The paper analyses the import of the equipment in the Russian non-ferrous metallurgy after 2014 addressing three companies - MMC Norilsk NickeL RUSAL and Russian Copper Company. Special attention is paid to the regions of the Russian Federation where a significant pait of imported equipment is sent; the main companies and supplier countries are identified. The author points out the differences in the strategies of non-ferrous metallurgy companies in the procurement of necessary equipment in the current political and economic conditions.