Belarus lowers export duties on oil products

Belarus has reduced export duties on oil and oil products exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, following the resolution of the Belarus Council of Ministers dated Aug. 30, 2021, Report informs via Belarusian media.

Export duty rates vary, in particular, for crude oil, fuel oil, petroleum bitumen, petroleum jelly and paraffin, waste oil products - $64.6 per ton (previously - $67.8), straight-run gasoline - $35.5 per ton (previously - $37.2), commercial gasolines, diesel fuel, light and middle distillates, benzene, toluene, xylenes, lubricating oils - $19.3 per ton (previously - $20.3).

Since Sept. 1, the duty on the export of oil and oil products from Russia has been lowered: the duty on oil has decreased to $64.6 per ton (previously - $67.8), on light oil products and oils - $19.3 (previously - $20.3), for dark - up to $64.6 (previously - $67.8), for the export of commercial gasoline - up to $19.3, straight-run (naphtha) - up to $35.5 (previously - $37.2).

However, the export duty on LPG was increased to $69.90 per metric ton (previously - $55.9).