Regulatory
North Macedonia — oil import rules
These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for North Macedonia-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.
Open to private trade3
Restricted1
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 tradeOKTA refinery (Skopje, Hellenic Petroleum-owned) historically supplied via Thessaloniki-Skopje pipeline; production intermittent.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeNet product importer via GR (Thessaloniki) and SRB transit.
- LPGALLOWED
- Allowed for private tradeLicence required: erc_license.
- LNGRESTRICTED
- Restricted — government/monopoly routeNo LNG; landlocked.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into North Macedonia?
- OKTA refinery (Skopje, Hellenic Petroleum-owned) historically supplied via Thessaloniki-Skopje pipeline; production intermittent.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in North Macedonia?
- Net product importer via GR (Thessaloniki) and SRB transit.
- Does OilFlow screen counterparties against North Macedonia regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for North Macedonia are gated against these rules automatically.
Use this jurisdiction
These rules ship in the Regulatory Matrix API, from $99/mo. Bank compliance teams hit /api/v1/regulatory/check to gate counterparty intake automatically; subscribers get webhooks on every rule change. Screening a specific counterparty into North Macedonia? Run a free check first.