Chekushov estimated annual imports at $23.1 billion.

The volume of parallel imports in Russia by the end of 2025 amounted to $23.1 billion and continues to decline amid the development of domestic production and new supplies. This was announced on February 20 by Roman Chekushov, State Secretary and Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of an international forum within the framework of the Russian Business Week.

"Parallel imports amounted to more than $23.1 billion last year. This is an average of about $1.9 billion per month. I would like to note that this indicator is decreasing annually," RIA Novosti quoted Chekushov as saying.

According to him, the reduction in volumes is due to the gradual replacement of foreign goods with Russian analogues and an increase in the supply of products from friendly countries.

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