Sanctions HS Code Check: Russia and Belarus

Enter the product’s CN (HS) code (4–10 digits) or a product description and click “Check”. The tool shows whether export or transit through Russia and Belarus is prohibited, whether the product is on the list of Lithuanian Government Resolution No. 512, whether it may be a dual-use item, and which documents customs will ask for.

If you do not know the code, type a product description (e.g. “tyres”) and the tool will suggest matching CN codes. You can check up to 30 codes at once – separate them with commas. The more precise the code (8–10 digits), the more precise the result. A result for a specific code can also be opened with a direct link, for example: eminkevicius.com/en/sanctions-hs-code-check/#85051190.

The tool is for guidance only – before you declare the goods, confirm the requirements in LITAR, the Lithuanian customs tariff system.

The lists of sanctioned goods are set out in the annexes to EU regulations: for goods that may not be exported to Russia or transported through it – in the annexes to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014; for Belarus – in the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. The goods are listed by CN code, but the lists are long and spread across many annexes.

This tool combines all of these annexes and the Lithuanian national list (Resolution No. 512) into a single search: enter a commodity code and you immediately see whether the product is sanctioned, which annex it is in and what applies to it.

An export ban means the goods may not be sold, supplied or transferred to Russia or Belarus, or for use in these countries. Most of these goods can still be shipped in transit through Russia or Belarus to third countries if proof of final destination is provided.

For some goods transit is also prohibited – for example aviation and space goods, firearms, jet fuel and goods listed in the specific transit-ban annexes. These goods cannot be shipped through Russia or Belarus even when they are destined for another country.

In addition, Lithuania applies a national restriction: goods on the Resolution No. 512 list may not be exported or transported in transit through Lithuanian border crossings with non-EU countries.

Dual-use items are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 by control code (e.g. 3A001), not by CN code, so a single CN code can cover both controlled and ordinary goods.

For each CN code the tool shows the dual-use control codes that may apply. This is a signal to check the product’s technical specifications: whether a product is a dual-use item is ultimately determined by its technical parameters.

Whenever restrictions apply to a product: a letter from the consignor (sender), a letter from the consignee (recipient), the consignee’s company registration document, the contract and proof of payment for the goods.

For dual-use items, also the technical specifications of the goods (description, composition, components, photos). For sanctioned goods, also a letter from the manufacturer and the transport order.

The same documents are required for transit. The list reflects the practice of Lithuanian customs; for each code the tool shows the specific list, which you can copy and send to your client.

If the country of final destination is neither Russia nor Belarus (for example Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan or the Caucasus countries), the cargo can be shipped bypassing these countries – by air or via Türkiye.

If the goods are destined for Russia or Belarus, their export is prohibited by any route.

The general threshold for luxury goods is EUR 300 per item (Article 3h of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and Article 1ga of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006). For some goods the annexes set a different threshold, such as EUR 750, 1,000, 1,500, 5,000 or 50,000.

Lithuanian customs applies the EUR 300 threshold to vehicle parts (e.g. CN 8707, 8708), even though they are listed under the same annex item as vehicles, for which the threshold is EUR 50,000. The tool shows the strictest threshold, and where the threshold may be unclear it says so and links to LITAR.

The tool is based on the consolidated versions of EU regulations 833/2014 (Russia), 765/2006 (Belarus), 692/2014 (Crimea and Sevastopol), 2022/263 (occupied areas of Ukraine), 2019/125 (goods that could be used for torture) and 2021/821 (dual-use items), and on Lithuanian Government Resolution No. 512. Product descriptions are taken from the official EU Combined Nomenclature (TARIC, October 2026).

The data is checked after every EU sanctions package. The date of the latest check is shown below each result, and you can subscribe to email notifications about updates.