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- 12.09.2026 Trade & Markets #Russia #China #Export #Statistics #Trade agreements
Russia and China report energy trade records at Vladivostok forum
At the Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum held on September 4 as part of the Eastern Economic Forum, Rosneft chief Igor Sechin said bilateral trade has grown more than 50-fold over 30 years and topped 200 billion dollars. Gazprom head Alexey Miller reported three daily delivery records on the Power of Siberia pipeline since the start of 2026: traders should note that Gazprom and CNPC have agreed to raise deliveries from 38 to 44 billion cubic meters a year, though no date for reaching that level has been announced. - 12.09.2026 Trade & Markets #Russia #World #Export #Trade agreements
Russia's Industry Ministry and fund sign deal on Suez industrial zone
On September 4, 2026, at the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia's Industry and Trade Ministry and the Crystal Growth investment fund signed a cooperation agreement to develop the Russian Industrial Zone in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone. Companies in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, coatings and food processing that want resident status and its tax breaks will need to run their projects through the fund, which acts as a single window for investors, developers and residents. - 12.09.2026 Trade & Markets #Russia #China #Export #Statistics
Russian agrifood exports to China grow 1.4-fold to $5.7bn
Russia's agrifood exports to China reached 5.7 billion dollars in January-July 2026, up 1.4 times year on year, driven largely by fish, vegetable oils and legumes shipped through the Far East. Moscow is simultaneously pushing to diversify exports toward higher-value manufactured goods such as machinery, chemicals and cosmetics, so exporters of non-commodity products should treat China-focused trade forums and EEF pitch sessions as an entry channel. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Export #Quotas
Russia extends lead and lead scrap export licensing for six months
Russia's government issued Decree No. 1098 of August 28, 2026, extending for another six months from September 2 the licensing requirement for exporting unwrought lead and lead scrap and waste outside the Eurasian Economic Union. Exporters without their own hazardous-waste and explosion-hazard production licenses will not qualify for the one-time Minpromtorg export license. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Import #Codes & nomenclature
Russia extends simplified certification and marking rules to 2027
Russia's new rules effective from September 1, 2026 extend simplified conformity-assessment relief and product marking pilots into 2027, while the transitional import regime for EAEU-origin goods has ended. Importers of children's goods, heating equipment, auto components and industrial electric motors should check the applicable lists and deadlines before clearing new shipments. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Import #Payments
Russia reinstates pre-release eco-fee for importers from September 1
Russian government decree No. 650 of May 30, 2026 reinstated, for participants in the pilot list under decree No. 750, the requirement to pay the environmental disposal fee and submit reporting on the mass of goods and packaging before customs release, effective from September 1, 2026 through September 1, 2027. Importers of clothing, tires and lead-acid batteries on the pilot list need to complete both the fee payment and the mass-reporting upload before the release declaration is registered, starting September 1, 2026. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Export #Codes & nomenclature #Logistics
EAEU tightens traceability, certification and marking rules from September 1
From September 1, 2026, the EAEU launches a permanent traceability mechanism for foreign goods, expands mandatory certification for construction and industrial machinery, and introduces new border-control rules for foreign carriers in Russia. Importers of refrigerators, washing machines, TVs and self-propelled machinery should confirm they are ready to report and certify goods by the deadline. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Export #Duties
Russia extends 10% export duty on flaxseed to 2028
Russia's government resolution of 25 August 2026 No. 1073 extended the temporary 10% export duty on other flaxseed (HS code 1204 00 900 0) through 31 August 2028, with the change taking effect on 26 August 2026. Flaxseed exporters should factor the continued 10% duty into customs value calculations for shipments through the end of August 2028. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #Russia #Import #Duties
Russia details calculation rules for new electronics tech levy
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade published a draft government resolution on calculating the new technology levy on electronic components, posted on the regulation portal on August 18, 2026. Importers and domestic manufacturers of electronics will need to report data through the Chestny Znak labeling system, after which the automated calculation will take one calendar day, with the levy itself set to start on December 1, 2026. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Duties
Russia's customs service and EEC update declaration and duty-exemption rules
Russia's Federal Customs Service and the Eurasian Economic Commission have issued three procedural updates: a longer deadline for declaring the final component of multi-part goods, a simplified duty-exemption procedure, and a revised electronic passenger declaration format. Importers bringing in equipment in stages now have until the tenth year after the first shipment to file the declaration for the last component, once the rule takes effect on September 14, 2026. - 08.08.2026 Trade & Markets #EAEU #Russia #China #Import #Export #Logistics
EAEU and China move to trial paperless rail freight
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council approved on August 7 a shift by the EAEU and China to trial paperless rail freight shipments using electronic waybills, while digital documentation already covers 94 percent of Russia-Belarus rail cargo and 81 percent of Russia-Kazakhstan traffic. Shippers on the Russia-China route should note this is a pilot that does not yet replace paper waybills across the board or remove customs declaration requirements. - 06.08.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Trade agreements
Russia extends transition period for EAEU medical device registration
Russia's president signed Federal Law No. 288-FZ of August 4, 2026, ratifying a protocol that extends the transition period allowing medical devices to be registered under national rules of EAEU member states. Manufacturers and importers of medical devices should note the new deadlines: applications for registration under national rules must be filed by December 31, 2027, while re-registration and changes to registration files are allowed until December 31, 2028. - 04.08.2026 Analytics #Russia #Export #Statistics
Russia's July grain exports plunge 37.6% amid Black Sea attacks
Russia's grain exports fell 37.6 percent year on year in July 2026 to 2.026 million tonnes, with wheat down 17.7 percent to 1.8 million tonnes, the Russian Grain Union reported, citing tension in the Azov-Black Sea region and a drone attack on the Taman port. The discount of Russian wheat to European wheat widened to 35 dollars per tonne as of August 1, a gap that is shaping August export contract pricing. - 03.08.2026 Regulation #Russia #EAEU #Import #Bans #Logistics
Russia mandates meat marking, bans sale of unmarked workwear stock from August 1
From August 1, 2026, Russia's "Chestny Znak" system requires DataMatrix marking of finished meat products, while a parallel ban took effect on retail sale of unmarked leftover workwear and PPE stock under the fourth wave of textile marking. - 15.07.2026 Analytics #Russia #China #Import #Export #Statistics
Russia–China trade jumps 25.6% to $134.17bn in H1 2026, GACC reports
China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) reported on July 14, 2026 that bilateral trade with Russia reached $134.17 billion in January–June, with Chinese exports to Russia up 28.4% and imports from Russia up 23.3% — a sharp acceleration after 2025's decline. - 13.07.2026 Regulation #Russia #Import #Duties #Statistics #Codes & nomenclature
Russia to cross-check import, tax and labeling data for clothing by end-2026
Russia's Industry Ministry, tax service and customs are piloting a system that cross-references declared customs value, paid taxes and "Chestny Znak" labeling data to catch undervaluation in clothing and footwear imports, with results due in Q4 2026. - 13.07.2026 Analytics #Russia #Import #Export #Statistics
Russia's trade turnover hits $227.7bn as imports outpace exports
Russian customs data for January–April 2026 show trade turnover up 4.83% to $227.7bn, with imports growing faster than exports and the trade surplus narrowing as trade continues shifting toward Asia.