According to the Lebanese Customs, trade activity at Lebanon’s main customs offices improved in May 2017, when compared to May 2016. Total imports’ value rose by a yearly 7.63% to $7.92B by May 2017, and exports’ value escalated from $1.11B to $1.20B.
The breakdown of transported goods by customs’ office revealed that Port of Beirut (PoB) ranked first with $6.20B of value of total goods traded, followed by Rafic Hariri Airport, with $1.91B, and Port of Tripoli with $650.28M. As for other customs’ offices, trade activity was very low as they are located close to the Syrian Borders.
Shares of Total Trade Value by Customs Offices
Source: Lebanese Customs