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The assembly of personal computers K-Systems/Irbis Russian company has sent an official request to the Ministry of Economic Development requested the Russian Federation increased the tax on computer equipment and units - currently in 0%. The main objective of this requirement is to "encourage the development of computer manufacturers in the country (Russia) and to encourage foreign suppliers to deploy computer maker in Russia", written with the record.

Need to know that the market share of the computer assembly in Russia Russia now continue to decline. Foreign manufacturers are increasing their market shares. According to the Gartner quarter 4 / 2010, growth of large foreign suppliers average 60% - 70%.

Meanwhile, the supply of the largest suppliers of Russia is Depo Computers quarter 4 / 2010 over the same period last year has been reduced and the vendor's market share is falling from 4% to 2.5%. Supplier Kraftway also lost market share while Akvarius and K-Systems is increasing a little.

Russian Ministry of Economic Development said that the proposal CNews.ru of K-Systems is under review and may be made at a conference here of the Committee on Tariff and non tariff. Representatives of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development said previously, the Ministry has not received a formal request similar.

As the head of K-Systems as Edward Voronetsky, subject to tariffs of the computer units of foreign imports into Russia were he mentioned several times. However, the current situation was absurd when the tariffs for the details that do not apply for your tax units, and this forced him to ask for help Ministry of Economic Development.

The increase in taxes on equipment and computer technology is beneficial to the Russian economy and encourage domestic production, Voronetsky said. He compared the situation to do business with the computer field produces TV and automobile. "Tax applied them to 15% and 80% of TV sales in Russia is produced in Russia. The situation is similar to automobile, when Russia imposed on imported cars, the domestic suppliers of production, "said lead K-Systems. A 15% tax rate applied to the computer such imported units would be considerable support for the assembly in the country and encourage foreign manufacturers producing in Russia, Voronetsky said.

In the opinion of the first vice president Renat Kraftway Iusupov Company, the tariffs on imported foreign computer units is an initiative brought two advantages for basic personal computer market of Russia. "First, it encourages providers to open foreign computer manufacturer in Russia, and the second is the import computers from abroad will be more transparent," said Iusupov. Iusupov explained that, in the case of tariffs, the manufacturers have to pay customs for the list of devices stored in the machine. This amount will be determined depending on kinds of products. That makes the computer input units in the Russian hard-earned profits.

According to company president Sergei Eskin Depo Computers, present, difficult to apply the tax to a personal computer and technical equipment units for existing problems related to the current legal system can not meet ."For example, what is" Russian manufacturers ", the degree of localization of how production should. Moreover, the initiative could also not be adopted by the pressing issue of Russia joining the WTO ".

Director in charge of Acer personal computers in Russia Vyacheslav Nazarov said that the situation in Russia focused on international suppliers, manufacturers in the country instead of continuing to seek market share "has lose all ", then look for new market niches, developing new solutions. "The efficiency of the assembly of the computer system from the old structures as well as the future of the local assembly was back on the past. The solutions proposed by international companies provide are always Technology more timely, and have long, is always more economical solutions, "said Vyacheslav Nazarov.

Nazarov said, the exit of the majority of Russia's domestic policy is not in the tax and customs that are in the head! "I like the Russian computer industry to develop and produce special products instead of continuing to do the work of 5, 10, 15 years ago," Mr. Nazarov said.

According to Gartner, in 2010, major computer vendors in Russia is Acer, which sold 2.3 million units. Acer's market share company in Russia reached 20.9%. After Asus Acer is the market share of 13.6%, HP (10.45%), Samsung (9.6% and Lenovo (7.7%). In the Russian machine manufacturer in the top 10 suppliers computers in this country only Depo Computers (2.6%) and K-Systems/Irbis (2.4%). In array desktop PCs, HP top 5 in Russia, Depo Computers, K-Systems / Irbis, Kraftway and Acer. In the mobile computing market segment in Russia, Acer in the lead, followed in turn is Asus, Samsung, HP and Lenovo.