Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/29/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** RS5076

RS5076

**Russian Federation**

**Trade Policy Monitoring**

**Palm Oil Duties**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Eric Wenberg

American Embassy, Moscow

**Prepared by:**

Yelena Vassilieva, Kimberly Svec

**Report Highlights:**

The Russian Government approved permanent import customs tariffs on
boxed and canned palm oil at 15 percent but not less than 0.12 EURO per
1 kg. The tariffs will take effect on November 16, 2005. Russia\'s
imports of palm oil have been increasing and were worth \$140 million in
the first six months of CY 2005 (Jan-June), and up by over 100,000 tons.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Moscow ATO \[RS4\]

\[RS\]

Table of Contents

[Summary 3](#summary-1)

[Text of the Resolution #612 of October 13, 2005
3](#text-of-the-resolution-612-of-october-13-2005)

# Summary {#summary-1}

On October 13, 2005, the Russian Government issued a Resolution that
amended the Customs Tariff of the Russian Federation and set import
tariffs on palm oil in boxes, barrels, cans and bins, net-weight 200 kg
or less at 15 percent, but not less that 0.12 EURO per 1 kg. Russia's
palm oil imports have been climbing and were worth \$140 million in the
first six months of CY 2005 (Jan-June), up over 100,000 tons (171,418
tons J-J CY 2004 to 283,238 tons J-J CY 2005). The Resolution makes the
temporary change in customs tariffs on palm oil (see Gain Report #RS4064
*Palm Oil Import Tariffs Increased*) permanent. The temporary increase
will expire on November 8, 2005, and by that time the new tariffs will
be fixed in the Customs Tariff as permanent. An informal Embassy
translation of the resolution follows.

# Text of the Resolution #612 of October 13, 2005

Begin Text:

**Government of the Russian Federation**

**Resolution #612 of October 13, 2005**

"On Approval of Import Custom Tariffs on Palm Oil"

The Government of the Russian Federation decrees the following:

1.  As a partial amendment to the Customs Tariff 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; 2004, #50,
    article 5066) to approve the attached import tariffs on imported
    palm oil.

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

Approved

by the resolution of the Government

of the Russian Federation

#612 of October 13, 2005

**Rates**

**Of Import Customs Tariffs on Palm Oil**

  ------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------
  HS number     Name of Items\*                        Rate of import
                                                       tariff (percent of
                                                       customs value or in
                                                       Euros)

  1511 10 900 1 \- - - in boxes, barrels, cans and     15%, but not less
                bins, net-weight 200 kg or less        than 0.12 Euro per
                                                       1 kg

  1511 10 900 9 \- - - other                           5%

  1511 90 190 1 \- - - in boxes, barrels, cans and     15%, but not less
                bins, net-weight 200 kg or less        than 0.12 Euro per
                                                       1 kg

  1511 90 190 9 \- - - other                           5%

  1511 90 990 1 \- - - in boxes, barrels, cans and     15%, but not less
                bins, net-weight 200 kg or less        than 0.12 Euro per
                                                       1 kg

  1511 90 990 9 \- - - other                           5%
  ------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------

\*For the purposes of application of import custom tariffs the
commodities are defined exclusively by codes of the Customs Nomenclature
of the Foreign Trade Activity \[Customs Tariff of the RF -- YV\]; the
names of items are given only for convenience of use.

Moscow

October 15, 2005

#2001

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