Ahead of the departure of Russian pilgrims for the hajj and the onset of the vacation season, the Southern Customs Directorate reminds about the basic customs rules.
The import of goods for personal use – goods intended for personal family, household and home use – is allowed without paying customs duties
The importation of goods for personal use – goods intended for personal, family, household and other needs of individuals not related to entrepreneurial activity – is allowed in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) without payment of customs duties
The customs authority shall classify goods conveyed across the customs border of the EAEU as goods for personal use based on the following:
1) the statement of a natural person about the goods conveyed across the customs border of the EEU orally or in writing using a passenger customs declaration;
2) the nature and quantity of the goods;
3) the frequency of crossing the EEU customs border by an individual and (or) the movement of goods across the EEU customs border by or to that individual.
The frequency of crossing the EEU customs border by an individual and (or) the movement of goods across the EEU customs border by or to that individual
Categories of goods that do not belong to goods for personal use are determined according to the list (Appendix № 6 to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission of December 20, 2017 № 107)
The following goods are subject to customs declaration:
1) goods for personal use transported across the customs border of the EAEU in unaccompanied baggage or goods for personal use delivered by a carrier;
2) goods for personal use, in respect of which prohibitions and restrictions are to be complied with, and the submission of documents and (or) information confirming compliance with such prohibitions and restrictions is required (Annex No. 2 Decision of the EEC Collegium of 21.04.2015 No. 30);
3) goods for personal use, transported across the customs border of the EAEU in accompanied luggage, in respect of which customs duties and taxes are payable (Annex No. 2 of Decision No. 107 of the EEC Council of 20.12.2017)
4) goods for personal use imported with exemption from customs duties and taxes in accompanied luggage (Annex No. 3 of Decision No. 107 of the EEC Council of 20.12.2017)
5) vehicles for personal use, transported across the customs border of the EAEU by any means, except for vehicles for personal use registered in the EAEU member states (List of certain types of motor vehicles and trailers to motor vehicles and motor vehicles, which are vehicles for personal use);
6) vehicles for personal use, transported across the customs border of the EAEU by any means, except for vehicles for personal use, registered in the EAEU member states (List of certain types of motor vehicles and trailers to motor vehicles and motor vehicles, which are vehicles for personal use);
6) temporarily imported vehicles for personal use that are on the customs territory of the EEU in cases when they are exported from the customs territory of the EEU, released into free circulation before the expiration of the term of temporary importation and transferred temporarily imported vehicles in other cases than those stipulated in paragraphs 7-9 of Article 264 of the EEU Customs Code;
7) cash and (or) traveler’s checks, if the total amount of such cash and (or) traveler’s checks when imported into the customs territory of the EEU or exported from the customs territory of the EEU exceeds the amount equivalent to 10 thousand US dollars at the exchange rate effective on the day of submission of the passenger customs declaration to the customs authority (Attention! From March 2, 2022, it is temporarily prohibited to export foreign currency exceeding the equivalent of 10 thousand US dollars);
8) monetary instruments, except for traveler’s checks;
9) cultural property subject to prohibitions and restrictions;
9) cultural property subject to prohibitions and restrictions;
10) goods for personal use
10) goods for personal use sent in international postal items.
Cultural valuables with respect to which prohibitions and restrictions are to be observed;
10) goods for personal use sent in international postal items
A natural person has the right, at his/her own will, to carry out customs declaration of goods for personal use, which are not subject to customs declaration, for the purposes of taking into account the value, weight and (or) quantity norms, within the limits of which goods for personal use are imported into the customs territory of the EEU without payment of customs duties and taxes
Declaration of goods for personal use is carried out using a passenger customs declaration (hereinafter – PTD) The form and procedure for filling out the PTD are given in the decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission of July 23, 2019 № 124 “On the customs declaration of goods for personal use”. The electronic form of the PTD is available for download on the official website of the FCS of Russia (tab “For Individuals”, section “Electronic Passenger Customs Declaration Form”). The submission of a passenger customs declaration must be accompanied by the submission of documents confirming the information declared in the declaration to the customs authority. The list of documents confirming the information declared in the Customs Declaration is contained in paragraph 1 of Article 261 of the Customs Code of the EAEU. The Federal Customs Service has developed a mobile application for the Android platform, with the help of which individuals can submit a passenger declaration via a smartphone. It is designed for declaring goods for personal use, cash, and vehicles for personal use. The app can be downloaded in the “Individuals” section of the official website of the FCS of Russia.
Attention! To avoid criminal liability under article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation goods for personal use with a total value of 1 million rubles and more, including items made of precious metals and stones, as well as natural pearls, pocket and wrist watches with a case of precious metal, cases, straps, bands and bracelets for watches made of precious metal are subject to declaration.
The following goods are subject to declaration: goods for personal use with a total value of 1 million rubles and more, including items made of precious metals and stones, as well as natural pearls; pocket and wrist watches with a case of precious metal; cases, straps, bands and bracelets for watches made of precious metal
Press-service of the Southern Customs Administration
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