Russia may raise import duties on apples, pears, plums and quince

Published 2020년 12월 7일

Tridge summary

The Russian Federation has approved a plan to develop its fruit and berry production by 2023, which includes removing apples, pears, and possibly plums, from the list of goods originating from developing or least developed countries, which could result in these countries facing higher customs duties on import. The move could significantly impact Serbia, Moldova, Argentina, South Africa, and Chile, which are major suppliers of apples and pears to Russia.

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Original content

EastFruit analysts analyzed the “roadmap” for the accelerated development of fruit and berry production until 2023, recently approved by the Russian Federation, which involves the creation of favorable conditions for the development of domestic production of fruit and berry products in the country. One of the points of the “road map” is of particular interest. “As one of the support measures, the exclusion of apples, pears, quinces, plums (EAEU TN VED code 0808) from the list of goods originating from developing countries or from least developed countries, in respect of which tariffs are provided for import into the customs territory of the preferences. It is planned that this issue should be worked out by the sectoral Ministry together with sectoral unions and associations by the end of the second quarter of 2021 ". Note, however, that plum is not included in the code 0808, however, perhaps this is just a technical error. Read also: Russia is increasing fruit and vegetable ...

Source: Eastfruit