The mobile group of Samara customs at the checkpoint «Sagarchin» (Orenburg region) at the exit to the Republic of Kazakhstan stopped a semi-trailer tank truck with 26.5 tons of undeclared aviation fuel.
The goods were intended for an airport oil depot in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The sender had not handed over any other documents to the carrier besides the consignment notes. At the time of crossing the Russian state border, no declaration was submitted to the customs authorities.
Fuel for jet engines belongs to group 27 of the Unified Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union. According to the Russian legislation, participants of foreign economic activity exporting goods of the 27th group of the EEU’s Unified Customs Code of Foreign Economic Activity from the Russian Federation to the EEU member states are obliged to submit a customs declaration to the customs authorities.
First Deputy Head of Samara Customs Vyacheslav Kapustin: «Customs declaration of goods of group 27 of the Unified Customs Code of Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU when exporting them from the Russian Federation to the member states of the Union is due to the need to ensure energy and economic security of Russia by controlling the export of energy resources from our country in the framework of mutual trade».
A case on administrative offense under part 1 of article 16.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia (non-declaration of goods) was initiated against the shipper. An administrative fine of 1.2 million rubles has been imposed;
darya Metelkina, Press Secretary of Samara Customs