 | 4438 |
| 30 | HS 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $58.4M | +17.0% | 10 | 8944 |
| 31 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $73.6M | +9.7% | 18 | 8171 |
| 32 | HS 010410 | Sheep: live | $102.0M | +4.7% | 8 | 6065 |
| 33 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $78.4M | +8.3% | 31 | 7286 |
| 34 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $88.5M | +4.8% | 26 | 6526 |
| 35 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $57.8M | +12.2% | 13 | 9754 |
| 36 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $106.8M | +8.1% | 39 | 4005 |
| 37 | HS 391620 | Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked | $44.5M | +22.5% | 13 | 8956 |
| 38 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $63.6M | +11.0% | 31 | 7707 |
| 39 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $117.7M | +14.1% | 36 | 2419 |
| 40 | HS 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $65.5M | +6.4% | 4 | 8424 |
| 41 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $104.9M | +11.2% | 31 | 3795 |
| 42 | HS 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $131.6M | +8.4% | 8 | 2955 |
| 43 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $126.6M | +7.6% | 7 | 2981 |
| 44 | HS 271020 | Not reported | $175.4M | +10.6% | 48 | 1254 |
| 45 | HS 010290 | Bovine animals: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $76.9M | +2.8% | 4 | 5903 |
| 46 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $78.3M | +6.6% | 27 | 4525 |
| 47 | HS 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $40.2M | +33.7% | 8 | 6402 |
| 48 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $81.8M | +12.9% | 33 | 2946 |
| 49 | HS 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $67.4M | +13.3% | 24 | 3861 |
| 50 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $61.5M | +13.2% | 30 | 4584 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.