The Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg), together with Russian manufacturers of computer equipment, is considering the possibility of restricting the parallel import of products of more than 20 foreign brands into Russia. We are talking about a possible reduction in the supply of equipment from foreign companies such as Acer, Asus, MSI and others. informs Kommersant newspaper, citing the source.
The initial proposal was put forward in the ANO “Computer Engineering” consortium, which included the ANO VT; Yadro, Aquarius, Kraftway and others. It is stated that Schnider Electric, Palo Alto, Delta Electronics and other foreign manufacturers may also be subject to restrictions if the initiative is approved by the Russian authorities.
“The Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with Russian computer equipment manufacturers, is considering the possibility of restricting the parallel import of products of more than 20 foreign brands into Russia, including Acer, IBM, Dell and others,” the document says.
In the memo, the Ministry of Economic Development (Ministry of Economic Development) recommends adding IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco, Hitachi and other well-known foreign computer technology and equipment manufacturers to the list.
1 June, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin declarationThe government of the Russian Federation is considering launching a new initiative that will oblige Russian companies to make state-favorable cuts for the use of foreign software (SW). This measure must be used until the transition of firms to Russian analogues.