Turkish custom-mades officials have unexpectedly stopped allowing the transit of approved items bound for Russia through Turkish area, Russias Kommersant FM radio station reported on Thursday mentioning Russian logistics operators.
Turkey has actually been an essential center for Russias sanction-busting efforts ever since President Vladimir Putin signed the nations parallel import scheme into law in June.
The parallel import plan enables the continued supply of approved products to Russia that were initially planned for foreign markets without approval from hallmark owners and exempts such imports from import duties.In August, NATO-member Turkey reported the worth of its exports to Russia had exceeded $738 million in one month, setting an all-time record.
We are not expecting to get any official orders or decrees since then Turkey would have to confess that it was connected to helping with [illegal] shipments of sanctioned goods to Russia over the past year, Valeriya Savenkova, industrial director of Transasia Logistics, said according to Kommersant FM.
As of today, Turkeys system for processing transit and export deliveries to Russia isnt working, added Savenkova.
The handling director of transportation logistics operator Optimalog, Georgiy Vlastopulo, informed the radio station that formerly reserved transportation operations from Turkey to Russia had been on hold considering that Wednesday.
Last night we started to get alerts that Turkish customizeds are avoiding the processing of transit items of non-Turkish origin, Kommersant FM pointed out Vlastopulo as saying.
Kommersant FMs source mentioned pressure from United States officials as a probable reason for Turkeys sudden policy switch.