The US Department of Commerce has banned the supply of expensive electronics to Russia and Belarus. We are talking about smartphones, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and other household appliances.
About it reports UEFA official site US Federal Register.
In total, within the framework of the embargo on the supply of luxury goods, 276 codes of the commodity nomenclature classified as luxury goods will be affected, including:
- smartphones more expensive than 300 dollars,
- air conditioners are more expensive than 750 dollars,
- refrigerators are more expensive than 750 dollars,
- electronic scales are more expensive than 300 dollars,
- vacuum cleaners with a built-in electric motor are more expensive than $100,
- wall fans,
- dishwashers,
- household microwave ovens,
- household coffee machines,
- electric toasters,
- sound recording and sound reproducing equipment, etc.
"The Commerce Department is taking these actions to improve the effectiveness of its controls in both countries and to better align them with those of U.S. allies and partners," the department said in a statement.
The new restrictions came into effect on February 24.
Now, without a special license from the US government, American companies are prohibited from supplying such goods to Russia and Belarus. Deliveries of goods are possible, but this requires an export license, which is usually refused. Exceptions are made only when supplying equipment for humanitarian purposes or for foreign companies coming from Russia and/or Belarus.
