OREANDA-NEWS. October 05, 2009. The Belarusian government has increased the export duty on crude oil. The relevant decision is laid down by Government Resolution No 1265, reported the press-centre of government.by.  

The decision is attributed to the Russian Federation raising its export duties as from 1 October. The export duties on petroleum products will be as high as the Russian ones. The export duty on light and middle distillates, gas oil, benzole, toluene, xylol will be as high as US 174.5 per tonne (up from US 173.1 per tonne). The export duty on black products (oils, processed oil products, mineral wax, petroleum coke, oil bitumen and oil refining residues) is set at US 94 per tonne (up from US 93.2).

In line with the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement Belarus’ export duties on oil and oil products are equaled with Russia’s. The Belarusian export duties are supposed to come into force on the date export duties of the Russian Federation do.

In line with Belarusian-Russian agreements this year the duty on the oil that Russia exports to Belarus is calculated using the multiplier 0.356. Thus starting 1 October Belarus’ duty will be \\\\$85.7 per tonne instead of US84.9 per tonne in September.