State Customs Committee: in connection with the food embargo, customs control has been strengthened along the entire perimeter of the border

January 26, MINSK. In connection with the introduction of the food embargo, customs control has been strengthened along the entire perimeter of the border. Representatives of the State Customs Committee told journalists about this today, BelTA has learned.

Since January 1, in response to sanctions , Belarus has imposed a food embargo on a number of goods from states that carry out unfriendly actions against our country. The import ban applies to a number of products from the European Union and its Member States, 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, edible meal from meat or meat offal, MILKand dairy products (with certain exceptions), vegetables other than those intended for sowing, fruits and nuts, lard from pigs and poultry, lard from cattle, sheep or goats, lard stearin and other animal oils, sausages and similar products, confectionery products, SALT and other goods.

“Since the beginning of the year, we have not let 29 trucks into the country that were transporting prohibited goods under the guise of other goods. Relevant protocols have been drawn up. We not only work along the external border at checkpoints, but also control the Belarusian-Russian section of the border with mobile groups in order to goods that are prohibited in our country were not imported from there," said Vladimir Orlovsky, chairman of the State Customs Committee.

Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee Eduard Danilovich noted that in connection with the introduction of the food embargo, customs control was strengthened along the entire perimeter of the border. "We have strengthened the control of documents that confirm the country of origin of the goods. If there is suspicion, we make decisions to organize additional inspection measures. If signs of an offense are identified, we conduct an inspection, identify the perpetrators and make a decision in accordance with the law. For the illegal movement of prohibited goods into our territory, both administrative and criminal liability," he stressed.