European Union (EU) countries have decided to impose high tariffs on grain and some agricultural products imported from Russia and Belarus.European Union (EU) countries have decided to impose high tariffs on grain and some agricultural products imported from Russia and Belarus. The EU Council announced that member states had adopted the regulation to impose high customs duties on cereal products imported from Russia and Belarus.
The statement said that taxes on cereals, oilseeds and their derivatives from Russia and Belarus to EU countries will be raised to a level that will stop imports of these products.
The statement said that the measures would prevent the destabilization of the EU grain market and noted that Russia would stop exporting grain produced on the territory of Ukraine and illegally seized and that the revenues from exports to the EU would not be used to finance the war.
Will Not Prevent Transit to Third Countries
The measures apply to exports from Russia and Belarus directly to the EU and will not affect transit through the EU to other third countries, the statement said.
The new rules will enter into force on 1 July following their publication in the EU’s Official Journal.