Package 21
The 21th EU sanctions package and CN codes
The 21st EU sanctions package, adopted on 23 July 2026 and applicable from 24 July 2026, adds 25 CN entries to the import ban from Russia (Annex XXI) and the same 25 entries to the import ban from Belarus (Annex XXVII): metal ores, zinc and chromium oxides, tall oil, glass and glassware, unwrought zinc, and vehicle bodies and parts.
What changes, regime by regime
| Regime | Regulation | Scope of the change | Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2026/1848 | Annex XXI (Art. 3i, import ban): 25 new entries, entry 4302 narrowed to "ex 4302" | 26 |
| Belarus | 2026/1846 | Annex XXVII (Art. 1ra, import ban): the same 25 entries as for Russia | 25 |
Contracts concluded before the package
Contracts concluded before 24 July 2026 may be executed until 25 October 2026. For Russia this covers all 25 entries (Art. 3i(3bg)), for Belarus only 12 of them (Art. 1ra(9f)). The remaining 13 Belarusian entries apply immediately, with no transition period.
CN codes covered by the package
| CN code | Goods | Russia | Belarus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2603 | Copper ores and concentrates | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 2604 | Nickel ores and concentrates | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 2607 | Lead ores and concentrates | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 2616 | Precious-metal ores and concentrates | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 2817 | Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 2819 | Chromium oxides and hydroxides | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 3803 | Tall oil, whether or not refined | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| ex 4302 | Tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings) excluding of sable (Martes zibellina), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of heading 4303 | ban, no transition period | unchanged |
| 7001 | Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 8549; glass in the mass | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7002 | Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7003 | Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7004 | Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7006 | Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7008 | Multiple-walled insulating units of glass | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7009 | Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7011 | Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7013 | Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018) | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7014 | Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7015 | Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7016 | Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 7017 | Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7018 | Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7020 | Other articles of glass | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 7901 | Unwrought zinc | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, no transition period |
| 8707 | Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
| 8708 | Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 | ban, contracts until 25 Oct 2026 |
What is not in this package
We checked this against the Official Journal text, not press commentary. The points below circulated in summaries of the package but are not in the act.
- Annex XXIII (goods supporting Russian industry) was not amended. The package only touches derogations in Art. 3k there, with no new CN codes.
- Annex VII for Russia and Annex Va for Belarus were amended, but the added entries are dual-use control codes (counter-UAV systems, nickel and beryllium powder, servomotors, UAV launch and flight termination systems), not CN codes.
- Laboratory glassware 7017 in Annex VII is not new in this package, it was already there. What is new concerns Annex XXI, that is imports.
- Alkaline earth metals, lubricants and energetic materials appeared in commentary, but they are not in the text of the package.
Frequently asked questions
When does the 21th EU sanctions package apply?
The package was adopted on 2026-07-23 and applies from 2026-07-24, the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. Contracts concluded before 24 July 2026 may be executed until 25 October 2026. For Russia this covers all 25 entries (Art. 3i(3bg)), for Belarus only 12 of them (Art. 1ra(9f)). The remaining 13 Belarusian entries apply immediately, with no transition period.
Which CN codes were added?
The package touches 26 CN entries. The full list with the legal basis is in the table on this page, and the status of a single code, together with exemptions and article derogations, is available on its page in our database.
Can I complete contracts concluded before the package?
Contracts concluded before 24 July 2026 may be executed until 25 October 2026. For Russia this covers all 25 entries (Art. 3i(3bg)), for Belarus only 12 of them (Art. 1ra(9f)). The remaining 13 Belarusian entries apply immediately, with no transition period. The transition period covers performance of the contract, not concluding one after the cut-off date. Confirm the scope and conditions in the article text on EUR-Lex.
Did the package change export bans?
Not at the CN code level. The export-side changes concern dual-use control entries, which are defined by technical parameters rather than a CN code. That is why they are not in the CN database, and dual-use classification is confirmed against the control list of Regulation 2021/821.
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