26 march 2024 — 14:00
The Belarusian authorities have decided to extend temporary restrictions on the export of more than 250 types of manufactured goods from the country, this is provided for by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 212 dated March 22, published on the National Legal Internet Portal, Sputnik reports.
According to the document, the government has established a temporary ban on the export of goods from the country to the EAEU member states according to a certain list. The ban applies to goods regardless of their country of origin.
The ban is also imposed on the export of goods outside the customs territory of the EAEU from Belarus to states that are not members of the EAEU "when they are placed under customs procedures for export, temporary export, processing outside the customs territory and re-export."
According to the decree, the bans will be in effect for six months.
The stop list contains a variety of products: from medical supplies to electrical equipment. The list also includes boilers, turbines, engines, some industrial equipment, equipment, mechanisms, machinery and equipment for agriculture, machine tools, some types of electrical equipment and other equipment, locomotives and wagons, vehicles and so on.
In total, the list contains over 250 codes of the unified commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity of the EAEU.
The main provisions of the resolution entered into force on March 23, 2024 and will be valid for six months.
The document contains a number of exceptions. Thus, the government's decision does not apply to goods that are accompanied by a certificate confirming their Belarusian or Russian origin, as well as to goods obtained as a result of processing operations in the customs territory of the EAEU in Belarus and manufactured using goods previously placed under the customs procedure of the free customs zone.
Also, the decision does not apply to goods exported outside the country under one-time licenses issued by MARCH. The document also prescribes the procedure for issuing such licenses.
In addition, exports to the EAEU countries are allowed, but in agreement with government agencies. Also, goods can be exported to Russia "within the framework of the Union State" and even in transit through the territories of other countries. Goods can also be transported in transit through Belarus from one part of the Russian Federation to another.