The government extended the ban on the export of foreign equipment for two years

The Russian government has extended until the end of 2025 a decree that temporarily prohibits the export of foreign-made medical equipment, agricultural machinery, and electrical equipment from the country. As noted in resolution Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, export is prohibited to all countries except member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Turbines, nuclear reactors, fiber-optic cables, certain types of aircraft, radar instruments, batteries, and metal processing machines are also subject to restrictions. In total, the restriction applies to more than 1.6 thousand goods.

At the same time, export restrictions will not apply to samples of medical devices previously imported to Russia for state registration. The ban will also not apply to refrigeration equipment, certain types of pumps and a number of categories of ships. The government decided to soften restrictions on the export of goods by systemically important organizations and their subsidiaries; now they will be allowed to export products in a number of cases in agreement with the Cabinet of Ministers.

In addition, the decree extends until the end of 2025 the possibility of applying restrictions on the import of seeds of certain types of agricultural crops from unfriendly countries. We are talking about seeds of potatoes, wheat, rye, barley, corn, soybeans, rapeseed, sunflower and sugar beets.

The ban on the export of foreign equipment was introduced in March 2022 as a response to Western sanctions against Russia. Initially, the ban was introduced until the end of last year, but later it was extended until the end of 2023.

Alexander Kislov