Government has determined list of goods temporarily prohibited for export from Russia

The ban applies to equipment previously imported into Russia. It cannot be exported until the end of 2022.

The list includes technological, telecommunications, medical equipment, vehicles, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment - more than 200 items in total, including railway cars and locomotives, containers, turbines, metal and stone processing machines, monitors, projectors, consoles and panels, the press service of the Cabinet explains. It is emphasized that this decision ensures stability in the Russian market.

The export of goods was limited to all states, except for members of the EAEU, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. Export permits to these countries will be issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Digital Development, and the Ministry of Natural Resources.

In addition, the government until the end of the year banned the sale of certain types of timber to countries unfriendly to Russia. The unfriendly list includes 48 states and territories that have imposed anti-Russian sanctions after the start of a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. It is envisaged that the Russian state, citizens, and companies that have foreign exchange obligations to foreign creditors from the list will be able to pay them in rubles. In addition, all transactions with individuals and legal entities from these countries will have to be approved by the government investment control commission.