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- 14.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Bans
Kazakhstan lifts third-country construction materials ban on 17 October
Kazakhstan is ending early its ban on imports of cement, sheet glass, gypsum boards, worked stone, and construction mortars and concretes from third countries. Under Order No. 499 of 5 October 2026, which uchet.kz reports takes effect on 17 October, Order No. 237, which banned imports of these goods from non-EAEU countries, will cease to apply from that date. - 07.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import
EEC committee agrees drafts on standards, poppy seeds and repellents
On 6 October 2026 an EEC advisory committee agreed draft amendments to standards lists under technical regulations, sanitary requirements for edible poppy seeds and repellents, and the ASF control procedure, for consideration by the EEC Board. For veterinary diagnostic, disinfectant, insecticidal and acaricidal products, the committee agreed to move the rules' entry into force to 1 September 2031, with the transition period extended to 31 December 2036. - 05.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Export #Logistics #Trade agreements
EAEU and Uzbekistan agree draft customs information exchange deal
EAEU and Uzbek delegations agreed a draft agreement on exchanging information on goods and vehicles in international transport after the first round of talks, which ended on September 30, 2026. It remains a draft: no dates for signing or entry into force have been set, and no changes to declaration procedures for traders have been announced. - 05.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Export #Trade agreements
Russia's parliament approves EAEU protocol on devices exempt from registration
The State Duma on 1 October and the Federation Council on 2 October 2026 approved ratification of a protocol that adds three cases to the list of medical devices exempt from EAEU registration. Importers will need a permit from the authorised body to bring in an unregistered device for a specific patient. - 01.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Export #Duties
EEC working group discusses how to interpret a consignment in exports
On 30 September an EEC working group discussed whether goods must be shipped simultaneously to be listed in a single export declaration, following inquiries on declaring goods subject to export duties. On containers, participants reached a common understanding that four zeros are entered in the declaration when length, width and height data are unavailable, while the Commission will prepare clarifications on consignments if necessary. - 30.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #China #Import #Duties
EEC ends Neway Valve's price undertakings, sets 25.57% duty
The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission terminated the price undertakings of Chinese producer Neway Valve (Suzhou) Co., Ltd on September 29, 2026, under the antidumping measure on steel wedge gate valves from China, so its products will be subject to a 25.57% duty on customs value. Importers of this producer's valves will need to include the duty in customs payment calculations from the date the decision takes effect, 30 calendar days after official publication. - 28.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Trade agreements
EEC finds Russia's certificate suspension rules breach EAEU law, entry delayed
The EEC Board ruled on September 8, 2026 in Decision No. 118 that Russian Government Resolution No. 936 rules on suspending and invalidating conformity certificates and declarations issued in other EAEU states breach Union law, but on September 24 the decision's entry into force was suspended pending review by the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. Until that review concludes, manufacturers and importers from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan should assume Russia's certificate-recognition procedure remains unchanged. - 28.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Logistics
EAEU and Russia revise declaration and traceability rules from Oct 1
From October 1, 2026, the EAEU changes how boxes 31 and 44 of the goods declaration are completed for container shipments and storage at authorized economic operator sites, and Russia sets new deadlines for corrective traceability notices on goods imported from EAEU states. Declarants will need to update box 31 and 44 templates by that date, and traders in traceable goods will need to file corrective notices no later than the next working day. - 28.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Duties
EEC proposes duties up to 22.37% on truck tires from Thailand, Vietnam
Following an investigation, the EEC's Department for Internal Market Defense has proposed five-year antidumping duties on truck tires from Thailand (17.05-22.37%) and Vietnam (11.31-17.25%); an EEC Board decision approving the rates and an effective date has not yet been published. Importers of truck tires from these countries should check their suppliers against the producer list in the proposal, since the rate depends on country and plant and ranges from 11.31% to 22.37%. - 28.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Bans
Belarus introduces six-month licensing for apple imports from outside the EAEU
Belarus's Council of Ministers, by Resolution No. 487 of September 24, 2026, introduced six-month licensing for apple imports from countries outside the EAEU, citing a large domestic harvest. Importers of such apples will need a one-time license from the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, agreed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, for each shipment. - 20.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EAEU #China #Import #Export #Statistics #Trade agreements
EEC: nearly 48% of EAEU foreign trade is with SCO countries
The EEC reported that EAEU trade with SCO countries grew more than 17% in H1 2026 to $197 billion, with SCO countries now accounting for nearly 48% of the bloc's foreign trade. The 2027–2030 cooperation plan signed the same day lists customs regulation and sanitary measures as areas for joint work, but does not yet introduce specific measures or deadlines for importers. - 19.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Export #Duties #Trade agreements
EAEU and Indonesia may cut duties to 2% and 1.5% in 2026
The EAEU-Indonesia free trade agreement, signed on December 21, 2025, may enter into force by the end of 2026, cutting Indonesia's average duty on EAEU goods from 10.2% to 2% and the EAEU's average duty on Indonesian goods from 7.6% to 1.5%. Traders on both sides will need to check their products against the roughly 90% of tariff lines covered by the preferences. - 19.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EAEU #China #Import #Export #Statistics #Trade agreements
EAEU-SCO trade turnover jumps 17% to $197 billion in H1 2026
Trade between the EAEU and SCO reached $197 billion in the first half of 2026, up more than 17% year-on-year, with the SCO's share of the EAEU's foreign trade climbing to nearly 48%. The same day, September 17, the EEC and the SCO Secretariat signed a joint action plan for 2027-2030 covering customs regulation, agriculture and digitalization. - 15.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EAEU #Russia #Import #Export #Trade agreements
EAEU and Mongolia agree to nearly double meat supply volumes for 2027
On September 14, 2026, the Joint Committee for implementing the EAEU-Mongolia Interim Trade Agreement held its first meeting in Ulaanbaatar and agreed on an indicative volume of Mongolian meat supplies to the EAEU for 2027 — 11,600 tonnes versus the current 5,000-6,000 tonnes. Meat exporters from Mongolia and EAEU importers should prepare for higher volumes under continued veterinary controls, while the EAEU has raised with Mongolia the issue of market access for eggs, flour, canned goods and alcohol from the bloc. - 14.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Import #Quotas #Duties
EEC quotas on meat, whey and rice for 2027 take effect Sept 27
On September 27, 2026, two Eurasian Economic Commission decisions dated August 25, 2026 take effect: No. 110 allocates 2027 import quotas for beef, pork, poultry and whey among EAEU member states, while No. 109 sets a quota for long-grain rice from Vietnam. Importers of these goods from non-CIS countries will need to secure their share of the national quota through the authorized body in their country to bring 2027 shipments in at the in-quota rate. - 14.09.2026 Trade & Markets #EAEU #Russia #Import #Export #Trade agreements
EAEU and India set key free-trade talks round for November 2026
On September 10, 2026 in New Delhi, EEC trade minister Andrey Slepnev met India's minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal to discuss progress on the EAEU-India free trade agreement and agreed to speed up work by the negotiating teams. Companies trading with India will need to track the outcome of the November 2026 round devoted to market access: until it concludes, duties are calculated under the current EAEU Common External Tariff and India's import tariff. - 12.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Russia #Import #Quotas #Duties #Trade agreements
EEC extends duty-free quotas for Iranian vegetable and apple imports to 2027
The Eurasian Economic Commission's Board, by decision No. 119 of September 8, 2026, extended duty-free tariff quotas on Iranian potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, apples and canned tomatoes into 2027, whereas the 2027 annex previously covered only poultry meat. Importers of these products will need to plan 2027 Iranian supplies using the same national volumes as in 2026 and secure an import license to use the zero-duty allowance. - 12.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #China #World #Import #Export #Trade agreements #Logistics
EAEU and SCO to sign 2027-2030 action plan in Beijing on Sept. 17
At the Eastern Economic Forum, the EEC announced that on September 17, 2026, "EAEU Days" will be held at SCO headquarters in Beijing, where the EEC and the SCO Secretariat plan to sign a joint action plan for 2027-2030 covering customs, transport and digitalization. Importers and brokers trading with SCO countries should watch for the plan's publication after September 17, as no specific changes to customs procedures have been announced yet. - 12.09.2026 Regulation #EAEU #China #Import #Logistics #Trade agreements
EEC in talks to link China, Vietnam and Uzbekistan to EAEU transit system
The EAEU's unified customs transit system for member and third countries took effect on June 29, 2026, and the Eurasian Economic Commission is now negotiating data-exchange agreements with China, Vietnam and Uzbekistan to let them join. Carriers on these routes should watch for the specific agreements, since only they will trigger the switch to a single electronic transit declaration and navigation seals beyond the EAEU border. - 03.09.2026 Regulation #USA #EAEU #Import #Duties
US extends duties on silicon metal from Kazakhstan for five years
The US International Trade Commission unanimously voted to keep the countervailing duty on silicon metal from Kazakhstan and antidumping duties on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland and Malaysia in place, in a decision published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2026. Exporters from these countries and US importers classifying the product under HTSUS 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 should plan for the existing duty rates to remain in effect for at least another five years.