July 1, 2010 at 19:57From July 1 - duty-free import of goods up to 1000 euros (it was: 5-10 thousand rubles)
Starting July 1, the “ Agreement on the Procedure for the Transfer of Goods for Personal Use by Individuals across the Customs Border of the Customs Union and the Performance of Customs Operations Related to Their Release” comes into force in Russia and Kazakhstan .
For mere mortals, this means the ability to freely import purchases of up to 1000 euros from their favorite online stores abroad, without having to pay a 30% tax, and go through a complicated customs clearance procedure (however, the parcel may be stuck at customs even if you do not need to pay tax) . This innovation can radically affect the technology market, as the cost of buying on Amazon with delivery for most products can be 2 times cheaper than buying in Russia (even when using fast delivery). For purchases with delivery only within the United States, you can use call forwarding services. For example, MYUS.COM .
Be careful! Most customs and courier employees are not yet up to date with the innovations, so it makes sense to wait a while before running away to buy the long-awaited MacBook for 32,000 rubles ($ 999 + shipping via myus) instead of 47,000 in re: Store.
Pruflink , repealing the effect of clauses about 5 and 10 tr. Customs Code of the Russian Federation.
UPD: Theppd Habrauser called the Russian FCS hotline, where he was officially confirmed with the information that you can order goods from any country with a limit of 1000 euros per calendar month.
UPD 2: Customs official confirmation
For mere mortals, this means the ability to freely import purchases of up to 1000 euros from their favorite online stores abroad, without having to pay a 30% tax, and go through a complicated customs clearance procedure (however, the parcel may be stuck at customs even if you do not need to pay tax) . This innovation can radically affect the technology market, as the cost of buying on Amazon with delivery for most products can be 2 times cheaper than buying in Russia (even when using fast delivery). For purchases with delivery only within the United States, you can use call forwarding services. For example, MYUS.COM .
Be careful! Most customs and courier employees are not yet up to date with the innovations, so it makes sense to wait a while before running away to buy the long-awaited MacBook for 32,000 rubles ($ 999 + shipping via myus) instead of 47,000 in re: Store.
Pruflink , repealing the effect of clauses about 5 and 10 tr. Customs Code of the Russian Federation.
UPD: Theppd Habrauser called the Russian FCS hotline, where he was officially confirmed with the information that you can order goods from any country with a limit of 1000 euros per calendar month.
UPD 2: Customs official confirmation
