OREANDA-NEWS  According to suppliers of electronics and household appliances, customs duties from its import in 2022 decreased by 40%. Among the main reasons, market participants cite the departure of foreign suppliers, a general drop in demand and an increase in the number of resellers who import goods in small batches without issuing customs documents. Distributors believe that fees will continue to fall in 2023. In their opinion, recycling for electronics imported by parallel imports will help the growth of budget revenues, but retailers who are afraid of price increases are against it.

Kommersant's sources in two large electronics distributors familiar with customs statistics data said that in 2022, revenues from the import of devices to the budget of customs payments decreased by about 40%. We are talking about computers, laptops, smartphones, large and small household appliances. An interlocutor of Kommersant from among foreign electronics manufacturers confirmed this information. Sources attribute the trend to the departure of foreign suppliers from the country and the legalization of parallel imports.