Russian Federation Member profile
Status of notification in the reporting periods
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026
Notification information
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Russian Federation
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21/10/2021
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Russian Federation
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07/05/2019
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Russian Federation
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27/09/2016
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Russian Federation
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18/09/2014
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2014-2016
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Russian Federation
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14/09/2012
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2012-2014
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Types of restrictions
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 HS chapters notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 WTO justifications notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 Non-WTO commitments notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
QR details
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Trade policy review
Latest Trade Policy Review (Report by the WTO Secretariat): WT/TPR/S/416/Rev.1
A. Import prohibitions and restrictions and import licensing
3.36.
The EAEU Treaty (Articles 46-47 and Annex 7) remains the legal basis for the application of non-tariff measures (NTMs). The EEC is vested with the authority to impose, extend, and terminate NTMs; institutional arrangements for their enforcement are made at the national level. NTMs may take the form of import/export prohibitions, quantitative restrictions, exclusive trading rights, automatic and non-automatic licensing, and authorization procedures. In exceptional cases, EAEU member States may also unilaterally impose NTMs.
3.37.
The EAEU NTMs are set out in a "Single List", which entered into force on 1 January 2010 and has been amended a number of times.[169] As at June 2021, the Single List comprised 7 items prohibited for importation and 15 restricted items that were subject to (non-automatic) import licensing. Many of the NTMs in place implemented obligations undertaken under international conventions, such as CITES, the Stockholm Convention, and the Basel Convention, while others reflected national or regional interests. Most NTMs were of a permanent nature.[170]
3.38.
In August 2014, the Russian Federation prohibited, on national security grounds, the importation of certain agricultural products from several trading partners. Through periodic extensions, the import ban was maintained during 2016-21, with some amendments to coverage (Table 3.8). In its current form (in force until 31 December 2021), the prohibition applies to imports of designated products from Albania, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
3.39.
In December 2015, the Russian Federation also banned, on national security grounds, the importation of certain products of Turkish origin. The list of prohibited imports was subsequently narrowed down, through four revisions, to fresh or chilled tomatoes (HS 0702 00 000) with effect from November 2017.[171]
B. Export prohibitions and restrictions
3.61.
The EAEU rules on common non-tariff regulatory measures in relation to trade with third countries[206] allow for the application, in exceptional cases, of bans or quantitative restrictions on exports to prevent or reduce any critical shortage in the internal market of food products or other goods essential for the internal EAEU market, as well as bans or quantitative restrictions on export required for the application of standards or rules for the classification, sorting, and sale of goods in international trade. In addition, exports to trade third countries may also be subjected to one of the non-tariff regulatory measures based on more general exceptions.[207] EAEU measures applied pursuant to these provisions to exports to third countries are included on the Single List of goods, which entered into force on 1 January 2010 and has been amended a number of times. As at June 2021, 20 categories of products were subject to export prohibitions, restrictions, or licensing.[208]
3.62.
According to the authorities, during the review period the Single List of goods was amended with respect to export licensing measures regarding gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and certain fauna animals (e.g. giraffes and populations of ovis).[209]
3.63.
The EAEU also maintains a common list of goods that are significantly important to the internal market in which temporary bans or export restrictions can be put in place.[210] The list has 85 categories of goods listed by HS code. The products include meat, milk, grains, flour, beans, oilseeds, vegetable oil and oilcakes, animal feed, fuels, hides and skins, wood, wastepaper, wool, and various metal waste and scrap. Since 2016, the list has been supplemented by certain wood products (HS 4401, 4403, 4404, 4406, and 4407) and agricultural products (onions, garlic, and turnips).
3.64.
On 24 March 2020, the EAEU imposed temporary export prohibitions on a range of medical products, devices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent critical shortages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They applied mainly to cotton wool, gauze, bandages, masks, half masks, respirator masks, respirators, filters for PPE for respiratory devices, goggles, disinfectants, shoe covers, certain types of clothing and accessories, and gloves.[211] These temporary export prohibitions were eliminated on 1 October 2020.
3.65.
On 21 April 2020, the EAEU also prohibited the exportation of certain agricultural goods, such as onions, garlic, turnips, rye, rice, buckwheat, millet, cereals, wholemeal flour, and cereal granules (Section 4.1.3).[212] These temporary export prohibitions were eliminated on 1 July 2020.
3.66.
In exceptional cases, EAEU member States may also unilaterally introduce and temporarily apply (for up to six months) non-tariff measures to imports from and/or exports to third countries. The EAEU member State that intends to introduce a temporary measure shall in advance, but no later than three calendar days prior to its introduction, notify the EEC and submit a proposal for the introduction of such measures within the customs territory of the EAEU.[213] During the review period, the Russian Federation introduced temporary quantitative restrictions on export of ferrous waste and scrap, birch, and logs and a temporary prohibition of exports of raw hides and skins. All of these quantitative restrictions have been abolished.
3.67.
An exclusive right remains in place for exports outside the EAEU's customs territory of natural gas (HS 2711 11 000 0 and 2711 21 000 0) originating from the Russian Federation.
WTO's environmental database (EDB)
The EDB contains environment-related measures that may qualify as QRs and therefore should be notified under the QR Decision.