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Trade in Belarus

Belarus was the world’s 64th largest exporter of goods and 70th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $5071 and $9889 million USD respectively. Belarus’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2021, Belarus’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Russian Federation, Poland and Ukraine, with trade representing 128.24 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Belarus is the world’s 62th largest importer of goods and 80th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $48370 and $6481 million USD respectively in 2025. Belarus’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products.  Leading import partners were Russian Federation, China and Germany. Belarus is part of 9 different Regional Trade Agreements, such as Common Economic Zone (CEZ), Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – Accession of Armenia.

 

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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Republic of Belarus

Abbreviation

BY

Capital

Minsk

WTO Membership Date

Observer

Legal System

civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) were revised and came into force in 1999 and 2000

Language

Belarusian, Russian

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

This section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance.

Currency

Belarusian ruble

Exchange Rate

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GTFP Confirming Banks

Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited.

  • Priorbank Joint Stock Company - SWIFT: PJCBBY2X

Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Business Support Organizations

Copyright Offices

  • National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)

Industrial Property Offices

  • National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP)

SPS Enquiry Points

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • National Information Centre for Technical Barriers to Trade,
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
    (National Information Centre for TBT and SPS)
    Phone: +(375) 17262 5260
    Website: www.nicwto.by

    3 Melezh Str.

    [email protected]

TBT Enquiry Points

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • Tatiana Svirko
    National Information Centre for Technical Barriers to Trade
    Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
    Phone: + (375) 17 262 12 50

    3 Melezh Str
    Minsk

    [email protected]

Additional Information

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Links to other helpful resources

This section includes additional links to trade-related resources.

National Tariff Finder

 https://mfa.gov.by/en/export/tariffs/vvoz/

Additional Link

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Last Reviewed: October, 2026

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