In Russia, from October 1, scrap collection for cars will be raised by 70-85 percent

The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a long-term scale of indexation of the recycling fee until 2030 for road transport.

As reported in the press release of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the new rules apply to cars and trucks, buses, trailers and semi-trailers of some types of road construction equipment.

The decree will come into force on October 1, 2024. From this day on, the recycling collection will be increased by 70-85%. From January 1 of each subsequent year, the rate will be indexed by 10-20%.

As explained in the department, the introduction of the fee will affect the prices of foreign-made cars only, since Russian manufacturers are compensated for the amount of scrap collection from the budget.

So, for cars with engines from one to two liters, the rate will increase from the current 300.6 thousand to 556 thousand rubles, and in 2025 to 667 thousand.

The fee for road construction equipment will be indexed from January 1, 2025 with an increase in the rate by 15% annually. For some types of special equipment, the production of which in the Russian Federation is still at the stage of development, a deferred indexation is envisaged, which will come into force no earlier than 2026 and 2028. We are talking about excavators and backhoe loaders.

It is also reported that the changes do not affect the preferential coefficients applicable to individuals who independently import cars with an engine capacity of up to 3 liters to Russia for personal use.

Earlier, EADaily reported that sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the Russian Federation in August 2024 jumped to a record high on the eve of a jump in prices from the introduction of scrap collection.