Tajikistan agrees with Russia on an additional 100,000 tonnes of diesel imports

Tajikistan and Russia agreed to increase the quota for duty-free supplies of petroleum products in 2026.

Tajikistan and Russia agreed to increase the quota for duty-free supplies of diesel fuel for 2026. The quota has now been raised from 450,000 to 550,000 tons.

This was reported on November 5, citing three industry sources, by Reuters.

The negotiations were held because the previously agreed quota was exhausted in November this year. The energy ministries of Russia and Tajikistan did not respond to the agency’s inquiries at the time of publication.

With these changes, the total volume of the quota for duty-free supplies of Russian petroleum products to Tajikistan has reached 1 million 210 thousand tons. Of this, 550 thousand tons are for diesel fuel, 420 thousand tons for gasoline, and the remainder for aviation fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, liquefied gas, and petroleum coke.

Tajikistan is not a member of the Eurasian Economic Union and must annually negotiate with Moscow the volume of quotas for duty-free imports of petroleum products.

Industry experts note that in the first 10 months of this year, supplies of Russian diesel fuel to Tajikistan exceeded 370 thousand tons.

Tajikistan mainly relies on imports from Russia to meet its domestic petroleum market needs. According to “Asia-Plus,” in 2025, over 70% of petroleum products and liquefied gas were imported from Russia. The Ministry of Energy of Tajikistan reported that the volume of petroleum products imported from Russia amounted to 1.2 million tons, which is 17.5% more than the previous year. It was also noted that this year, approximately 2.1 thousand tons of gasoline and 3.1 thousand tons of diesel fuel were produced in Tajikistan.

Local media reported that at the beginning of July this year, some gas stations in Dushanbe were out of diesel fuel. Other stations imposed a limit of 20 liters per vehicle. At the end of July, the price of diesel fuel was 17-18 somoni per liter.

Supplies of Russian diesel fuel this year fluctuated from month to month. After a sharp decline in July, the volume of supplies increased 3.5 times in August, reaching 56 thousand tons. However, in September, supplies again decreased by almost a third.

These fluctuations occur against the backdrop of a noticeable fuel shortage in the markets of Tajikistan. Authorities have begun negotiations with Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Belarus to purchase oil and petroleum products to meet domestic demand.

In July 2026, imports of petroleum products from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan nearly tripled, reaching 34 thousand tons. This included 2.4 thousand tons of diesel fuel from these three countries in June, which increased to 17.6 thousand tons in July.

At the same time, Russia remains the main supplier of petroleum products to Tajikistan.

The recently agreed quotas do not specify prices for diesel fuel or delivery times. It is still unknown when additional supplies will arrive on the domestic market and how they will affect fuel prices in the country.