Customs authorities have stopped smuggling of precious metals and jewelry worth 1.2 billion rubles over the year

In 2023, customs authorities stopped the illegal movement of precious metals and jewelry worth 1.2 billion rubles. This is 1.5 times more than in 2022, when such goods worth 760 million rubles were detected. Most of the contraband was moved by individuals

The airports of the Moscow air hub account for about 65% of all detected violations. Most often undeclared jewelry was attempted to be imported from the UAE, Turkey, China and Azerbaijan, and exported to China, the United States, Mongolia and Israel

Mostly citizens attempted to smuggle gold, silver, platinum, metallized sand, and precious metal products, including branded watches, rings, earrings, pendants, and bracelets from well-known jewelry houses.

At the time, the smuggling of gold, silver, platinum, metallized sand, and precious metal products, including branded watches, rings, earrings, pendants, and bracelets from well-known jewelry houses, was illegal

Customs officers opened 33 criminal cases (Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) on smuggling of precious metals and jewelry, which is strategically important goods, almost twice as many as in 2022 (18), and 522 cases of administrative proceedings, compared to 345 cases a year earlier.

Customs officers opened 33 criminal cases (Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which is almost twice as many as in 2022 (18), and 522 cases of administrative proceedings, compared to 345 cases a year earlier