Russia raises import duties on certain oils, fats and drinking water from unfriendly states

Mechanism

Resolution No. 1341 is a routine addendum to Russia's standing "unfriendly states" tariff schedule (Resolution No. 2240, in force since December 2022), which authorises the government to levy elevated import duties on goods from states that imposed sanctions on Russia after February 2022. This tranche targets edible oils/fats (coconut oil, palm kernel oil, margarine) and bottled natural mineral water. The measure functions as both a revenue instrument and a protectionist nudge toward domestic and "friendly country" (e.g. Belarus, Türkiye, Indonesia via non-sanctioning palm-oil channels) substitution in a consumer-staples category with low substitution friction.

Downstream implications

• Part of the same multi-year "unfriendly states" tariff-wall

escalation pattern as the 2025-09-10 Resolution No. 1396 beer/ cider/semi-trailer tariffs already logged in this theme — both were extended to a 2027-12-31 sunset by the same October 2025 Resolution No. 1516.

• Western European margarine/oil-blend exporters and bottled-water

brands with residual Russian volumes face a further margin squeeze on top of the 2022-24 duty base.

Open questions

• Full primary text of Resolution No. 1516's 2027 extension has not

been retrieved in primary form for this product line — only the GTA secondary citation confirms scope; worth re-verifying against pravo.gov.ru if the extension record needs upgrading to primary.