Belarus extends food embargo on goods from Western countries until mid-2023

December 16, MINSK. Belarus has extended the food embargo on goods from Western countries for another six months. This is regulated by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of December 14, 2022 No. 865, which is published on, BelTA informs.

According to the document, until June 30, 2023, inclusive, the validity of paragraphs 1 and 3-5 of the government decree of December 6, 2021 No. 700 "On the application of special measures for certain types of goods", which regulates the introduction of a food embargo in relation to a wide range of goods produced in countries implementing discriminatory policies and carrying out unfriendly actions against Belarus. The import ban applies to a number of goods from the European Union, the United States of America, CANADA, Norway, Albania, Iceland, North Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Switzerland.

The list of prohibited goods includes pigs, cattle MEAT, pork, a number of offal, salted meat, in brine, dried or smoked meat, food meal from meat or meat offal, MILK and dairy products (with some exceptions), potatoes, onions, carrots , beets, cabbages, apples, nuts, pork fat and poultry fat, cattle, sheep or goat fat, lard-stearin and other animal oils, sausages and similar products, confectionery, SALT and other products.