Libya - 3.5 Libya Food and Additional Suppliers

The local market relies on importation, almost 80% of the available commodities in the Libya are imported from the regional and international market through the Libyan importers and investors, this includes but not limited to food, NFI, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, and oil products (although Libya exports the crude oil).

However, there is a manufacturing of some food items like dairy products and juice in Libya.

Local traders are usually ready to scale up the volume of importations to meet any extension on local demands, and ready to respond for special procurement request which is not done regularly.

The main challenge for the importers is the lack of liquidity and hard currency in the central bank, and the difficulty to open new L/A and receive hard currency through the governmental banks, thus the importers are obliged to get the required hard currency through the black market, which is higher than the official rate, and resulted to significant accretion in the commodities price.

Shortage of items and delay in importing might occur every now and then due to the current security situation, and lack of liquidity in the country.

Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a general overview of country data related to the service and supply sectors, please consult the following sources:

The Observatory of Economic Complexity – MIT (OEC)

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Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider.

Libya - 3.5.1 Libya Food Suppliers

Overview

The food market in Libya relies on importation, and the supply chain goes through one channel which is the private importers and investors in the country which distribute the food to the wholesaler in the districts and then to the retailers on the neighbourhoods.

Additional information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For more specific and detailed overviews of food availability and market conditions, please consult the following sources:

WFP Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping (VAM)

USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

For more information on food supplier contact details, please see the following link:

4.10 Libya Supplier Contact List

Retail Sector

The local retailers are prevalent in all over the country to serve the neighbourhoods. Basically, they sell the essential commodities and other complimentary ones, provided by the wholesalers

There are different types of retailers, mostly mini markets and shops. They all deal with cash, and some of them accept mobile money and pre-paid card.

Types of Retailers Available
Type of Retailer	Rank (1-5)
Supermarket – concentrates mainly in supplying a range of food, beverage, cleaning and sanitation products; have significant purchasing power; are often part of national/regional/global chains.	4
Convenience Store/Mini Market – medium sized shop; offers a more limited range of products than supermarkets; usually has good/stable purchasing power; may be part of chain or cooperative.	1
Permanent shop with strong supply capacity – individually/family owned store; usually offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; good storage and reliable supply options.	1
Permanent shop with limited supply capacity – individually/family owned store; offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; limited storage and unstable supply options.	1

Wholesale – Al-Gordabeya

Al Gordabeya company is an importer and trader of several food items such as (canned Fava beans, canned chickpeas, canned Tun, Halva, juice, pasta, cheese). It imports the commodities from regional and international market or purchases them from other wholesalers and dispatches through contracted transportation companies to the company’s warehouses to be distributed after that to the retailers and suppliers contracted with the company. The company has a supermarket.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Al Gordabeya
Address	Misurata, Libya
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	No. The supplier is importer and distributor
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes, the supplier owns a supermarket
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	No. The supplies are dispatched through contracted transportation company
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes.
Approximate Turnover in MT	N/A
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash and bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information

Wholesale – Al Nakhlatien

Al Nakhlatien company is an importer and wholesaler of several food items such as - Frozen Chicken, Tuna, tomato, oil, milk, sugar, cheese, chocolate). The commodities are imported from Different countries then sold and the wholesalers and retail sector.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Al Nakhlatien
Address	Benghazi, Libya
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	No, the supplier is importer and distributor
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes, the supplier owns a supermarket .
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	No, the supplies are dispatched through contracted transportation company.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate Turnover in MT	N/A
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash and bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
Tripoli	Tripoli

Wholesale – Tazwed Libya LLC

Tazwed Libya LLC company is an importer and wholesaler of several food items such as (Milk, Pasta, tomato paste, cheese, Veg Oil, canned tuna, Biscuits, Sugar, Rice, Honey, Canned sweet corn ). It imports the commodities from regional and international market or purchases them from other wholesalers and dispatches through contracted transportation companies to the company’s warehouses to be distributed after that to the retailers and suppliers contracted with the company. The company has a supermarket, showrooms across the country.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Tazwed Libya LLC
Address	Tripoli, Libya
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	No, the supplier is importer and distributor.
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes, the supplier owns a supermarket and it has a showroom in 8 different cities across the country.
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	No, the supplies are dispatched through contracted transportation company.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate Turnover in MT	The supplier shared the information of yearly imported quantity of the three top items: - Rice: Yearly imported Qty 36,000 MT. - Pasta: Yearly imported Qty 8,000 MT. - Sugar: Yearly imported Qty 50,000 MT.
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash and bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
Tripoli	Al Karimeia
Benghazi	Benghazi
Sebha	Sebha centre, and Ghatron
Zawyia	Zawyia
Zuwara	Zuwara
Zulten	Zulten

Primary Goods / Commodities Available
Commodities by Type** (SITC Rev 4 Division Code - Title)		Comments
00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)	i.e. sheep and goats, swine, poultry…	Live animals are available locally, however approximately 30% of live animals are imported to meet the local demands especially in Haj season. No swine at all.
01 - Meat and meat preparations	i.e meat of bovine animals, meat of sheep, dried or smoked meat of swine, sausages…	Are available in the country through local production and importing. The security situation in the country and lack of liquidity impede both the production and importing process. No any swine products available.
02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs	i.e. milk, yogurt, butter, cheese, eggs…	75% of dairy product are imported. There is a local manufacturing of some dairy product, but it doesn’t meet all the local market requirements.
03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…	i.e. fish (chilled or frozen), fish (salted or in brine), fish liver and roes	Libya is a costal country, so fish is almost produced locally. There are also companies specialized in sea food processing like Fish Libya Canning Company.
04 - Cereals and cereal preparations	i.e. wheat, rice, flour of maize, pasta...	Available through importing them, however shortage and price fluctuation occur due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impede the importing process.
05 - Vegetables and fruit	i.e. vegetables, fruit and nuts, jams/jellies, fruit juices…	Available through importing them, however shortage and price fluctuation occur due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impede the importing process.
06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey	i.e. sugars (beet or cane) raw, natural honey, fruit/nuts preserved by sugar …	Available through importing them, however shortage and price fluctuation occur due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impede the importing process, while the natural honey is produced locally.
07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof	i.e. coffee, cocoa, chocolate, tea, mate, pepper…	Available through importing them, however shortage and price fluctuation occur due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impede the importing process.
09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	i.e. ready-to-eat foods, margarine, sauces, soups and broths, yeasts…	Available mostly through importation, however shortage and price fluctuation due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
41 - Animal oils and fats	i.e. lard, fats and oils…	Available mostly through importation, however shortage and price fluctuation occurs due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process. No any swine products available .
42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated	i.e. soya bean oil, olive oil, maize oil, vegetable oil…	Available mostly through importation, however shortage and price fluctuation occurs due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.

**For non-FOOD products please see section 3.5.2 Additional Suppliers, and for FUEL/PETROLEUM products please see section 3.1 Fuel.

Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider.

Libya - 3.5.2 Libya Additional Suppliers

Overview

All essential items that needed to set up and run the operation are available in Libyan market, through importation then from regional and international market. For items that are not frequently requested, the suppliers are willing to import them upon request.

For more information on suppliers’ contact details, please see the following link: 

4.10 Supplier Contact List.

Wholesale – Al Thiqa Company

Al Thiqa Company has been established in year 2000 as a pioneer company in IT equipment and solutions. The company sells IT and telecommunication equipment such as computers, printers, faxes, UPS, mobiles. The company also provides office furniture.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Al Thiqa Computers
Address	Shari an Nasr, Tripoli, Libya
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	No. The company sells international brands of IT equipment (Dell,HP, Schneider, router).
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes. The supplier provides equipment and services directly to the consumer or end user.
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	Yes, to meet the requirement of his type of work.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate turnover in USD - $	N/A
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash or bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information

*Basic details for the main office should be shown here, additional contact details for local/regional offices and full contact details for the main office to be included in section 4.10 Supplier Contact List.

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
Tripoli	Tripoli. The company has four branches in Tripoli (Bab Ben Ghasher, Tripoli Tower, Al-Dahra, AlKoms).

Wholesale – Smart System Solutions Company

Smart System Solutions (SSS) is 100% Libyan IT solutions and services company that provides IT solutions and services to commercial clients. The company produce comprehensive and advanced technology solutions in the field of IT and industry. SSS Company services are focused in helping clients outsource a significant amount of their labour-intensive and process intensive IT services, CCTV Camera installations, Security Alarm Systems and any kind of IT related works.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Smart System Solutions Company
Address	Al-Dahra, Saadoun Swehli St., Tripoli, Libya
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	No
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes, the supplier provides equipment and services directly to the consumer or end user.
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	Yes, to meet the requirement of his type of work.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate turnover in USD - $	The market share in Tripoli for the security equipment is approximately 40%. The market share in Tripoli for the IT networking is approximately 25%.
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash or bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
Tripoli	Tripoli.

Wholesale – Al Dinamo Company

The company provides many international brands of generators and their accessories such as Parkins and Kipor. As well as this, the company has a unit for maintenance services for the generators.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Al Dinamo Company
Address	Tripoli St, Misratah
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	The supplier imports generators from the international market.
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	Yes, to meet the requirement of his type of work.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate turnover in USD - $	Market share in Tripoli 15%-20%
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash or bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information	The company could provide transportation and installation services depending on the location, but this will be extra charge.

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
West	Tripoli, Khoms and Misratah

Wholesale – International Business Enterprises

IBE (International Business Enterprises) is a renowned establishment that offers clients products and services for direct shipment all over the world. The company is ready to import any required item out of its regular importing items to meet the client demand.

Supplier Overview
Company Name	International Biasness Enterprises
Address	The group is situated in Tripoli, however the IBE is in Boston, USA
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	It is an importing company.
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Yes
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	Yes
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate turnover in USD - $	20,000,000 Libyan Dinar
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash or bank transfer
Other Comments or Key Information	The company has delivered different items for UN agencies: UNHCR: Stoves, Garbage bins UNDP: Construction materials and Medical Equipment

Other Locations
Region(s)	Service Location(s)
West, East, and South	The company covers all the country

Primary Goods / Commodities Available
Commodities by Type** (SITC Rev 4 Division Code - Title)		Comments
24/27 - Crude materials, inedible, except fuel	i.e. fuel wood, crude fertilizers, sand/stone/gravel	Available through importing them, however interruptions and shortage of materials and price fluctuation occur every now and then due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
51 to 59 - Chemical and related products	i.e. chlorine, pharmaceuticals, soaps, plastic tubes/pipes, chemical fertilizers	Available through importing them, however interruptions and shortage of materials and price fluctuation occur every now and then due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
61 to 69 - Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	i.e. rubber tyres, wood pallets, textiles, cement, iron/steel pipe fittings, copper wire, metal tanks	Available through importing them, however interruptions and shortage of materials and price fluctuation occur every now and then due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
71 to 79 - Machinery and transport equipment	i.e. engine/machine parts, generators, sewing machines, pumps, telecoms equipment, vehicles	Available through importing them, however interruptions and shortage of materials and price fluctuation occur every now and then due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
81 to 89 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles	i.e. prefabricated buildings, lighting fixtures, furniture, clothing, medical/surgical instruments	Available through importing them, however interruptions and shortage of materials and price fluctuation occur every now and then due to security situation and lack of liquidity which impedes the importing process.
91/93/96/97 - Commodities not classified elsewhere

**For FOOD products please see section 3.5.1 Food Suppliers, and for FUEL/PETROLEUM products please see section 3.1 Fuel.

Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider.