The import into the territory of Russia foreign car involves a number of customs procedures to be performed, the contributions that must be paid that the car was designed properly. Customs charges are pretty impressive, so anyone who wants to save money, interested in the question how to import a car without customs clearance.
Why you need customs clearance
The cost of customs clearance of the car
Administrative and criminal liability for violation of the rules of customs clearance
Methods of importation without customs clearance
The importation of the participants of the resettlement programme
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Why you need customs clearance
The importation of goods, including car, on the territory of the Russian Federation, as a General rule, while carrying out customs clearance procedures. Customs clearance and customs clearance is necessary in order to verify compliance by the person importing the goods, the legislation of the Russian Federation.
Officials carrying the service in customs, check the documentation for transported goods data included in the documents, perform a careful inspection of the car, locking non compliance, if any. Also carried out other procedures related to the inspection of the product itself. For example, to check on radiation levels and more.
The cost of customs clearance of the car
Clearance vehicle accompanied by payment of customs duties, which amount is calculated when taking into account the following factors:
- the price of the car;
- type of vehicle;
- the volume, type, power of the engine;
- the presence of the trailer;
- the year of the vehicle;
- view tariff rates;
- view of the holder;
- the amount of value added tax;
- the presence of the car owner benefits.
Form, order of payment of customs duties and taxes are regulated by the Federal law of 27.11.2010 №311-FZ "About customs regulation in the Russian Federation". Separate provisions concerning methods of determining of payment is recorded in the Law of the Russian Federation from 21.05.1993 №5003-I "On customs tariff".
Administrative and criminal liability for violation of the rules of customs clearance
Violation of the rules of customs control shall entail legal liability, for example, the Code of administrative offences contains a Chapter 16, which includes articles providing for administrative responsibility of persons who violate these rules.
For the illegal movement of the vehicle across the border a person may lose from one-half to three times the value of the car, which was the subject of an administrative offence, with confiscation or without it.
The provision of invalid documents during the performance of customs operations shall entail imposition of a fine on individuals – from 1 500 to 2 500 rubles with confiscation or without it.
The criminal code also establishes liability for violations in the sphere of customs procedures. Article 194 of the criminal code provides responsibility for evasion from payment of customs payments in the large size (ie exceeding 1 million roubles, especially large – 3 million rubles). For such violation, the citizen faces a fine in the amount from 100 000 to 500 000 rubles or the salary or other income condemned for the period from 1 to 3 years, or by compulsory works for a term up to 480 hours, or forced labor for up to 2 years, or imprisonment for the same term.
Importation without clearance
This import has its pros and cons.
Advantages
1) acquisition of quality foreign car at a reduced price (compared to prices for similar cars sold in Russia);
2) no need to pay customs duties and taxes;
3) the legality of the procedure.
Disadvantages
1) a narrow circle of persons entitled to use this procedure;
2) the limited validity period of permits for the use of the car, not passed the procedure of customs clearance;
3) the prospect of bringing to administrative or criminal responsibility for violation of the rules of customs clearance;
Methods of importation without customs clearance
The General rule establishing a mandatory customs clearance of cars imported into Russia from abroad, there are exceptions.
The temporary importation
Convention on the temporary importation dated 26.06.1990 affirm the possibility of temporary import of goods into the Russian Federation without customs clearance. This is a special regime that stipulates full or partial exemption of the owner of the imported goods from taxes and customs duties.
What can not carry
Temporary imports are not subject to:
- private use vehicles used for domestic transport;
- cars for commercial use;
- a leased vehicle.
Possible difficulties in importing and exporting cars
The procedure of temporary importation not fully regulated by the Russian legislation, which entails a number of difficulties in applying this regime in practice.
Among the major not fully resolved questions remain:
- the limited term of legal stay of the vehicle on the territory of the Russian Federation;
undetermined the amount of the fee paid for the temporary importation;
- the need for regular renewal of temporary importation by submitting the relevant statements and documents.
Therefore, when you purchase a car, registered in the CIS countries, citizens should be extremely careful. Individuals and companies via the Internet offer their services for the sale and customs clearance of vehicles, but not infrequently these sellers are scams.
The vehicle registration on the territory of a foreign state
Citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign citizens may exercise the right of registration of the vehicle in the territory of a foreign state.
This method is well suited to the inhabitants of the countries bordering on the Russian Federation, as the duration of continuous residence of a vehicle registered in another country, must not exceed a certain period of time.
Conditions of entry
Citizens of the Russian Federation can use the car for 6 months, foreign citizens – 1 year. Documentation which confirms the right of the owner of the car, are made by customs officers at the border.
Documentation for importation
The owner of the vehicle registered abroad must have a contract of sale containing the signatures of the parties, and service records.
Service book contains all the history of repairs and other maintenance of the vehicle.
Transportation within the Customs Union
This method arose from the provisions of the Customs code of the Customs Union and the close agreement of the Russian Federation with Kazakhstan and Belarus. In accordance with the relevant legal provisions, the citizen of the Russian Federation has the right freely to import a car that meets the Euro 4 standard and are registered in Kazakhstan or Belarus DL 2010.
Those vehicles that were registered on the territory of these countries, after the onset of 2010, imported to the territory of Russia with payment of the fee in the territory of a foreign state, the size of which is several times less than Russian duty. At the border person who carries such a car would be required to pay customs costs of collection, expressed as the amount of underpaid duties.
Documents
When crossing the border of the Russian Federation the owner of the vehicle, which was recognised as goods of the Customs Union, is obliged to provide:
certificate of registration of the vehicle in a foreign country that is a member of the Customs Union;
- the documents confirming payment of customs duties for cars registered after 2010;
certificate CT-1, issued by chamber of Commerce of the country from which the car is exported.
The importation of the participants of the resettlement programme
Participants of the resettlement programme with a certificate of a member of the resettlement programme, for import into Russia of their vehicle are exempt from the payment of customs duties, taxes and charges.
Exemption from payment of customs duties, taxes and fees is available at the rate of one car per family of the immigrant, regardless of country of origin of the vehicle provided that this vehicle was owned by the participant of the State program or a member of his family and was registered to the person in the state of departure not less than 1 year before entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Ways to get around the procedure of customs clearance of the car is usually calculated on a narrow circle of persons, delivering cars from CIS countries, so most cars are required to undergo customs clearance procedure in the General procedure.
