# EU’s ban on diesel fuel from Russia shifts trade patterns -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> Since February 5, 2023, the EU ban on seaborne petroleum product imports from Russia has been in effect, cutting Russian diesel's share of Northwest Europe's seaborne imports from 53% to 2%. Imports from Saudi Arabia, India, China, South Korea and the US rose to replace them.

- Date: 2023-03-07 · published 2023-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37033-eu-s-ban-on-diesel-fuel-from-russia-shifts-trade-patterns-u-s-energy
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Europe's shift to new diesel suppliers changes global distillate trade flows and freight routes, which can keep diesel and shipping costs elevated for feed logistics.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-03-04 | [Crude oil prices rise above $100 per barrel after Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9458-crude-oil-prices-rise-above-100-per-barrel-after-russia-s-further-invasion-into.md) | -5.5% | +2.4% |
| DIESEL | 2025-12-03 | [Geopolitical developments contribute to elevated diesel prices -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21708-geopolitical-developments-contribute-to-elevated-diesel-prices-u-s-energy.md) | -2.0% | -8.4% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-17 | [International Diesel Prices Surge After U.S. Sanctions on Russia \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11455-international-diesel-prices-surge-after-u-s-sanctions-on-russia-oilprice-com.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2023-01-17 | [DOE/EIA price drops; diesel futures up ahead of EU ban on Russian imports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37965-doe-eia-price-drops-diesel-futures-up-ahead-of-eu-ban-on-russian-imports.md) | +8.6% | -11.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-07-28 | [EU Russia sanctions add fuel to red-hot global diesel market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23943-eu-russia-sanctions-add-fuel-to-red-hot-global-diesel-market.md) | -4.4% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TODAYINENERGY/detail.php?id=55739

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