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“Prohibitive” duty of 220% on imported dietary supplements : The National Union for the Protection of Consumer Rights
- By Newsdesk
- Russia
- May 25, 2023
The National Union for the Protection of Consumer Rights has petitioned the Ministry of Economic Development for a 220% protective duty on dietary supplement manufacturers' products from hostile countries. These include reports from Stada, Solgar, Unipharm, Pharmamed, and Izvestia.
"A duty of 220% is prohibitively high. That is, such a tax amount, in fact, is equivalent to a total ban," explained Pavel Shapkin, the union's chairman. He sees this measure as a way to combat counterfeiting and a response to the Russian Federation's sanctions.
According to Shapkin, the "grey" and "black" sectors of the dietary supplement market are primarily made up of beneficiaries and organisations representing importers from hostile countries. Such preparations, for example, may contain prescription ingredients but be available over the counter.
However, representatives of the Alliance of Pharmaceutical Associations, analytical firms, and the national system of digital marking "Honest Sign" disagree with the initiative's authors. According to the CRPT, most legal manufacturers import products legally and in accordance with all requirements.
Labelling of these products is being gradually implemented as a mechanism to combat counterfeiting in Russia's dietary supplement market. In many ways, the market is ready for this innovation, but labelling opponents exist. Many chemists, in particular, are concerned about increased material costs for distribution and unjustified enrichment of the system's creators.