Exports from Russia
Russia is a nation rich in natural resources. Hydrocarbons, 40 percent of the world’s natural gas, 50 percent of the world’s timber, and inorganic chemicals are available as well as iron ore, metals, and an excellent machinery production capacity. Companies exporting from Russia are required to pay an average exporting tariff of about 20 percent on a number of goods and services sold in cash transactions, and an average of about 30 percent for those sold in non-cash (barter) transactions.