European Parliament Committee supported the abolition of duties on a wide range of goods from Armenia
04.09.2026,
18:08
The European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the European Commission's proposal for temporary trade liberalization with Armenia, which provides for the abolition of duties on a wide range of Armenian goods.
YEREVAN, September 4. /ARKA/. The European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the European Commission's proposal for temporary trade liberalization with Armenia, which provides for the abolition of duties on a wide range of Armenian goods.
The proposal was supported by 35 MEPs, two voted against, and three abstained, according to the EP website.
The measures were proposed in the context of restrictions imposed by Russia on Armenian exports and transit, which have complicated the access of Armenian products to traditional export markets.
Earlier, the EU Council also supported the European Commission's proposal for temporary trade liberalization with Armenia. According to the EU Council, the proposed measures will liberalize approximately 80% of Armenian exports to the European Union.
Upon final approval, the proposal provides for the temporary abolition of EU ad valorem duties—customs duties calculated as a percentage of the value of a product—on a wide range of goods of Armenian origin.
Furthermore, the ad valorem component of duties is to be abolished for eight types of agricultural products within the applicable tariff quotas. These include grapes, apricots, cherries, peaches, and cucumbers.
The measures will be in effect for two years from the entry into force of the regulation.
The document also provides for a safeguard mechanism allowing the European Union to suspend trade preferences or reinstate duties in the event of serious difficulties for EU producers.
The European Parliament plans to consider the proposal at a plenary session in Strasbourg in September.
If approved by the European Parliament in the first reading and subsequently adopted by the EU Council, the regulation will enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Restrictions on the import of Armenian products to Russia
Since the end of May, Russia has been gradually introducing restrictions on the import of certain products from Armenia, citing violations of phytosanitary requirements. The restrictions apply to flowers, mineral water, certain beverages and alcoholic beverages, vegetables, fruits, berries, grapes, potatoes, dried fruits, and later to live fish and fish products, as well as dairy products.
The restrictions also include a ban on the transit of products of Armenian origin through Russia to other EAEU countries.
The proposal was supported by 35 MEPs, two voted against, and three abstained, according to the EP website.
The measures were proposed in the context of restrictions imposed by Russia on Armenian exports and transit, which have complicated the access of Armenian products to traditional export markets.
Earlier, the EU Council also supported the European Commission's proposal for temporary trade liberalization with Armenia. According to the EU Council, the proposed measures will liberalize approximately 80% of Armenian exports to the European Union.
Upon final approval, the proposal provides for the temporary abolition of EU ad valorem duties—customs duties calculated as a percentage of the value of a product—on a wide range of goods of Armenian origin.
Furthermore, the ad valorem component of duties is to be abolished for eight types of agricultural products within the applicable tariff quotas. These include grapes, apricots, cherries, peaches, and cucumbers.
The measures will be in effect for two years from the entry into force of the regulation.
The document also provides for a safeguard mechanism allowing the European Union to suspend trade preferences or reinstate duties in the event of serious difficulties for EU producers.
The European Parliament plans to consider the proposal at a plenary session in Strasbourg in September.
If approved by the European Parliament in the first reading and subsequently adopted by the EU Council, the regulation will enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Restrictions on the import of Armenian products to Russia
Since the end of May, Russia has been gradually introducing restrictions on the import of certain products from Armenia, citing violations of phytosanitary requirements. The restrictions apply to flowers, mineral water, certain beverages and alcoholic beverages, vegetables, fruits, berries, grapes, potatoes, dried fruits, and later to live fish and fish products, as well as dairy products.
The restrictions also include a ban on the transit of products of Armenian origin through Russia to other EAEU countries.
