The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has made decisions aimed at supporting the agro-industrial sector of Kyrgyzstan. This was reported by the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of KR.
According to the ministry's information, there will be an exemption from customs duties on a number of goods that have social and economic significance, which will be imported into Kyrgyzstan for domestic consumption and processing.
Cattle meat
- This measure will be in effect until December 31, 2026.
- Volume — no more than 5 thousand tons.
- The exemption applies to fresh or chilled cattle meat (EAEU HS codes: 0201...) and frozen cattle meat (EAEU HS codes: 0202...).
To obtain the tariff exemption, it is necessary to provide a supporting document issued by the authorized body of the EAEU, indicating the importing organizations, nomenclature, and volumes of the goods.
Meat imported using this exemption may only be used for the production of meat products and exclusively by meat processing enterprises. The export of finished meat products produced using the exempt raw materials to other EAEU countries is prohibited.
Cane raw sugar
- This measure will also be in effect until December 31, 2026.
- Volume — no more than 20 thousand tons.
The exemption applies in the presence of a document from the authorized body of KR confirming the purpose of the goods and containing information about the importers and processing organizations.
Cane raw sugar may only be used for industrial processing in Kyrgyzstan. White sugar obtained from exempt raw materials is not subject to export to other EAEU countries.
Citrus fruits
- The exemption period is until December 31, 2026.
- Exemption from import duties is provided for the following goods:
fresh bananas (0803901000) — 3 thousand tons,
fresh mandarins (0805210000) — 2.5 thousand tons,
fresh table grapes (0806101000) — 1.5 thousand tons,
fresh oranges (0805102000) — 1 thousand tons,
fresh mango (0804500001) — 500 tons,
fresh kiwi (0810500000) — 500 tons;
Cocoa products
- The measure will be in effect until April 30, 2027 (annually).
- Volume — 300 tons.
The measures taken are aimed at:
- ensuring stable supply to the domestic market;
- supporting processing enterprises;
- curbing price increases for socially significant products;
- developing the agro-industrial complex of KR.
