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What is customs clearance

All goods and vehicles transported across the customs border are subject to customs clearance.

Customs clearance of goodsstarts:

1) when importing goods - at the time of submission to the customs authority of a preliminarycustoms declaration, an oral statement or the commission of other actions indicating the intention of a person to carry outcustoms clearance;

2) when exporting goods - at the time of presentationcustoms declaration, an oral statement or the commission of other actions indicating the intention of a person to carry outCustoms clearance.

Customs clearanceends withcustoms operationsnecessary to apply customs procedures to goods, to place goods under the customs regime or to terminate the operation of this regime, if such a customs regime is valid for a certain period, as well as to calculate and collectcustoms payments.

In some cases, the performance of certain customs operations requires a permit from the customs authority, which is issued immediately after the official of the customs authority is satisfied that the necessary conditions are met, but no later than the inspection periodcustoms declaration, other documents and verification of goods. Permission may be issued in writing.

Customs clearancegoods are produced at the locations of the customs authorities during the work of these authorities. However, individual customs operations may be carried out outside the locations and outside the working hours of the customs authorities.

Forcustoms clearanceit is necessary to provide the customs authorities with certain documents and information, the lists of which are established by the federal ministry authorized in the field of customs affairs. It also establishes the deadlines for the provision of such documents and information.

The customs authorities are not entitled to refuse to accept the documents required forcustoms clearance, due to the presence of inaccuracies in them that do not affect the determination of the amount payablecustoms payments, on the adoption of decisions by customs authorities regarding the application of prohibitions and restrictions established in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the state regulation of foreign trade activities. If the customs authority refuses to accept the said documents, this authority shall notify the person who submitted these documents of the reasons for the refusal. At the request of this person, the customs authority shall submit the said notification in writing.

Documents required forcustoms clearancesubmitted in the form of originals or copies certified by the person who submitted them,declarantor authorized bodies that issued such documents, or notarized. Documents required forcustoms clearance, may be submitted in the form of electronic documents in accordance with the Customs Code of the Russian Federation.

BehindCustoms clearancecustoms fees apply. At the request of the customs authority, the interested persons or their representatives must be present during the productioncustoms clearance.

Customs clearanceincluding completing the paperwork required forcustoms clearance, produced in Russian.

Customs clearancecan be completed only after the implementation of sanitary-quarantine, quarantine phytosanitary, veterinary and other types of state control of the import of goods into the customs territory of the Russian Federation or their export from this territory, if the goods are subject to such control in accordance with the law.

Simplified procedure for customs clearance

Customs clearancecertain categories of goods transported across the Russian customs border can be made in a simplified form and on a priority basis. These include goods necessary for the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters, accidents and catastrophes, as well as goods subject to rapid deterioration, live animals, radioactive materials, international mail and express cargo, messages and other materials for the media; perishable goods sent to the highest bodies of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities of the Russian Federation.

List of goods for which the simplified procedure can be appliedcustoms clearance, is not exhaustive.

Priority is first prioritycustoms clearancegoods after their presentation to the customs authority.

Person applying for special simplified procedurescustoms clearance, applies to the customs authority with a written application for the application of special simplified procedurescustoms clearance.

Special simplified procedurescustoms clearanceare established for persons importing goods into the customs territory of the Russian Federation, and may provide for the submission of periodiccustoms declaration, release of goods upon submission of information necessary for the identification of goods, carrying outcustoms clearanceat the facilities of such persons, storage of goods in their warehouses and other simplified procedures.

The simplified order allowsdeclaration of goodsby presenting shipping, transport and other documents to the customs authority, provided that such documents contain information about the carrier, sender and recipient of goods, indicating the location of the named persons, as well as the name, origin, quantity and value of the goods themselves.

If the customs authority has reason to believe that the goods are not being moved under their own name, using false documents, or the submitted documents do not contain the specified information, then it has the right to require the declarant to submit additional documents containing the missing information, or a written application drawn up in any form , which should contain the required information.