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Russia's New Standard Sets Rules for Palladium Bullion Bars
Russia has brought a national standard for palladium bullion bars into force.
The rules cover minted bars weighing from 5 to 500 grams and set purity grades from 99.9% to 99.99%.
They also specify requirements for each bar’s dimensions, surface, markings, packaging and certificate.
Palladium had been the only investment precious metal in Russia without its own national standard; gold, platinum and silver already had one.
Standard specifications can support exchange trading because buyers and sellers need a product with known characteristics.
The standard provides a basis for palladium bars to be admitted to organized trading, though no start date for trading is given.
Russia’s state standard for palladium bullion bars came into force on November 1.
It sets requirements for minted bars weighing from 5 to 500 grams and for palladium purity grades from Pd 999.0 to Pd 999.9.
The standard also covers surface quality, marking, packaging and a certificate confirming each bar’s compliance.
Rosstandart said palladium had been the only investment precious metal in Russia without its own national standard.
The regulator said standardization creates a foundation for admitting palladium bars to exchange trading.
- Who
- Russia’s state standardization authority, Rosstandart, and producers of palladium bullion bars.
- What
- A national standard for palladium bars came into force, setting requirements for their characteristics and documentation.
- When
- November 1; the article was published on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- To establish consistent requirements for palladium bars and create a foundation for exchange trading.
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Russia approved a state standard for palladium bullion bars.
The standard came into force in Russia.
- Bar weight
- 5 to 500 grams
- Palladium grades
- Pd 999.0 to Pd 999.9
- Refined palladium content
- 99.9% to 99.99%
- Effective date
- November 1