Excises for Fuel, Petrol , Ethanol, Distillers and Some Alcohol-Containing Goods Imported into Russia

From 1 January 2013 excises for a number of products imported into Russia are to be charged in accordance with a revised schedule. These products include ethanol, distillers, perfumery and cosmetic products and other types of alcohol-containing products.

For example, alcohol-containing suspensions, emulsions and other liquid products are to be subject to an excise amounting to:

-           320 roubles for one liter of dehydrated ethanol contained in the finished product (from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013);

-          400 roubles for one liter of dehydrated ethanol contained in the finished product (from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014); and

-          500 roubles for one liter of dehydrated ethanol contained in the finished product (from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015).

The excises for the mentioned types of products are contained in Annexes 1 and 2 to Order of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation No. 239 of 11 February 2013.

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