Regulatory
Lithuania — oil import rules
These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Lithuania-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.
Open to private trade4
Restricted0
Blocked0
Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.
Product-by-product
- Crude oilALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeOrlen Lietuva operates Mažeikiai refinery — sole Baltic refinery. Pivoted from Russian Druzhba to seaborne crude via Būtingė oil terminal post-2019; full diversification post-2022.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeMažeikiai is the Baltic regional supply hub.
- LPGALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeLicence required: moe_authorization.
- LNGALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeKlaipėda FSRU 'Independence' (KN Energies) operational 2014 — strategic Baltic supply alternative. GIPL pipeline to Poland operational 2022.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Lithuania?
- Orlen Lietuva operates Mažeikiai refinery — sole Baltic refinery. Pivoted from Russian Druzhba to seaborne crude via Būtingė oil terminal post-2019; full diversification post-2022.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Lithuania?
- Mažeikiai is the Baltic regional supply hub.
- Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Lithuania regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Lithuania are gated against these rules automatically.