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Marketplace Law from October: uniform rules for all sellers

Starting in October 2026, a federal law comes into force that establishes uniform rules for the operation of marketplaces for all sites. The following are fixed: prohibition of forced participation in promotions, protection against unjustified blocking, standards for payment deadlines to sellers, responsibility of platforms for the quality of goods in the catalog. Until now, many of these rules existed as voluntary promises of platforms — now it is the law.

Marketplaces

WB, Ozon and Avito gave sellers the right to refuse shares

589 11.06

Wildberries & Russ, Ozon and Avito have officially secured the right of sellers to refuse marketing promotions without the risk of receiving sanctions from the platform. The change was made amid massive complaints to the Federal Antimonopoly Service. Prior to this, the rejection of "automatic promotions" actually deprived the card of positions in the search. Now you can't. But at the same time, marketplaces have switched to a new strategy: they lower prices at their own expense, killing sell

Marketplaces

The FCS wants to see the HS and declaration in every marketplace card

2,072 02.06

The Federal Customs Service proposed to legally oblige marketplaces to indicate the country of origin, HS code and customs declaration number in the cards of goods from outside the EAEU. The initiative has been sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the same time, the joint responsibility of trading platforms for counterfeit goods is being discussed. For importers, the product card becomes a public part of the customs dossier.

Customs and International Trade

SPOT from June 1 is mandatory for everyone. Results of the first day

841 02.06

SPOT switched from test mode to operational mode on June 1, 2026. For almost two months of testing, more than 6,500 documents have passed through the system. Now there are no exceptions.: Anyone who imports goods by road from the EAEU is required to submit a DPP and receive a QR code. Without the code, the cargo is deployed at the border. Finance Minister Siluanov called SPOT a key mechanism for "whitewashing" trade with the EAEU.

Customs and International Trade

Central Bank rate by the end of 2026: forecast 12-13%

1,514 28.05

Analysts expect the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to reduce the key rate to 12-13% by the end of 2026. Since June 1, the government has been changing the mechanism of business subsidies: the calculation of compensation is linked to three ranges of the Central Bank's rate. At the current 14.5%, the maximum subsidy will be 3.25 percentage points for importers and logistics companies planning credit financing, as the horizon for reducing the cost of money is getting closer.

Economy

The Federal Customs Service of Russia and China are working on digital data exchange

734 23.05

After signing a memorandum between the Federal Customs Service of Russia and the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China on the sidelines of Putin's visit, the agency is working on mechanisms for digital data exchange with the Chinese side. Vladimir Ivin, Deputy Head of the Federal Customs Service, presented the direction for CIPR-2026. The integration of the two countries' systems is the next step towards speeding up customs clearance after the personnel memorandum.

EDI and IT in Logistics

The Federal Customs Service of Russia and China have agreed on customs cooperation

2,137 22.05

On the sidelines of Putin's visit to Beijing, Valery Pikalev, head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, and Sun Meijun, head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of personnel training. At the same time, the parties discussed simplification of customs procedures for priority goods. The memorandum is not the final document, but the beginning of a systematic interaction between the two services.

Customs and International Trade

SPOT starts on June 1: what every importer should do

1,791 22.05

Starting from June 1, the Confirmation System for waiting for the delivery of goods (SPOT) goes out of test mode and into commercial operation. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov personally checked the readiness at the Mashtakovo checkpoint. The Federal Customs Service and the Federal Tax Service said they are ready. For importers who import goods by road from the EAEU countries, the system becomes mandatory. Cargo will not pass through the border without a QR code.

Customs and International Trade

Large businesses will be able to import goods without prepayment from June 1

1,357 19.05

Starting from June 1, 2026, the largest taxpayers, tax monitoring companies, marketplaces and AEO will have the right to import goods without making an advance customs payment. The head of the Federal Tax Service promised to expand the "white list" of participants. For large importers, this is a direct release of working capital.

Customs and International Trade

The Federal Customs Service has taken over the customs clearance of children's goods

2,214 15.05

The Federal Customs Service of Russia held an offsite meeting of the working group on customs administration of children's goods right on the site of the Congress of the Children's Goods Industry. The format is unusual: the regulator came to the market territory, and not vice versa. This is a signal for importers of children's products.: The FCS actively collects feedback from market participants, which usually precedes changes in the rules.

Customs and International Trade

The Federal Customs Service has strengthened counterfeit control at the border

615 14.05

The Federal Customs Service is intensifying the fight against counterfeiting amid the growth of parallel imports and the expansion of cross-border trade. Customs is increasingly using digital controls and intellectual property protection mechanisms to check shipments at the border.

Customs and International Trade

The head of the Federal Customs Service arrived at the border with Kazakhstan — the SPOT will be launched on time

1,546 10.05

The head of the Federal Customs Service, Valery Pikalev, personally inspected the work of mobile groups of Samara customs at Mashtakovo checkpoint, the main automobile checkpoint on the Russian-Kazakh border. The visit took place three weeks before the start of the SPOT transition period and seven weeks before the mandatory launch of the system on July 1.

Customs and International Trade

A sole proprietor with several PVZS can apply the AUSN — the Federal Tax Service gave the answer

651 09.05

The Federal Tax Service for the Primorsky Territory answered a question that worries many entrepreneurs who develop PVZ networks: does an individual entrepreneur have the right to apply an automated control system if he has several points of work in the same city? The answer is yes, I have the right. The main thing is to comply with the remaining conditions of Law No. 17-FZ. The concept of a "separate unit" does not apply to sole proprietors at all.

Marketplaces

Business requires marketplaces to be responsible for counterfeit goods from China

1,774 07.05

Thirteen top managers of Russian companies sent a letter to Mikhail Mishustin and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Federal Antimonopoly Service and Rospotrebnadzor with a package of proposals to combat counterfeiting on marketplaces. The main requirements are to oblige the sites to check product cards automatically, force foreign sellers to register a legal entity in Russia and introduce guarantee deposits to compensate copyright holders.

Marketplaces

Starlink and satellite equipment: importation without a permit is prohibited for six months

802 06.05

The Russian government has banned the import of electronic devices for receiving and transmitting signals from foreign satellites without special permission. The restriction applies to dual—use equipment, including Starlink terminals and their analogues. The ban has been in effect for six months, and control is assigned to the Federal Customs Service and the FSB.

Customs and International Trade

FAS has blocked the new trade model of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

1,285 05.05

The Federal Antimonopoly Service refused to support the new trading model developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The FAS saw risks for competition in the market in the initiative. For marketplaces and importers, this means that the proposed rules of the game will not pass yet, and the final version of the regulation will be different.

Marketplaces

The Federal Customs Service explained how to fill out the DT according to Decree No. 261

608 25.04

The FCS clarified the procedure for filling out the declaration of goods for goods imported under Presidential Decree No. 261. This explanation is important for participants in foreign economic activity who use a transitional regime before launching a SPOT and arrange shipments with special import conditions.

Customs and International Trade

The Federal Customs Service softened the entry of businesses into the SPOT until June 1.

1,010 25.04

The FCS gave the business a transition corridor before launching the SPOT. From April 20 to May 31, 2026, companies will be able to complete deliveries from the EAEU countries that have already begun under a simplified procedure, eliminate violations and avoid sudden disruptions at the border.

Customs and International Trade

The Federal Customs Service introduces regulations for the departure of goods abroad

472 22.04

The Federal Customs Service is strengthening control over the export of goods outside Russia. The new document has a direct impact on carriers and exporters: border crossings may be restricted without meeting certain requirements.

Customs and International Trade

Customs charges additional duties for goods from the EAEU: the risk is up to 30%

803 21.04

Companies are increasingly receiving additional duties at increased rates on goods that were purchased in the EAEU countries, but which were originally produced in "unfriendly" jurisdictions. Previously, such deliveries often went without additional payment, based on the explanations of the Federal Customs Service. Now the business is laying down the risk of price spikes and delays in inspections.

Customs and International Trade

Articles

Educational exchanges as the foundation of business interaction

2,882 23.12

The new year 2026 has been declared the year of education for the Russian Federation and China. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have agreed to hold cross-years of education in 2026-2027. Russia and China have long been developing relations in energy, trade, innovation, and culture; now the focus is shifting to education.

EDI and IT in Logistics

The Federal Customs Service, the Federal Tax Service and Currency Control: how Big Brother works in Russian Foreign economic Activity

1,832 31.08

Do you think there are still grey areas in the foreign economic activity? Those days are over. The Federal Customs Service, the Federal Tax Service and the currency control authorities (the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and authorized banks) now interact in real time to ensure control over foreign economic activity, tax administration and compliance with currency legislation.

Customs and International Trade