The Federal Customs Service estimated the volume of duty-free food supplies to Russia
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Russia
Published Apr 23, 2022
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Duty-free food supplies to Russia in less than a month since the start of the tariff exemption amounted to more than 127 thousand tons, half of them are potatoes, said the head of the Federal Customs Service Vladimir Bulavin, adding that the main suppliers of food to the Russian Federation are Belarus, Turkey, Ecuador, Brazil and Indonesia.
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Duty-free food supplies to Russia in less than a month since the start of the tariff exemption amounted to more than 127 thousand tons, half of them are potatoes, said the head of the Federal Customs Service Vladimir Bulavin, adding that the main food suppliers to the Russian Federation are Belarus, Turkey, Ecuador, Brazil and Indonesia. In March, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) decided to exempt food products and goods used in their production from import customs duties for six months. "Since the adoption of this measure, with exemption from payment of import duties, more than 127,000 tons of food products have been imported, 50% of which are potatoes. At the same time, the amount of preferences for businesses amounted to 2 billion rubles," Bulavin said. In addition, the FCS of Russia will temporarily not publish statistics on imports and exports in order to avoid incorrect estimates. This was ...
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