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ANNOUNCEMENT 05 Jun 2018
On June 5, 2018, the Eurasian Economic Union modified dozens of tariffs, leading to an increase in many tariffs and elimination of some.
NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS
2
SOURCE
The Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission. 2018. Об установлении ставок ввозных таможенных пошлин Единого таможенного тарифа Евразийского экономического союза в отношении отдельных видов товаров в соответствии с обязательствами Российской Федерации в рамках ВТО и о внесении изменений в некоторые решения Евразийской экономической комиссии (On setting the import duties in the Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to certain types of goods in accordance with the obligations of the Russian Federation under the WTO and on amending some decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission). http://docs.cntd.ru/document/557632833. Preceding tariff information: https://www.alta.ru/tnved/2018_09_changes. Extension of the import duty waiver on phosphates: Collegium of EEU, Decision N 199 dated 11 December 2018. http://docs.cntd.ru/document/551954826
On June 5, 2018, the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission (the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union) modified duties on dozens of items, effective 1 September 2018. These modifications could be grouped into three categories:
Since the waivers and reductions (category 1) were implemented in line with Russia's WTO obligations, they are not covered by the GTA, which only reports unilateral actions. Categories 2 and 3 are covered in the two interventions below, with varying termination dates.
On 11 December 2018, the Collegium extended the waiver on phosphates (tariff line 2510 20 000) from 5 January 2019 to 5 January 2020.
On June 5, 2018, the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission (the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union) increased duties on dozens of items up to the bound rates (3-15% depending on the good), with a simultaneous suspension of the increase until dates varying with each item (between 1 January 2019 and 1 January 2021). The interventions enter into force on 1 September 2018.