Freemoneyforever schreef op 13 augustus 2022 07:00:
De Russen hebben toegang tot allerlei luxe artikelen van firma's die zich hebben teruggetrokken uit Rusland. Dat gaat via een constructie, die het Parallel Import Mechanisme genoemd wordt.
Russia has responded by publishing a long list of goods from foreign carmakers, technology companies and consumer brands that fall under the so-called parallel import mechanism, which allows Russian firms to buy goods from any company outside Russia, without approval from the trademark owners, opening the floodgates to grey imports and other schemes to keep store shelves full.
The products that now arrive in Russia are often originally intended for export to countries that are part of the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and with whom Moscow shares one customs union: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The products are then shipped to Russia and sold on the market, with western brands losing all control of their distribution and sale.
Discussing the policy in late May, Vladimir Putin said it would let Russians continue to import “lyuksus class” goods, an accidental portmanteau of the Russian for luxe and the automobile brand Lexus.
“It will just be a bit more expensive,” he said.
Er zijn bijvoorbeeld ook nieuwe Apple-producten te koop, die na de invasie zijn uitgebracht. Luxe auto's, parfum en textiel worden genoemd.
Bron en meer lezen:
www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/12...