Izvestia's source found it difficult to estimate how much the cost of the devices would increase

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The Russian participants in the process are too optimistic - in the digital world, it is not a problem to track the entire path of a smartphone from the manufacturer to the end user in the country where it will be activated, a source in the consumer electronics market countered. Determining the supply chain is not canada mobile number database a problem for the US authorities, he assures. Naturally, they are not able to identify and punish all resellers, but not all intermediaries will want to play such "Russian roulette", he believes.

— US sanctions are, in essence, transborder in nature — de jure they apply only to American companies, but de facto, as a general rule, any organizations that have assets, accounts, property in the US, whose shares are traded on American markets, that conduct trade or other activities in the States are recognized as such. Or even those whose work can in one way or another affect the state economy, — lists Yuriy Fedyukin, managing partner of the law firm Enterprise Legal Solutions.

Not only Apple, but also Samsung and the Chinese Huawei may be recognized as American, and therefore subject to supply restrictions, he says. The ban on supplying smartphones over $300 applies equally to all manufacturers and brands present in the US market, Yuriy Fedyukin emphasizes.

Izvestia sent inquiries to the US Department of Commerce, as well as to Apple and Huawei. Samsung declined to comment.

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has not received any information about foreign distributors ceasing supplies of smartphones to the Russian market, the department's press service told Izvestia.

“The new restrictive measures may have a short-term effect in restructuring supply chains, but at the same time, a shortage and price increase for premium smartphones are not expected,” his representative noted.

Gadgets are supplied to Russia not only from the USA, but also from friendly countries, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reminded. The current situation stimulates the development of production of these products in our country, the department believes.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also noted that the fifth edition of the list of parallel import goods is currently being prepared: during its preparation, products prohibited from export to the Russian Federation by the new sanctions may also be taken into account.