03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Export #Quotas
Russia extends lead and lead scrap export licensing for six months
Russia's government has issued Decree No. 1098 of August 28, 2026, extending the licensing regime for exporting lead and lead scrap outside the Eurasian Economic Union. The decree was published on August 31, 2026, takes effect on September 2, 2026, and remains in force for six months from that date (alta.ru). It continues a licensing regime first introduced in 2025 and previously extended in January 2026 (1prime.ru).
Products covered by the licensing regime
The permit requirement applies to:
- unwrought lead and lead alloys — HS code 7801;
- lead scrap and waste — HS code 7802 (subheading 7802 00 000 0).
An exception is made for non-ferrous metal semi-finished products containing precious metals (code 7801 99 100 0), which remain outside the licensing scope (alta.ru).
Conditions for obtaining a one-time license
One-time export licenses are issued by Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) under rules approved by Decree No. 1577 of November 18, 2024. To qualify, an applicant must simultaneously hold:
- a valid license for collecting and treating hazard class II waste;
- a valid license to operate an explosion- and fire-hazardous industrial facility engaged in lead production;
- registration of that facility in the state register of hazardous production facilities;
- the cadastral number of the land plot on which the facility is located (alta.ru).
The licensing requirement does not apply to international transit shipments that both begin and end outside Russia, or to movement of goods between parts of Russian territory across the territory of foreign states.
Who is affected and what it means for business
In practice, only companies that operate their own lead-production facility and already hold the required environmental and industrial safety permits — mainly battery-scrap processors and metallurgical plants — will be able to secure a license. Traders who purchase scrap for resale without an own hazard-class-II waste license and a registered hazardous production facility are unlikely to meet the full set of criteria. Minpromtorg has previously stated that bona fide market participants face no additional approvals when applying (1prime.ru).
When the licensing regime expires
Decree No. 1098 took effect on September 2, 2026, and the licensing regime runs for six months from September 2, 2026. Given the pattern of regular renewals of this measure, exporters should prepare their one-time license documentation under Decree No. 1577 well before the current term expires.
Primary sources
- Постановление Правительства РФ от 28.08.2026 № 1098
- Правительство продлило лицензирование экспорта свинца за пределы ЕАЭС
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