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This USDA, Foreign Agriculture Service document, "New combined rates of import customs tariffs" can also be found on the Foreign Agricultural Service's Webpage.
Released 01/14/98
The Government of the Russian Federation issued a Resolution #1608 "On Partial Changes of Types of Import Customs Duties approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on December 27, 1996, #1560". The Resolution was adopted by the Government on December 19, 1997, and was published in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", 01.06.98. Resolution does not change the rates of customs duties, but adds the minimum value (in ECU per 1 kg or per 1 piece) for each group of selected products. According to Russian officials, implementation of combined rates of customs tariffs will help to prevent under-evaluation of goods and products imported into Russia. The new combined rates will come into effect on February 1, 1998.
In accordance with the Resolution #1608 of December 19, 1997 the following combined rates of import custom duties for agricultural and food products have been approved:
Code Name of product Former New
rates rates
Percent of customs
value or in ECU
0201 Beef and veal, fresh or frozen 15% 15%, but not
less than
0.2 ECU/1 kg
0203 11 Pork, fresh or frozen 15% 15%, but not
0203 12 less than
0203 19 0.25 ECU/1 kg
0204 Sheep and goat meat, 15% 15%, but not
fresh or frozen less than
0.15 ECU/1 kg
0207 24 Turkey meat, duck meat, 15% 15%, but not
through goose meat, fresh, chilled less than
0207 27, or frozen * 0.15 ECU/1 kg
0207 32,
0207 33,
0207 35,
0207 36
0403 Buttermilk, sour milk and 10% 10%, but not
cream, yogurt, kefir, other less than
fermented or sour dairy products, 0.12 ECU/1 kg
with or without sugar or added
fruits, nuts, cacao
0406 Cheese and cottage cheese 15% 15%, but not
less than
0.3 ECU/1 kg
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
0702 00 150 January 1 through March 31 15% 15%, but not
0702 00 200 April 1 through April 30 less than
0702 00 250 May 1 through May 14 0.08 ECU/1 kg
0702 00 450 Nov. 1 through Dec. 20
0702 00 500 Dec. 21 through Dec. 31
0702 00 300 May 15 through May 31 15% 15%, but not
0702 00 350 June 1 through Sept. 30 less than
0702 00 400 Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 0.12 ECU/1 kg
Cucumbers, fresh or chilled
0707 00 100 Jan. 1 through end of Feb. 15% 15%, but not
0707 00 150 March 1 through April 30 less than
0707 00 200 May 1 through May 15 0.08 ECU/1 kg
0707 00 350 Nov. 1 through Nov. 10
0707 00 400 Nov. 11 through Dec. 31
0707 00 250 May 16 through Sept. 30 15% 15%, but not
0707 00 300 Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 less than
0707 00 900 All year around 0.12 ECU/1 kg
0901 21 Roasted coffee 10% 10%, but not
0901 22 less than
0.2 ECU/1 kg
1704 90 Confectionary products 20% 20%, but not
less than
0.25 ECU/1 kg
1902 Uncooked, stuffed pasta 15% 15%, but not
and noodles less than
0.06 ECU/1 kg
1905 Bread, cakes, other products 15% 15% but not
less than
0.15 ECU/1 kg
2001 Vegetables, fruits, etc. 20% 20% but not
less than
0.1 ECU/1 kg
2002 Canned, frozen tomatoes 20% 20% but not
less than
0.1 ECU/1 kg
2004 Other canned or frozen 20% 20% but not
2005** vegetables less than
0.1 ECU/1 kg
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* The precise list of codes of duck, turkey and goose meat which
for which the customs duties were changed for combined customs
duties is the following: 0207 24, 0207 25, 0207 26 100,
0207 26 200, 0207 26 300, 0207 26 400, 0207 26 500, 0207
26 600, 0207 26 700, 0207 26 800, 0207 27 100, 0207 27
200, 0207 27 300, 0207 27 400, 0207 27 500, 0207 27 600,
0207 27 700, 0207 27 800, 0207 32 110, 0207 32 150, 0207
32 190, 0207 32 510, 0207 32 590, 0207 33 110, 0207 33
190, 0207 33 510, 0207 33 590, 0207 35 110, 0207 35 150
(except Guinea hen), 0207 35 210, 0207 25 230, 0207 35 310
(except Guinea hen), 0207 35 410 (except Guinea hen), 0207 35
510, 0207 35 530 (except Guinea hen), 0207 35 610, 0207 35
630 (except Guinea hen), 0207 35 710, 0207 35 790 (except
Guinea hen), 0207 36 110, 0207 36 150 (except Guinea hen),
0207 36 210, 0207 36 230, 0207 36 310 (except Guinea hen),
0207 36 410 (except Guinea hen), 0207 36 510, 0207 36 530
(except Guinea hen), 0207 36 610, 0207 36 630 (except Guinea
hen), 0207 36 710, 0207 36 790 (except Guinea hen).
** Except 2005 10 000
According to estimates by Russian importers of listed products,
implementation of combined rates of import tariffs in most cases
will lead to increases in custom tariffs payments.
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