AreaRussian Federation

Commodity GroupMilk and dairy products

CommodityAll

Date01/08/2012

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentWTO accession

DescriptionAnnounced that, following the formal access to the WTO on 22 August 2012, the duty on dairy products will fall from its current 19.8 percent to 14.9 percent (fully implemented); some whey products will be subject to tariff rate quotas (TRQs); imports entering the market within the quota will face lower tariffs; and higher duties will be applied to products imported outside the quota.