From January to November 2022, Russia imported 34 billion rubles’ worth of veterinary drugs (customs clearance and VAT included; import from EEU countries excluded), up 2% from the same period in 2021. In physical terms, the import grew 5.1%, with 30.6 million packages. As for feed supplements, the import fell 6.5%, with 37 billion rubles. In physical terms, the import, 133,900 tons, went down 11.3% from January–November 2021.

In January–November 2022, Russia imported 758.5 billion rubles’ worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (customs clearance and VAT included), up 8% from the same period in 2021. As for bulk drugs, the import was 167.9 billion rubles, up 11.6%. In physical terms, the import of both groups is unlikely to start growing again—ready-made drugs went down 8.8%, with 1.51 billion packages imported, and bulk drugs went down 28.6%, with 1.38 billion minimum dosage units (MDU).