Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/13/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** RS5072

RS5072

**Russian Federation**

**Trade Policy Monitoring**

**New Duties Announced for Vegetable Fats, Oils, Margarine and Spreads**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Allan Mustard

American Embassy, Moscow

**Prepared by:**

Erik Hansen and Mikhail Maksimenko

**Report Highlights:**

The Russian government has approved temporary import custom duties on
fats, oils, partially processed margarine products and spreads. The
duties will take effect November 10, 2005 and will be in force for nine
months.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Moscow \[RS1\]

\[RS\]

# Summary {#summary-1}

On October 6, 2005, the Russian government issued a resolution that
approved temporary import custom duties on fats, oils, partially
processed, margarine products and spreads.

The resolution will take effect November 10, 2005 for a duration of 9
months. An informal Embassy translation of the resolution follows.

Begin Text:

**Resolution #599 of October 6,2005**

"On temporary import custom duties on fats and oils, partially
processed, margarine products and spreads".

The Government of the Russian Federation decrees the following:

1.  To approve the attached import tariffs for a period of nine months
    on fats and oils, partially processed, margarine products and
    spreads, contained in the custom nomenclature of the foreign trade
    activity of the Russian Federation, approved by the resolution of
    the Government of the Russian Federation #830 of November 30, 2001
    "On the Customs Tariffs of the Russian Federation and Commodity
    Codes, Used at the Implementation of Foreign Economic Activity"
    (Collection of Laws of the Russian Federation, 2001, #50, article
    4735; 2002, #34, article 3311):

2.  The present resolution enters into force one month from the date of
    its official publication.

Chairman of the Government

Of the Russian Federation M. Fradkov

# Import Custom Duties on Fats and Oils, Partially Processed, Margarine Products and Spreads

  ------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------
  HS number     Item                                   Rate of import duty
                                                       (percent of customs
                                                       value or in euros)

  1516 20 950 0 \-- flax, rape (from rape or colza)    20 percent, but not
                sun seed, brassee, spider orchid, shea less than 0.2 euro
                butter, macore, tulukuna or babassu    per 1 kg
                oils for technical or industrial       
                purpose excluding products, used for   
                consumption as food                    

  1516 20 960 9 \-\-\-\-- other                        20 percent, but not
                                                       less than 0.2 euro
                                                       per 1 kg

  1516 20 980 0 \-\-\-\-- other                        20 percent, but not
                                                       less than 0.2 euro
                                                       per 1 kg kg

  1517 10 100 0 \-- containing over 10 mass percent,   20 percent, but not
                but not less than 15 mass percent of   less than 0.2 euro
                butter fat                             per 1 kg

  1517 10 900 0 -other                                 20 percent, but not
                                                       less than 0.2 euro
                                                       per 1 kg

  1517 90 100 0 \-- containing over 10 mass percent,   20 percent, but not
                but not less than 15 mass percent of   less than 0.2 euro
                butter fat                             per 1 kg

  1517 90 910 0 Not volatile vegetable oils, liquid,   20 percent, but not
                mixed                                  less than 0.2 euro
                                                       per 1 kg

  1517 90 930 0 \-- fit for consumption as food        20 percent, but not
                mixtures or ready products, used to    less than 0.2 euro
                lubricate forms                        per 1 kg

  1517 90 990 0 \-\-\-\-- other                        20 percent, but not
                                                       less than 0.2 euro
                                                       per 1 kg

  2106 90 980 4 \-- mixtures or ready products, fit    20 percent, but not
                for consumption as food of animal or   less than 0.2 euro
                plant origin fats or oils or fractions per 1 kg
                thereof containing over 15 percent of  
                butterfat                              
  ------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------

End text.

Source: *Rossiyskaya Gazeta*, October 11, 2005.