Legal provisions of COM(2025)34 - Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods from or exported directly or indirectly from Russia and Belarus
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| dossier | COM(2025)34 - Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods from or exported directly or indirectly from Russia and ... |
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| document | COM(2025)34  |
| date | June 17, 2025 |
Article 1
1. Goods classified under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes listed in Annex I that are imported into the Union and that originate in or are exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus shall be subject to an additional 50 % ad valorem customs duty that is to apply on top of the applicable Common Customs Tariff rate. Such goods originating in or exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus shall not be eligible for lower import duties for limited quantities (tariff rate quotas) where those duties apply pursuant to the Union’s obligations under the WTO Agreement or where tariff rate quotas are opened by the Union on another basis.
2. Goods classified under the CN codes listed in Annex II that are imported into the Union and that originate in or are exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus shall be subject to a customs duty as follows:
| (a) | with regard to the goods falling under CN code 3102:
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| (b) | with regard to the goods falling under CN codes 3105 20, 3105 30, 3105 40, 3105 51, 3105 59 and 3105 90:
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3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, if cumulative import volumes of goods listed in points (a) and (b) of that paragraph reach the following thresholds, the Commission shall, within 21 days, impose a duty at the level set out in point (a)(iv) or point (b)(iv), respectively, of that paragraph, for the remaining imports of those goods in the given period:
| (a) | 2,7 million tonnes from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026; |
| (b) | 1,8 million tonnes from 1 July 2026 until 30 June 2027; |
| (c) | 0,9 million tonnes from 1 July 2027 until 30 June 2028. |
4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down the arrangements for monitoring the import volumes set out in paragraph 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
Article 2
1. The Commission shall monitor prices applicable in the Union of the goods listed in Annex II for a period of four years from 21 June 2025.
2. In the event that the price levels of the goods listed in Annex II substantially exceed the 2024 price levels during the period referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the situation and take all appropriate actions to remedy such price increase. Such actions may include, where appropriate, a proposal for the temporary suspension of tariffs for those goods imported from and originating in countries other than the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus.
Article 3
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee established by Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
In respect of the goods listed in Annex I, this Regulation shall apply from 20 July 2025.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.