Sunday 9 November 2014
Coal as more popular product to buy by Poles in Kalliningrad
Residents
of Warmia and Mazury voivodeship ( see the map below ) who use the privilege of
shopping based on border traffic agreement ( agreement which allows
inhabitants, living in the state’s border area, to freely move between country
of residency and bordering country, inter alia for shopping purposes), are not
only buying fuel in Russia ( Kalliningrad ) but recently also coal.
In the opinion of Customs Service spokesman in
Olsztyn, Ryszard Chudy, most of the coal from Russia enters into Poland via
border crossing in Gołdapia. "These
are not large amounts of coal that are bought abroad, it is not a mass
phenomenon. But it is undeniable that our officers recently can seen increase
of bags of coal as one of the bought items" - told PAP ( Polish Press
Agency) Chudy, who admitted that the tax collectors treat coal as a
"personal luggage". Discussed
coal is packed in 25-kilograms bags and is easily accessible at the petrol
stations. Ryszard Chudy points out that
each person crossing the border with such purpose has to declare on paper that
the coal bought is dedicated for personal use.
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| location of Warminsko- Mazurskie voivodeship |
People who bring coal from Russia to Poland are doing
it alongside buying fuel in the Kaliningrad region (there hasn’t been observed
travel only for coal purchase purpose). According to PAP, many petrol stations
located in the vicinity of Gusev (area of border crossing in Gołdapia) are
offering coal as a side product available at their stores. 25-kilogram bag of
coal costs approx. 185 rubles (about 12 zł, 3 €). The price per ton of coal
from Russia is approx. 200-250 zł ( 50 € - 60 € ) lower than the coal from the
national depots in the province of Warmia and Mazury (average per tonne have to
pay 700-750 zł, translating into 175 – 180 €).
So far, this tendency cannot be treated as thread to
Polish coal resellers, mainly due to the difference of quality of both. It
seems that local ( Polish ) coal is still more favourable, due to its higher calorific value and ,
therefore, better heating features.
Furthermore, the tendency might vanish as the price relation might change. At the moment, it makes economic sense for Poles to buy fuel in Russia. In the same time, it has been observed recently that prices are shifting, to be precise: the price of fuel in Poland is steadily dropping (the lowest prices in three years) which in Russia they are slowly increasing. However, in Russia the price of fuel is still about 1-2 zł per liter lower than in Poland.
It is worth reminding the discussions regarding
import of coal from Russia. Few weeks ago government started working on the
legal framework for better control of the import of Russian coal, which is
significantly cheaper than the one, extracted domestically. It was given as one
of the reasons for the coal mines to not being profitable. To read more, please
go to previous notes, by clinking here
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