Russia bans fish imports from all suppliers in Armenia

Russia has banned imports of fish and fish products from all suppliers in Armenia who had the right to export to the country, Interfax reported on Friday.

Russian plant and animal health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor reported that it had asked Armenia’s Food Safety Inspection Body to suspend veterinary certification of live fish and fish products (in any processed form) from two Armenian companies, MF Export LLC and Invest Plus LLC, as of June 19, 2026.

Rosselkhoznadzor also issued an order to its regional divisions and Russia’s Federal Customs Service “to ensure control over the prevention of imports of products from these businesses into the Russian Federation.”

Thus, all former Armenian suppliers have been stripped of the right to export fish and fish products to Russia.

Rosselkhoznadzor had earlier issued an order on May 29 to prevent imports of live fish and fish products (in any processed form) from all Armenian companies with the exception of MF Export LLC and Invest Plus LLC as of June 2.

Imports from these two companies were subject to enhanced laboratory control due to the discovery of dangerous substances (leucomalachite green, methylene blue, fluoroquinolones and chlortetracycline), as well as pathogens. Rosselkhoznadzor then amended the May 29 order to also apply the restrictions against these two companies.

Imports of products from two other Armenian companies, Texworld LLC and Blue Ocean LLC, were banned earlier because they refused to take part in inspections by Russian experts that were conducted from May 21 to 27, 2026. “Due to the refusal to conduct inspections, the status of Teksworld LLC and Blue Ocean LLC is changed to ‘temporarily restricted,'” Rosselkhoznadzor materials said.