Basic Procedures for Customs Clearance

The person with full power over the goods and means of transport must submit the customs declaration within the time limit specified by the Russian State Customs Committee, which shall not exceed 15 days after the goods are submitted to the Russian customs (not exceeding 10 days for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).

When the Russian customs authorities confirm the acceptance of the declaration, they shall number the declaration form and indicate the acceptance date. If there are doubts about the provided documents and information, the Russian customs authorities shall have the right to request supplementary documents and information to verify the accuracy of the information in the declaration and the submitted documents.

The person in charge of the Russian customs shall review the documents and decide whether to release the goods within 10 days at the latest (not exceeding 3 days for perishable goods). The above - mentioned time limit shall be calculated from the date of customs declaration.

If it is a consumption - tax - liable good, the goods must be declared in advance, and a temporary customs declaration shall be submitted to the Russian customs authorities 10 to 30 days before the expected transit date of the goods, and a security deposit shall be deposited into the Russian customs account. The rate of the security deposit is determined by Decree No. 420 of the Russian State Customs Committee on August 17, 1994.

The goods are transported by a customs carrier authorized by the Russian State Customs Committee; the goods are transported in accordance with the International Convention on the Carriage of Goods in 1975.

The security deposit may not be paid under the following circumstances:

Goods are transported by customs carriers authorized by the Russian State Customs Committee; goods are transported under the Convention on International Transport of Goods (1975).

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