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The Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially supported the introduction of a 22% VAT on foreign goods ordered via the Internet as early as January 1, 2027. The Ministry of Finance stands its ground: gradual growth — 7% in 2027, 14% in 2028, 22% by 2029. While the two agencies are discussing, businesses that import goods for sale through marketplaces should understand: VAT is introduced in any scenario. The only difference is the speed.

Russia plans to complete the formation of an autonomous digital infrastructure by 2028. We are talking about creating a stable communication system, data centers and traffic management capable of operating independently of global network nodes. The volume of investments in digital sovereignty projects may exceed 1 trillion rubles.

There are more and more cases on the Internet when children accidentally make online purchases. The court decision from Moscow was an important step in protecting the family budget and consumer rights.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has compiled a list of sites that will be available when the Internet is turned off. The list includes Public Services, Wildberries, Ozon, Sberbank, VKontakte and other key services. How the whitelist system works.

In 2025, Russians became noticeably less likely to buy household appliances and electronics via the Internet. According to IBC Real Estate analysts, online sales in this category decreased by 5%, and the number of orders placed decreased by 6% compared to the previous year. Experts attribute this to a change in consumer sentiment: citizens are increasingly abandoning expensive purchases in favor of more practical goods.

The Russian online trading sector is showing a steady recovery: in the first half of 2025, the average profitability of companies in the industry reached 21.7%. Such data is provided by the Association of Internet Commerce Companies (AKIT), referring to the official statistics of Rosstat. This is the first noticeable increase in the indicator over the past five years — for comparison, in 2024 it practically did not exceed zero.