Ministry of Industry and Trade

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The Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorг) is involved in shaping industrial policy, including proposals to strengthen vehicle import controls through mandatory identification of imported cars and chassis in electronic registration systems, effective from January 2027. It has also initiated efforts to combat drone threats by deploying laser defense systems, supported the inclusion of domestic electric vehicles in taxi fleets, and considered introducing a waste disposal fee in rail manufacturing. The ministry is linked to investigations involving former officials accused of fraud in impo…

Events

• Moscow-City tower evacuated amid drone attack
• Russia's auto output up 27% in first nine months of 2026
• Haval H3 and Dargo Added to Russian Taxi Vehicle List
• Russia Proposes Delay in Waste Fee Payments for Auto Makers
• AvtoVAZ Faces 20-25% Sales Drop After Loan Subsidy Cuts
• The new project proposes allocating 17.1 billion rubles to…
• Event 180717
• Ministry of Industry and Trade: Russia is preparing to supply halal…
• The Ministry of Industry and Trade approved technical collection…
• The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the launch…

Recent coverage

• Moscow attacked by Ukrainian drones and balloons. Four airports suspended operations — Новая газета Европа
• Three Russian ministries evacuated to 'Moscow City' amid drone attack — The Moscow Times
• Skyscraper in Moscow City evacuated amid drone attack on capital — Дождь (Telegram)
• Evacuation in Moscow-Skytree in 'IQ-Quartier' Tower — ASTRA
• People are being evacuated from the government tower 'Moscow City', planes from Moscow are being redirected to Pulkovo — Важные истории
• Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed introducing a recycling fee on drilling equipment — Коммерсантъ
• St. Petersburg leads in the number of industrial and logistics robots - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
• Ministry of Industry and Trade differentiates excise collection for mining excavators — Интерфакс
• Production of passenger cars in 2026 grew by 27%, Alihanov indicated — Вести
• Vehicle production in Russia increased by 22.4% over nine months — Ведомости
• Alikhanov expects growth of processing industry in 2026 by 0.5-1% — Интерфакс
• Ministry of Industry and Trade will work on easing requirements for KPE for good-faith recipients of subsidies — Интерфакс
• Minpromtorg added Haval H3 and Haval Dargo to the list of localized machines for taxis — Московский кэш
• How state companies suffer from war, Putin agreed to return to negotiations, Trump asked to return Starlink to Ukraine — The Bell
• In the list of vehicles for taxis, two new models will be included — Фонтанка
• Minpromtorg will include two Haval models in the list of vehicles for taxis — Ведомости
• Minpromtorg allowed two Haval models to be used in taxis — Вести
• Haval H3 and Haval Dargo models will add to the list of localized vehicles for taxi work, said Ministry of Industry and Trade. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
• Crossovers Haval models H3 and Dargo added to the registry of vehicles permitted for taxi service — Интерфакс
• Russian equipment manufacturers may be granted a deferment on payment of the scrap fee — Фонтанка