Growth of e-shopping in Belarus

March 25, 2016

According to a report by E-Belarus.org, the Belarusian Ministry of Trade is recording a growth in e-commerce in Belarus. The number of Belarusian businesses using the internet as a means of trading is increasing by approximately 100 shops per year.

Belarusian e-shops, which now total 740, are defined as those businesses that are registered in the ‘.by’ domain and that observe Belarusian legislative regulations.

The Ministry of Trade in Belarus estimates that e-commerce in Belarus commands a monthly turnover in the region of $5000 to $7000.

The report shows that Belarusian internet shoppers are most interested in buying computers and computing equipment, phones, construction materials, children’s toys, car parts and cosmetics.