11 July 2025

[Translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

...Power tool manufacturer Makita, which reduced its marketing activity in Russia after the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has become active again on the Russian market...This information is indirectly confirmed by the fact that Makita has resumed activity on social networks in the Russian Federation. In addition, Kommersant found an online showcase of its products created by the company on Ozon. Makita LLC, the Russian division of Makita, did not respond to Kommersant's request for comment...

Makita has not officially announced its withdrawal from the Russian market. But the company has been gradually reducing sales in the Russian Federation, and since mid-2024, the local representative office has almost completely stopped supplying products to the country, says one of Kommersant's sources. According to him, since the summer of 2024, Makita products have been supplied to the Russian market through parallel imports. By October, the manufacturer intends to restore some of the product range that has been removed from the Russian market in the last period through direct deliveries, adds a Kommersant source...