But Russian customs authorities have tightened inspections since September, leaving truckloads of undeclared goods stranded on the Kazakh side.
This grey cargo trade flourished under the Eurasian Economic Union’s open-border system, which allowed lightly monitored transit between Russia and Kazakhstan.
China accounts for roughly 40% of Russia’s total goods imports, meaning as much as 4-10% of consumer imports may be affected.
Logistics and freight forwarding companies estimate that between 10% and 25% of all consumer imports from China are now s
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