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Russian phone retailers bypass distributors
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Wow, sometimes I forget just how big of a problem smuggling is until a read articles like the one below. Who would have thought that illegal cellular phones could be such a big business?
According to Russian news reports, the country is swamped with illegally imported cell phones, which avoid a customs tax of 5 per cent. The International Confederation of Consumer Protection Organisations believe these phones- including Nokia and SonyEricsson models - account for approximately 90 per cent of the country’s mobile phone market. [Read the rest]