Notebook orders from channel retailers and regional brands in Russia have been decreasing due to impacts of the Russian rouble's drastic devaluation, according to Taiwan-based ODMs.

Because of economic sanctions by the US and European Union and the dropping crude oil pricing, Russia, whose economy heavily relies on oil exports, is facing an economic decline.

Several international notebook brand vendors have seen their inventories picking up recently because their retail partners in Russia have turned conservative on placing orders.

Some white-box notebook makers that ship to Russia's regional brand vendors noted that their clients place orders once a quarter and their orders for the first quarter of 2015 have been lower than those of fourth-quarter 2014. In addition to the economic impacts, these vendors' seasonal inventory adjustments for the post-holiday period are also making matters worse.

As demand from Russia is decreasing, white-box notebook makers have started cutting their production to avoid inventory build-ups.

A recent report from IDC also showed that Russia's PC sales dropped 16% on year in the third quarter of 2014 to register a seventh consecutive quarter of decline.