# Libya Export Playbook for North America

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in North America. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Libya (LBY)
- Region: North America
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $212.8B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 8,682 km
- Average business entry indicator: 5 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | USA | $160.0B | 25 | Not reported | 7,497 km | 4 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Canada | CAN | $50.1B | 23 | Not reported | 7,759 km | 2 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Mexico | MEX | $2.7B | 8 | Not reported | 10,791 km | 8 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $114.2B | +4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $12.9B | +5.6% | +0.2% |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | 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 | $10.8B | +5.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $10.1B | +10.8% | +0.1% |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $10.0B | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $6.7B | +11.1% | +0.4% |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $6.1B | +10.5% | +0.5% |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.0B | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $5.4B | +7.2% | +0.1% |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | HS 300490 - Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.9B | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $3.0B | +4.4% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $2.1B | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $1.6B | +7.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.3B | +5.2% | +0.0% |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 853650 - Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $1.2B | +2.9% | +0.0% |
| 16 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 841330 - Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines | $1.2B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Canada (CAN) | HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $1.0B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850490 - Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof | $927.0M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Canada (CAN) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $793.5M | +4.0% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Canada (CAN) | HS 382200 - Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $790.7M | +6.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 4 | $182.5B | $128.1B | +4.0% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 4 | $74.4B | $31.6B | +8.7% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 10 | $36.5B | $23.6B | +5.1% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $6.8B | $7.1B | +11.1% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 1 | $7.9B | $3.9B | +8.2% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 6 | $8.7B | $3.3B | +7.5% |
| HS2 21 - HS2 sector 21 | 1 | $2.1B | $2.1B | +8.0% |
| HS2 19 - HS2 sector 19 | 1 | $1.7B | $1.6B | +7.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Libya focus on North America?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.