Urals Customs Administration

Tyumen customs officers stopped the illegal import of 25 kg of nasvay

Published: February 29, 2024 06:43

Since the beginning of 2024, Tyumen customs officers have seized 25 kilograms of smokeless tobacco product – nasvay, which is twice as much as in the same period last year

Customs officers initiated 26 cases on administrative offenses on the facts of its illegal movement

The most of the tobacco mixture was seized at the customs post of Nizhnevartovsk Airport – almost 16 kilograms. Mostly nasvay is brought from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

“In accordance with the current legislation, any citizen who has reached the age of 18 can import tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, products with heated tobacco, tobacco) with a total weight of not more than 250 grams into the customs territory of the EAEU for personal purposes,” explained Tatiana Sergienko, head of the customs post at Nizhnevartovsk Airport.

“In accordance with the current legislation, any citizen who has reached the age of 18 can import tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, products with heated tobacco, tobacco) with a total weight of not more than 250 grams into the customs territory of the EAEU

We remind you that nasvay, like other tobacco products, causes irreparable damage to health and increases the risk of cancer

Information about the rules of movement of goods by individuals and current prohibitions and restrictions can be found on the website of the FCS of Russia in the section “Individuals”

Maria Kudryashova, press secretary of the Tyumen Customs

Maria Kudryashova, press secretary of the Tyumen Customs