Authorities may restrict parallel imports of computer equipment

It is proposed to exclude products from manufacturers such as Asus, Acer, PureStorage, Basler, HPE, MSI, Delta Electronics, Palit, Palo Alto, Quanta, Schnider Electric from the parallel import scheme.

According to one of the publication’s sources, the Ministry of Economic Development is considering a broader list, which includes IBM, Dell, HP, Oracle, NetApp, Cisco, Fusitsu, xFussion, Inspur, Hitachi, Arista, Quanta Supermicro

The industry and trade ministry confirmed that the department is considering such a proposal. According to the interlocutor of the publication, “the normative act on the modifications has already been prepared.”

A representative of the computer equipment manufacturer Aquarius welcomed the possible changes, however, he pointed out that it would not be possible to completely abandon parallel imports. In his opinion, the import of equipment should be limited only if its production is established in Russia.

At the same time, the Association of Trading Companies and Producers of Basic Products of Home Electrical Equipment and Computers believes that such restrictions will contribute to an increase in equipment prices.

The founder of the data center and cloud provider Oxygen, Pavel Kulakov, also points out the negative consequences of such a decision. According to him, this will slow down the development of entire areas of IT, including financial technology.

“Russian servers and storage systems are now unable to fully meet the needs of the market, both quantitatively and technically,” Kulakov notes.