25/08/2005 (Agrimarket.info) - The Board for Foreign Trade and TariffPolicy of Russian Federation recommended the government to increase importduties for fats, oils and partly for margarine products to 20 percent ofcustoms value, but not less than 0.2 euro per kilo. The current duty forthese products is 15 percent.

The Board has also decided to set 15 percent import duty but not less than0.12 euro per kilo for packaged palm oil for a period of 9 months