The Ministry of Industry and Trade called the forecast for parallel imports in 2025 irrelevant.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has invalidated its initial forecast for parallel imports of $25 billion by the end of 2025, as volumes are steadily declining. This was announced on January 9 by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov.

"The initial forecast of $25 billion in 2025 no longer looks relevant. The data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia indicate that there is a steady trend towards a significant decrease in the volume of parallel imports," the minister told TASS.

According to Alikhanov, in January — November 2025, the volume of parallel imports amounted to $20.9 billion, which is 45% lower than in the same period of 2024 ($37.9 billion).

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Smartphones, alcohol and medicines import more than other goods.

On January 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government and the Bank of Russia to expand imports of priority goods, including those that have no domestic analogues. It is specified that the expansion of imports includes labor-intensive goods and services, as well as technological solutions that have no analogues of Russian origin.

On December 15, Putin signed a law extending the parallel import mechanism and a number of other anti-sanctions measures for 2026. The law extends the mechanism, which has been in operation since May 2022, which allows the import of products without the approval of trademark owners.

On December 9, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a law extending parallel imports for 2026. The document states that this mechanism is being implemented as part of the implementation of priority measures to ensure the development of the Russian economy in the face of external prohibitions and restrictions of an economic nature.

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