Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 4 January 2020, the Government of the Russian Federation placed Resolution No. 1952 from 31 December 2019 “On Amending the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation from 31 December 2004 No. 908 ”.

According to the information of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Moscow, according to the document, amendments are made to the list of food products subject to value added tax (VAT) at a rate of 10%. In particular, the list of food products imported into Russia that are subject to preferential VAT has been expanded.

The main export positions of fresh fruits from Uzbekistan, such as watermelons, melons, grapes, figs, apples, pears, quinces, apricots, cherries and cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and lemons will now be subject to VAT at a rate of 10% instead of the previous ones 20%.

However, the changes do not affect dried fruit and vegetable products. For this category of goods, the VAT rate remained at the level of 20%.

Changes to Russian legislation create an opportunity to increase the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan directly to the Russian market.