China has become the largest supplier of beer to Russia

In the first nine months of this year, China became the largest exporter of beer to Russia. This was reported on December 6 by RIA Novosti, citing data from the UN Comtrade platform and national customs authorities.

Germany, in turn, dropped to third place, behind China and the Czech Republic. It is specified that supplies from Germany decreased by 6 times, to $12.2 million. The Czech Republic, although it failed to increase its supplies, retained second place, but the country's exports almost doubled to $15.6 million.

The decline in exports also affected Latvia and Lithuania, whose shipments decreased by almost 2.5 times. In addition, in the period from January to September 2025, Russia halved beer imports to $100.8 million.

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On September 13, the Russian government increased customs duties on imports of malt beer and cider from unfriendly countries. It was specified that the duty on beer increases from € 1 to €1.5 per liter, and on cider — from 22.5 to 30%. It was specified that the new rates will be valid until December 31, 2025.

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