Barter deals become more private, - Vedomosti

According to the Federal Customs Service, participants of foreign economic activity began to apply more often to the agency on issues of foreign trade barter deals. The Federal Customs Service itself supports this format of transactions.

Barter deals in foreign trade are gaining popularity against the background of tough anti-Russian restrictions on settlements in dollars. Earlier Siluanov allowed using barter deals if companies could not agree on payment in rubles.