MOSCOW, April 21 If the American company Duracell leaves the Russian market, the possibility of its return to the list of parallel import goods will be worked out, a source in the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.
Earlier on Friday, the Mash telegram channel published an appeal from the CEO of the company's subsidiary, Duracell Russia LLC, Yuri Korotaev, to business partners, which states that Duracell shareholders have decided to leave the Russian market. The company confirmed this information to the telegram channel. In addition, the head of Duracell Russia confirmed the authenticity of the aforementioned letter to the Rise telegram channel. ://ria.ru/20230421/chery-1866818321.html» data-title=»Chery is considering the possibility of localizing production in Russia»>
«If Duracell is confirmed to leave the Russian market, the possibility of returning Duracell to the list of parallel imports will be considered (Duracell was excluded from the first edition after a number of requests in the first half of 2022 with the assertion that the company aims to maintain and expand operations in Russia)» , the source said.
He also added that Duracell Russia declined to comment on the news. At the same time, the parties agreed that the company would soon send appropriate explanations to the ministry, the source said.
In early May last year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade approved a list of goods subject to parallel imports. It was published on the official website of the Ministry, includes more than 50 categories, including cars (Volkswagen, Skoda, BMW, Toyota, etc.), electronics (Apple, Samsung, Sony, etc.), household appliances (Siemens, Dyson, etc.). ) and game consoles (Xbox and PlayStation).
At the same time, in July last year, according to a published document of the Ministry, Duracell products (electrochemical cells, batteries, accumulators) were excluded from the list.
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