Moving Wildberries warehouses to Kazakhstan will lead to higher…
Moving Wildberries warehouses to Kazakhstan will lead to higher prices - source DW in Astana. Russian media reported that Wildberries may relocate its warehouses to Kazakhstan due to Ukrainian attacks.
Consensus
- Wildberries is providing support to Kazakhstani sellers whose goods were affected by drone attacks on its logistics facilities in Russia.
- Wildberries has been operating with Kazakhstani entrepreneurs since 2014 and launched direct sales in Kazakhstan in 2021.
- By the end of 2025, over 120,000 entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan were registered on the Wildberries platform.
- The volume of exports from Kazakhstani sellers on Wildberries increased by 62% compared to the previous year.
- Wildberries is planning to build approximately 260,000 square meters in warehouse space in Kazakhstan.
- The project is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2027.
- Wildberries has around 10,000 sellers from Central Asia and China in its ecosystem.
- Wildberries has already leased 46,000 square meters of warehouse space in Kazakhstani territory.
Points of divergence
- Experts believe that the relocation of Wildberries' warehouses to Kazakhstan will not significantly affect product prices for Russian consumers, as the company has internal reserves to absorb logistics costs. — gazeta_spb
- A source in Astana stated that relocating warehouses to Kazakhstan would inevitably lead to higher product prices due to significantly longer transportation distances and declining purchasing power in both countries. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The Ministry of Trade of Kazakhstan reported that it had not received any official request from Wildberries regarding the warehouse relocation. — gazeta_spb
- A high-level source in Kazakhstan confirmed that the relocation is currently only a hypothesis and not an official plan, due to concerns about price increases and logistical challenges. — tg_dwglavnoe
- There are no available warehouse spaces in Kazakhstan larger than 100,000 square meters, and existing facilities are concentrated around major cities, not near the Russian border. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Kazakh authorities will strictly monitor compliance with sanctions and will block any goods subject to border control if they are suspected of dual-use purposes or re-export to Russia. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (3 sources)
- Wildberries expanded support measures for affected sellers from Kazakhstan — Ведомости
- Expert spoke about the consequences of Wildberries' warehouse relocation to Kazakhstan - Gazeta SPB RU - news from Saint Petersburg — Gazeta.SPb
- Moving Wildberries warehouses to Kazakhstan will lead to higher prices - DW source in Astana — DW Главное