The Eurasian Economic Commission approved duty-free import of up to 100 thousand tons of cattle meat by the Russian Federation in 2025

The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) approved duty-free import of up to 100 thousand tons of cattle meat by the Russian Federation in 2025, intended for the production of meat products. This was reported in a press release of the commission. "The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided to provide a tariff benefit in the form of an exemption from import customs duty for certain types of cattle meat (cattle) intended for the production of meat products," the report says. It notes that the volumes of possible import of such goods in 2025 to Armenia will amount to up to 9 thousand tons, to Belarus - up to 7.5 thousand tons, to Kyrgyzstan - up to 2.5 thousand tons, to the Russian Federation - up to 100 thousand tons. "The deficit of the meat raw materials in question in the countries of the union is compensated mainly by import supplies from Latin American countries and India," the report emphasizes. "The customs and tariff regulation measure is aimed at ...