Y693 - Net Exporter Countries of Crude Oil (2024)

Below is the official list
of third‑country net exporter countries of crude oil (based on 2024 data) that
benefit from the presumption that petroleum products (CN   2710) imported from them into the EU were obtained from domestic crude
oil, not from Russian crude — unless competent authorities have reasonable
grounds to suspect otherwise. This list is taken from the European Commission’s
sanctions FAQ on the oil import ban (last update 29   October   2025) . (Imports from these
countries are presumed not to be derived from Russian crude) 
 Afghanistan* 
 Albania 
 Algeria 
 Angola 
 Antigua and
 Barbuda* 
 Argentina 
 Azerbaijan 
 Bahamas* 
 Barbados* 
 Belize* 
 Bhutan* 
 Bolivarian
 Republic of Venezuela 
 Brazil 
 Burkina Faso* 
 Burundi* 
 Cabo Verde* 
 Cambodia 
 Cameroon 
 Central African
 Republic* 
 Chad* 
 Colombia 
 Comoros* 
 Democratic
 Republic of the Congo 
 Djibouti* 
 Dominica* 
 Ecuador 
 Egypt 
 Equatorial Guinea 
 Fiji* 
 Gabon 
 Gambia* 
 Ghana 
 Grenada* 
 Guatemala 
 Guinea* 
 Guinea‑Bissau* 
 Guyana 
 Iraq 
 Islamic Republic
 of Iran 
 Kazakhstan 
 Kiribati* 
 Kuwait 
 Lesotho* 
 Liberia* 
 Libya 
 Malawi* 
 Maldives* 
 Mali* 
 Mauritania* 
 Mexico 
 Mongolia 
 Mozambique 
 Myanmar 
 Nigeria 
 Oman 
 Palau* 
 Papua New Guinea* 
 Qatar 
 Republic of
 Moldova 
 Republic of the
 Congo 
 Saint Kitts and
 Nevis* 
 Saint Lucia* 
 Saint Vincent and
 the Grenadines* 
 Samoa* 
 Sao Tome and
 Principe* 
 Saudi Arabia 
 Seychelles* 
 Sierra Leone* 
 Solomon Islands* 
 Somalia* 
 South Sudan 
 Sudan 
 Timor‑Leste* 
 Tonga* 
 Trinidad and
 Tobago 
 Tunisia 
 Turkmenistan 
 United Arab
 Emirates 
 Vanuatu* 
 * Countries for which only
aggregated data across multiple countries is available; they are treated as net
exporters for the purposes of the presumption. How the Presumption Works 
 Petroleum
 products imported from these net‑exporting countries are presumed to be
 produced from that country’s own crude, and therefore not derived from
 Russian crude oil. 
 This presumption
 can be rebutted by customs authorities if there are reasonable grounds to
 believe the products were actually obtained from Russian crude (e.g.,
 disproportionate imports or refined blends with Russian origin). 
 Notes This list is updated
 annually based on International Energy Agency net trade flow data. Even for net
 exporters, authorities may still ask for documentation if they suspect the
 presumption does not hold in specific cases.