The Belarusian Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) will allocate tariff quotas for the import of certain types of goods from Serbia and Iran into Belarus. Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has signed the corresponding resolution.
The ministry has been instructed to distribute among foreign-trade participants 100% of the tariff-quota volumes for the import of specific goods originating from the Republic of Serbia, annually in 2026-2028 by 30 November, and from the Islamic Republic of Iran, in 2026 by 30 November. Quotas are allocated based on applications submitted by foreign-trade participants in the order they are received. Applications are reviewed within 15 days.
The list of goods originating from Serbia includes cheeses (excluding Glarus cheese made with herbs, Butterkäse, and cheeses made from sheep’s or goat’s milk), as well as alcoholic distillates obtained from grape wine or grape marc, and cigarettes containing tobacco.
The list of goods originating from Iran includes fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed potatoes), fresh or chilled tomatoes, and tomatoes prepared or preserved without vinegar or acetic acid. It also includes certain types of headed cabbage, kohlrabi, leafy cabbages and similar edible Brassica vegetables, carrots and turnips, table beets, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible root vegetables, cucumbers and gherkins (all fresh or chilled) as well as fresh apples.
MART must inform foreign-trade participants about the results of the quota distribution via an announcement on its official website.
MART will also issue licenses to foreign-trade participants for the import of these goods into Belarus.
The State Customs Committee of Belarus has been instructed to ensure the release of goods within the allocated tariff-quota volumes in accordance with the customs procedure for release for domestic consumption, based on the issued licenses.