The United States Department of Commerce has expanded export restrictions against Russia and Belarus.
What is known
The United States announced the strengthening of sanctions againstanniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Restrictions affect air conditioners and refrigerators starting at $750, printers and smartphones over $300, vacuum cleaners and electronic scales starting at $100, as well as coffee machines, fans, microwaves, toasters, dishwashers and audio recording/playback equipment.
In order to obtain an export / re-export permit, a company will need a special license, the receipt of which will be approved in isolated cases. The sanctions come into force on February 27, 2023.
For the first time, US authorities have banned exports toRussia of luxury goods in March 2022. At that time, the restrictions applied to alcohol, tobacco products, perfumes, clothes worth over $1,000 (wholesale per item), electric cars, motorcycles, jewelry, boat engines.