Waiting for free: the Belarusian border remains free amid many problems in the EPD, the national system for the confirmation of the shelf life of goods (SPOT), which was launched in the summer, is fading into the background. Although this creates many problems for imports from EAEU countries. From November 1, there should have been more of them - the period for preferential registration at the Belarusian border is about to end. But at the last minute, the Russian government extended the benefits, and immediately for 8 months. Until June 30, 2027, it is still possible to import goods from Belarus without a deposit. Even with the execution of a document on imminent delivery of goods (DOPP) and receipt of a QR code. Various reasons were given for such an extreme expansion of the benefits, including direct agreements at the highest level. The lawyers also note the peculiarities of the state of the Union and the close interaction within it on tax issues, which must be combined with the new system. But basically, the extension of the benefit means an admission: SPOT is still far from working perfectly. This probably helps to collect taxes, but at the same time it clearly curbs imports within the EAEU. At the same time, for a long time there has been no news regarding a possible replacement of the security payment with bank guarantees. The idea seems to have been shelved. Although this mechanism can significantly reduce the problem of cash gaps, which remains very painful with a frozen key interest rate. Charge flow in Telegram | up to MAX.