Russia extends import restrictions on seafood from unfriendly countries once again

Published 2025년 10월 14일

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Core Insight: The Russian government has recently decided to extend import restrictions on certain fish and seafood products from so-called "unfriendly countries" by another two years, extending the deadline from the original end of 2025 to December 31, 2027. According to the revised import restriction decree by Russia, these products will continue to be subject to import duties equivalent to 15% to 25% of the customs value. Affected countries include the United States, EU member states, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

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The extended restrictions cover products under Eurasian Economic Union tariff codes 1604 and 1605, which almost encompass all major seafood processed products. Category 1604 includes various pre-prepared or canned fish such as salmon, herring, sardines, tuna, mackerel, eel, shark fins, sturgeon roe, and their substitutes; while category 1605 covers pre-prepared or canned crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquatic invertebrates, including crabs, shrimp, lobsters, shellfish, scallops, mussels, squid, octopus, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and jellyfish. As early as July 2023, the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) had already announced import restrictions on certain seafood products from "unfriendly countries," with the government asserting that domestic processing and cold chain capabilities were sufficient to meet the needs of the domestic market, and emphasizing that supplies from other regions were unaffected. This policy was seen as a reciprocal response to Western ...

Source: Foodmate