Anton Alikhanov

Russian Minister of Industry and Trade

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Office: Minister of Industry and Trade (Russia)

Born: September 17, 1986, Sokhumi

Party: United Russia

Education: Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Previous offices: Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Russia removes major computer brands from parallel imports list

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Signed the order narrowing the parallel imports list

For four years, Russian buyers could pick up a banned Asus laptop or an HP server through a workaround called parallel imports. That ended on May 27, when an order from Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade pulled roughly twenty Western and Asian computer brands off the approved list.

Updated May 27