Rosselkhoznadzor ceased issuing permits for fish products prohibited for import into the Russian Federation on July 31

Published Aug 1, 2023

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The Russian Federation has included certain fish and seafood products under specific economic measures, known as the food embargo, due to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by various countries. The embargo initially targeted products from the US, EU, Australia, Norway, and Canada, but has since extended to include other countries such as Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. As a result, there has been a decrease in the import of finished fish products from these countries, partly due to enhanced laboratory control and restrictions on manufacturing enterprises by the Russian agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, to address identified violations and inconsistencies.

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According to the service, we are talking about products under the codes TN VED 1605 (ready or canned fish, sturgeon caviar and its substitutes made from fish eggs) and TN VED 1605 (ready or canned crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates). As reported, these products are included in the list of products subject to special economic measures of the Russian Federation (food embargo) by a decree of the Russian government dated July 20, 2023. The list is formed by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 7, 2014. The food embargo was established by presidential decree of August 6, 2014 after a number of countries imposed anti-Russian sanctions due to the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation, and is extended annually. At first, it applied to products from the US, EU, Australia, Norway and Canada. Since August 13, 2015, Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, Liechtenstein, which have joined the anti-Russian sanctions, have been included in the list ...

Source: Fishretail