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The Ministry of Economic Development has put forward an initiative to recognize a product card with a sales history and a customer base as an asset belonging not only to the site, but also to the seller. When implemented, this will allow you to transfer the promoted card from one marketplace to another — now there is no such possibility, and the platforms actually monopolize the data accumulated by the seller within their ecosystem.

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.

The Ministry of Economic Development has proposed to ease the tax regime for socially important goods that Russians order on foreign online platforms. The initiative concerns VAT and may significantly affect prices, cross-border trade and the rules of operation of marketplaces with imported products.

The Ministry of Economic Development is preparing amendments to the law on consumer protection to fix the rules for the return of goods from marketplaces. It is planned to separate the refusal upon receipt and the return upon receipt, define lists of limited categories and introduce photo/video control of acceptance. The seller's right to withhold return shipping costs is also being discussed.

Russia has fixed quantitative thresholds by which marketplaces and other intermediary digital services will be included in the register of large platforms. This decision changes the rules of the game: the focus of regulation is shifting to market leaders, and for sellers — especially in cross—border trade - the importance of documents, labeling and transparent logistics is increasing. We analyze the criteria, deadlines, and how to prepare for new requirements without loss in sales and delivery.

The Ministry of Economic Development has submitted for discussion draft rules according to which marketplaces will be required to automatically verify information about goods, sellers and owners of PVZ through state registers and systems, including labeling. The publication of the cards may become possible only after verification, and verification will affect dietary supplements, pesticides, medicines, medical products, and any labeled goods. The planned launch is on October 1, 2026, along with