In the warehouses of electronic distributors at the beginning of 2023, more than 1 million laptops were accumulated. Among the brands are the Taiwanese MSI, the American HP, the Chinese Xiaomi and Haier, the Russian F +, Prestigio.
If the dollar exchange rate remains unchanged after the February and March holidays, the price of devices from these brands will fall by 10-15%, the Kommersant source expects.
The leading product manager of diHouse, Valery Shershnev, confirmed the surplus of laptops on the Russian market: the overstock was formed due to a shortage of devices in early 2022, when dealers were actively stockpiling them due to increased demand. demand.
However, by the end of the year, the parallel import scheme was fully operational and premium brands returned to stores, he added. According to him, the price of devices will gradually decrease and only in the fall it can start to grow again.
- In November 2022, Russian electronics manufacturers asked the government to impose tariffs on imported goods: smartphones, laptops, servers, data storage systems, and other equipment. Basically at a rate of 5%.
- In December 2022, Russian laptop manufacturers applied to ban the import of foreign equipment from Dell, HP, HPE, Acer, MSI and other brands. This measure, the appeal says, will help “liberate the Russian market from companies that have refused to work in the Russian Federation and increase the share of Russian information technology to 50%.
Author:
karina pardaeva
Source: RB
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