Import substitution: Russia no longer needs foreign data storage systems and servers

Data storage systems and servers may be excluded from the list of parallel imports in Russia, according to Vasily Shpak, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

According to him, the department received such a proposal from the domestic industry regarding certain items of computer equipment. Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is discussing data storage systems and servers.

Shpak added that the department is adjusting the list of products for parallel imports based on the positions of industry associations, such as associations and consortia. To better understand the situation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade regularly analyzes customs and statistical data.

In September 2023, Kirill Menshov, Vice President for IT at PJSC Rostelecom, noted that Russia has analogues of a number of types of foreign equipment, such as workstations and servers. According to him, the need for parallel imports may be eliminated due to this.

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