Russian Federation
Principal exports
Petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas,
wood and wood products, metals, chemicals,
and military manufactures.
Documentation
Imports
Commercial invoice, customs declaration,
bill of lading, packing list and a certificate of
origin.
Exports
Commercial invoice, customs declaration,
bill of lading, packing list and a certificate of
origin.
Licences
Imports
Military equipment, dual-use items, ozone-
depleting substances, industrial waste,
medicines and various alcoholic products.
Exports
Military equipment, dual-use items, precious
stones and metals, ethyl alcohol, various
alcoholic products, and rare species of fauna
and flora.
Goods/services that are subject to
international controls.
Tariffs/Taxes
Imports
Tariffs usually range between 5 percent and
15 percent.
Tariffs ranging between 25 percent and
30 percent usually apply to sensitive items.
Imports on the approved list from developing
countries are subject to tariffs at 75 percent
of the usual rate.
Certain items are exempt from duty.
Exports
Tariffs apply to 141 different items. The
6.5 percent tariff rate is most common.
A maximum tariff of 50 percent is levied on
non-ferrous scrap metal.
Specific duties apply to crude oil and
petroleum products.
Combined duties are also levied on various
items.Financing requirements for imports/
exports
None.Prohibited items
Imports that are prohibited in accordance
with UN Security Council resolutions, such
as items deemed a threat to fauna and flora
and national security. A state monopoly
exists on the import of ethyl alcohol.
Exports that are prohibited in accordance
with UN Security Council resolutions.Russia imports exports
Trade information
Key trading partners
Imports by origin
EU 43.4%
China 16.9%
Ukraine 7.0%
Japan 5.3%
USA 4.5%
Other 22.9%Source: WTO, September 2012
Exports by destinationEU 48.4%
China 7.3%
Ukraine 3.8%
USA 3.4%
Turkey 3.2%
Other 33.9%