Russia is the eleventh largest global market for Irish companies and more than 100 Irish companies are already doing business with Russia.
Note that DHL Russia requires shippers to be pre-approved for Business to Consumer shipments.
For more detailed information when trading with Russia, download our Russia Fact Sheet
| Russia: Country Profile | |||
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| Capital: | Moscow | Dialling Code: | +7 |
| Population: | 139.4 million (Source: CIA) | Postcode Format: | 999999 |
| Official Language: | Russian | Export Commodities: |
Petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures (Source: CIA) |
| Currency: | Russian Rubles | Import Commodities: |
Machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel (Source: CIA) |
| Exchange Rate: | Russian Rubles (RUB) per US dollar - 30 (2010) (Source: CIA) | ||
| Time Zones: |
9 Zones: Daylight saving times also operate across all time zones, from Mar/Apr through to Oct |
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| Transit Times | ||
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| Transit Times to Russia are affected by the dutiable value of the shipment due to expected customs clearance times | Example Transit Times | |
| Moscow | Documents: 1 day Dutiable Shipments: 2-3 days |
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| St Petersburg | Documents: 1 day Dutiable Shipments: 2-3 days |
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| Irkutsk | Documents: 2 days Dutiable Shipments: 3 days |
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| Nizhniy Novgorod | Documents: 2 days Dutiable: 3-4 days |
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| Novosibirsk | Documents: 2 days Dutiable: 3-4 days |
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| Magadan | Documents: 2 days | |
