In the state Duma estimated the gray market for alcohol delivery to е50 billion

The volume of illegal distance trade in alcohol in Russia can reach 50 billion rubles, said the head of the Ministry of information Maksut Shadayev at a meeting of the state Duma, reports TASS.

“The alcohol delivery market exists. It is in the gray zone and its volume, the estimate is from 30 to 50 billion rubles, the minister said.

Shadayev also said that “we are just taking this [gray] market out of the shadows,” handing it over to the Russian Post. The choice of these regions he associated with high urbanization and a significant number of users of marketplaces.

On November 11, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on an experiment with the remote sale of Russian wine. It is assumed that buyers will be able to place orders through the Russian Post website, and their age will be checked both when making a purchase and when receiving goods.

Remote sale of alcohol has been banned in Russia since 2007. The pilot was previously seen as a way to reduce the gray market. To control sales, delivery is planned to be integrated with the USAIS, where the entire chain from the order to the transfer of wine to the buyer should be fixed. In Rosalkogoltabakkontrol said that the decision on the further development of online trading can be made based on the results of the experiment.