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Iran is changing the rules for importing basic foodstuffs and feed: the mandatory pre-registration of an order with the agricultural department was canceled, allowing the cargo to be imported and declared first, and the documents to be processed after. At the same time, businesses are given a 100-day deferral of payments in rials and expand the use of barter for the import of essential goods. The measure is linked to the reform of subsidies and the redistribution of currency priorities in order

The Ministry of Finance is considering the introduction of VAT on imports of non-food products through marketplaces through a cross-border e-commerce channel. The initiative is aimed at schemes where commercial parties actually enter "under the guise" of purchases by individuals and do not carry a comparable tax burden. We look at how this can change prices and competition, where the border between B2C and commerce will be, and why customs qualifications and transparent logistics will be key for

Wildberries has started to develop its partner catering business. Marketplace users can order ready-made event kits directly through the platform's showcase. The first partner of the project was the Karavaev Brothers Culinary Store chain.

The Supreme Court clarified the procedure for applying a 10% preferential VAT on the import of foodstuffs. The benefit does not apply if the products do not pass phytosanitary control and are prohibited from being put on the market.

The Russian Export Center stated that success in the Indian market is possible with an individual approach to promotion. This was stated by Mammad Akhmedov at the World Food India 2025 exhibition in New Delhi.

Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin said that the country's accession to the BRICS has strengthened economic cooperation with Russia in energy, trade and food security.

On September 1, 2025, the next stage of the program for mandatory digital labeling of goods in the Honest Sign system entered into force in Russia. The innovations have covered several groups of non—food products at once - children's toys, building materials and motor oils. Businesses now need to register in the system, and the sale of unmarked products becomes impossible.