There is already a shortage of iPhones 11 and 12 in Apple stores.
Retailers have estimated that stocks of equipment from Apple, Samsung and other companies that have decided to suspend operations in Russia will be enough for 2-3 months. However, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has already come up with a workaround for the equipment to arrive in Russia. The Russian mass media write about this.
Thus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering the possibility of allowing parallel imports (import of goods into the country without the permission of the right holders). Technically, there is no such ban in Russian law, but in this way the government wants to protect Russian suppliers from possible sanctions from manufacturers.
It is specified that in Apple stores there is already a shortage of iPhones 11 and 12, the demand for which has risen sharply after the jump in exchange rates and the rise in price of newer models of the smartphone line.
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Earlier, the Minister of Digital Technology Mikhail Fedorov said that the tech giant Apple has suspended the sale of its products in the official online store in Russia.
