Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has doubled rail freight tariffs to Estonia, Latvia, and Finland as of 1 June 2026, ERR reports. The double rate will apply to freight transported via Belarus to Latvia and Estonia as well. Freight to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave or Lithuania is exempt, however. Estonian logistics expert Raivo Vare pointed out that a large share of the freight moving through Russia comes from Central Asian countries. He suggested that Russia imposed the double freight rate in an attempt to redirect transit shipments to Russian ports. Russia’s state-owned railway company, Russian Railways (RZD), is desperately seeking additional revenue due to its massive financial deficit, Vare noted.
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