Only 15% of all goods transiting Lithuania to Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad are affected by sanctions, Lithuanian Railways (LTG) said on July 11.
“Out of this volume, ferrous metals comprised up to 9% of the total transit cargo traffic between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad, cement accounted for 3%, alcohol products – 1.4% and timber products – 0.6%,” Kotryna Dzinkaraite, a spokesperson for LTG, said.
A ban on the transit of Russia-origin cement, alcohol, wood, glass and a number of other goods via Lithuania came into force on July 9.
Over 550,000 tons of goods, now subjected to new sanctions, were transported between Kaliningrad and the Russian mainland in the first half of 2022.
A ban on the transit of coal and other solid fossil fuels is set to enter into force on August 10, followed by a ban on Russian oil and its products from December 5. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
