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Russian imports of the following products will face an additional tariff increase of 35 percentage points, over and above any existing tariff rate.
Provision for changes to the tariff are legislated under the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act (2018).
The following goods will be affected on import to the UK:
Iron, steel, fertilisers, wood, tyres, railway containers, cement, copper, aluminium, silver, lead, iron ore, residue/food waste products, beverages, spirits and vinegar (this includes vodka), glass and glassware, cereals, oil seeds, paper and paperboard, machinery, works of art, antiques, fur skins and artificial fur, ships and white fish
The changes will be reflected in both CDS and CHIEF in due course.
DIT has expanded its Export Support Service (ESS) to act as a single point of enquiry for businesses and traders with questions relating to the situation in Ukraine and Russia.
Any business that has questions about trading with Ukraine or Russia can call the ESS helpline using the number 0300 303 8955 for support or visit the support page
Link to the DIT ESS
https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team
Link to the Russian Sanctions pages
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-economic-sanctions-against-russia
| Additional Duties of 35% on Russian and Belarusian Imports: Product List | ||
|---|---|---|
| HS Code | Product Overview | Product Description |
| 3 | Fish and crustaceans | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
| 10 | Cereals | Cereals |
| 12 | Oil seeds | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
| 23 | Residue/food waste products | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder |
| 43 | Fur skins and artificial fur | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof |
| 44 | Wood | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | Glass and glassware |
| 72, 73 | Iron and steel | Iron and steel |
| Articles of iron or steel | ||
| 74 | Copper | Copper and articles thereof |
| 76 | Aluminium | Aluminium and articles thereof |
| 78 | Lead | Lead and articles thereof |
| 84, 85 | Machinery | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
| Machinery | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | Ships, boats and floating structures |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques | Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques |
| 1603 | Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates |
| 1604 | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs |
| 1605 | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved |
| 2523, 6810 | Cement | Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers |
| Cement | Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced | |
| 2601 | Iron ores | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites |
| 3101, 3103, 3104, 3105 | Fertilisers | Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products |
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