Support The Moscow Times!
Contribute today

Articles with tag "parallel imports"

Russia Imposes Higher Duties on Parallel Imports Routed via EAEU

The change could push up prices for everyday consumer goods and force companies to rethink supply chains.

Russia’s Parallel Imports of Western Goods Fall Nearly 50% in 2025

The fall follows a series of policy changes, including the removal of cosmetics and perfumes from “unfriendly” countries from the parallel-import list...
2 Min read
opinion Tatyana Rybakova

Russia Will Go Back to the U.S.S.R. Thanks to New Import Rules

Only certain brands will be allowed into Russia to support domestic manufacturing. But consumers will pay the price for reduced quality.
5 Min read

Kazakhstan to Strengthen Screening of Re-Exports to Russia

Kazakh firms have been helping meet Russian demand for high-tech consumer goods and other items that have become hard to obtain due to Western sanctions...
4 Min read

Russia Resumes Publication of Trade Statistics After Year-Long Pause

Federal Customs Service is to resume publication of the country's official foreign trade data after a year-long hiatus, the agency announced on Monday...
2 Min read

Sanctions Loophole Closed as Turkey Blocks Parallel Imports to Russia

Customs officials in Turkey appear to have stopped permitting the transit of sanctioned goods bound for Russia through Turkish territory.
1 Min read

Russian Minister Promises iPhone 14 Imports

Russia's “parallel imports” scheme allows goods to be re-exported to Russia without permission from the trademark owner. 
View more articles