RESOLUTION OF THE MINISTRY OF ANTI-MONOPOLY REGULATION AND TRADE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of August 13, 2026 No. 46

About approval of the Instruction about procedure for establishment and application of cargo rates on the territory of the Republic of Belarus railway transport public, except the transportation of goods following transit across the territory of state members of the Eurasian Economic Union and also for works (services) connected with the organization and implementation of this transportation

Based on subitem 2.1 of Item 2 of the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of February 25, 2011 No. 72 "About some questions of price regulation (rates) in the Republic of Belarus", Item 1 of the resolution of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of September 14, 2023 No. 598 "About the services relating the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus to spheres of natural monopolies, the prices (rates) for which are regulated by the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade", DECIDES:

1. Approve the Instruction about procedure for establishment and application of cargo rates on the territory of the Republic of Belarus by railway transport public, except the transportation of goods following transit across the territory of state members of the Eurasian Economic Union and also for works (services) connected with the organization and implementation of this transportation it (is applied).

2. Recognize to invalid:

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37 "About cargo rates on the territory of the Republic of Belarus railway transport public";

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of April 11, 2024 No. 28 "About change of the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37";

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of March 19, 2025 No. 24 "About change of the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37";

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of April 4, 2025 No. 26 "About change of the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37";

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of October 15, 2025 No. 66 "About change of the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37";

the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of January 26, 2026 No. 4 "About change of the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of May 30, 2023 No. 37".

3. This resolution becomes effective after its official publication and extends the action to the relations which arose since August 14, 2026.

 

Approved by the Resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of August 13, 2026 No. 46

The instruction about procedure for establishment and application of cargo rates on the territory of the Republic of Belarus railway transport public, except the transportation of goods following transit across the territory of state members of the Eurasian Economic Union and also for works (services) connected with the organization and implementation of this transportation

Chapter 1. General provisions

1. This Instruction determines procedure for establishment and application of cargo rates by the territory of the Republic of Belarus railway transport public, except the transportation of goods following transit across the territory of state members of the Eurasian Economic Union (further – cargo hauling), rates for works (services) connected with the organization and implementation of cargo hauling, established by the resolution of the Ministry of anti-monopoly regulation and trade of the Republic of Belarus of August 12, 2026 No. 45 "About cargo rates on the territory of the Republic of Belarus railway transport public" (further – the resolution No. 45) in the following types of messages:

in the intra republican message;

in the international message (export, import, transit through the territory of the Republic of Belarus of the load following in the message between state members of the Eurasian Economic Union (further – state members), between the territories of one of state members with participation of the railroad of the Republic of Belarus, from the territory of one state member through the territory of the Republic of Belarus to the third countries through seaports of state members and in the opposite direction).

2. This Instruction is applied by carriers of load of rail transport public and consumers of their services.

3. For the purposes of this Instruction the following terms and their determinations are applied:

the car concerning application of rate (further – the car) – the goods wagon of track of 1520 mm registered in accordance with the established procedure in the automated system applied by national association "Belarusian railroad" (further – the Belarusian railroad), with assignment of number according to the installed numbering system of goods wagons; the car of track of 1435 mm having numbering of goods wagon;

car-kilometer – the unit of measure corresponding to movement of one car on distance in one kilometer;

intra station transportation – cargo hauling with execution of the transport rail waybill (further – delivery note) with exit to railway tracks public within one tariff Item;

the entrance border station – the next from Frontier of the Republic of Belarus (further – Frontier) the railway station (further – the station) the Belarusian railroad through which movement of load of the territory of the Republic of Belarus is performed;

the output border station – the nearest station of the Belarusian railroad from Frontier through which movement of load from the territory of the Republic of Belarus is performed;

load – the material values accepted for delivery by railway transport public in destination according to the transportation agreement including the empty car of the consignor, consignee, load on the axes;

load on the axes concerning application of rate (further – load on the axes) – not registered in accordance with the established procedure as goods wagon in the automated system applied on the Belarusian railroad, the railway vehicles belonging to the consignor, the consignee on the property right or other legal cause (the car, the locomotive, the crane, snowplow on railway to the course and other railway vehicles), the car of carrier, except for the car of track of 1435 mm having numbering of goods wagon;

household things – load for personal, family, house and other needs of the physical persons which are not connected with business activity;

the railway junction concerning application of rate (further – the railway junction) – two and more neighboring (not necessarily adjoining) railway stations involved when rendering service according to technology of the work coordinated between carrier and the consignor (consignee);

zone and degree of bulkiness – load exit indicators for loading dimension outline;

container – the container conforming to requirements of rules of transportation of goods by railway transport public (further – rules of transportation of goods) 1, Agreements on the international railway freight traffic of November 1, 1951 (further – SMGS);

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1 Rules of transportation of goods are understood as the resolution of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus of March 31, 2008 No. 40 "About approval of rules of transportation of goods by railway transport public", the resolution of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus of April 21, 2008 No. 58 "About approval of rules of transportation of goods by railway transport public" and the resolution of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus of January 26, 2009 No. 12 "About approval of rules of transportation of goods by railway transport public".

the container train – the train of the established length and route created from cars with large size containers and other cars included in the structure of the container train taking into account requirements of rules of transportation of goods (the car with conductors, the car of cover and others) following appointment to one station of disbandment without conversion along the line. In case of cargo haulings by national (common network) carriers length of the container train is established by the Belarusian railroad;

container sending – the load accepted for shipment on one delivery note from one sender on one station of origin to one receiver on one station of destination in one container;

regulating authority – state body to which according to the legislation functions of price regulation (rates) for transportation of goods, and also works (service) connected with the organization and implementation of cargo hauling are assigned;

to wasp kilometer (further – wasp km) – the operational indicator characterizing car axis run on distance in one kilometer;

car sending – the load accepted for shipment on one delivery note from one sender on one station of origin to one receiver on one station of destination in one car;

train-kilometer (further – poyezdo-km) – the unit of measure corresponding to movement of the train on one kilometer;

the transportation carriage charge – payment for transaction of movement of load from station of origin to station of destination as a part of the cargo, passenger-and-freight train;

transportation payments – the transportation carriage charge, and also payment for works (services) connected with cargo hauling implementation, which arose for the period from the conclusion of the transportation agreement before registration of issue of load to the consignee on delivery note;

works (service) connected with the organization and implementation of transportation of goods (further – works (service), – works (service) rendered by carrier to the conclusion of the transportation agreement from the conclusion of the transportation agreement before registration of issue of load to the consignee on delivery note;

the national team concerning application of rate car sending (further – combined car sending) – the sending consisting of the loads (except loads on the axes, the autotractor machinery transported together with packagings of spare components, tools) allowed to joint transportation in one car on one delivery note and relating to different line items of the Single tariff and statistical nomenclature of loads approved by the decision of the 20th meeting of Council for rail transport of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further – ETSNG);

station of destination – the station specified by the consignor in delivery note at which the load shall be issued by carrier to the consignee;

station of origin – the station of cargo reception specified by the consignor in delivery note to transportation;

tariff distance – the shortest or in the cases determined by the Belarusian railroad, the actual distance of implementation of cargo hauling for which the transportation carriage charge is charged;

rates of tariff schemes No. And 1, I2 and I3 – infrastructure component of cargo rate the locomotive of carrier in the car of carrier, the consignor, consignee;

rates of the tariff scheme No. B – car component of cargo rate the locomotive of carrier in the car of carrier;

rates of tariff schemes No. L1, L2 and L3 – locomotive component of cargo rate the locomotive of carrier in the car of carrier, the consignor, consignee;

rates without allocation of tariff components – the rates established based on total expenses of carrier: rates of tariff schemes No. 4-54; the rates established for 1 kilometer of transportation (poyezdo-km, wasp km, km).

Other terms and their determinations applied in this Instruction are used in the values established by the Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 6, 1999 No. 237-Z "About rail transport", the Charter of rail transport public approved by the resolution of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of August 2, 1999 No. 1196, SMGS, the Agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014.

4. The rates established in appendices 1-25 to the resolution No. 45, are established without the value added tax. The value added tax is levied according to the legislation.

Chapter 2. General procedure for determination of the transportation carriage charge

5. The transportation carriage charge is determined:

in the intra republican message – for tariff distance from station of origin to station of destination;

in case of cargo importation on the territory of the Republic of Belarus – for tariff distance from the entrance border station, including distance from Frontier, to station of destination;

in case of cargo exportation out of limits of the Republic of Belarus – for tariff distance from station of origin to the output border station, including distance to Frontier;

in case of transit transportation through the territory of the Republic of Belarus – for tariff distance from the entrance border station, including distance from Frontier, to the output border station, including distance to Frontier.

6. The minimum tariff haulage distance (including intra station transportation and transportation with the separate locomotive) for which the transportation carriage charge is determined, – 50 km.

7. The transportation carriage charge is determined by rates which affected date of putting down in delivery note, including in new delivery note in case of change of the transportation agreement (readdressing of load), calendar stamp of carrier:

on station of origin – for load which transportation is drawn up by delivery note of the intra republican message or delivery note of the through international traffic;

at the station (place) of resending – in transit load on the delivery note provided by SMGS.

8. The transportation carriage charge is determined:

by summing of rates of the corresponding tariff schemes (with allocation of tariff components) established in appendices 1-6 to the resolution No. 45, with the subsequent multiplication the received sums on coefficients determined by this Instruction;

by multiplication of rates of the corresponding tariff schemes (without allocation of tariff components) established in appendices 7-17 to the resolution No. 45, on the coefficients established by this Instruction;

by multiplication of the rates established for 1 kilometer of transportation (poyezdo-km, wasp km, km), No. established in appendix 18 to the resolution 45, on the corresponding unit of measure.

9. Numbers of tariff schemes for determination of the transportation carriage charge are established according to appendices 1 and 2.

10. The coefficients applied in case of determination of the transportation carriage charge by car sending depending on sort of load, type and accessory of the car are established according to appendix 3.

The coefficients specified in part one of this Item are not applied in case of determination of the transportation carriage charge of the automotive vehicle (further – automatic telephone exchange), intermodal transport unit (further – ITE).

In case of determination of the transportation carriage charge in the specialized car of carrier of track of 1520 mm sent carrier instead of the load of the universal car of carrier provided by the shipping request the coefficients specified in the parts one of this Item established for the corresponding universal car are applied.

11. The transportation carriage charge in the car (except transporter) with number of axes more than 4 is determined according to the procedure, established by this Instruction, using coefficients:

The 6-axis car – 1,15;

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