In Russia, the situation on the laptop market has worsened

It has become difficult to import certain brands of laptops, as well as other equipment, into Russia. This was reported by Izvestia with reference to market participants.

The source of the problems was tightened certification rules. The fact is that since August, each importer is required to independently obtain compliance documents for imported equipment. Previously, it was allowed to use one document for all suppliers. As a result, supplying small batches of laptops turned out to be economically unprofitable. Meanwhile, laptops from Dell, HP and Apple were imported to Russia in precisely this volume.

According to leading analyst at Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin, laptops have risen in price by three to four percent due to changes in certification rules. As for the range of devices from Dell, HP and Apple, it shrank by about 10 percent.

It is also noted that in August, laptop sales fell by 35 percent year-on-year.