Europe · Eastern Europe

🇷🇺 Russia

Due to international sanctions and trade restrictions, CIO cannot provide cargo insurance coverage for any risk to, from or within Russia.

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Russia is currently on CIO's restricted countries list. We are unable to bind, quote or cover any cargo risk to, from, within, or transiting through Russia. The information below is provided for reference only.

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Country overview

Capital
Moscow
Region
Europe · Eastern Europe
Population
144,478,050
Currency
RUB — Russian ruble
Languages
Russian
Dial code
+7
ISO 2 / ISO 3
RU / RUS
Time zones
Asia/Anadyr, Asia/Barnaul, Asia/Chita
CIO office
Geneva, Switzerland

Main international airports in Russia

SVO
ICAO UUEE

Sheremetyevo International Airport

Moscow

The largest cargo hub in Russia, serving as the primary gateway for international air freight from Europe and Asia.

DME
ICAO UUDD

Domodedovo International Airport

Moscow

A major cargo hub handling significant volumes of consumer goods and industrial equipment for the Moscow region.

LED
ICAO ULLI

Pulkovo Airport

St. Petersburg

Key logistics point for high-value goods entering the northwestern region and St. Petersburg industrial zone.

OVB
ICAO UNNT

Tolmachevo Airport

Novosibirsk

Crucial trans-Siberian transit point and a major hub for cargo moving between China and European Russia.

VVO
ICAO UHWW

Vladivostok International Airport

Vladivostok

The primary air cargo gateway in the Russian Far East, facilitating trade with Japan, Korea, and China.

Main ports in Russia

oil, bulk, container

Port of Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk

Russia's primary deep-water port on the Black Sea, critical for grain exports and oil shipments.

container, bulk

Big Port St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

Strategically vital port on the Gulf of Finland, serving as the main container gateway to Western Russia.

coal, container

Port of Vostochny

Vladivostok/Nakhodka

Major Pacific gateway and the terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, essential for trade with East Asia.

oil

Port of Primorsk

Primorsk

A key Baltic Sea terminal specialized in the export of crude oil and refined petroleum products.

bulk, oil, container

Port of Ust-Luga

Ust-Luga

A major coal and chemical export hub on the Baltic Sea, designed to bypass transit through neighboring countries.

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