Compensation under a measure supporting exports from Armenia of selected fresh fruits, food products and beverages, as well as procurement for processing, will also be provided in September 2026, the Economy Ministry reported.
The draft proposes providing businesses with compensation at established rates for fresh fruit and certain types of food and beverages exported from Armenia during September 2026.
Compensation of 150 drams is envisaged for each kilogram of apples and pears exported. The rate is set at 200 drams per kilogram of plums, peaches or nectarines, 150 drams for grapes and 200 drams for figs.
Compensation of 150 drams per kilogram is envisaged for tomato paste exported to European Union member states, Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland, the U.S. or Canada.
Businesses will receive 350 drams for each liter of bottled grape wine and 200 drams for each liter of bottled fruit and berry wine. Compensation of 830 drams is envisaged for each absolute liter of bottled Armenian brandy or Armenian cognac.
Compensation of 75 drams is set for each liter of exported bottled natural mineral water classified under foreign economic activity commodity code 2201 10 190 0. At the same time, compensation will amount to 150 drams per liter for bottled natural mineral water exported to European Union member states, Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland, the U.S., Canada, China or member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Support of 500 drams is envisaged for each kilogram of dried fruit or vegetables. Exporters will receive 820 drams for each kilogram of trout exported and 1,350 drams per kilogram of sturgeon.
Support is also envisaged for procurement for processing. Compensation will be provided for peaches procured from within Armenia and figs procured from the Syunik region by businesses from Sept. 1 through Oct. 1, 2026.
Specifically, compensation of 125 drams per kilogram is envisaged for up to 200 tons of figs procured from the Syunik region. Support of 125 drams per kilogram is also set for peaches procured from within Armenia for processing.
