Data storage systems and servers may be excluded from the list of parallel imports in Russia. This was announced by Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Vasily Shpak.
According to him, the department received such a proposal from the domestic industry regarding certain items of computing equipment. Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is discussing data storage systems and servers.
The Department of Radio-Electronic Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade will make adjustments to approve the updated list of parallel imports. Changes in other industries will also be discussed.
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, Vice President for IT of PJSC Rostelecom, Kirill Menshov, 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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