26.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Bans #Sanctions

Belarus extends import ban on Latvian goods from 15 December

The Council of Ministers of Belarus has widened the list of Latvian-origin goods banned from import into, and sale in, the country. Resolution No. 526 of 17 October 2026 was published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 20 October and takes effect on 15 December 2026. The government press office, as reported by BelTA, explained the decision by Latvia's continued "non-constructive approaches and unfriendly rhetoric".

Which items have been added to the list

The act amends Resolution No. 808 of 31 December 2025, adopted under Law No. 280-Z of 12 July 2023 "On special restrictive measures": Annex 2, the list of goods produced in certain unfriendly countries, has been restated in full. The preamble lists Latvia's own ban on imports of certain goods among its "unfriendly actions". The transitional rule in new sub-item 3.8 names the codes for which the ban does not apply to goods brought into Belarus before 14 December 2026; the annex as adopted on 31 December 2025 contained no rows with these codes. The ban applies by exact code, so for many items it covers specific subheadings rather than the whole heading:

food: canned salmon, sardinella, sprat and cod (1604 11 000 0, 13 900 0, 19 920 0, initiated by MART) and vitamin and mineral mixtures for dietary supplementation (2106 90 980 3, Ministry of Health);
household goods: decorative figurines (3926 40 000 0), wooden frames (4414 90 000 0), absorbent cotton wool (5601 21 100 0), wool blankets and travelling rugs (6301 20 900 1, Bellegprom), furniture (9401, 9403, Bellesbumprom), fishing rods and tackle (9507); all printed matter of Chapter 49 except 4907 00 (Ministry of Information);
metal goods and engineering (Ministry of Industry): grilles and netting (7314 39 000 0), chains (7315 11, 12 000 0, 19 000 0), other articles of iron or steel (7326 90 980 7), circular saw blades (8202 31 000 0, 39 000 0), knives for woodworking machines (8208 20 000 0), fittings for motor vehicles (8302 30 000 9), other engines and motors (8412), parts of agricultural machinery (8432 90 000 0, 8433 90 000 0), bearings (8482) and bearing housings (8483 20 000 0), transformers up to 1 kVA (8504 31 210 9, 31 290 9), data transmission apparatus (8517 62 000) and antennas (8517 71), recorded media (8523 80 990 0), switching apparatus (8536 20, 41, 50, 61, 69, 90), and parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 (8708).

The earlier Latvian rows (coffee, confectionery, beverages, cosmetics, household chemicals, footwear, tableware, household appliances and others) remain. Sub-item 3.6 of Resolution No. 808 has also been adjusted: its exemption for dietary supplements no longer covers supplements of Latvian origin.

What remains allowed after 15 December

The ban under Resolution No. 808 covers both import and sale, so from 15 December 2026 goods of the new items may be sold only if entered before 14 December or under the resolution's own exemptions. Sub-item 3.2 of Resolution No. 808 excludes goods imported by individuals for personal use, goods for processing under the relevant customs procedures (within tariff quotas, with a MART licence), imports under tariff preferences, supplies for diplomatic missions, and imports under a decision of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers in exceptional cases with an import licence. Other sub-items of paragraph 3 keep exemptions for baby and specialised food, duty-free shops, medicines and medical devices. A Presidium decision is initiated by the body named in the list on the importer's application.

Resolution No. 808 itself remains in force until 31 December 2027.

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Mentioned codes

1604 2106 3926 4414 5601 6301 9401 9403 9507 7314 7315 7326 8202 8208 8302 8412 8432 8433 8482 8483 8504 8517 8523 8536 8708

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