“There are attempts under the guise of parallel imports to import fake, counterfeit and, worst of all, low-quality goods, especially from groups such as children's toys.
We are definitely fighting this.
The main counterfeit goods that we detect, in addition to toys, are clothes, shoes, perfumes, electronics, mainly from Asian countries, of course, ”he told RIA Novosti.
According to him, since May, 164 cases have been initiated in Russia on the fact of importation of counterfeit goods.
Ivin noted that most often goods go to markets and small shops, while big business tries "not to do such things."
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said that the parallel import mechanism would be extended for the whole of 2023.