Russia's "friendly countries" tighten customs controls on products
Customs controls in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on goods destined for Russia have recently tightened, causing delivery delays in various sectors and even fears of a general slowdown in supplies, the Kremlin-friendly daily Izvestia reports.
"Difficulties are occurring on almost every route, whether from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, or Kyrgyzstan," Alexei Razumovsky, sales director of Impaya Rus, a company specializing in online payment solutions, warned in the columns of the pro-Kremlin daily Izvestia . According to him, only Belarus is not on the list.
Products from Kazakhstan account for the majority of the blockages. “The delay has gone from ten to thirty days to more than a month and a half,” laments Alexei Tarapovsky, a financial management expert. This Central Asian country accounts for “30 to 35% of deliveries in the context of parallel imports,” recalls Vladimir Chernov, an analyst at Freedom Finance Global. By comparison, Armenia and Georgia account for 10 and 7% of the transit, respectively, and Belarus between 20 and 25%.
Electronics is the most impacted sector, followed closely by other product categories such as automotive parts, industrial components, and also dual-use products, meaning “goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes,” emphasizes Alexei Razumovsky. He adds:
“Particular attention is now being paid to technological products
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