Norway to raise customs duties on agricultural imports from Russia, Belarus from July 1

HELSINKI. June 15 (Interfax) - Norway has decided to increase customs duties on imports of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus from July 1, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, citing the head of the ministry, Espen Barth Eide.

According to the new regulation, agricultural products from Russia and Belarus will be subject to an additional duty of 50%. Fertilizers from these countries will be subject to a customs duty of 6.5% of the customs value plus 5,000 Norwegian kroner ($526) per tonne. Goods covered by the regulation will not be subject to duty reductions under the Customs Duties Act, the Foreign Ministry said.

The increase in customs duties will primarily affect Norway's aquaculture industry, as imports from Russia and Belarus currently consist mainly of fish feed and feed ingredients (vegetable oils).

According to Norway's statistics agency, imports from Russia and Belarus amounted to 28 billion Norwegian kroner ($294.5 million) and 2.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($273.5 million), respectively, in 2025. The main import items from Russia in 2025 were fish (mainly cod, 39%), fish feed (35%), as well as rapeseed and oil for fish feed (19.5%), while the main imports from Belarus were rapeseed and oil for fish feed (88%) and linseed oil for fish feed (10.9%).