The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) proposed to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to introduce criminal and administrative liability for manufacturers who pass off foreign electronics as Russian. The appeal states: companies continue to use imported components instead of domestic ones even after the product has been entered into the Ministry of Industry and Trade's register, and customers cannot effectively verify the actual composition of the products.
As a result, "pseudo-localized" products — Russian on paper, foreign in fact — end up in government procurement. To combat this, the CCI proposes to link tax benefits to confirmation of the use of a domestic component base, introduce administrative and criminal liability for violating the requirements of the national procurement regime, and develop unified product acceptance methodologies for customers.
Currently, there are about 20 thousand items in the register of Russian radio electronics. The Ministry of Industry and Trade estimated the entire market at 4 trillion rubles in 2025, with the share of domestic manufacturers growing to 62%. However, according to the CCI, the problem remains acute.
According to "Kommersant", the industry confirms that "pseudo-localization" is widespread. Most often, documentation is made in Russia, and products are manufactured in China — the most common way to circumvent requirements. Signs of unfairness can be the absence of own production facilities, a newly created legal entity, or unrealistic production times. According to market participants, such products are always 20–40% cheaper, as the manufacturer has no development costs.
Experts note: the proposals are logical, but the main question is how to organize a system of checks so that it does not become a formal bureaucratic procedure.