As the European Union has introduced a new sanctions "package", Russia may, in response, introduce an additional import ban on clothes, wine, vehicles, luxury goods, fridges and petrochemicals from EU or the US. There is no final list and no draft regulation imposing this ban but, as the state officials say, certain response measures are sure to be introduced.
Last month Russia has responded to the Western sanctions by imposing a one-year ban on all imports of certain types of food, such as meats, fish, milk and dairy, seafood, fruits and vegetables. The targeted exporting countries are the EU member states, the US, Australia, Canada and the Kingdom of Norway.
As of 1 September 2014 lower import tariffs will apply to thousands of products imported into Russia (88 groups of products and 4822 product codes in total).
The tariffs were amended as a result of Russia joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2012.
From 1 September 2013 the import duty for goat meat (except fresh or cooled carcasses and semi-carcasses) is to be reduced from 20% (but no less than EUR 0,2 per kilogram) to 17,5% (but no less than EUR 0,175 per kilogram).
Road transporters of alcohol containing products the packaging of which complies with the requirements of the Customs Union Technical Regulation on the Safety of Packaging (TR TS 005/2011), are not required to obtain a licence for this transportation.
Import of canned fruits: apricots, peaches and nectarines into the Customs Union is to be performed subject to zero import customs duty rates, from 1 July 1013 until 31 December 2014.
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