Russia imposed temporary phytosanitary import restrictions on table/food potatoes from Pakistan’s Punjab province in late May 2025, with the restriction taking effect on 2 June 2025, citing detections (or risk) of several quarantine-significant pests/pathogens (including potato tuber moth and tomato spotted wilt virus) in the context of plant quarantine protection. [1] In early April 2026, Pakistan’s market access changed materially: reporting based on Pakistani official channels and trade-mission messaging indicates that Russia allowed imports of potatoes from Punjab effective 8 April 2026, initially for three approved Pakistani exporters, with the possibility of expanding the list as additional firms meet Russian requirements. [2] A key evidential gap remains in the public record accessible from this research environment: the Rosselkhoznadzor-hosted “Decision on amendments” file (which appears to be the formal Russian document modifying the May-2025 restriction) is published on ...