Delivery times for goods from Armenia and other CIS countries to Russia have increased by two weeks
27.06.2025,
14:40
Deliveries from CIS countries to Russia have been delayed due to increased customs checks, Forbes.ru reported citing Russian daily 'Izvestia.'
YEREVAN, June 27. /ARKA/. Deliveries from CIS countries to Russia have been delayed due to increased customs checks, Forbes.ru reported citing Russian daily 'Izvestia.'
Problems have arisen with deliveries from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan. Only Belarus is operating without delays, noted Alexei Razumovsky, commercial director of Impaya Rus.
The Russian Federal Customs Service press service noted that Russia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia are members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and have a single customs territory. Cargoes may be inspected when transiting from third countries. Izvestia sent a request to representatives of the aforementioned countries.
Olga Shoall of Novasmart cited among the reasons for the delays in Kazakhstan the pressure of Western sanctions, a 30% increase in transit flows through the country in 2024, and the fight against 'gray' import schemes, including the understatement of the value of goods.
Up to 30–35% of parallel imports pass through Kazakhstan, including machinery, components, and equipment from Southeast Asia, explains Vladimir Chernov, an analyst at Freedom Finance Global.
Armenia accounts for up to 10% of transit, Georgia for up to 7%, and Belarus for about 20-25%, Chernov shares.
According to Alexei Ivanov, owner of the Alliance Trax dealership network, alternative supply channels are gradually gaining strength — through Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and directly from China.
All alternatives are associated with new logistical and legal costs, warned Chernov of Freedom Finance Global. He named Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (as transit hubs), Turkey (sea deliveries through Black Sea ports), Georgia (through Poti and Batumi), and Belarus as additional logistics destinations.-0-14:36
Problems have arisen with deliveries from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan. Only Belarus is operating without delays, noted Alexei Razumovsky, commercial director of Impaya Rus.
The Russian Federal Customs Service press service noted that Russia, Kazakhstan, and Armenia are members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and have a single customs territory. Cargoes may be inspected when transiting from third countries. Izvestia sent a request to representatives of the aforementioned countries.
Olga Shoall of Novasmart cited among the reasons for the delays in Kazakhstan the pressure of Western sanctions, a 30% increase in transit flows through the country in 2024, and the fight against 'gray' import schemes, including the understatement of the value of goods.
Up to 30–35% of parallel imports pass through Kazakhstan, including machinery, components, and equipment from Southeast Asia, explains Vladimir Chernov, an analyst at Freedom Finance Global.
Armenia accounts for up to 10% of transit, Georgia for up to 7%, and Belarus for about 20-25%, Chernov shares.
According to Alexei Ivanov, owner of the Alliance Trax dealership network, alternative supply channels are gradually gaining strength — through Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and directly from China.
All alternatives are associated with new logistical and legal costs, warned Chernov of Freedom Finance Global. He named Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (as transit hubs), Turkey (sea deliveries through Black Sea ports), Georgia (through Poti and Batumi), and Belarus as additional logistics destinations.-0-14:36
