Port of Beirut: Busiest Customs’ Office by August 2017

According to the Lebanese Customs, trade activity at Lebanon’s main customs offices slipped by August 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. In fact, total imports’ value fell by a yearly 1.58% to $12.59B by August 2017, and exports’ value also dropped by an annual 3.21% to $1.91B over the same period.

The Port of Beirut continues to stand as an alternative trade route following the disruptions caused by the Syrian war.  As such, transported goods by customs’ offices revealed that $9.03B worth of imports and $942.94M of total exported goods were processed through the Port of Beirut (PoB).

Meanwhile, $2.37B worth of imports and $607.48B worth of exports went through the customs’ office of Beirut International Airport.

The customs office of Tripoli comes in third place as it accounted for $833.00M of total imports and $160.25M of total exports by August 2017.

As for the other customs’ offices, including Saida, Abboudieh, Arida, Tyre, and Masnaa trade activity remained minimal especially due to their proximity to the Syrian border.

Shares of Trade Value by Customs Offices by August 2017 

 ImportsExports
Port Of Beirut72%50%
Beirut International Airport19%32%
Tripoli7%8%

Source: Lebanese Customs

 

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