The citizen of Moldova were carried to Moscow nearly a hundred bottles of cognac

At the multilateral automobile checkpoint Troebortnoye Bryansk customs inspection of a bus from Moldova to Russia, discovered 88 bottles of Moldovan cognac.

– The cargo owner – the citizen of Moldova did not know that across the customs border of the Eurasian economic Union to move more than 5 liters of alcohol is prohibited, and began to assure customs officials that all 44 liters of brandy wheeling only for the personal use, – said acting Deputy head of customs Denis Dadykin.

In respect of a foreign citizen initiated case on administrative offense under article 16.3 (the prohibitions and (or) restrictions on import of goods).

Help: individuals over 18 years of age can bring into the territory of the Eurasian economic Union 3 liters of alcohol without the required Declaration and without paying customs duties and taxes. If the amount of alcoholic drinks and beer is more than 3 litres but not exceeding 5 litres shall be paid customs payments in the amount of 10 euros per 1 liter in excess of (if you’re taking pure ethyl alcohol, the amount of the fee is 22 Euro per liter). More than 5 liters of the above products banned completely.

Catherine Masterenko,
press Secretary of the Bryansk customs