Very complex and a common question For tourists who are going shopping in Europe, there is the issue of importing things from abroad.
It may surprise some of you, but according to Russian legislation Not all purchased items can be imported into Russia without paying special duties.
Changes have been introduced to customs legislation (according to the Protocol of October 19, 2011 “On Amendments and Additions to the Agreement on the Procedure for Moving individuals goods for personal use across the customs border Customs Union and carrying out customs operations related to their release dated June 18, 2010”)
The basic rule for importing things from Europe to Russia is as follows:
One person (regardless of age) can import purchased goods for personal use into the country (except for vehicles) total cost which does not exceed 10,000 euros and total weight which does not exceed 50 kg (thanks to the comments). Anything above is subject to a special duty - 30% of the cost of the goods, but not less than 4 euros/kg
What our customs considers to be personal goods:
Goods for personal use- goods intended for personal, family, household and other purposes not related to the implementation of entrepreneurial activity, the needs of individuals, transported across the customs border in accompanied or unaccompanied baggage or in any other way.
Keep in mind:
According to changes in customs legislation:
The classification of goods transported by individuals across the customs border as goods for personal use is carried out by the customs authority using a risk management system based on:
- statements of an individual about goods being moved (orally or in writing using a passenger customs declaration) in the cases established by this Agreement;
- nature and quantity of goods;
- frequency of crossing of an individual and (or) movement of goods across the customs border
How do customs officers understand that these are purchased items and not your own, worn and brought from Russia? After all, it may be that you travel with your favorite five bags, have 7 pairs of shoes just in case and cannot live without your entire wardrobe.
In this case, customs officers look at the following:
- Do the items have tags (if so, then the item is by definition new)
- what things are you taking with you (if they are in size ranges, then most likely you are going to resell them, which means they will not be things for personal use)
- Is the item tax free (VAT deduction). If you applied for tax free at an Italian airport and received a VAT deduction, then even the absence of tags on things still proves that these things are new and only purchased (all information about those who applied for tax free and received money is transferred from European customs to Russian customs )
- Well, the very last opportunity to determine the novelty of things is to do an examination. According to our laws, customs officers can confiscate items and conduct an examination within a month to determine the value of your items and their newness.
We will tell you what some tourists do in such situations:
(however, keep in mind that some methods are risky and not legal)
- pay a fee
- hope they won't be stopped at customs
- they declare imported things so that upon return customs officers do not have questions about their own things (laptop or their own fur coat)
- take children with them to increase the rate of import of things
- cut off tags from things, give things a used and shabby look, throw away all branded bags
- they dress simpler and poorer, so that at customs when leaving the airport no one will stop you and check your luggage (I even once read on one forum that one tourist usually does not shave and drinks the evening before the flight in order to have a rumpled appearance)
- do not pack luggage in expensive branded bags that scream that their owner is coming from shopping
- They book not direct flights, but flights with transfers through other European cities. The chances of checking the luggage of tourists from Milan or Rimini will be much higher than checking the luggage of tourists from Prague or Brussels
- take tickets to Domodedovo airport, because they say that there are fewer checks there than at Sheremetyevo
- put on a large number of new things (especially fur coats, jewelry or watches)
- do not pack luggage in wrapping bags or remove the packaging when leaving the airport (so that they don’t feel like they have something expensive in their bags)
- they do not do tax free on an amount of items greater than the amount allowed for import (tax free checks confirm that all items are new)
- they dress up as athletes, put their luggage in cases for guitars, skis and baby strollers (well, here your imagination can run wild)
There is a risk that your goods will be seized and you will be forced to pay customs duty and a fine.
It is better for wholesale buyers to use the services of official transport companies who do the delivery and customs clearance of goods themselves. In this case, you pay for the company’s services and receive customs cleared cargo in your city without any problems.
P.S. thanks to changes in legislation, before the norm transportation of things was only 65 thousand rubles
All persons crossing the customs border have an equal right to import and export goods and vehicles to/from the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Products and vehicles, transported across the border of Kyrgyzstan are subject to declaration.
Declaration of goods transported across the customs border of the Kyrgyz Republic by individuals (with the exception of goods transported in unaccompanied luggage and goods sent) is carried out in written and oral form. In this case, failure by an individual to declare the availability of such goods in the prescribed written form is considered as his statement that the individual does not have the goods specified below.
The following goods transported by an individual across the customs border of the Kyrgyz Republic are subject to mandatory declaration in writing:
- national and other cash currency, currency values
- products from precious metals and stones in any form and condition
- all kinds of weapons, ammunition, explosives
- narcotic and psychotropic substances
- antiques and art
- printed publications and other media
- poisonous and potent substances and drugs
- radioactive materials
- objects of flora and fauna, their parts and products obtained from them
- high frequency devices and communications
- goods intended for production and other commercial activities subject to customs duties
- temporarily imported/exported goods
- vehicles
All baggage carried by a passenger, including baggage in the cabin, must be presented at check-in for the flight, due to flight safety requirements. Please note that free baggage allowance depends on the flight direction and class of service.
The passenger's baggage, which the airline accepts for transportation under its responsibility for its safety, is marked with a baggage tag and transported in the baggage compartment of the aircraft. We recommend that you attach a name tag to each such piece of baggage, indicating on it with Latin letters your last name, flight number, date, phone number (we recommend filling it out in Latin letters). Name tags can be obtained upon purchasing your airline ticket or at the airport check-in counter.
In addition to the permitted baggage “In the cabin”, you can take the following items with you in addition to the established norm:
- handbag/men's briefcase or folder for papers
- plastic bag
- bouquet of flowers
- laptop computer, camera, video camera
- printed materials for in-flight reading
- baby food and travel cradle
- umbrella, cane
- coat or raincoat, blanket
- crutches (if the passenger needs them during the flight)
- a bag with purchases from a Duty Free store that does not exceed the weight and dimensions standards established by the airline
Transporting animals on board an aircraft
Animals (dogs, cats and other small pets) are accepted for transportation with the prior consent of the Carrier. The carrier is not responsible in case of refusal to import them into any other country, or if the animal dies during transportation. Animals are transported in durable containers that provide the necessary convenience during transportation, the safety of the aircraft and others, and compliance sanitary requirements, at the same time they are weighed together with the container and payment for their transportation is carried out at a double baggage rate per 1 kg of weight. The weight of the animal is not included in the free baggage allowance. It is allowed to carry an animal weighing no more than 8 kg in the cabin, the size of the container is no more than 60x40x30 cm, and place the container only under the seat. It is necessary to present a veterinary certificate.
Items not accepted for carriage as baggage:
A) firearms and cold steel of all types: pistols, rifles, carbines and other firearms.
B) explosives and objects filled with explosives, means of explosion:
— hunting powder in any packaging and in any quantity
— live ammunition (including small-caliber)
– hunting capsules (pistons) and detonator capsules
- pyro technical means: signal and lighting flares, demolition matches, sparklers, railway firecrackers
- dynamite, tol, ammonal, TNT and other explosives
B) compressed and liquefied gases:
- gases for household use(butane-propane)
- acetone
- gasoline
— samples of petroleum products
- metal acetate (methyl)
— brake fluid
- carbon disulphide
- ethers
- all other flammable liquids
D) flammable solids:
- substances that release heat and flammable gases when interacting with water, which can cause spontaneous combustion and fire: potassium, metallic sodium and their alloys, calcium phosphorous, etc.
- phosphorus white, yellow, red and all other substances classified as flammable solids
— organic peroxides
- colloidal nitrocellulose in granules or flakes, dry or wet, containing less than 25% water or solvent, colloidal nitrocellulose in pieces, wet, containing less than 25% alcohol, dry or wet nitrocellulose, containing less than 30% solvent or 20% water
E) toxic, potent and poisonous substances in liquid or solid state, packaged in any container:
- brucine
- nicotine
- strychnine
- tetrahydrofuryl alcohol
- antifreeze
- ethylene glycol
- mercury
- all hydrocyanic acid salts and cyanide preparations
- cyclone, cyanide and other toxic, potent, poisonous substances
E) all caustic and corrosive substances:
— strong inorganic acids: hydrochloric, sulfuric, nitric, etc.
— hydrofluoric (hydrofluoric) acid and others strong acids, and corrosive substances
G) all other substances, cargoes, items that fall under the characteristics of the above substances, cargoes and items that raise doubts about the safety of their transportation and which can be used for arson, explosion or life threatening passengers and aircraft members.
List of goods that can be imported/exported into/outside the Kyrgyz Republic in limited quantities without paying customs duties and taxes:
Acceptable quantity per person:
– alcoholic drinks – 2 liters
- tobacco products: cigars, cigars with cut ends, cigarillos (thin cigars), cigarettes containing tobacco; smoking tobacco, containing or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion - 50 cigars, 100 cigarillos, 400 cigarettes, 0.25 kg of tobacco. In case of import of tobacco products of only one type, the import of 100 cigars, 200 cigarillos, 400 cigarettes and 0.5 kg of tobacco is allowed.
Fruits, vegetables and other food products can be exported in any quantity, but they must be obtained at the airport with an international certificate of sanitary and epidemiological control.
The movement of foreign currency in and out of the country is not restricted. The import and export of currency is not subject to any restrictions, provided it is declared at customs control points.
Import of medicines
It is allowed to import medicines into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic for personal and other non-commercial use without a license or permission from the authorized state body of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of healthcare. You can import into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic medicines, the quality of which is confirmed by a certificate from the manufacturer of medicines, certifying that the imported medicines were produced in accordance with state standard quality of medicines in the country of origin of medicines.
It is prohibited to import into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic medicines that have one third of their entire shelf life remaining before their expiration date.
The import of medicines of substandard quality and counterfeit medicines into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic is prohibited.
Free baggage allowance on planes
Free baggage allowance is determined by the flight route and flight class of service. There are two baggage allowance systems: weight concept and piece concept.
Free baggage allowance for adults and children over two years of age, in full compliance with international standards and for most destinations, is:
* in first class - 40 kg;
* in business class - 30 kg;
* in economy class - 20 kg.
For children under 2 years of age traveling without separate place, the free baggage allowance is 10 kg.
For some directions installed increased standards weight, therefore, when purchasing a ticket, be sure to check which norms are valid for your specific route.
But in any case, based on the sum of three dimensions, the size of a piece of luggage should not exceed 158 cm for economy class and 203 cm - for first and business classes.
Passengers of all classes are allowed to take into the cabin unchecked baggage weighing up to 10 kg, which is included in the total weight of baggage carried free of charge. Its size in the sum of three dimensions should not exceed 115 cm.
Payment for excess baggage is made in accordance with the baggage tariffs in effect on the day the paid baggage receipt is issued, which is issued to the passenger upon receipt of payment from him at the airline's ticket office.
We remind you that there are a number of items that do not qualify for free carriage. These include: musical instruments(they are transported in the cabin on a separate ticket) and animals. Transportation of this excess baggage is paid in accordance with the rules for applying tariffs, regardless of other items transported as baggage and hand luggage.
Free baggage allowance by train
Carry-on luggage includes items and belongings, regardless of the type of packaging, that are easily transportable and, due to their size, can be easily placed in cars in places that are designed to accommodate hand luggage. Each passenger has the right to carry free hand luggage in the carriage weighing up to 36 kg for a full, preferential, free travel document and 15 kg for a child.
The passenger is given the right to transport free of charge, in addition to the hand luggage allowance, in a reserved seat or compartment carriage:
hand luggage weighing up to 50 kg for one additional travel document purchased at full price for the corresponding carriage;
hand luggage up to 150 kg in a separate compartment with payment full price all compartment seats.
Each passenger has the right to carry free of charge, in excess of the established carry-on baggage allowance, pet birds in cages (no more than one cage), a briefcase, a briefcase or a handbag, skis and poles for them, fishing rods, a camera, an umbrella, a video camera, a portable tape recorder and other small items. things. It is allowed to carry with you, at the expense of the passenger's hand luggage allowance, baby strollers, disassembled kayaks and other things that, due to their size, can be placed in the carriage in places intended for hand luggage.
Dogs of large breeds are transported in the outer vestibules of the first and last carriage of the train (no more than two dogs) in muzzles on a metal or strong leash and under the supervision of an attendant whose commands they follow. Small breed dogs in the arms or under a shelf on which the dog owner is sitting. Small pets and birds must be placed in boxes, baskets, cages and freely placed in areas designated for hand luggage.
The passenger accompanying the animals must take care of them, feed, water, clean, prevent violations of sanitary and hygienic conditions and compensate for damage caused due to violation of transportation rules.
Items that are allowed and items that are prohibited for transportation
Passenger's belongings packed in closed suitcases, boxes, chests, boxes, baskets are accepted for transportation as baggage. The weight of an individual piece should not exceed 75 kg, and the length should not exceed 3 m. The following items and items are accepted for transportation as baggage: portable chairs, folding chairs, baby strollers, portable musical instruments in boxes or cases, theater props, bicycles, scooters, skis, car tires.
The following are not allowed for transportation as baggage: flammable, narcotic substances; items that can spread infection; animals, with the exception of domestic animals, in cages or other appropriate containers, unless prohibited by veterinary regulations; perishable products.
Today Poland is one of the most popular countries for emigration. Poland is also on the route of tourists from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania traveling by road to other European countries. Therefore, everyone who will be traveling towards or leaving Poland needs to know about the customs rules for transporting personal luggage.
The Customs Service has compiled a list of permitted and prohibited items with which you can enter or leave the country. Those who travel by car or bus and intend to temporarily stay in Poland can import personal items and not pay customs duties if their total amount is up to 300 euros. If the amount of such things is greater, this must be reported verbally and tax must be paid. Import and export Money, equal to 10,000 euros or more, must be carried out through declaration - they must be certified in writing in the declaration in the “red corridor”.
What are the rules for transporting luggage across the Polish border?
What cannot be imported to Poland?
Import to EU countries food products Animal origin (meat and dairy products) is very strictly regulated. Cannot be imported into Poland protein products nutrition, which is associated with the spread of diseases in animals. N and what quantities of edible meat and offal, dairy products (including pasta, baked goods, processed vegetables if they contain meat or milk) cannot be introduced into the EU without veterinary border inspection:
- meat and its derivatives;
- dairy products;
- cheese products;
- canned food;
- milk chocolate;
- caviar (except for sturgeon caviar in a volume of no more than 125 grams in a closed jar).
Import restrictions also apply to:
- firearms and bladed weapons,
- psychotropic substances without a medical certificate for their use,
- drugs,
- explosives,
- radioactive elements,
- poisons
What and how much can you import to Poland?
According to customs regulations, the number of things imported into Poland may vary depending on the method of movement of passengers:
- by air or sea transport,
- by road, rail or other means.
1. Personal items.
You can cross the Polish border with bags weighing a total of 50 kilograms per passenger. However, there are restrictions on the import of goods from Poland for Belarusians: if you travel more often than once every 90 days (for example), then Weight Limit personal luggage can only reach 20 kilograms for a value of up to 300 euros.
Take with you to Poland luggage that in any way exceeds established standards, you can, but you need to declare it in advance and pay customs duty for it. Items taken with you for personal use become “temporarily imported”, so you will have to leave with them.
- 430 euros - for travelers by air and sea transport;
- 300 euros - for other travelers.
The non-commercial imports mentioned above meet the following conditions:
- happens sometimes;
- it only covers goods for own use travelers or their families, or goods for gifts.
The above amounts do not include, respectively:
- the cost of personal luggage (for example, used clothes, shoes, cosmetics, camera, video camera, laptop, mobile phone), imported temporarily or imported after its temporary export;
- the cost of medicines necessary to meet the personal needs of the traveler (in quantities not exceeding five smallest packages);
- fuel in a standard tank of any car and fuel in a portable container, the amount of which does not exceed 10 liters;
- and the cost of tobacco products, tobacco products and alcoholic drinks, imported to the standards listed below.
2. Tobacco products
Transportation of cigarettes is only possible by a passenger over 17 years old.
If a passenger transports tobacco products by air or water transport, this can be done to the following extent (only one of several options):
- cigarettes - 200 pieces or
- cigars (cigars weighing no more than 3 g / piece) - 100 pieces or
- cigars - 50 pieces or
- tobacco for smoking - 250 g;
If a passenger transports tobacco products by another means of transport, then they can be in the following quantities:
- cigarettes - 40 pieces or
- cigars (cigars weighing no more than 3 g / piece) - 20 pieces or
- cigars - 10 pieces or
- tobacco for smoking - 50 g.
Thus, it is possible to transport more tobacco products if you cross the border by plane or by ship. If you travel by car, bus or train, you can take a maximum of 2 packs of cigarettes.
3. Alcoholic drinks
Transporting alcohol across the Polish border is also only possible if the passenger is 17 years old. Moreover, when transported by water or air transport, this can be done with limitations in volume:
- 1 liter for alcoholic drinks with a total strength of 22% or
- 1 liter ethyl alcohol(80%) or
- 2 liters of alcohol with an alcohol content below 22%,
- 4 liters not sparkling wines And
- 16 liters of beer.
For example: the maximum you can import into Poland is 0.5 liters of vodka and 1 liter of liquor up to 22%, plus 4 liters of still wine and 16 liters of beer.
Alcoholic beverages, if they are imported by a passenger over 17 years of age who resides in a border zone or works in a border zone or is a member of the crew of vehicles used for travel from the territory of a third country to the territory of the EU:
- drinks stronger than 22%, or undenatured ethyl alcohol with an alcohol content of 80% or more - 0.5 liters or alcoholic drinks not stronger than 22% - 0.5 liters, and
- still wines - 0.5 liters, and beer - 2 liters.
4. Jewelry and money
It is allowed to carry jewelry with a total weight of up to 50 grams per passenger.
With money, the situation is a little different: without declaring, you can take with you a maximum amount in any currency up to 10,000 euros. Also, without declaring, it is possible to take as much money as corresponds to the minimum established for the specified purpose of departure.
If a person enters or leaves the EU and carries “cash” valued at €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in another currency), he must report in writing and, upon request, present such “cash” to the competent authorities.
It is also necessary to declare:
- transferable securities bearer, including traveler's checks, bills of exchange;
- banknotes and coins (in Polish and foreign currency) that are not in circulation as a means of payment, but are subject to official exchange for such measure;
- gold and platinum in raw form, in bullion, in coins issued after 1850, and in semi-finished products, excluding those used in dental technology.
5. Food
As for food products, there are also special transportation conditions for them, which are presented in the table. Among soft drinks You can take coffee (up to 500 grams) and tea (up to 100 grams).
Food
Vegetables (except potatoes)
Fruits
Fish, shrimp, mussels, oysters
Caviar
Maximum quantity (in kg)
5
5
20
0,125
Of course, there are cases when a passenger needs dietary nutrition(for example, based on fructose) - then you need to prepare in advance medical certificate that you need to take such products and you can take them in volumes of up to two kilograms. We also allow the import of up to 2 kg of the total mass of original milk powder, baby food and special food products required for medical indications, if these products do not require refrigeration before opening, are packaged brands intended for direct sale to the final consumer and the packaging is intact unless its contents are used.
For products intended for animal feeding, only special animal feed required for medical reasons is allowed, provided that the quantity of food imported does not exceed 2 kg, the imported goods do not require refrigeration before opening, the products are packaged company products intended for direct sales to the end consumer and their packaging is not affected unless its contents are currently in use.
All animal products that do not meet the standards are confiscated for destruction. and stored in special containers on the border.
6. Medicines and bioactive supplements
Non-strong medicines, in quantities intended for personal use, can be transported into Poland.
As for strong medications (also for personal use), you can only carry them with a corresponding certificate from a doctor (indicating the name of the hospital, full name of the doctor, diagnosis and list of medications).
If such a certificate is missing, then the import of medications containing psychotropic and narcotic substances is prohibited.
A traveler arriving in Poland from abroad may only take with him medicines for his own use in quantities necessary for the duration of the trip and stay abroad. For some medications, such as injectable insulin, you must bring with you an appropriate document issued by the attending physician, which, with his signature, confirms the traveler's illness, the medications he is taking, and the need for the use of syringes, an applicator or other medical equipment. Ideally, this document should be translated into the language of the country where the traveler is going.
Sending “medical products” abroad and to Poland in postal items between people is prohibited.
7. Weapons
Polish legislation strictly regulates transportation rules different types weapons. Firearms and bladed weapons cannot be taken with you. However, the restrictions do not apply if there is appropriate permission from the government agency and a declaration, and only for the following types of weapons:
- sports;
- pneumatic;
- hunting;
- cartridges (up to 100 pieces);
- gas cartridge;
- decorative weapons (daggers, knives, etc.).
Without the appropriate documents, you can be allowed to cross the border only with kitchen knife(it does not fall under the category of edged weapons), but, as practice shows, this does not always work.
8.Plants and animals
You have the right to take up to five pets with you to Poland at once, but only if they have:
- certificates of all vaccinations, including against rabies;
- an international certificate indicating that they are healthy, or a passport issued by an authorized veterinarian;
- microchip with an electronic identifier (except for those animals that were marked with a tattoo before 07/03/2011).
You cannot bring live plants with you, but you can take up to 5 kg of fresh fruit, 50 cut flowers, a felled whole Christmas tree or up to 5 branches of a coniferous plant.
9. Fuel
You can bring fuel (gasoline, diesel) into Poland in a car tank and a small amount in a tank.
Without duties and taxes in quantities:
- all fuel included in the fuel tank of the vehicle, no more than 200 liters in accordance with VAT rules;
- fuel in portable tanks (canisters) - no more than 10 liters.
In the case of buses, the standard is 200 liters. In trucks that can carry fuel, the standard is 600 liters.
10. Other
You can also import other goods with a total weight of up to 50 kg and a cost of up to 300 euros per passenger: furniture, auto parts and fuel, electrical and hand tools.
In case of import more items than permitted, they must be declared in writing and a customs duty must be paid, which depends on the type and value of the goods.
For transportation across the border of art objects that have high value, it is also worth taking care of purchasing necessary documents and licenses.
What can and cannot be exported from Poland?
Without paying taxes, you can export from Poland all goods and things that are intended for personal use, that is, they must be in reasonable quantities.
You also have the right to export “temporarily imported things” from Poland - those that you brought, and in the same quantity, without paying duty. But you will have to pay tax if you want to export the purchased equipment.
Despite the fact that you cannot take plants (as well as seedlings and seeds) with you to Poland, you can take them out from there within reasonable limits without commercial purpose. But in this case, you need to obtain a phytosanitary certificate for the plant.
Step-by-step instructions on passing Polish customs can be viewed on the official website: https://granica.gov.pl/kartyinfo.php?v=ru
Standards for importing goods to Belarus from Poland 2019
As you know, Poland and Belarus border. Therefore, it is extremely important for residents of the neighboring country to know what and how much they can bring from Poland to Belarus, because they often cross the border for cheaper purchases. For Belarusians, the rules for transporting goods from Poland to Belarus changed in 2019. If the customs service notices an item from the “prohibited list” among your luggage, it will be confiscated.
List of what cannot be imported to Belarus from Poland:
- Pork and all products that contain it (sausages, lard, frankfurters).
- Animal food (including for pets and fish), which is not subject to heat treatment.
- Products not labeled with all ingredients.
- Potted plants (not recommended).
The list of permitted goods is as follows in 2019:
- poultry meat (chicken, duck, turkey, etc.) in labeled packaging;
- kitchen Appliances and plumbing (1 product every three years);
- motorcycles, tires and auto parts (up to 4 units every 2 years and with the provision of documents for a motorcycle or car);
- Goods with a total weight of no more than 25 kg and the amount is no more 500 Euro(when moving by road) - if you travel less than once every 3 months, weighing up to 20 kg up to 300 euros- if more often than once every 3 months; and 10,000 euros (when crossing the border by air), vehicles (except for the car used to move), ethyl alcohol (up to 3 liters) - this is what needs to be declared when importing into the Republic of Belarus from Poland.
If you do not comply with the rules for importing goods into Belarus from Poland, the authorized bodies have the right to suspend the import of prohibited items, luggage worth over 300 euros and undeclared funds. Depending on the degree of violation of the rules, punishment may be in the form of confiscation of the transported item, a fine, or even deportation. Moreover, such sanctions are possible from customs authorities both Poland and Belarus.
Customs declaration forms and instructions for filling them out can be found here: http://www.customs.gov.by/ru/passajirskaja_tamozhennaja_declaracija-ru/
Do not forget also that when entering Poland you may be required to present.
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How is the check carried out, what are “personal goods”, why was the limit lowered and what does this mean for ordinary tourists who travel to Finland and Estonia from Leningrad region and St. Petersburg? ivbg.ru has collected for you everything you need to know about this controversial innovation.
The Eurasian Economic Commission, which includes Russia, will lower the threshold for duty-free import of personal goods from the beginning of 2019 by land transport from €1500 to €500 and from 50 kg to 25 kg.
If a person bought goods abroad for total amount exceeds the limit, then upon returning to Russia he must go to customs in the “red corridor”, fill out a declaration and pay a fee. For example, new iPhone models are subject to restrictions - even the minimum iPhone version 7 32 GB costs €529.
The new rules are aimed at combating shuttles - they will make it unprofitable to transport wholesale quantities of goods across the border, says Boxberry director Marat Artuganov. What the rules say Who falls under the new standards Everyone who crosses the border by land transport - car, bus and train. For air transport, the rules remain at €10,000 and 50 kg of weight, these limits do not change.
There are exceptions: diplomats, members of their families, and employees of Russian government agencies, sent to work abroad, as well as people who lived abroad for at least one year before the import of goods, explains lawyer of the A2 law office Maxim Safiulin. The listed persons may transport one unit of motor transport. Also, restrictions do not apply to things received as an inheritance.
This is described in decision No. 107 “On certain issues related to goods for personal use” of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017. How many goods can be transported without paying duty? The number of things is not limited, the main thing is to meet the weight standards. But if one person has several boxes, packages and large bags, then this is an additional reason to check him for contraband and force him to pay a fee.
It is also worth remembering the restrictions on some types of goods. They have not changed after the November amendments to the duty-free limit:
Alcohol and beer - you can import no more than three liters per adult without paying duty. Up to five liters - with payment of a duty at the rate of €10 per liter. Tobacco and tobacco products - no more than 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco per individual.
You can import several identical items if they do not have tags. In addition, it is advisable to show signs of wear on things in order to completely eliminate questions.
The limit is calculated separately for each person in transport - if there are two people traveling, then everyone has the right to transport their own equipment, clothes, and so on. Is it possible new thing“make” it look like a personal item: for example, throw away receipts and packaging. Russian rules allow you not to pay duties for personal items, but customs officers can pay attention to the integrity of the goods: it appearance, availability of box, configuration, place of storage.
“Even if a person bought a smartphone and immediately started using it in another country, technically this does not fall under the exception for used items,” says Maxim Safiulin, lawyer at the A2 law office.
When checking, customs officers can estimate the cost of goods to exceed acceptable standards. They also take into account how often the traveler crosses the border, at what time and for what purpose he traveled.
Another reason for a full check may be the non-standard nature of the imported items. For example, if a tourist brings with him a coffee machine, five laptops, several professional cameras, a collection of expensive watches, a fur coat or a down jacket in summer period- this is a signal for inspection by the customs service. What to do with personal belongings If a tourist leaves Russia with expensive and similar-to-new goods, then he can fill out a voluntary declaration upon leaving the country. Also, for handling personal belongings, there is Article 266 of the EFES Customs Code “Application of customs duties in relation to goods for personal use”, which takes into account:
Goods of “traditional use”, taking into account the purpose of the trip, seasonality, mode of transport, season and frequency of border crossings.
If a person went in winter to buy a warm jacket and ski equipment, then they will let him in without any questions. Suspicion may be aroused by people who bring a fur coat or some non-standard items in the summer, or who regularly cross the border. For example, residents of border areas may be checked more thoroughly.
Regardless of the cost, a smartphone, tablet, laptop and other expensive items that exceed the duty-free limit can be carried in a single copy. If a person has three identical laptops, this will raise questions.
Products with signs of wear - scratches, dents, traces of washing and other damage.
If two smartphones or laptops show obvious signs of wear, then they can be transported without declaration.
Lack of tags, tags, labels, primary packaging.
You can carry several identical items if they do not have tags. In addition, it is advisable to show signs of wear on things in order to completely eliminate questions. Why is a voluntary declaration needed? If the personal belongings of a tourist, with which he leaves Russia and intends to enter back, are clearly close to or exceed the threshold for duty-free import, and are also transported in several copies or are uncharacteristic for travelers (for example, in the trunk of a sewing machine, toaster and ironing board) - it is better to fill out a voluntary declaration. This will help avoid questions and checks on the way back. There is no need to pay a fee for them.
You can voluntarily declare any items: from expensive laptops, smartphones and cameras to toothbrushes and socks. Documentedly, it is no different from mandatory.
For such things, you need to take with you documents that confirm the purchase in the territory of the EAEU countries (Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) or the right to own them. You do not need to fully declare all the things you took with you. Passing customs How to declare goods There are two ways to clear customs - through the “green” and “red” corridors. If a person goes to the “green corridor”, he verbally declares that he does not have any goods with him that are subject to mandatory written declaration.
When passing through the “green corridor”, customs officers can check bags at their discretion. If an employee finds something that needs to be declared, it will be considered a violation of the law.
If a person has goods that are subject to declaration, he goes to the “red corridor”, where he fills out customs declaration and passes the test. You can download the declaration form in advance and fill it out before your trip to save time. How to pay the duty The duty is paid in rubles in cash or by bank transfer in the control area at the customs post. You can also pay the duty within 15 days from the date of crossing the border and presenting the goods at customs, says lawyer Maxim Safiulin. You can pay in cash or by transfer to the account of the Customs Service.
The amount of the fee depends on which threshold is exceeded:
If the price of the goods is more than €500, and the weight is less than 25 kg, you must pay 30% of the cost of the goods. If the price is less than €500 and the weight is more than 25 kg, you must pay €4 for each kilogram above the threshold or 30% of the value of the goods, whichever is greater. If both the price and weight are above the threshold, then you must pay either €4 for each kilogram above the threshold or 30% of the cost of the goods - depending on which of these duties is greater.
In case of non-payment, penalties are charged, which can then be collected along with the debt in court. What is mandatory to declare There is a list of things that must be declared, including any purchased goods whose value exceeds €500, cash over $10 thousand, securities and alcohol. What will be the violation of the law? It depends on the seriousness of the violation - the volume of the goods and its type. In case of minor violations, the goods may be asked to be destroyed right at the customs inspection site (eat sausage or throw away extra packs of cigarettes).
In more serious cases, customs may fine for failure to declare property in the amount of half to two times the value of the goods, as well as confiscate it, and in some cases seek to initiate criminal proceedings.
For example, for the illegal movement of alcohol or cigarettes in large quantities, criminal liability is established - a fine of 300 thousand to 1 million rubles, forced labor or imprisonment for up to five years.
For the movement of cash and monetary instruments - under Part 1 of Article 200.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, a fine of three to ten times the amount, restriction of freedom or forced labor from two to four years is imposed. Who will be worse off from the new rules? The lowering of the threshold affects some types of goods that Russian citizens could buy in Europe: for example, computer components.
For example, the cost Intel processor The Core i9 7920X in Germany costs €900 (69 thousand rubles including local VAT, which can still be returned under the Tax Free program), while its cost in Russia is 81 thousand rubles. Same with NVIDIA video cards RTX 2080 - €1000 in Europe (77 thousand rubles including VAT) or 85 thousand rubles in Russia according to Yandex. Marketa". From January 1, 2019, it will be impossible to import these devices by land without a 30% duty.
Director of Boxberry International Marat Artuganov believes that the law is primarily aimed at combating smuggling, and not against citizens or tourists.
It must be understood that customs officers are not looking for citizens buying goods for personal use, but for illegal smugglers - shuttles who use a relatively cheap form of transport when crossing the border: a car or a train. This is the format in which this innovation should be read.
Marat Artuganov, Director of Boxberry International
Artuganov’s words are confirmed by travelers: if a person travels as a tourist and carries some personal belongings with him, he should not have problems with customs.
According to ivbg.ru interlocutors who regularly cross the border by car, customs services are loyal to things carried by ordinary citizens. For example, the declaration occurs mainly verbally, and only people on non-tourist buses are carefully inspected.
However, the employees are strict about the alcohol they carry: sometimes they correlate the number and volume of bottles with the number of people and ask to take a photo.
When going on vacation abroad, you need to know that in any case, you will have to deal with customs officers. And in order for such a meeting not to come as a surprise, it is necessary to find out in advance which goods can be freely transported across the customs border, for which transport you will need to pay customs duties, and which goods are completely prohibited from being transported across the border by customs.
Let us remind you that Russia is now part of the Customs Union and these rules apply both to Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Since 2015, Armenia has also joined the Customs Union.
So, according to the new rules, goods for personal use whose cost does not exceed 1,500 euros and weighing no more than 50 kg can be transported duty-free to Russia. And if the weight is easily checked at the border by weighing, then in the case of transporting expensive goods it is better to be on the safe side. Since some expensive goods are much more expensive in Russia, it is better to confirm the cost of such goods with relevant documents (commodity and cashier's checks, invoices) received upon their purchase.
In case of exceeding the permitted weight or value, customs duties are additionally collected inin the amount of 30% of the excess amount, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg. excess weight.
Rules for transporting currency
The rules establish the procedure for the import and export of currency, according to which you can freely import or export funds (banknotes, coins, traveler's checks) in the equivalent of up to 10,000 US dollars per person. If imported foreign currency different countries - euros, kroner, dollars, pounds, yen - their amount is converted into US dollars according to official rate. When moving an amount of money over 10,000 US dollars, this amount is subject to mandatory written declaration, that is, indicated in the passenger customs declaration.
Rules for transporting alcohol and cigarettes
The new rules also establish how much alcoholic beverages (vodka, cognac, wine, whiskey, rum, etc.) can be imported into Russia.
Such products can be imported duty-free in quantities of no more than 3 liters per person over 18 years of age. It does not depend on what you are importing, vodka, cognac, beer, liqueur, wine - the main thing is that the total volume of alcohol when imported into Russia does not exceed 3 liters per person.
If the permissible volumes are exceeded, customs duties in the amount of 10 euros per 1 liter of the excess volume are charged. In this case, the maximum volume is set alcoholic products, allowed for import into the customs territory of Russia - it is 5 liters per person. That is, up to 3 liters of alcohol can be imported free of charge, without any restrictions. When importing more than 3 liters, but not more than 5 liters, customs duties will be required. Carrying alcohol over 5 liters per person is prohibited.
Special, increased requirements have been established for ethyl alcohol. Thus, the import of ethyl alcohol is possible only in a volume of no more than 5 liters and with the mandatory payment of customs duties in the amount of 22 euros per liter.
Restrictions have also been established on the movement of cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products across the border. It is allowed to carry no more than 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco. If it is necessary to transport various types of tobacco products, the total weight of such goods should be no more than 250 grams. per person who has reached the age of majority (18 years).
Rules for the export of caviar, fish, vodka, jewelry
Very often, when traveling to other countries, the question arises about how much vodka, jewelry, caviar or fish can be taken abroad.
The new rules set restrictions on the export of precious metals and stones. It is allowed to export jewelry in an amount not exceeding $25,000.
As for seafood, fish and other marine products (with the exception of sturgeon caviar) are allowed to export no more than 5 kg.
For transportation of caviar sturgeon fish The maximum limit is set at 250 grams.
Established restrictions on the transportation of certain goods
To transport weapons, cultural property, radio-electronic communications, technical means with encryption functions will be required special permissions issued by the competent authorities.
To transport cultural property, you need a permit for the export of cultural property, which is issued by the territorial department of Rosokhrankultura (in Moscow - located at Shkolnaya St., 26).
To transport weapons, their parts and ammunition, you must have a permit from the internal affairs authorities, issued by the Department of Operations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (in Moscow - located at Zhitnaya St., 15).
To export endangered animals and plants, a CITES permit is required. This permit is issued by Rosprirodnadzor (in Moscow - located at B. Gruzinskaya St., 4/6);
About the rules of application at the border.
