Last year, 2,600 tons of yogurt were imported to Azerbaijan from abroad.
A calculation by Yeniavaz.com based on the latest official data shows that the average customs value of 1 kilogram of imported yogurt was 2 manat 80 kopecks ($1.65).
For information, imported yogurt to Azerbaijan is mainly imported from the following countries:
Kazakhstan – 1,272 tons (average customs value of 1 kilogram – 2 manat 87 kopecks);
Belarus – 739 tons (2 manat 58 kopecks);
Russia – 268.6 tons (3 manat 20 kopecks);
Iran – 159 tons (2 million 4 kopecks);
Turkey – 55.4 tons (2 manat 5 kopecks);
Latvia – 91 tons (3 manats 12 kopecks);
Lithuania – 10.4 tons (7 manats 80 kopecks);
Germany – 2.6 tons (13 manats 42 kopecks).

It should also be noted that in January of this year, the average selling price of 1 kilogram of imported yogurt in supermarkets was 7.5 manats. As can be seen from the published data, yogurt is sold in supermarkets at a price 2.7 times higher than the customs value.

Elnur Ali