What's happened
Recently, the Ministry of Finance informed companies that supply animal feed ingredients from abroad about the need to pay additional VAT on imported feed additives for the last 3 years.
It's all about the inaccuracy of the wording in the regulations and the inconsistency of the explanations of the Ministry of Finance itself.
For importers, such a “knight’s move” will cost from 4 to 7 billion rubles and will naturally affect the cost of meat products for the end consumer.
Let's talk about this scandalous story in more detail.
VAT 10%
Government Decree No. 908 of December 31, 2004 approved the list of goods subject to VAT at a rate of 10%, including when imported into the Russian Federation. As of April 1, 2019, this list has been updated. But let us dwell for now on the wording that was in force before this date.
