"Kommersant FM" learned about the suspension of the transit of sanctions by Turkey to Russia

The customs system of Turkey began to block the clearance of goods of non-Turkish origin. USApreviously threatened Turkish companies with secondary sanctions for violating restrictive measures against Russia

Turkey has begun blocking the clearance of transit of sanctioned goods supplied to Russia as part of parallel imports, Kommersant FM reported, citing market participants.

In particular, Georgy Vlastopulo, CEO of Optimalog, spoke about this. “Last night, we began to receive letters that the Turkish customs system is blocking the transit clearance of goods of non-Turkish origin. This morning they tried to issue it again, but the system really blocks everything, ”he said.

Valeria Savenkova, commercial director of Transasia Logistics, told the radio station that the company is not waiting for official orders and resolutions in this regard, since in this way Turkey would make it clear that it participated in the supply of sanctioned goods to Russia.

“Therefore, information will appear only through unofficial channels and, roughly speaking, in practice. To date, the system for issuing transit and export [permits] to Russia in Turkey does not work,” Savenkova said.

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Parallel import is the importation of goods into the country without the consent of the manufacturer or copyright holder. At the end of March 2022, the Russian government allowed the import of demanded foreign-made goods into the country, the official supply of which was interrupted, and canceled the responsibility for the so-called parallel imports.

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Some of the radio station's interlocutors in the market link the events with the recent visit to Turkey by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Washington has previously threatened Turkish companies with secondary sanctions for violating restrictive measures against Russia.

Turkey's exports to Russia began hitting record highs last year, amid Western sanctions against Moscow over military operations in Ukraine. Ankara has not joined the restrictive measures of its NATO allies.

Turkish deliveries to Russia have been growing since the beginning of summer and in August amounted to $949 million, which is more than double the previous year and a third of the previous month. Exports showed the same growth in September 2022 ($1.15 billion after $504 million a year earlier).

The Financial Times last year wrote about dissatisfaction in the EU over growing trade between Turkey and Russia. In February of this year, Bloomberg reported that the US was putting pressure on Turkey and the UAE because of their trade with Russia. In particular, the source of the agency said that Washington expressed its concerns to Ankara because of the growth in Turkey's exports of goods, including American ones, and stated the need to reduce exports to Russia.