Belarus raises export duty on liquefied petroleum gas 3.5-fold: $61.5 per tonne from 1 November

Belarus's Council of Ministers has raised export duties on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by resolution No. 578 of 6 November 2026, signed by Prime Minister Alexander Turchin, the national legal portal pravo.by and the state news agency BELTA reported.

The decision. The duty on liquefied petroleum gas rises from $17.4 to $61.5 per tonne, and the duty on ethane, butane and isobutane from $15.6 to $55.3 per tonne. The resolution takes effect upon official publication and applies to relations arising from 1 November 2026. The increase is about 3.5-fold, the economic portal MYFIN calculated.

The figures. The duties have been changed several times this year. In May the government raised them from $5.2 to $131.6 per tonne for LPG and from $4.6 to $118.4 for ethane, butane and isobutane, according to pravo.by. According to MYFIN, exports were again duty-free from the beginning of August, and rates of $17.4 and $15.6 per tonne were introduced from 1 October. The new level remains below the one set in May.

Context. According to MYFIN, the export duty on LPG works as a barrier that protects the domestic market: exporting becomes less attractive than selling to consumers at home, which helps keep gas prices stable for households and the utilities sector. The proceeds go to the state budget.

Legal basis. The resolution was adopted on the basis of presidential decree No. 716 of 31 December 2010 on export duty rates and amends government resolution No. 1932 of the same date, which sets the rates for crude oil and products derived from it. In 2026 the LPG rates have been changed at least four times.