Customs stopped allowing refrigerators and air conditioners to enter Russia

The blockade affected all countries and all types of equipment filled with Freon 410: domestic and industrial air conditioners, domestic refrigerators, and commercial and industrial refrigeration systems, said Dmitry Kuzin, head of the Association of Climate Industry Companies.

The Federal Customs Service told the newspaper that the service ensures compliance with restrictions on the transportation of goods across the EAEU border. “With regard to ozone-depleting substances, the Federal Customs Service is guided by the decision of the EAEC Board of 2015, which requires a license from the Ministry of Industry and Trade,” the department noted.

According to Kuzin, the procedure for obtaining a license from the Ministry of Industry and Trade lasts at least 45 days. To do this, the company must go through a chemical analysis laboratory, and then submit an application to Rosprirodnadzor and wait for the conclusion.

If the situation is not resolved in the near future, 300-400 containers with equipment worth a total of 2 billion rubles “could be stuck in ports in China and Russia,” says Pavel Simonov, director of legal and corporate affairs. by Rusklimat. TPH.

Due to problems with imports, there may be a shortage of air conditioners in Russia, since “they are not produced in the country,” said Anton Guskov, representative of the RATEK association (which brings together DNS, M.Video-Eldorado and other companies). ), told Kommersant.