The authors of the study claim that Starlink equipment is entering Russia through mechanisms of parallel imports. To activate the terminals, accounts registered in third countries, including European states, are used, which allows circumventing existing restrictions.
Emaross stated that at the time of their collaboration with Polarstar Logistics, this company "was an active logistics agent in the UAE infrastructure," but later they tightened the supplier verification process. Discrepancies in HS codes at Emaross were explained as a "technical administrative error" on the part of the forwarder, who allegedly used an outdated document template for auto components.
