This whole problem could end if Russia finally manages to activate its contingency plan behind the backs of manufacturers, trade blockades and a series of trade restrictions imposed from abroad. are the calls parallel importswhich offer a double standard that it looks like Russia is going to have to swallow if it wants to continue its operations and technologies.
Russian gray list: 200 brands on stage
Until 50 product groups and more than 200 brands they are part of this gray list that risks going black if the hostile actions of companies and governments continue. It was the Ministry of Industry and Trade which, after Putin’s order, prepared the said list according to the needs or priorities of the Russian economy and its technological requirements.
We are talking about a list whose products are going to be imported to Russia without the permission of the copyright holder, hence the Gray, where the equipment and chips would supposedly be Apple, Samsung, Intel and ASUS among many others.
These are the so-called parallel imports and this not only affects the sector that concerns us, but the automotive sector and the spare parts sector of certain key industries in this country are also immersed in the problem.
The gray list implies that the government has already agreed and signed purchase agreements with third countries without resorting to common brands, manufacturers or intermediaries that operated on its borders, all without the creator of this technology having a voice or a vote to decide who sells it, because it is another country that supplies Russia in this case.
A semi-illegal practice that will have consequences for its allies
If manufacturers leave your country and block trade in their products, you resort to third countries to import this technology which is denied to you and which they accept, then the next step is essential in this industry. Brands like Samsung have already seen this coming and don’t want problems with the West, so they block key functions on their smartphones and TVs.
This can also happen in consoles from Nintendo, SONY and Microsoft, since they are also on the Russian gray list, so we are not talking about essential industrial goods, but about technology and even chips for gamers and gamers.
Are all the benefits there? Obviously not. Russia may get the products from this gray list at first, but the country supporting them or just the companies illegally selling the products are going to be subject to sanctions or blockages by manufacturers after the alarm signal from the US and EU.
But in addition, the Russians are going to buy technological equipment, whether from individuals or companies, which do not have a guarantee because, logically, they are buying intellectual property which does not have the authorization to be sold and used on Russian territory. We have therefore entered into a new spiral of problems for the country of Vladimir Putin, which picks up the cable at a forced march, since on this precise point, they had given the express order to destroy imported goods through unofficial channels, the same ones they use now to bring chips and technology to their country.
The problem is that Russia will surely pay a much higher price for the products on this gray list, so more than one “friendly” country will want to do business at the expense of possible blockades, at least as long as there is no will have no ultimatum as such. Will China be your great ally?
