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Russia and Belarus - Additional duties on goods

Name: MHA
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· Posted on: March 28th 2022 · read

In its continued response to the invasion of the Ukraine, the UK has initiated additional duties on a number of goods originating in Russia and Belarus came into force as legislated under the Customs (Additional Duty) (Russia and Belarus) Regulations 2022 on the 25th March 2022.

A 35% tariff is now applicable on goods originating from Russia and Belarus for the Tariff Headings detailed in the below table. If you import, or receive goods that are of Russia or Belarus origin and would like to discuss these new measures, please contact our Indirect Tax Team who will be able to advise you.

Additional duties on goods originating in Russia and Belarus

Additional Duties of 35% on Russian and Belarusian Imports: Product List
HS Code	Product Overview	Product Description
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	Fur skins 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 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
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 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. Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg
4011	New pneumatic tyres	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
7106	Silver	Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
8609	Railway or tramway containers	Containers (including containers for the transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport