Is it possible to export new electronics from the Russian Federation? How many products can you take with you from abroad? (prepared by experts from the Garant company)

20.10.2023

Have you brought some overseas delicacies with you as gifts for your family, but they won’t let you through at customs control? This means that we have gone too far with the permitted norm, and the fragrant Roquefort, no matter how offensive it may be, will have to be laid out. To prevent this from happening to you, the ZagraNitsa portal has compiled a cheat sheet of customs rules: what, how much and how to import into Ukraine

Duty-free import

Passengers often bring a can of delicious beer or scotch as a gift to their loved ones. If you are already 18 years old, there are no prohibitions on the import of alcohol into the territory of Ukraine. The only thing is to remember the quantity.

You can import into the country (your choice) 5 liters of beer, 2 liters of wine or 1 liter of strong (over 22%) alcoholic beverage without duty. As for smokers, they are allowed to import 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco. You can take all this at the same time: then the total weight should not exceed 250 grams.

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Food products for personal consumption are allowed to be imported for a total amount equivalent to 200 euros per person. In this case, the goods in the manufacturer’s packaging should not weigh more than 2 kg (per person). Products without packaging should also not exceed this figure.

Personal items

Can't decide what to take with you: Fender or Gibson? Take both! It is allowed to import two portable musical instruments into Ukraine. Therefore, this couple will not be superfluous on board.

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Also, the list of personal items that are not subject to customs duties and are exempt from customs clearance includes:

personal hygiene products, individual cosmetics in quantities designed for one person for the duration of the trip;
clothing, linen and shoes for own use;
personal jewelry, including those made of precious metals and stones, showing signs of being used;
watches in the amount of no more than two pieces;
0.5 liters of eau de toilette and/or 100 grams of perfume;
individual writing and stationery;
binoculars (you never know);
one camera, one film or video camera;
one portable projector and its accessories along with a reasonable number of transparencies and/or films;
one sound reproducing device (tape recorder, voice recorder, CD player, etc.);
one portable radio;
cellular (mobile) phones in the amount of no more than two, pager (do you even remember what this is?);
one portable TV;
portable personal computers in the amount of no more than two pieces, peripheral equipment and accessories;
flash cards in the amount of no more than three pieces;
one portable typewriter (and don’t forget the pince-nez!);
calculators, e-books in the amount of no more than two pieces;
medical equipment for ensuring human life and monitoring his condition, with signs of being used;
regular and/or strollers in a quantity corresponding to the number of children crossing the border with the citizen, and in the absence of children - in a quantity of no more than one;
one wheelchair for every disabled person crossing the border;
special food for children with phenylketonuria or other disease requiring special nutrition, which is not produced (sold) in Ukraine.

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Pay attention to the transportation of medications! They are sent or transported in the manner and volume determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Good news for adherents of a healthy lifestyle: you can transport a bicycle, your favorite fishing rod, a surfboard and a set of skis across the border! Sports equipment intended for use by one person is imported into Ukraine duty-free.

Money issue

Regardless of how old you are and who you have shaken hands with in this life, you can bring cash in the amount of no more than 10,000 euros into Ukraine without a written declaration. More can be taken only with the permission of the customs service.

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Foreigners also have the right to import precious metals weighing no more than 500 g into Ukraine in the form of bars and coins, but subject to full written declaration.

Restrictions and prohibitions

Items of the following categories are not allowed to be imported into Ukraine:

drugs, explosives, poisonous, toxic, radioactive substances;
printed publications and video materials containing pornography, promoting violence and intolerance, materials of a racist and xenophobic nature;
firearms (including hunting) and edged weapons, gas cartridges (all this can be transported only with permission from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine).

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Have a nice trip!

Note: The note was updated in 2019 year, due to changes in the norms for the transportation of goods.

Rules and regulations for moving goods across country borders

Each state (or group of states) necessarily establishes certain rules for the movement of goods across its border (both for import and export). What can be brought into the country and what cannot be brought into the country. Which goods can be exported and which cannot.

For reference:
In customs affairs, The word “product” means any item crossing a border (a car, a camera, a used toothbrush, or even current flowing through wires), regardless of whether it is a product in the truest sense of the word (i.e. intended for sale) or not.

EVERYTHING that crosses the border is called “goods” from the customs point of view.

We will use this word in the future.

In some quantities, goods can be transported duty-free, but sometimes you have to pay a customs duty for moving goods across the border; some goods can be moved without accompanying documents (goods for personal use, usually), and in some cases, for movement of goods requires certificates, permits, etc. similar papers.

These and similar issues are determined by the customs legislation of each specific state (or union of states). In the EU and the EAEU, these are general rules for all countries that are members of these Unions.

Thus, each country (group of countries) has its own rules and regulations for the transportation of goods, which also change periodically, therefore, there is no particular point in copying them into this note (but they are given below).

Before going to any specific country, it always makes sense to clarify the rules and regulations for transporting goods across its border, on the official site its Customs Service.

But in general, for tourists (people transporting only personal belongings necessary on vacation or on a business trip), there are no special restrictions. But there are a number of features, which are discussed below.

The most up-to-date information on customs rules for moving goods across the borders of the EAEU countries can always be found on the website of the Customs Service of the Russian Federation; only basic data relating to ordinary tourists (standard cases) will be provided here.

If the most common (standard) set of personal belongings is being moved across the border for a vacation trip (on a business trip, visiting friends or relatives), then this does not raise any questions from customs.

Standards for transporting goods for personal use

Most ordinary goods (related to goods for personal use), individuals are allowed to move across the border without paying customs duties and without presenting accompanying documents, but within the established norms for duty-free import/export.

If the duty-free transportation limit is exceeded, you must pay customs duty (for the volume of goods that exceeds those allowed for duty-free transportation).

But first you need to understand the general points.

IMPORTANT POINT

Speaking about the movement of goods across borders, should be distinguished direction of movement of goods: to export from the country, and on importation into the country.
One should also distinguish kinds import and export of goods.

Very simplified, it looks like this:

Import of goods- when the goods are imported into the country for the first time (and its return export is not implied, i.e. the goods are imported into the country on an ongoing basis);
Removal of goods- this is when the goods are exported from the country forever (its re-import or return to the country is not implied);
Temporary removal- when the goods are exported from the country temporarily (it is understood that this product will be imported back after some time);
Return import— import of goods exported earlier (the reverse procedure to temporary export);
Temporary importation- when goods are imported into the territory temporarily (it is assumed that the goods will be exported after a certain time);
Return export— export of goods imported into the country temporarily (the reverse procedure to temporary import);
Transit— importation of goods into a country for the purpose of moving them through its territory in transit (it is understood that the same goods will be exported elsewhere).

The diagram above is a primitive simplified diagram. In fact, everything works there much more complicated, but who needs additional details, open the EAEU Customs Code and understand all the intricacies yourself.

It should also be understood that the process often referred to as “border crossing” is not a single process. These are essentially two different processes: leaving one country and entering another country.

Therefore, it is more accurate to say not “crossing the border”, but “crossing the borders” (two borders). First, you cross the border of one state (leaving it) - this is the first stage, and then you cross the border of a neighboring state (entering it) - the second stage.

And these two stages are in no way connected with each other. Each state has its own laws and regulations. You need to clearly understand this for yourself (and this is important for a better understanding of the further text of the note).

If you are traveling as a tourist (and this article is written specifically for tourists), and if we talk about your personal things for the trip that you take with you to and from vacation, then when moving across the border, during your trip:

When leaving the Russian Federation (RB) (crossing the border of the EAEU in the “out” direction), you perform temporary export goods (your personal belongings in our case);
When entering one of the EU countries (or any other non-EU country), you comply with temporary importation goods to its territory (in the case of an EU country - to the territory of EU countries, uniform requirements are established there);
When leaving the EU, you do return export goods (temporarily imported earlier), but for goods that you purchased in the EU during your holiday abroad, you carry out a simple export goods (not return);
When entering the territory of the EAEU (Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus, etc.) - in relation to things that you previously exported, you fulfill re-import goods, but for goods that you purchased while on vacation abroad, you perform a simple import goods (primary, not reverse).

It is in this sequence and for these purposes that you move goods (your personal belongings) across the border during a regular tourist trip.

So, when you are looking for an answer to the question: “how many kilograms can you transport across the border?”, you must clearly understand what you want to know specifically, the norms for which case, from those listed in the list above?

There are practically no restrictions on the temporary export and subsequent re-import of goods (a typical situation for a tourist). What you exported temporarily, you can bring back without restrictions on weight/cost, payment of duties, etc.

This is directly stated in the Customs Code. The second question: how to prove to customs that this product was exported earlier? But more on that below.

Standards and restrictions are usually set states (or Unions of states, both the EU and the EAEU establish their own standards, for example) for import goods (sometimes for temporary import) into their territory, and very rarely are established for their export (and only for certain categories of goods).

In simple terms, you can export (anything) from the country temporarily or permanently, anything and in any quantities (except for some groups of goods), the customs service will not have any questions for you (however, in the case of a very large consignment of goods, they may inquire about the legality of its origin).

If we talk specifically about the EAEU countries (RF, RB, etc.), then the export of goods for personal the use of them is not limited by anything other than common sense and the carrying capacity of your vehicle (or the strength of your hands, or the restrictions of the carrier transporting you across the border).

It should also be taken into account that not all categories of goods can be classified as goods specifically personal use. Let's look at this in more detail below.

BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER that by exporting goods abroad, you will very soon run into the border of another country to which this goods will be needed import(temporarily or permanently). But restrictions may well be imposed on the import of goods.

More on all this below, but for now let’s return to the general provisions.

For some types of goods, there is also a maximum limit, i.e. more than this norm, you cannot import these goods, even with the payment of customs duties. For example, it is in no way possible to transport more than 5 liters of alcoholic beverages per person across the border of the Russian Federation, even with the payment of duties.

There are also groups of goods that cannot be imported without paying duty, even in minimal quantities. For example, for the EAEU countries, such goods (more or less household) include ethyl alcohol. It can be transported in quantities of up to 5 liters, but only upon payment of customs duties for any transported volume (at the rate of 22 euros per liter).

Personal belongings of tourists (T-shirts, socks, smartphones, slippers, cameras, jeans, laptops and other rubbish) are standardized by weight and/or total cost: as a rule, this is something in the region of 30-50 kg of things per person and total cost no more than 300-1500 euros (different countries and different modes of transport have their own standards, see below).

But! As for the EAEU countries:

note

All rules (restrictions) on duty-free import of goods for personal use apply only to goods imported into the country for the first time (i.e. goods purchased abroad during a trip), and imported into the country on an ongoing basis.

And these norms (restrictions) no way do not apply to those goods for personal use that you took abroad with you earlier, regardless on their value, quantity or weight (that is, goods for which re-import is carried out).

What (in relation to the import of goods into the territory of the EAEU) is directly stated in the Customs Code (below is an article from it). But again, let me remind you that not every product can be classified as “for personal use.”

Some types of goods are additionally regulated for transportation by quantity or weight (volume).

Among the most “popular” goods that are subject to restrictions are alcoholic beverages, tobacco (and tobacco products), in some countries - perfumes, jewelry, as well as some types of products.

Also, as a rule, the norms for transporting fuel outside the car’s tank (in a canister) are limited, so if you like to carry “spare” gasoline, then do not rush to throw a twenty-liter canister into the trunk when traveling to Europe.

In most cases, in EU countries, the permitted volume of fuel transported outside the vehicle tank is limited to ten liters (and in some countries it is completely prohibited).

Yes and duty-free export fuel outside the tank of a car from the EAEU countries is allowed only in the amount of 10 liters.

All fuel that is exported in quantities of more than 10 liters (outside the tank) will already be considered a product not for personal use (see below “List of goods not related to personal use”), and for the export of this product you will have to pay an export duty .

Carriage standards for children and adults differ for some types of goods. For example, if we are talking about transporting tobacco or alcohol, then according to the standards for transporting these goods, a child under 18 years of age is not allowed.

The import of goods is sometimes subject to different rules, which depend on the type of transport: for example, you can import tobacco products into EU countries in quantities of up to 2 packs (40 cigarettes) per adult when traveling by land (car, train, bus, on foot), and up to 10 packs (200 cigarettes) when traveling by plane. But you can export cigarettes from there unlimitedly.

The same applies to meat and dairy products: their import into the EU, for example, categorically prohibited (in any form, even if they were previously purchased in the EU; they won’t let you bring them back if they notice), but the export of such products is unlimited.

But here we must take into account that a stick always has two ends, and a border has two sides. And, for example, the same tobacco products can also be imported into the Russian Federation (or Belarus) only in limited quantities.

Standards for duty-free transportation of goods for personal use across the borders of the EAEU countries

On January 1, 2018, the new Customs Code of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), formed on the site of the former Customs Union of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan, came into force. In addition to the countries mentioned, the EAEU also includes Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.

NOTE!

What follows is about the norms. duty free transportation of goods for personal use by individuals.
With payment of duties(import or export), through any border crossing can be carried, in principle, any quantity goods for both personal and commercial use - There are no restrictions on the general rules for transporting goods as such, neither in its mass nor in its value.

But this does not mean that individuals can move any volumes of any goods across the border,just by paying the fee. No.

Moving goods across the border on a general basis, in some cases, in addition to paying duties, also requires the presentation of product certificates and other accompanying documents (carriers know this, and their documents are in order, but you may encounter problems if these documents are missing) .

But since this blog is dedicated to travel for the purpose of tourism, this topic will not be further developed (discussed) in detail. Read the Customs Code, in this case, everything is written there: how and what, and with what documents and according to what rules you need to transport.

Currently, to the EAEU countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia), without paying customs duties and/or taxes, individuals can import in luggage there are goods for personal use (except for ethyl alcohol and indivisible goods) transported by all types of transport (except for aviation), the customs value of which does not exceed an amount equivalent to 500 euros and (or) weighing no more than 25 kg.

When importing goods using air transport, restrictions on its cost/weight differ in b O bigger side ( 10000 euro/50 kg), but since this blog is dedicated to traveling by car, the standards for this type of transport will not be considered here.

Let me also remind you here that export goods for personal use - unlimited. As much as you can export, you export as much - your right (the main thing is that the country to which you will then transport this product import, had no objections).

If only the exported goods were purchased legally, i.e. There must be documents for them, if we are not talking about personal belongings (rags), but about consignments (you are carrying 10 boxes of paint, for example, etc.), but do not forget about the following import of this product to a neighboring country - there may be special features there.

If the above standards duty free imports are exceeded, then to the extent of such excess, a single rate of customs duties is applied in the amount of 30% of the customs value of the specified goods, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg.

NOTE

The above standards apply only to goods for personal use purchased abroad and imported into the territory of the EAEU countries for the first time.

For re-import of goods for personal use (i.e. when importing goods that were previously exported outside the territory of the EAEU), these rules do not apply, which is directly stated in the Customs Code.

Part 3 Art. 266 of the EAEU Customs Code (quote):

“...norms for import into the customs territory of the Union goods for personal use in accompanied and (or) unaccompanied baggage are determined excluding goods for personal use, used and necessary along the route and destination, the criteria for inclusion are determined by the Commission. ..."

That is, this is what was mentioned above: import standards (those 25 kg/500 euros) limit importation of newly purchased goods abroad, excluding those things that you temporarily taken with them abroad earlier, when traveling from the territory of the EAEU (Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus, etc.) to Europe.

And part 5 of Art. tells us the same thing. 266 of the EAEU Customs Code (quote):

« Goods for personal use, ... imported to the customs territory of the Union after their temporary removal from the customs territory of the Union, imported into the customs territory of the Union without payment customs duties, taxes regardless of their cost, weight and (or) quantity given that maintaining their unchanged condition, except for changes due to natural wear and tear, as well as changes due to natural loss under normal conditions of transportation (shipment) and (or) storage, and confirmation to the customs authority in the manner established in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 265 of this Code, that these goods are imported back into the customs territory of the Union after their temporary export from the customs territory of the Union.»

That is, if you took with you 50 (or 150, or 250) kg of personal belongings, with a total value of 5,000 (or 25,000, or 125,000) euros when you went on vacation, then you can absolutely duty-free to bring them back, provided that you can confirm the fact that these things were exported by you previously.

No restrictions (norms) on return import goods(i.e., the import of goods exported from the country earlier) does not apply.

But if any questions or doubts arise among customs officials, reverse importing this product, you will have to work hard and prove to them (literally: “confirm to the customs authority”) the fact that this product was indeed previously exported by you from the country, and now it is being imported back by you.

In difficult cases, this purpose is served by declaring goods during their export. If you are on a regular tourist trip, this question does not arise (there is no need). All the details are in the note about declaring goods by tourists (link below).

But all other imported goods (purchased abroad during a trip and imported into the country for the first time) will already be subject to the duty-free rules published above. And for everything that exceeds the norm (in weight or value), you will have to pay import duty.

SO WHAT NOW, NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM EUROPE? HOW TO LIVE?! (you don't have to read this)

What is written below applies only to ordinary tourists (or autotourists), but NOT to shuttles, smugglers, etc. brethren (thanks to whose tireless work, the standards are being tightened).

YES BUY FOR YOUR HEALTH WHAT YOU WANT AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT!

BUT if only you buy things in person for myself(not for resale, etc.) and within reasonable limits.

When purchasing goods abroad for yourself, there is nothing easier than passing them off as second-hand personal items that were previously taken abroad when going on vacation.

No one will be particularly keen on used things when crossing the border (well, unless there are half a ton of them, of course, and unless there are 5-10-20 of them of the same kind - i.e. not a commodity lot) .

In addition, customs officers also look at the frequency of your border crossings. If you cross it once, two or three times a year, this is normal, this is a typical tourist, there are an order of magnitude fewer questions about such things.

And if you cross the border once a week (or every other day), and are not a regular bus driver or a pilot, then there will be a slightly different approach to you (more tough and professional, shuttle traders know this).

Do you want to buy yourself three pairs of branded shoes (350 euros each), a handbag for your wife (450 euros) and 10 T-shirts (20 euros each)? For God's sake, buy it!

But just remove all the packaging and labels from them, and wear (wear) each item at least once during your vacation, so that the customs officers can see that this is a used item, not for resale, but for yourself (i.e. personal ).

And there will be no questions for you. Who knows where you bought these shoes or handbag, in Moscow or Milan?

Do you want to buy a new smartphone? No problem! Just throw away all the packaging from it before crossing the border ( it is important!), upload all your contacts into it in advance, use it on vacation, take photos, etc. So that it can be seen (in case of questions) that the item is used.

And there will be no questions for you again. Even if your old smartphone is lying nearby. You can always say that one is work and the other is personal (there is such a practice, they will believe you). But if there are three or four smartphones (and even new ones, and identical ones), there will be questions.

Do you want to bring yourself five bottles of branded perfume? No problem! Just not the same. And unpack them all, and use them at least a little (sprinkle a couple of times). So that again (in case of questions) we can say that we took it with us...

Do you want to bring perfume to your friend (in packaging)? Not a problem - that’s why duty-free import regulations exist. Remember them. Use them. What you can from things - make used ones. What you can’t do used is try to “fit” into duty-free standards.

True, I don’t know that this can be bought specifically and only in Europe (which can’t be found here now), but you never know... people are all different. Maybe some of you need to buy something there.

Just don't be greedy! And don't lose your head. And everything will be fine. There will be no unnecessary questions for you.

Also, just in case, I’ll tell you that a personal search (search) at the border is carried out in extremely rare cases (when there are serious suspicions or grounds for it).

So, various expensive small things can be stuffed into the inner pockets. And they don’t often look into women’s handbags (if only briefly and from above, and then rarely).

Just don’t turn pale when they ask you, “Are you bringing anything?” They will spot you right away (they have a trained eye). And so... it’s possible if you’re careful.

Believe me, people working at customs are very good at distinguishing ordinary tourists from shuttle traders, hucksters, and so on. And, as a rule, there are no huge questions for tourists if they comply with the standards of decency.

But if each tourist returning from abroad carries with him 5-7 large bags filled with clothes, then this is guaranteed to attract the attention of customs. Keep this in mind too.

If the purpose of a trip to Europe is not tourism, but shopping there, then I recommend then choose not ground modes of transport for your trip, but airplane.

The duty-free import rules there are simply amazing: 10,000 euros / 50 kg duty-free. For each participant of the trip. Stock up on your health!

For the purpose of confirming the fact of re-importation of goods, declaring goods when exporting them outside the territory of the EAEU is used, but issues of declaring goods when performing a tourist trip are discussed in a separate note.

But, in principle, for ordinary, everyday tourist items (rags, household appliances, etc.), declaration is not mandatory. Customs officers perfectly distinguish between personal items for everyday use and those that have just been purchased (imported for the first time).

Below is an excerpt from the official document (Appendix No. 1 to the Decision of the Council of the EAEU Commission), which provides the criteria for determining such goods:

“The norms for the import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union of goods for personal use in accompanied and (or) unaccompanied baggage are determined without taking into account goods for personal use, used and necessary along the route and (or) destination, based on the following criteria:

generally accepted (traditional) practice of use along the route and (or) destination, including taking into account seasonality, purpose of travel, type of transport, frequency of crossing the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union;
presence of signs of wear (including scratches, dents, other mechanical damage), washing, and other use;
absence of tags, tags, labels, primary packaging, including those transported separately, with the exception of packaging damaged in a way that precludes restoration of its original condition in an economically viable way;
import in a single or other quantity necessary for the generally accepted (traditional) practice of using such a product, including taking into account seasonality, purpose of travel, type of transport, objective necessity along the route and (or) destination.”

That is, if you have any product with you is justified from the point of view of using it during the trip, the product has signs that it has been used, there is no original packaging on it (including next to it, in luggage ), and this product is traveling in a single quantity (camera, laptop), or in some reasonable quantity (rags), then there will be no problems with its re-import, even if you did not declare its export.

For more details, read about this topic in the note about declaring goods by tourists, the link to which is given just above.

Additional restrictions for certain types of goods

There are more stringent restrictions on the import of certain types of goods for personal use. Such goods include alcohol and tobacco products, and also, from August 19, 2019, vegetables/fruits.

Alcoholic drinks and beer- no more than 3 liters per individual over 18 years of age are transported duty-free.

In case of excess of the norm (from 3 to 5 liters inclusive), customs duties are levied at a flat rate of 10 euros per 1 liter in relation to the excess of the quantitative norm of 3 liters.

Ethanol- in quantities up to 5 liters, customs duty rates apply at a flat rate of 22 euros per 1 liter.

Tobacco and tobacco products- no more than 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (cigarillos) or 250 grams of tobacco, or the specified assorted products with a total weight of no more than 250 grams per individual over 18 years of age.

For vegetables and fruits(imported into the territory of the EAEU without a phytosanitary certificate), since August 2019, a movement norm has been established - 5 kg per individual (without age limit).

If you need to import a shipment of more than five kilograms of fruits or vegetables (almost any), then take care to obtain a phytosanitary certificate for the imported products in advance (upon purchase).

If there is a certificate, then duty-free transportation norms are limited to the general transportation norms (25 kg/500 euros), if more is needed, through the payment of import duties.

If there is no certificate, then the goods (in the part that exceeds the permitted 5 kg) will not be allowed across the border (disposed of), keep this in mind.

NOTES

Here I would like to point out that no separation by type or strength of alcoholic beverages: you can import three liters of beer, or three liters of absinthe - it doesn’t matter, only the total volume matters.

If the quantity of alcoholic beverages exceeds three liters per person, then this must be indicated in the customs declaration (and duties must be paid, of course), and followed through the “red” corridor.

Also, under no circumstances may you transport more than 5 liters of alcohol per person (even with the payment of customs duties), or tobacco products exceeding the volumes indicated above. Excess items will be confiscated and destroyed.

For children under 18 years of age, permitted standards for the transportation of alcohol and tobacco do not apply.

Goods for personal use moved across the border with payment of taxes (duties)

Goods for personal use(except for ethyl alcohol and indivisible goods) the customs value of which exceeds the norms established for duty-free transportation.

Behind import such goods are charged a customs duty at a flat rate of 30 percent of their customs value, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kilogram of weight in terms of excess weight and (or) cost norm.

Indivisible goods for personal use weighing more than 35 kg, regardless of cost. Behind import such goods are subject to customs duty in the form of a cumulative customs charge (see below).

Ethanol- in any volumes. An import duty of 22 euros per liter is charged.

Alcoholic drinks and beer in quantities from 3 to 5 liters inclusive. An import duty of 10 euros per liter is charged.

Goods not related to personal use goods

All goods moved across borders by individuals can usually be declared as "goods for personal use". It doesn’t matter what you’re bringing: rags on a trip, or grandma’s chest of drawers (just not an antique one, that is, not of cultural value), all these are goods for personal use.

But there are a number of products, the movement of which across the border in any quantities, or in quantities exceeding the established norms, cannot be declared as “movement of goods for personal use.”

This doesn't mean you don't have the right to move them across the border. You have. But already with the payment of import/export duties, and perhaps, in some cases, with the presentation of product certificates (for quality and so on), that is, on a general basis.

Goods that cannot be classified as goods “for personal use” when crossing the border in any direction(unless the text indicates a different, specific direction of movement of goods), include:

Sturgeon caviar (black caviar) in quantities of more than 250 grams.
Fish, crustaceans (live, chilled, frozen) in quantities of more than 5 kg.
Ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and beer with a total volume of more than 5 liters, transported by a person over 18 years of age.
Ethyl alcohol, alcoholic beverages and beer transported by a person under 18 years of age.
Tobacco and tobacco products in quantities of more than 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars (cigarillos), or 250 grams. tobacco, or the specified products in an assortment with a total weight of more than 250 grams, transported by a person over 18 years of age.
Tobacco and tobacco products transported by a person under 18 years of age.
Goods exported from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union) in respect of which export customs duties are established by the legislation of a member state of the Union (with the exception of fuel located in ordinary tanks of a vehicle for personal use, and in an amount of no more than 10 liters in a separate container).
Natural diamonds (with the exception of diamonds worth no more than 75 thousand US dollars exported from the customs territory of the Union).
Vehicles not included in the list of certain types of motor vehicles and trailers for motor vehicles and motor vehicles that are vehicles for personal use, approved by Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated June 30, 2017 N 74.
Internal combustion engines (except for outboard boat engines).
Central heating boilers classified in subposition 8403 10 of the EAEU HS.
Machines, mechanisms, equipment classified in positions 8426 - 8430, 8433 - 8442, 8444 00 - 8449 00 000 0, 8453 - 8464, from 8465, 8466, 8468, 8474 - 8480, 8486, 8514, 8530, 8534 00, 8535 , 8545, 8548, 9024, 9027, 9030 and 9031 CN VED of the EAEU (except for mowers for lawns, parks or sports grounds, household circular saws).
At the link just above, you can check which codes apply to which products, but I assure you, there is nothing there related to tourist trips or trips of ordinary individuals.
Tanning salons.
Medical technology and equipment (excluding syringes, needles, catheters, cannulas, similar instruments, equipment for measuring blood pressure, temperature, as well as equipment necessary for medical use).
Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (except for medically necessary hospital beds with mechanical attachments).
Hairdressing chairs and similar chairs, parts thereof.
Equipment and equipment for photographic laboratories, classified in heading 9010 of the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity.
Devices, equipment and models intended for demonstration purposes, classified in heading 9023 00 of the EAEU CN FEA.
Games operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or similar means of payment.
Goods subject to export control measures, in cases and in the manner established in accordance with the legislation of a member state of the Union.
To a greater extent, control concerns certain categories of goods: high-tech equipment (including its parts) and materials, measuring instruments, chemicals, nuclear and radioactive materials, etc.
However, among the controlled goods there are also goods that are harmless at first glance: protective and rescue equipment, pyrotechnic products, including household products, and other products with a wide range of applications.
A detailed list of such goods can be found on the FSTEC website, but again, I assure you, there is nothing specifically related to simple, classic tourism.

When moving goods from the list above across the border, you will never be able to classify them as “goods for personal use”, and, accordingly, you will have to declare their movement, pay duties and provide a number of accompanying documents.

All other products(that’s all, except those listed in the list above) can be declared by you as “goods for personal use” when moving them across the border.

Goods for personal use, the movement of which across the border is permitted with the permission of government authorities

weapons, their main parts, ammunition - permission from internal affairs bodies;
cultural property - a permit for the export of cultural property, issued by the state body that controls the circulation of cultural property (Ministry of Culture of Russia);
endangered animals and plants, their parts, as well as products obtained from them - CITES permit issued by Rosprirodnadzor;
radio-electronic equipment and (or) high-frequency devices for civilian use - permission from Roskomnadzor;
technical means with encryption functions - a notification registered by the Russian FSB Center for Licensing, Certification and Protection of State Secrets.

If you are going to move goods from the list above across the border, you must have permission to move them.

I would especially like to note: to the category “radio-electronic equipment and (or) high-frequency devices for civil purposes” from the list above - do not apply smartphones, telephones, Walky-Talky radios and the like.

In general, everything that can be freely purchased in a regular store in the Russian Federation does not, as a rule, fall into this category. So don't get too excited about this topic.

Indivisible goods and aggregate customs payment

Indivisible goods for personal use- goods for personal use, weighing more than 35 kilograms, consisting of one unit or one set of goods, including those transported in disassembled, unassembled, incomplete or unfinished form, provided that the goods have the basic property of an assembled, complete or completed product.

For transportation of indivisible goods there is a charge total customs payment. The word “total” means that the payment is made as a single payment, and it includes (includes) customs duty, tax (VAT), and excise duty.

Duties are calculated based on the customs value of the goods (30% of it), or at the rate of 4 euros for each kilogram of weight (whichever is greater). Then other payments are added to them, and the total amount is obtained.

Rules for duty-free transportation of goods for personal use across the borders of EU countries

The rules for duty-free transportation of goods for personal use into the territory of the countries of the European Union are for the most part uniform. There is an insignificant difference in details, but it needs to be clarified on the websites of the consulates or customs services of the relevant countries (I cannot describe everything here).

The main restrictions relate to the import into the territory of EU countries of alcohol and tobacco (any tobacco products), as well as fuel (outside the car tank) and meat (meat-containing) and dairy (milk-containing) products.

Since 2013, the import of meat and dairy products into the EU countries has been prohibited. in any its form (including canned food, animal feed, etc.), in general, any product of this kind, as well as any product containing meat and milk.

You cannot transport anything from these two categories of goods in any form at all. The restrictions were introduced to combat African swine fever, but are still in effect.

Some countries impose additional restrictions on certain categories of goods, for example, more than 50 ml of perfume or 250 ml of eau de toilette cannot be imported into Lithuania. But let me remind you that such restrictions do not apply to goods for personal use.

If you are bringing five bottles of perfume across the border of Lithuania, but they are all printed, open, and it is clear that they are for personal use (they have already been used), then there are no restrictions - bring at least five or ten bottles without any problems.

But if these bottles are sealed, then only one such bottle can be brought in for personal use, and you will have to pay a duty to import the rest.

Restrictions on duty-free transportation of goods for personal use into the EU

Without paying import duties, you can import into the EU countries by land transport:

Alcohol products:
- or 1 liter of alcoholic beverages (more than 22% alcohol by volume);
- or 2 liters of alcoholic beverages (less than 22% strength);
- or 4 liters of wine (dry, strength up to 11%);
- or 16 liters of beer (For what?).
Tobacco products: 40 cigarettes or 20 cigarillos or 10 cigars or 50 grams of tobacco (the standards for traveling by road, when traveling by plane, the standards are significantly higher - you are allowed to carry one carton of cigarettes).

NOTE: The import of alcohol and tobacco products into the EU is permitted to persons over 18 years of age (that is, the above standards do not apply to minors).

Fuel: up to 10 liters of fuel outside the vehicle tank.
Products: up to 10 kg of products (except for meat and meat-containing products and any types of dairy products).
You can transport products in larger quantities (up to general standards, i.e. up to 35 kg), but then the customs service will check whether these products comply with European requirements (i.e. whether they are included in special registers or not). If they do not comply, transportation will be prohibited.
Medicines for personal use- in the original packaging, which clearly identifies the company and country of origin and contains a receipt or document confirming the purchase.
If more than three identical packages of a medicine are imported, then written confirmation from the person transporting the medicine is required that the drug is not a narcotic analgesic or psychoactive substance, and that the person takes responsibility for the use of this medicine.
If anabolic steroids, testosterone, growth hormones or their analogues are transported, a prescription from a medical institution for their use (certified translation into English or local language) must be presented.

Other goods for personal use can be imported duty free, if their total cost does not exceed 300 euros and their weight is 35 kilograms.

Here again I will point out the following fact: these 300 euros and 35 kg are not restrictions on temporary import of goods (which then implies their return export), but for ordinary import, i.e. to import goods into the EU on a permanent basis (for sale there, or for gifts to friends, etc.).

And all these restrictions do not apply to used things (which tourists usually take on vacation). It is clear that we all go abroad on vacation, and we take with us goods worth a much larger amount than 300 euros (a laptop, a good smartphone, a good camera - all of this costs more even individually), but this norm is not for these goods .

And so, the temporary import of goods into the EU for personal use while traveling is not limited by anything other than common sense.

Of course, if each of you brings 5-10 bags with you, then the customs officers will take a closer look at you (since this is not typical for ordinary tourists).

The usual norm, which does not raise any questions from customs, is one or two bags of a standard travel size per person. There won't be any questions here for sure. But if you want to carry more, no problem, but keep in mind that they will look closely at you (they may ask stupid unnecessary questions).

The norm is 300 euros/35 kg, this is exactly for the goods that you are going to leave in the EU. Ordinary (normal) tourists usually do not have such goods. This applies more to various kinds of “shuttles”, etc. the brethren feeding in the border zone, or for tourists returning from a tourist trip to Russia.

What is prohibited from being imported into EU countries

In addition to the standard list of substances prohibited for transportation by individuals (weapons, drugs, explosive and radioactive substances, etc.), there are some restrictions on a number of other goods, which, however, are not related to tourism (mainly phytosanitary restrictions ).

It is prohibited to carry:

quarantine organisms (pests, diseases and their pathogens);
plants of the genus fir, cedar, cypress, juniper, deciduous, spruce, pine... it would take a long time to list, but all this has nothing to do with tourism.
In general, almost all types of plants (live) are prohibited from being transported.
If you are going to bring a plant, check in advance whether it is possible to transport this species (but, most likely, this will be prohibited).
potatoes from third countries (but not products from them);
soil and soil substrates (except peat);
biological and chemical plant protection products;
more than 5 kg of seeds of plants of the legume family;
more than 0.5 kg of each type of beet and corn seeds;
more than 0.1 kg of seeds of other vegetables.

In general, if you are traveling to the EU not as a tourist, but as an amateur gardener, then check in advance the restrictions regarding this topic. They're pretty tough.

Rules for transporting goods

The movement of certain types of goods across borders by individuals is prohibited by customs regulations of any country.

Such goods include: narcotic and psychotropic substances, military firearms, radioactive, explosive, poisonous, toxic substances, ammunition, and some other specific groups of goods (not related to tourism).

Of course, the transportation of the goods listed above is prohibited specifically for tourists (i.e., private individuals). If it is necessary to transport these groups of goods across the border, this matter is handled by specialized companies and organizations, acting according to certain procedures and rules.

It is worth noting, however, that some of the objects listed above (for example, some narcotic substances, if these are medicines) are allowed to be transported across the border by individuals, but in this case, they must be declared, and secondly, you need a certified translation of a doctor’s prescription, which indicates the vital necessity of using these substances.

In addition, such medicines must only be in the original (pharmacy) packaging and there are restrictions on the quantity of medicine transported in this way (a supply for a period of no more than 30 days).

In general, if you legally move something across the border that fits the general prohibitions, be sure to clarify the points and rules for moving such groups of goods yourself before your trip.

Secondly, (and this is much more relevant for tourists), there are also sometimes bans on the movement across the border of some seemingly quite ordinary goods (for example, some ordinary food products, for example, or seeds and plant seedlings, etc.). p.) - see above.

It is strictly prohibited to transport meat and dairy products, as well as ANY products containing meat and milk, into the territory of all EU countries.

Move such products across the border into the EU (i.e. import), in any form(in any form at all, even in the form of animal food or baby food) is prohibited.

Moreover, this is prohibited, even if these products were previously exported from the EU. That is, if sausage or stew was taken out of the EU - good. But you won't be able to bring it back.

You just need to know this. You can export meat and dairy products as much as you like, provided that the country into which they are going to be imported does not object, i.e. has no restrictions on the import of such goods.

Transporting animals across the border

There are particularities in transporting animals, ranging from their number (up to five animals can be imported into the EU without problems), and ending with the set of necessary documentation for each animal.

To import pets, you need an international animal passport, which must contain notes on the animal's immunization and vaccination against rabies.

To import pets for commercial purposes, you need a veterinary certificate (issued by an officially authorized veterinarian of the exporting country) and an import permit issued by the State Veterinary Service of the country into which the import is made.

In case of transit, a veterinary certificate and the consent of the veterinary service of the importing country are required.

I would especially like to note: The veterinary control post is an optional element of the MAPP (it may not exist), that is, you cannot cross the border with an animal at any checkpoint. Keep this in mind and check in advance whether veterinary control is carried out at the post where you are planning to cross the border.

And one more general rule regarding the transportation of animals: always and everywhere private individuals are strictly prohibited from transporting (moving) rats and mice across the border (even white ones, domestic ones, laboratory ones, etc.).

They won’t let you and your rat through any border of a civilized country, even if you have a hundred certificates and passports for it. This is information just in case (for those moving, etc.).

Violations of rules and regulations for the transportation of goods

If violations of the norms and rules for the movement of goods are accidentally discovered at the border, then how lucky: you can “slip through” (rarely, and for very minor violations), or maybe administrative or criminal prosecution - it depends on what, how, and how rude it was violated.

Moreover, the rule: “ignorance of the law does not exempt from responsibility” works in this case to the fullest.

If the carriage norms violated slightly and not criminally, for example, one extra bottle of wine or a couple of packs of cigarettes in excess of the permitted limit is found in your luggage, then the consequences will be minimal: they may even sometimes forgive you, or, in the worst case, force you to declare the goods and pay the appropriate duty for transportation (much will depend on the staff on duty shift, i.e. on the people).

But if 20 bottles of alcohol or 50 packs of cigarettes are found in your luggage in excess of the permitted limit, then the consequences will be much more serious: a fine, confiscation and other problems associated with violating the rules for transporting goods.

If something prohibited for transportation, but not criminal, is found in your luggage (for example, meat and dairy products are prohibited for import into the EU), then they will simply be forced to throw them away (or you can eat them on the spot).

Well, if weapons or drugs are found in your luggage, transported secretly (i.e. not declared), in violation of transportation rules... then you won’t be able to “throw it away”; criminal liability is provided for this, no matter how you look at it.

Much depends on How(how) the rules and regulations were violated: with or without intent. If you just put a carton of cigarettes in your bag (and when importing into the EU, the allowed limit is two packs of cigarettes per person when traveling by car) - this is one case.

Here you can talk to customs representatives on the topic “I didn’t know” or “I forgot to put it out”, etc., and this will most likely happen without serious consequences (they will force you to throw it away, of course, or pay import duties).

But if the same block of cigarettes is found somewhere deliberately hidden (that is, in a place where it could not possibly have ended up by accident), then there will be a different conversation with the customs officers, since the case “smacks” of smuggling, and smuggling is already It’s a completely different story (however, if we are really talking about one block of cigarettes, then there won’t be any serious consequences either).

Movement of goods for personal use by tourists

Personal belongings moved across the border in reasonable quantities do not cause any excitement among representatives of any customs office in the world. That is, if it is clear from you (and your things) that you are a tourist (and not a “shuttle” or a smuggler), then you will never have problems crossing any border.

No one will covet your rags, and no one will covet your household appliances and gadgets (camera, laptop, smartphone, etc.), if it’s over, you are not carrying three cameras or five laptops with you. At customs there are bigger “fish”, and tourists, as Vysotsky once sang:
“...low interest for customs!”

If you travel like a tourist, act like a tourist, look like a tourist, and carry things like a tourist - then it is unlikely that all these problems and difficulties when passing customs control will affect you.

Well, some problems can, of course, arise if you get carried away over little things: you try to smuggle an extra bottle of alcohol into the EAEU, or an extra pack of cigarettes into the EU, but you shouldn’t expect huge problems there either, if the violation is really minor.

Everything else (personal belongings) is transported across the border without any problems. The only thing is that the ones that are particularly expensive, or that clearly fall outside the standards for usually being transported by tourists, may make sense to declare them.

All these customs restrictions, mentioned above, mainly concern residents of border areas (both from one side and the other), who regularly travel abroad and purchase goods there for resale in commercial quantities.

So if you are a “pure” tourist, then feel free to choose the “green” corridor to cross the border.

But Please check the rules and regulations for baggage transportation when preparing for a trip, especially if you are going to transport non-standard goods across the border. There are some restrictions that may affect you personally.

It is best to clarify these rules and regulations first on the website of the consulate or customs service of the country whose border you are going to cross, and secondly, on specialized websites and forums.

Questions related to crossing the borders of the EAEU countries should be clarified on the website of the Customs Service of the Russian Federation.

With this, I will finish this note on the rules and regulations for the movement of goods for personal use across state borders.

In Russia, you won’t surprise anyone with foreign shopping tours for a long time, which became especially popular after the introduction of sanctions and restrictions on imports. But, returning home with purchases, many Russians forget about the existence of customs rules. They, firstly, determine the maximum values of goods and products allowed for transportation, and, secondly, determine the goods and products prohibited from entry. So that ordinary travelers are not taken by surprise, we suggest you figure out how and what can be transported across the Russian border, and what is prohibited.

Customs requirements

Customs is considered to be a state body that ensures compliance with the procedure established by law for the movement of vehicles, goods and other things across the state border. In addition to observing the movement procedure, customs controls the completion of other customs procedures, payment of import duties, and clearance of imported items.

On the territory of Russia, these functions are performed by the Federal Customs Service (FCS). As follows from the information on the official website, there are 65 customs offices and over 400 customs posts under its control.

According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 809 of September 16, 2013, the Federal Customs Service, in particular, is entrusted with the following functions:

registration and maintenance of registers of persons operating in the field of customs affairs;
determining the rules and conducting customs clearance and control;
classification of imported goods, determination of their origin and customs value;
combating crimes and offenses at customs;
collection of customs duties and fees, and so on.

By controlling the import and export of property across the border, FCS employees have the right to inspect things and check the necessary documents.

Documents when crossing customs

To cross the state border, citizens must present documents to customs officials. The specific package, of course, will depend on the identity of the traveler, the goods he imports, (amount of imported funds, specific items, etc.) their value and classification.

According to the leaflets approved by the Federal Customs Service letter No. 04-30/34327 dated July 19, 2011, the required documents include:

identity documents: passport, (when crossing the border by car), birth certificate (for children) and so on;
documents confirming the legal representation of the interests of minors: adoption certificate, birth certificate;
documents confirming the price of imported items and ownership of them;
waybills and other transportation documents;
documentary evidence of the availability of customs benefits for imported luggage;
documents confirming the fact of personal use of the imported vehicle, and so on.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive: depending on the specifics of a particular situation, customs officials may require other documents provided for by the Customs Code of the Customs Union, in force at the beginning of 2019.

Duty-free goods

Russia, by virtue of the Agreement signed between it, Belarus and Kazakhstan dated June 18, 2010, is a member of the Customs Union (CU), therefore the movement of goods across its borders is regulated by CU legislation. Please note that this Agreement will cease to be in force after the entry into force of the Treaty on the EEC Customs Code, but continues to be in force at the beginning of 2019.

In particular, they determine the main criteria by which the import and export of items are permitted, lists of prohibited or restricted items are determined, standards for transporting alcohol across the border, permissible amounts of cash, and cases when it is necessary to pay mandatory duties and fees are established. Let's figure out what exactly can be imported.

Import

So, according to Part 1 of Art. 12 of the Agreement, the main condition for duty-free (without the need to pay duties and fees) import is the import of things for personal use and their inclusion in the list approved by Appendices No. 3 and 4 to the Agreement.

It is worth noting that the maximum quantity and price of imported goods may differ depending on the method of their movement (accompanied luggage, international mail delivery, delivery by a transport company, and so on).

Thus, the number of goods that can be transported across the border without paying duties includes:

Types of things	Duty-free import limits
Any products for personal use (except for alcohol and goods that, according to paragraph 4 of paragraph 1 of Article of the Agreement, are classified as indivisible)	If they do not cost more than 1.5 thousand € (or 10 thousand euros if transported by plane) and weigh no more than 50 kg
If these limits are exceeded, in accordance with Section I of Appendix No. 5 to the Agreement, owners pay a duty of 30% of the cost, but not less than 4 €/kg of weight.
Any types of vodka, beer and other types of alcohol, including the above restrictions	No more than 3l per entering citizen if he has reached the age of majority
If the limits for the import of alcohol are exceeded, in accordance with clause 4 of Section I of Appendix No. 5 to the Agreement, the importing citizen pays a duty of 10 €/extra liter. However, the maximum import limit is only 5 liters.
Any tobacco products subject to the above limits	If it is no more than 200 cigarettes, 250 g of tobacco, 50 cigars or other goods of this category, not exceeding 250 g with a total weight per adult citizen
Any goods for personal use that have already been used, if they are imported by refugees or displaced persons
Any things, if they are received as inherited property, subject to confirmation of the fact of inheritance	No additional restrictions
Any items imported by citizens living outside the Russian Federation for more than 12 months	If their cost is no more than 5 thousand €
If these limits are exceeded, a duty of 30% of the price, but not less than 4 € / kg of weight, is paid.
Urns with ashes, coffins with bodies	No additional restrictions
Re-imported items, provided that they were originally exported from Russia	No additional restrictions
Any items imported by foreigners for their temporary stay (jewelry, equipment, personal hygiene items, etc.)	Within the limits established by Appendix No. 4 to the Agreement
Currencies and traveler's checks	In the equivalent amount of no more than $10 thousand, according to Art. 4 of the Treaty approved by the Decision of the Interstate Council of the EurAsEC No. 51 of 07/05/2010.

Please note that, according to Appendix No. 1 to the Agreement, personal use goods are not:

diamonds;
heating boilers for central heating;
solariums;
internal combustion engines;
tractors and trailers for cars;
medical furniture, hairdressing chairs;
equipment for photo laboratories.

Export

As for export, slightly different rules apply. Thus, following Section 4 of Appendix No. 3 to the Agreement, any restrictions on export are established only in the case of export of precious metals and stones worth more than $25,000. The restriction is lifted for precious metals and stones previously imported into the territory of the Customs Union countries, regardless of who imported them.

The export of cash abroad is carried out according to the same rules as the import. That is, Art. 4 of the agreement, approved by decision of the Interstate Council of the EurAsEC No. 51 of 07/05/2010, duty-free export is possible only if a citizen exports less than $10,000 in equivalent.

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What must be declared

If all the above maximum amounts, equivalents and volumes are observed, the law does not require customs declaration. If the limit values are exceeded, citizens and foreigners when importing goods, even if they are transporting them for personal use, are required to include them in the customs declaration.

In addition to such goods, according to Art. 8 of the Agreement, the following are subject to inclusion in the declaration:

personal items transported by the carrier to the citizen’s address or transported in unaccompanied baggage;
items for personal use to which prohibitions and restrictions may apply;
vehicles other than those registered in the TS;
cultural and historical values recognized as such at the state level;
items of accompanied baggage, if its owner is transporting unaccompanied baggage, and so on.

Declaration procedure

The procedure for declaring imported items is determined by Art. 8 of the Agreement and Chapter 27 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union.

Customs declaration includes:

According to Art. 196 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union, no later than one working day after registration of the declaration, the declared items must be released from customs.

In case of violation of the established procedure for completing the declaration procedure, the declarant may be denied release of property.

Prohibited and restricted items

It is worth noting that not all things, even subject to the above limits, can move freely across the state border. In particular, Appendix No. 2 to the Agreement defines a list of substances, things in certain quantities and other objects, the import of which is prohibited or limited.

What's limited

Goods the import of which is restricted in accordance with Art. 4 of the Agreement may be moved across the border with the Russian Federation, subject to the appropriate permit. That is, for example, certain types of weapons can be imported only with permission from law enforcement agencies. Products subject to restrictions include:

Name of the item restricted in movement
Encryption machines	In any form
Narcotic, psychotropic substances that are medicines, provided that the declarant has documents confirming treatment
Service and civilian weapons	In any form during personal travel
Radio equipment restricted for import into the territory of the Customs Union	When imported in any form
Collectibles restricted in movement within a vehicle	When exported in any form
Endangered species of flora and fauna	When exported in any form
Archival documents	When exported in any form
	When exported in any form other than mail

What is prohibited

Now we suggest you figure out what is prohibited from moving across the border of the Russian Federation, regardless of quantity and cost. Such things, according to Section I of Appendix No. 2, include:

Name of things prohibited for movement	Form of movement across the border
Printed, audio and video information prohibited for distribution on the territory of the Customs Union (for example, of an extremist nature)	In any form
Service and civilian weapons, if their movement in a vehicle is prohibited	In any form
Hazardous waste and toxic substances	In any form
Drugs and psychotropic substances, except for cases of their medicinal use	In any form
Human organs, tissues, blood and so on	In any form
Restricted scrap metal	When exported in any form
Raw precious metals and stones	When exported in any form
Wild live animals and some wild plants (excluding trophies) more than 3 pieces	When exported in any form
Tools for extracting aquatic biological resources	When imported in any form
Alcohol and alcohol over 5 l	When imported in any form
Tobacco products exceeding the established limit (200 cigarettes and so on)	When imported in any form
Alcohol, tobacco, weapons	When imported by postal service
Live animals (except bees, leeches, silkworms), plants, seeds	When imported by postal service
Cultural and historical values	When imported by postal service
Drugs, psychotropic drugs, medications	When imported by postal service

Let us draw the attention of those who are interested in what . Taking into account all of the above, any medications that are not narcotic or psychotropic can be imported/exported without restrictions (except by post). However, even such drugs can be imported if there are documents confirming the disease and a prescription.

Returning to general prohibitions: importing prohibited items into the territory of the Russian Federation may result in both administrative and criminal liability. So, according to Art. 16.3 of the Administrative Code, for such actions a fine of 1-2.5 thousand rubles may be imposed with confiscation of prohibited items. In more serious cases, according to Art. 226.1 of the Criminal Code, a penalty of 7 years in prison and a fine as an additional penalty may be imposed.

Conclusion

The legislation of the Customs Union defines a specific list of things and their volumes for personal use that can be imported into the Russian Federation duty-free and do not require declaration. If the established limits are exceeded, the legislator requires that the objects be included in the customs declaration and the payment of established duties. In addition, a list of things is regulated, the movement of which requires permission or which are prohibited for import and export. In case of their unauthorized movement, both criminal and administrative liability may arise.

You will have to apply even for the youngest children if the parents have a biometric passport (with a chip). If the parents have an old-style passport (without a chip), a child under the age of 14 can be entered into it - then there will be no need to make a separate passport. In addition, do not forget to take your child’s birth certificate with you on your trip - and the original. This way you can confirm that the child is yours.

Attention! Foreign border guards may ask you to show your return tickets when entering the country.

But the notarized consent of one of the parents for a minor to travel abroad must be issued only if the child is traveling without parents at all (for example, with a grandmother or other accompanying person) (Article 20 of the Law of August 15, 1996 N 114-FZ).

Although some countries require consent from the non-travelling parent to obtain a visa. Just in case, take it with you on your trip.

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Large amounts of cash or cash checks are required both when exporting and importing:

by filling out and submitting it to Russian customs (Approved by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission dated June 18, 2010 N 287). This must be done if the total amount of cash and traveler's checks per person exceeds the equivalent of $10,000 (Clause 1, Article 3, Clause 1, Article 4 of the Treaty, approved by Decision of the Interstate Council of the EurAsEC dated 07/05/2010 N 51) ;
by filling out another (according to the form valid in the foreign country) and submitting it to the foreign customs office. When it is required depends on the rules in force in that particular country. So, for example, when entering the EU countries, customs and traveler's checks totaling from 10,000 euros per person. In other countries, other limits may be established, including significantly lower ones.

Imported and exported other monetary instruments (bills of exchange, bank checks, securities) must be declared regardless of the amount indicated in them.
Each tourist fills out a customs declaration for himself. And for a child under 16 years of age, this is done by the person accompanying him.

Reference. In Russia, non-declaration (false declaration) of cash and monetary instruments is punishable (Article 16.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation):

or a fine in the amount of one-half to two times the amount allowed for transportation without declaration (Article 16.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation);
or confiscation of undeclared amounts of money and monetary instruments.

And if the undeclared amount exceeds twice the amount of cash allowed for transportation without written declaration (USD 20,000), this is already a criminal offense - smuggling (Article 200.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Thus, if the amount of cash available exceeds $30,000 per person (including a minor), then not only fines and confiscation, but also imprisonment are possible.

Goods with you: we export them from the Russian Federation

Gifts to relatives and friends that our vacationers take abroad are not such a rare occurrence. It also happens that on vacation you want to take something familiar, for example, several packs of cigarettes.

By goods we will further mean any movable property moved across the customs border (and not goods intended for resale). Please note that only goods for personal use that are not related to business activities are exempt from customs duties (Memo, approved by Letter of the Federal Customs Service of Russia dated July 19, 2011 N 04-30/34327).

The purpose of the goods is determined by the customs inspector, based on the citizen’s statement about the goods being moved, the nature and quantity of goods and the frequency of transportation of goods across the border (Article 3 of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 18, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement dated June 18. 2010)).

Name of exported goods	Conditions for export from Russia (from the customs territory of the Customs Union)
Temporarily exported jewelry	No declaration required. But they must be intended for personal use (Clause 20 of Appendix 3 to the Agreement dated 06/18/2010). A large number of jewelry (especially in packages and/or with price tags) may attract the attention of customs officers and raise suspicions about being transported for sale. It is better to declare very expensive products so that when returning to the Russian Federation, customs officers do not mistake them for purchased abroad
Alcohol, tobacco (cigarettes, cigarillos, etc.)	They do not require declaration, there are no strict restrictions on quantity (Clause 20 of Appendix 3 to the Agreement dated 06/18/2010). However, you can only export it for personal use and not for commercial purposes.
Paintings, books and other things that can be classified as cultural property	Modern books (not older than 100 years) and paintings (not older than 50 years) do not belong to cultural values (Section 2.20 of Appendix No. 2 to the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated April 21, 2015 No. 30). They can be exported without any conclusions, certificates, licenses or permits (Clause 54 of the Methodological Recommendations, approved by the Ministry of Culture of Russia on December 25, 2015 (communicated by Letter of the Ministry of Culture of Russia dated January 11, 2016 N 1-01-39-VA)). For items related to cultural values, an export permit is required (mkrf.ru -> Ministry -> Departments -> Department of Cultural Heritage)
Fish, caviar	It is prohibited to export more than (Clause 2 of Appendix 1 to the Agreement dated June 18, 2010; subparagraphs “z”, “i”, paragraph 3 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 26, 2005 N 584; Letter of the Federal Customs Service of Russia dated December 12, 2011 N 04-30/60671 ): 5 kg of fish, seafood (except sturgeon caviar); 250 g sturgeon caviar (black caviar)
Food	Does not require declaration, can be exported for personal use (Clause 20 of Appendix 3 to the Agreement dated 06/18/2010)
Weapons, ammunition	In most cases, export is prohibited
Medicines	In most cases, they do not require declaration (with the exception of potent drugs containing narcotic and/or psychotropic drugs) if they are exported for personal use in reasonable quantities (Part 8 of Article 47 of the Law of 04/12/2010 N 61-FZ; Law of 01/08/1998 N 3-FZ; List, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 30, 1998 N 681). For prescription drugs, it is advisable to have a prescription (medical certificate). For potent drugs, you also need a certificate from the attending physician with the seal of the medical institution and documents confirming the legality of their purchase: a prescription with a note of dispensing from a pharmacy or a certificate of dispensing of these drugs at a medical institution

For your information. A list of goods that are prohibited from being imported into the Russian Federation or exported outside the Russian Federation, as well as goods that can be imported without paying customs duties, can be found on the FCS website: http://customs.ru/ -> Website for individuals -> Information for information when traveling abroad.

When traveling by car, remember that, in addition to the fuel in the tank, you can take with you no more than 10 liters in a canister.

Reference. There is a list of goods that cannot be classified as goods for personal use. These are, for example, natural diamonds (not part of jewelry), medical equipment and equipment (except for those necessary for medical reasons), as well as any goods subject to export customs duties.

When taking food, alcohol and/or tobacco with you, ask whether the customs officers of the country of entry will let them through. Typically, if foreign customs officials suspect that a tourist wants to bring goods into their country for sale, they require payment of tax (customs duty).

Let’s take, for example, the import rules in force in one of the closest EU countries to us - Finland. If you are traveling to Finland by train or car and plan to be there for more than 72 hours, then without paying an “import” tax you can bring for one adult (over 18 years old):

4 liters of still wine and 16 liters of beer;
1 liter of strong alcohol (more than 22% strength - only those over 20 years old can import it) or 2 liters of weaker alcohol (less than 22%, for example vermouth, liqueur, liqueur, champagne, long drink, cider).

Tobacco products can be carried by persons over 18 years of age, and each person can import 200 cigarettes (1 block or 10 packs), or 50 cigars, or 250 g of smoking or pipe tobacco without paying tax.

The import of perfumes, tea and coffee into Finland is also limited. Each traveler can take with him the maximum:

50 ml of perfume and 250 ml of eau de toilette;
no more than 200 g of tea or 40 g of tea extract;
no more than 500 g of coffee or 200 g of coffee extract.

Meat and meat products, milk and dairy products are prohibited from importing into Finland from Russia. But if you intend to eat, for example, chicken or a sausage sandwich in a train compartment, customs officers will not find fault.

As an exception, a passenger may import for personal use breast milk substitutes, food products for infants, and food products consumed for medical reasons (with a total weight of no more than 2 kg).

Medicines intended for self-treatment can be imported in a limited volume corresponding to consumption for no more than 3 months (related to narcotic drugs - no more than 14 days). For prescription drugs, you must have a prescription or medical certificate.

Other goods can be imported duty-free if their value does not exceed:

430 euros per person for passengers of sea and air transport;
300 euros per person for passengers of other modes of transport.

If, for example, a husband and wife from Russia import new equipment worth 500 euros, then they will have to pay tax on the entire cost of the equipment. After all, it cannot be divided between two persons. To confirm the value of the goods, the customs officer may require you to present a purchase receipt.

Advice. Sometimes problems arise when importing expensive equipment into Russia that tourists took with them on vacation. Customs officers ask to provide evidence that it was purchased in the Russian Federation, and not in the country of the vacation. Or they ask you to pay a fee. To avoid such situations, it is better to declare your expensive equipment when exporting it from Russia (as well as expensive jewelry). This is not necessary, but when you return to your home country, you will be able to present your copy of the “export” declaration. And this will remove all the questions from customs officers.

There are also goods prohibited for import into Finland. Thus, it is prohibited to import telescopic batons, baseball bats, stun guns, brass knuckles and stilettos. You also cannot import radar detectors - even if they are built into the DVR and/or are turned off. If such a device is discovered, Finnish customs officers will confiscate it and may fine you.

Information about importing goods into your holiday destination can be found at the embassy. You can also find it on the Internet, and it is better to use the official websites of government agencies. For example, information for passengers traveling to Finland by car can be found on the website of the Finnish Border Guard, in Russian (http://www.raja.fi/ru/ -> Information -> Information for passengers).

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Without paying duties and filling out a declaration, only goods for personal use can be imported into Russia (the territory of the EAEU) from foreign countries.
If you are bringing heavy and/or expensive purchases into Russia, be prepared to pay import duties at Russian customs. And some goods cannot be imported at all (Clause 1, Article 4 of the Agreement dated June 18, 2010).

Type of goods	Duty-free import norm (Appendix 3 to the Agreement dated June 18, 2010)	Customs duty (Appendix 5 to the Agreement dated June 18, 2010)
Alcoholic drinks and beer	No more than 3 liters per adult	The duty is 10 euros per 1 liter for a volume exceeding the norm. You cannot import more than 5 liters even with payment of duties (Appendix 2 to the Agreement dated June 18, 2010)
Tobacco products	No more than 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars (cigarillos), or 250 g of tobacco for each adult	The import of tobacco products in excess of the limits established for duty-free import is prohibited (Appendix 2 to the Agreement dated June 18, 2010)
Other goods for personal use (except for ethyl alcohol and indivisible goods, but including the above-mentioned alcoholic beverages, beer and tobacco products)	If you are traveling by plane, the cost of the goods should not exceed 10,000 euros, and their total weight should not exceed 50 kg; If you are traveling by other means of transport (for example, by train or car), the cost of the goods should not exceed 1,500 euros, and their total weight should not exceed 50 kg. These standards are established for each person, including minor children.	In terms of excess weight and/or value, a duty is charged: 30% of the customs value, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg
Indivisible goods for personal use (Subclause 4, clause 1, article 2 of the Agreement dated June 18, 2010). This is a product weighing more than 35 kg. It can be a set (for example, a kitchen set transported disassembled)	It is not possible to import without paying duties.	The total customs payment is determined individually (Article 77, paragraph 2 of Article 360 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union)

If you import more than three identical goods, customs officers may consider that they are being imported for resale (and not for personal use).

Please note that if you have not saved receipts for your purchases, customs officers will independently determine their value based on data on the price in the country of purchase (Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of July 13, 2010 N 15-P). For this purpose, price catalogs can be used, as well as data from the Internet and other sources.

There are also frequent cases of detection of contraband items in the luggage of tourists. For example, on June 16, 2017, news appeared on the website customs.ru that customs found undeclared jewelry in the luggage of a passenger on a Dubai-Moscow flight. The total estimated cost is about 5 million rubles. The woman faces criminal liability for evading customs duties (Article 194 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). One of the options for the minimum punishment is a fine of 100 thousand rubles, but imprisonment is also possible (Part 1 of Article 194 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Attention! Before you buy something abroad, find out if you can take it out of the country without paying duties.

We bring home products, including sanctioned ones

When importing products for personal use into Russia, additional restrictions must be taken into account (Clause 1, Article 4 of the Agreement dated June 18, 2010):

Ready-to-eat animal products can be imported weighing up to 5 kg per person (for example, cheese, butter, canned food, sausages and fish products that have undergone heat treatment). Such products must be in undamaged original packaging. Also, in the country of export there should be no quarantine due to contagious animal diseases (Part 1 of Article 14 of the Law of May 14, 1993 N 4979-1; paragraph 6 of clause 4 of the Rules, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 29, 2011 N 501) ;
You also cannot import a lot of products of plant origin: a maximum of 5 kg per person. And raw tuber potatoes, seeds and other planting material are generally prohibited from being imported without phytosanitary certificates (Part 6 of Article 22 of the Law of July 21, 2014 N 206-FZ).

Attention! Store packaging does not replace factory packaging. For example, vacuum packaging for a piece of cheese cut from a block in a store will not save you from claims from customs officers. Fresh fish and fresh meat are also prohibited from being imported into Russia.

In addition, restrictions may be imposed on the import of products of plant origin from a particular state due to an outbreak of a dangerous disease in it or for other reasons (Part 1 of Article 23 of the Law of July 21, 2014 N 206-FZ). So, for example, the import of such products from Ukraine and Georgia is temporarily limited (Letters of Rosselkhoznadzor dated July 24, 2014 N FS-AS-3/13487, dated October 28, 2015 N FS-EN-3/19466).

Many fear that they will not be able to transport goods across the border, the import of which is prohibited due to the imposition of sanctions. However, sanctioned products are prohibited for import only within the framework of foreign economic activity (Part 1 of Article 3 of Law No. 281-FZ dated December 30, 2006; Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated August 6, 2014 No. 560).

Such activities do not include importation for personal use. So if the products are on the sanctions list (for example, Spanish jamon), but the tourist imports it into Russia in small quantities (one or two small packages), then there should be no problems. But, if the same tourist tries to import 10-kilogram packages of jamon, customs officers may seize everything.

Before traveling to another country, it is better to carefully study what can be imported into it (and how) and what can be exported. For example, ivory products and animal skins cannot be exported from Thailand. Also, in most countries where there are corals and large shells, they are prohibited from export. But sometimes such goods can be exported if they were purchased in a store and there is a receipt and an export permit. This procedure, for example, applies in Egypt.

When going on a trip to another country, every law-abiding citizen of the Russian Federation should know what can be carried across the border. The question is very important, because when entering the territory of a foreign country, you have to get acquainted with its customs service. To prevent this meeting from becoming unpleasant, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the rules for transporting certain categories of goods in advance. For example, some of them can be transported freely, others need to be declared and paid customs duties, and others cannot be imported at all.

Features of luggage transportation

Russia is a country, therefore its customs regulations also apply on the territory of Belarus and Kazakhstan.

According to changes in customs rules, from the beginning of 2019, duty-free transportation of personal luggage, the weight of which does not exceed 25 kg, and the total cost of up to 500 euros, can be carried into the territory of Russia by road and rail. By air – 50 kg and 10,000 euros, respectively.

The weight of your luggage can be easily checked by weighing it. Refugees, forced and voluntary migrants taking part in the State Program, members of their families, Russians who have lived abroad for more than six months and are returning to the Russian Federation can import personal belongings without restrictions.

If you are carrying expensive items, the value of which is difficult to determine without special knowledge, in order to avoid problems with customs officers, take documents confirming the value of these goods, for example, receipts.

Prohibitions and restrictions

When packing your suitcase, do not take items of personal use, the import/export of which is limited, or which are completely prohibited from moving across the Russian state border.

In addition, before traveling, you need to check whether you have a travel ban. We recommend the high-quality service nevylet.rf, which will help you find out about the presence of debt on loans, fines, alimony, housing and communal services, and also assess the likelihood of a ban on traveling abroad.

The law prohibits the import/export of:

narcotic substances;
radioactive waste, flammable and explosive substances;
weapons;
cultural values;
representatives of wild fauna and flora that are on the verge of extinction;
untreated precious stones;
scrap of ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
printed materials containing state secrets, call for terrorism, racism and so on;

In addition, the proven and high-quality service of our partners will help you find out whether you have a travel ban, which will provide you with information about the presence of debt on loans, fines, alimony, housing and communal services, etc., and will also assess the likelihood of a ban on flying abroad.

fruits and vegetables without a certificate;
human organs and/or tissues, blood and its components.

Goods imported/exported across the borders of the Russian Federation duty-free:

travelers checks, securities and cash not exceeding $10,000;
state awards of the Russian Federation (subject to the presentation of documents confirming their receipt);
cultural values, if there are permits.

In other developed countries, without the appropriate declaration, you will not be able to transport medicines, tobacco products, alcohol and cash currency across the border. There are also restrictions on the transport of medicines and foreign currency.

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Basic Rules

Unimpeded export of cash abroad is allowed if you take with you an amount of any currency whose equivalent per person does not exceed, at the official exchange rate, $10,000 per traveler, even an infant. Declaration of funds when crossing the Russian border is mandatory if the established limit is exceeded.

It is also worth mentioning how much alcohol can be transported across the border. Up to 3 liters of alcohol (cognac, rum, vodka, liqueur, etc.) can be imported duty-free into the Russian Federation. Minor children should be excluded from such calculations. If the norm is exceeded, the law obliges the traveler to pay a customs fee at a rate of 10 euros for each liter in excess of the norm.

The limit for transporting alcohol across the border is no more than 5 liters. For those wishing to transport ethyl alcohol, special requirements have been established: no more than 5 liters per person upon payment of a customs fee of 22 euros per 1 liter. So, 3 liters can be imported free of charge, and the remaining 2 liters can be entered into the declaration and a fee must be paid.

The transport of cigarettes across the border, like cigars and other tobacco products, is also regulated by the state. Within a month, an individual has the right to import goods for personal use from one specified point:

200 cigarettes;
50 cigarillos;
50 cigars;
250 g tobacco.

Please note that only a person who has reached the age of majority has the right to import such products into our state.

Transport of medicines

If you intend to go on a business trip or travel to foreign countries, it is worth finding out in advance what medications can be carried across the border. Even drugs approved in the Russian Federation can become a big problem when passing through customs control of another state. If you find a medicine in your medicine cabinet, without which your health or life is in danger, but it is prohibited outside the Russian Federation, then you need to obtain permission to import it.

At numerous requests from citizens in the territory of the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan), bans on the transport of certain categories of medical drugs without permits from Roszdravnadzor and the Ministry of Industry and Trade were lifted. This reform has two limitations:

All medicines transported across the Russian border must be intended for personal and not commercial use.
Medicines must not contain psychotropic or narcotic substances.

Also make sure you have a doctor's certificate or prescription. If your drugs contain the smallest amount of prohibited substances, you are required to declare them. Only after this will you be allowed to take them with you (the rule applies within the Customs Union).

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Duty-free import

Personal items

Money issue

Restrictions and prohibitions

Rules and regulations for moving goods across country borders

Standards for transporting goods for personal use

Standards for duty-free transportation of goods for personal use across the borders of the EAEU countries

Additional restrictions for certain types of goods

Goods for personal use moved across the border with payment of taxes (duties)

Goods not related to personal use goods

Goods for personal use, the movement of which across the border is permitted with the permission of government authorities

Indivisible goods and aggregate customs payment

Rules for duty-free transportation of goods for personal use across the borders of EU countries

Restrictions on duty-free transportation of goods for personal use into the EU

What is prohibited from being imported into EU countries

Rules for transporting goods

Transporting animals across the border

Violations of rules and regulations for the transportation of goods

Movement of goods for personal use by tourists

Customs requirements

Documents when crossing customs

Duty-free goods

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What's limited

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