Date of Issue: 03 July 2015
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries - Seafood
Department of Agriculture - Central and Regional offices
Affected Markets: Russia
Further information: Please contact Exports if you have any queries.
On 6 August 2014, Russia imposed an immediate one year ban on imports of specified agricultural products originating from countries including Australia, US, EU, Norway and Canada (MAA1451).
On 24 June 2015, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev signed an order extending the import ban for an additional year, to 5 August 2016. There has been no change to the list of banned source countries.
The list of banned products remains largely the same, with some adjustments to tighten exemptions for lactose-free products, allow the import of certain types of fish fry, and restrict processed foods substantially composed of milk, and certain food additives. An unofficial translation of the amended list of agricultural products and affected HS (Harmonized System) Codes is provided at Attachment 1.
Exporters of products not currently included on the list are reminded to exercise caution and to liaise with their importers to assess whether consignments will be permitted entry on arrival to Russia.
The department will keep exporters updated on developments as they occur.
This advice has been prepared in consultation with industry.
Attachment 1 Unofficial translation of amended list of agricultural products subject to Russian import ban
Note: changes from previous list bolded
Impacted HS Codes | Item Name *, *** |
|---|---|
0201 | Cattle meat, fresh or chilled |
0202 | Cattle meat, frozen |
0203 | Pork, fresh, chilled or frozen |
0207 | Meat and edible offal of poultry from code 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen |
0210 ** | Meat salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
0301 ** | Live fish (except for fry of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307**, 0308 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (excluding young (spat) oysters and mussels) |
0401**, 0402**, 0403**, 0404**, 0405**, 0406 | Milk and dairy products (excluding specialised lactose-free milk and specialised lactose free dairy products intended as dietary therapeutical food and dietary protective food) |
0701 (excluding 0701 10 000 0), 0702 00 000, 0703 (excluding 0703 10 110 0), 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707 00, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0711, 0712 (excluding 0712 90 110 0), 0713 (excluding 0713 10 100 0), 0714 | Vegetables, edible roots and tubers (excluding planting potatoes, planting onions, planting sweet corn hybrid, planting peas) |
0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808,0809, 0810,0811, 0813 | Fruit and nuts |
1601 00 | Sausages and similar products made of meat, meat offal or blood; further processed foods based thereon |
1901 90 110 0**, 1901 90 910 0**, 2106 90 920 0**, 2106 90 980 4**, 2106 90 980 5**, 2106 90 980 9** | Food or finished products (with the exception of biologically active dietary supplements, vitamin and mineral supplements, flavours, protein concentrates (of animal and plant origin), and mixtures thereof; dietary fiber, nutritional supplements (including complex) |
1901 90 990 0** | Food or finished products manufactured according to cheese production technology that contain 1.5 percent or more of milk fat |
* For the purposes of the implementation of this list, it is necessary to follow HS code description. Name of product is shown for convenience only.
** For the purposes of the implementation of this category, both HS code description and names of products should be used as guidance.
*** Except for goods intended for baby food.
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.