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The Prime Ministers of the EAEU countries signed an agreement on electronic trade in goods. The document introduces a single 14—day return period for all five countries, prohibits discrimination against sellers from other states of the union, including through commissions, and transfers disputes with consumers to the jurisdiction of the buyer's country.

The Russian government has increased import duties on palm oil from unfriendly countries from 5% to 35%. An exception has been made for Hungary and Slovakia — the duty for them remains at the same level. The Ministry of Agriculture said: the measure is a response to sanctions, it will not affect prices for consumers, since supplies are already being redirected to friendly countries and the share of domestic fat and oil products is growing.

There are no obstacles to signing an agreement on a free trade zone between India and the EAEU in 2026, the Director General of the EEC said. Negotiations accelerated after the United States raised duties on Indian goods to 50%, and New Delhi began actively looking for alternative partners. For Russian exporters, this means direct access to a market with 1.4 billion consumers.

Buyers are increasingly faced with a situation where a dispute over the quality of goods rests on a foreign seller without a legal entity in Russia. The authorities are preparing a reversal of the rules: marketplaces plan to make participants responsible for low-quality goods from abroad. For the market, this changes the risk model of cross-border trade and the requirements for quality control in the showcase.

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.

The number of purchases on marketplaces in Russia increased by 43% in autumn compared to summer. At the same time, the average check decreased, and the share of payments through the SBP increased significantly, according to data from Russian Standard Bank.

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Since the beginning of autumn, the Russian automotive fluids market has entered a new era — mandatory labeling in the Honest Sign system. The new rules apply to engine oils, antifreeze, brake fluids and other types of auto chemicals. This solution should increase market transparency and protect consumers from counterfeit products, but experts and market participants do not yet have a consensus on the effectiveness of the innovation.

Russian importers are facing a new round of stricter customs regulations, which directly affects their costs and ultimately consumers' pockets. The Federal Customs Service (FCS) actively requires participants in foreign economic activity to include in the contract price of goods the costs of services provided by payment agents who transfer funds to a foreign supplier. According to experts, this practice increases the cost of importing and processing products by 5-10% on average, and in some case

The rising cost of logistics services may be the very factor that will bring customers back from the digital space to traditional stores. This point of view was expressed by a senior representative of the logistics industry, suggesting that the habit of ordering online even the smallest goods with home delivery may soon seem unjustifiably wasteful to consumers.