Belarus has raised export duties on oil and oil products exported outside the customs territory of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union from March 1.

According to the government decree, export duty rates for crude oil, fuel oil, petroleum bitumen, petroleum jelly and paraffin, waste oil products will amount to $58.3 per 1 tonne, up from $47.7, straight-run gasoline – to $32 per 1 tonne, up from $26.2, commercial gasoline, diesel fuel, light, medium distillates, benzene, toluene, xylenes, lubricating oils – to $17.4 per 1 tonne, up from $14.3.