European Commission published The Food and Beverage Market Entry Handbook: RUSSIA. A practical guide to the market in Russia for European Agri-food Products.

This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the Russian market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on entering the agri-food market in Russia including relevant information such as analysis of the Russian market for different product categories, market access and market entry procedures, IP protection, referrals to professional buyers and a signposting and referral system providing useful contacts and ways to penetrate the Russian market.

The Handbook can be downloaded here