The list of products, ingredients and non-food items that do not need to be re-transferred from European trucks to Russian ones at the border can be significantly reduced, Kommersant writes, citing informed sources.
Currently, about 40 product groups can be imported from EU countries without re-transfer, including cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, animal products, plants, vegetables and fruits, nuts, cocoa, malt, starches, fats, acids, tobacco, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and glass. Two Kommersant sources among food manufacturers said that this list could be cut by 50%.
The publication notes that in March the issue will be discussed at a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov. The minister’s secretariat confirmed to the publication that a meeting on the issue was scheduled for March, and also said that the list of goods could be determined “after analyzing existing practice and the positions of the authorities concerned.” The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Agriculture did not comment.
The ban on road freight transportation in Russia for companies from the EU countries, the UK, Norway and Ukraine is effective from October 10, 2022. The delivery of such goods is carried out by Russian carriers, using re-hooking or reloading in the border areas. At the end of last year, the ban was extended until June 30, 2023.
Source: Rosbalt
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