ANNOUNCEMENT 26 Jun 2009

In June 2009, the government of the Russian Federation announced a change in export taxation.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE

1/ Decree of the Russian Government 536 from 26 June 2009.
2/ Official newspaper of the Russian Federation "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" 4940 from 29 June 2009
3/ Decree of the Russian Government 205 from 21 March 2012
4/ Decree of the Russian Government 503 from 23 May 2012
5/ Decree of the Russian Government 850 from 25 August 2012
http://archive.government.ru/special/gov/results/20401/
6/ Official newspaper of the Russian Federation "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" 5868 from 27 August 2012

Inception date: 01 Jul 2009 | Removal date: 18 Nov 2013

Export tax

On June 26, 2009, the Russian Government has issued Decree 536,which regulates the export tariffs on the following crude oil and oil products: crude oil (HS 2709), non-crude oil products: light distillates, medium distillates, gas oils, liquid fuels, oils, waste oils (HS 2710), propane, butanes, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene, other liquefied gases (HS 2711), petroleum jelly, mineral waxes & similar products (HS 2712), petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen & other residues (HS 2713),benzene, toluene, xylenes (HS 2902). The Decree regulates the increase of export tariffs on crude oil by 39%, on non-crude oil, petroleum jelly, mineral waxes and similar products, petroleum coke and cyclic hydrocarbons by 35% from 2006 levels.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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