The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has announced the inclusion of new foreign brands in its list of products subject to state parallel import regulations. Now it includes motor oils from Shell-Helix and Rimula, as well as spare parts for special equipment from Caterpillar and Bauer Kompressoren. Well, “to the hope” – the products of IKEA, which escaped from Russia, some manufacturers of children’s toys, perfumes, household appliances and other things. One can only be happy with the importers and sellers of all these riches in Russia. The inclusion of a product or brand on the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade means that it can be sold on the Russian market without obtaining permission from the manufacturing company.

In fact, few people now pay attention to the document of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. As for the same Shell-Helix, lubricants of this brand have never disappeared from the domestic market and are abundant in the shop windows of Russian online stores. Even without being on the ministerial list. And not a single Shell even squeaked about this.

The situation is the same with all kinds of car parts: as they sailed to us from abroad, they will continue to sail. For example, it can be said that the “lists of the Ministry of Industry and Trade” are mainly only of interest to the ministry itself. Market participants have long mastered the “grey” schemes to import everything our country needs – without looking back at the official “List of goods for parallel import”.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has announced the inclusion of new foreign brands in its list of products subject to state parallel import regulations. Now it includes motor oils from Shell-Helix and Rimula, as well as spare parts for special equipment from Caterpillar and Bauer Kompressoren. Well, “to the hope” – the products of IKEA, which escaped from Russia, some manufacturers of children’s toys, perfumes, household appliances and other things. One can only be happy with the importers and sellers of all these riches in Russia. The inclusion of a product or brand on the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade means that it can be sold on the Russian market without obtaining permission from the manufacturing company.

In fact, few people now pay attention to the document of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. As for the same Shell-Helix, lubricants of this brand have never disappeared from the domestic market and are abundant in the shop windows of Russian online stores. Even without being on the ministerial list. And not a single Shell even squeaked about this.

The situation is the same with all kinds of car parts: as they sailed to us from abroad, they will continue to sail. For example, it can be said that the “lists of the Ministry of Industry and Trade” are mainly only of interest to the ministry itself. Market participants have long mastered the “grey” schemes to import everything our country needs – without looking back at the official “List of goods for parallel import”.