Imposing of embargo on goods originated from Ukraine by Russia in food industry would mainly hit winemakers.
According to the customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, in January-November 2018, Ukraine exported grape wines and wort (code 2204) to the Russian Federation for $19.66 million, which is 51.7 percent of the total exports for these items.
Vegetables cooked or canned (code 2205) worth $6.85 million for the period under review were delivered to Russia, which is 34.9 percent of all Ukrainian exports for these items.
According to the State Statistics Service, in January-October 2018, Ukraine delivered cocoa paste for $25.3 million to the Russian Federation, which did not fall under the embargo, while ready-made chocolate (code 1806) – for $1,300.
Beer in the Russian Federation during this period, according to the State Statistics Service, was delivered for a total of $500.
As reported, Russia banned imports of Ukrainian wheat and meslin, as well as malt beer, sunflower, safflower and cottonseed oil and their fractions, according to a Russian government resolution published on Dec. 29.
The list of banned goods includes extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates; ready or canned fish; sturgeon caviar or its substitutes; canned vegetables, fruits, nuts; jams, fruit jelly, marmalades, fruit or nut paste; and fruit and vegetable juices.
In addition, it includes sugar confectionery (including white chocolate) not including cocoa; chocolate and other ready food products containing cocoa; bread, baked confectionery and pastries, biscuits and other baked and flour confectioneries. Also banned are wines, including fortified wines, ethyl alcohol, alcohol tinctures, liqueurs and other string alcoholic beverages.
