The Chinese market has opened for supplies from the Russian Federation of live reindeer and sables.

The agreement between the countries is at the stage of coordinating veterinary certificates. A new stage in the development of cooperation between Russia and China began during the visit of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to the PRC in early September. A number of economic agreements have been concluded between the two countries, including the opening of the Chinese market for live northern deer and their horns (antlers). Recall that in July 2025, representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor visited the PRC, where they discussed bilateral trade issues with colleagues from the General Administration of Customs of the PRC. And already in September, the agencies signed a protocol on quarantine and sanitary requirements for dried deer antlers and live northern deer exported from Russia. For Russian business, this export direction will be new. The antler market (as un-ossified deer and northern deer horns are called) includes companies selling products abroad. However, ...