The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering a ban on imports of Samsung and LG, but the iPhone remains unchanged
By ForGeeks The Russian Ministry of Digital and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are discussing a possible ban on parallel imports of Samsung and LG mobile appliances, citing the presence of competing Chinese counterparts. The head of the Ministry of Digital, Maksut Shadaev, stressed thata ban on iPhone supplies is not under consideration.
In addition, a ban on parallel imports of heavy computer equipment from «unfriendly countries» is also being considered, but only if there are competitive Russian counterparts. It concerns servers and data storage systems. At the moment, specific decisions on the ban have not been made.
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“We are discussing with the Ministry of Industry and Trade the introduction of restrictions on parallel imports of computer equipment for which there are competitive Russian analogues,” – Maksut Shadaev.
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The representative of the Association of trading companies and manufacturers of household and computer equipment (RATEK), Anton Guskov, expressed his disagreement with the ban on the parallel import of smartphones and mobile devices Samsung and LG. In his opinion, it may have a negative impact on the consumer electronics market and strengthen the position of companies from the EAEC countries. Nevertheless, the mention of LG smartphones raises doubts, since the company ceased production of phones in 2021.
