The products of US contact lens manufacturer Johnson & Johnson will be removed from the list of goods for parallel import if the company makes direct deliveries to Russia. This was expressed by the head of the department, Denis Manturov, at the last board of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, transmits TASS.
“When our distributors are convinced and confirm that other Johnson & Johnson manufacturers are continuing their production and direct deliveries, we will always take the opposite decision and remove these products from the list,” Manturov said.
According to him, Russia needs parallel imports to balance the market. As Western products are replaced by domestic products, the list of products and brands that are removed from the list will decrease.
May 24 Kommersant FM refers to the statements of market participants knowledgeableRussia may experience a shortage of contact lenses. We are talking about the fact that American suppliers of medical and hygiene products, Johnson & Johnson, which, among other things, own Acuvue Oasys and Acuvue True Eyes, have begun sending notifications to market players about the suspension of the import of their products. Russian Federation.
Later, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that they continue to provide Acuvue lenses to Russian consumers. The company added that J&J’s main priority is to offer products to customers from different countries.