The Russian government has increased customs duty rates for beer from unfriendly countries to 0.1 euro per liter.
The decision was approved by the Cabinet decree, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Industry said.
"The decree also raises rates of customs duties on beer from unfriendly countries. In particular, the duty will grow from 0.04 euro at present to 0.1 euro per liter (10 eurocents). The share of these products in the general consumption structure is not above 5%," the press service noted.
This measure is not a prohibitive one and will make it possible to make competitive conditions equal for Russian producers, the ministry said.
Import duty rates are also increased under the document to 50% for individual goods - ready cocoa-containing products, coats, wallpapers and zippers originating from Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia.
Georgian beer is also exported to Russia. As Sakstat reports, last year the country exported $7.020 million (6,173 tons of beer) that is 2-fold more than last year, in 2023 Russia's share stood at only 11.3% in total beer exports.
In the first three months of the current year, Georgian beer exports amounted to $912.4 thousand (758.9 tons), of which the product worth $61.7 thousand (50.6 tons) went to Russia.
As a reminder, Georgia remains as a "relatively friendly" state to Russia Russian experts consider Georgia a “relatively friendly” country, however, compared to last year, the “friendliness” rating has dropped slightly.
