Russian gold shipments to the UAE, China and Turkey

The records, which contain details of nearly a thousand gold shipments between Feb. 24, 2022 and March 3 this year, reveal the names of over 100 non-Russian companies that have handled Russian gold since Western markets banned imports from Moscow.

In many cases, the records show only shippers or traders involved in the transaction, not the end buyer, which could be a refiner, jeweller or investor.

According to the customs records, a handful of Russian shipments arrived in London after the Ukraine war started, but before Western import bans kicked in.