The authorities of the Russian Federation can expand the technical regulations, simplified in terms of hardware, with the SOS button (the device for calling emergency services) of imported cars for personal use. This rule will be valid until February 1, 2024. It has been reported TASS with reference to a source in one of the relevant departments.
“The simplified technical regulation can be partially extended: until February 1, 2024, individuals will be allowed to import one car per year into Russia for their personal needs without installing an SOS button. Such a partial extension of the government decree may be due to the need to exclude artificial excitement in the Far East, where the flow of used Japanese cars passes, ”the interlocutor of the agency said.
He added that from October 2022, individual entrepreneurs and legal entities must import cars equipped with such a button and connect to the Era-Glonass system.
Kirill Ivanov, formerly CarPrice Development Director saidParallel imports of cars that are allowed to be imported from third countries without the manufacturer’s permission widen the product range, but cause car prices to rise.