Russia
Letter mail
Parcel
EMS
Prohibited articles list
Additional requests
Weight / size limit admitted:
üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.
üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.
üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.
üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.
Insured* letters admitted – yes;
Maximum insured value – 500 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 200 EUR;
customs duties will be calculated as follows: If the value exceeds 200 euros, it is taxed at 15% of the amount that will be exceeded, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kg.
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English, French, Russian;
Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –
Period of retention for letters – 1 month;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
***Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Insured* parcels admitted – yes;
Maximum insured value - 4000 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – French, English, Russian;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 200 EUR;
customs duties will be calculated as follows: If the value exceeds 200 euros, it is taxed at 15% of the amount that will be exceeded, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kg.
To customers’ address:
ü Free – no;
ü Paid service – yes;
Period of retention for parcels:
ü Min – 30 days;
ü Max – 30 days;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Maximum insured value:
for documents: 4000 GEL
for merchandise: 10 000 GEL
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 3;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English, Russian;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 200 EUR;
customs duties will be calculated as follows: If the value exceeds 200 euros, it is taxed at 15% of the amount that will be exceeded, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kg.
How many attempts at delivery are made: 2
Period of retention for EMS items: 30 days;
Coverage: except: 686440-Chaibucha and Yamsk, 686441-Garmanda, 686442-Gizhiga, 685922-Tachtoyamsk, 686433-Verchniyi paren
Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5
EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes
National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1-4,7,8 January, 8 March, 1-3,9-10 May, 12 June, 4 November
*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel
Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
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The below information is based upon the official source of Russia
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
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Section I
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Live animals; animal products
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Chapter 1
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Live animals
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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01.01–06
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All live animals except bees and leeches as well as parasites and predator insects.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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0106.00
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Bees and leeches, parasites and predator insects. See Part II, § 2.1.1.
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Chapter 2
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Meat and edible meat offal
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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02.01–10
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Raw products of animal origin, domestically produced sausages.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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Products of animal origin. See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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Chapter 3
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Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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03.01–07
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Fish, roe, eggs for incubation, fry for breeding fish, reptiles, insects (alive, stuffed, or parts thereof).
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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All products of this type. See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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Chapter 4
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Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewherespecified or included
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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04.01–06
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Dairy produce.
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04.07–08
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Birds' eggs.
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04.09
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0409.00
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Natural honey.
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04.10
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0410.00
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Other products.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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Dairy produce.
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Birds' eggs.
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Natural honey.
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Other products. See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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Chapter 5
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Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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Nil.
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Section II
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Vegetable products
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Chapter 6
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Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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06.01–04
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Seeds, plants and other plant products under control for quarantine.
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Rare species of wild plants listed in the Red Books, including any species of cyclamen and orchid, snowdrops.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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Seeds, plants and other plant products under control for quarantine. See Part II, § 2.2.1.
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Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
07.01–14 Fresh vegetables, berries, plants, roots and tubers.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
08.01–10 Fresh fruit.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Nil.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
10.01–08 All cereals. See Part II, § 2.2.1.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Nil.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
12.01–14 Seeds for sowing. See Part II, § 2.2.1.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Nil.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
14.01–04 Poison of vegetable or animal origin.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
15.21 Honey, pollen, wax, honeycombs.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Natural honey. See Part II, § 2.1.2.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Nil.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
22.04–06 Wines of foreign origin and not meeting the brand conditions provided for by law: sour wine, unfit for consumption.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
22.04–08 Spirits. See Part II, § 2.4.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Nil.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
24.01–03 Articles used to smoke opium and hashish.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Tobacco products. See Part II, § 2.5.
Section V Mineral productsChapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Nil.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Nil.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industriesChapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
28.44 2844.10– Radioactive, toxic and psychotropic substances.
2844.50
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
28.39 Psychotropic substances. See Part II, § 2.7.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
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Narcotic substances. See Part II, § 2.7.
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
30.01–06 Sera.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Biological preparations. See Part II, § 2.8.
ÿ Prohibited articles
3002.30 Chemical preparations for the treatment of animals.
Medicaments and preparations with added vitamins.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally Medicaments. See Part II, § 2.8. ÿ Prohibited articles
Vaccines, stimulating diagnosticums, (bacteriological) cultures, parasitic oxides, toxins.
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Nil.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
Preparations considered to be combustible or dangerous.
36.01 3601.00 Gunpowder.
36.02 3602.00 Explosives.
36.03 3603.00 Detonators, mercury detonating caps.
36.04 3604.10– Rockets, fireworks and flares.
3604.90
36.05 3605.00 Matches.
36.06 3606.10– Combustible preparations.
3606.90
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
37.01–07 Undeveloped photosensitive products.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
38.01–24 Chemical substances dangerous to human life, animals and birds, designed to combat microbes, diseases and plants.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk-worm gut)Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Nil.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Nil.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerworkChapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
49.01–02 Newspapers relating to the "snowball" process or other similar process.
49.04–05 4904.00 Press products, manuscript and audiovisual materials, miscellaneous documents, etc, containing
4905.10 information that could be detrimental to State security, social order, public morals, property rights,
4905.91 including intellectual property, and other interests of natural and legal persons.
4905.99
49.07 4907.00 Currency of the Russian Federation, cheques and other currencies of the Bank for External Trade and of the Bank for External Economic Affairs of the RussianFederation. Securities payable to bearer, State bonds and lottery tickets of the Russian Federation.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
Foreign currency, "Eurocheque" system forms and guarantee cards for forms. See Part II, § 2.2.1.
Section XI Textiles and textile articlesChapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hairChapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glasswareChapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
70.18 7018.20 Imitation pearls containing lead salts.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coinChapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metalChapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesChapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipmentChapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereofChapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
90.01–33 Transmitters and transceivers of any power, except "Panasonic" radiotelephones, models KX- T 7980, KX-T 9000, KT-T 9050 and KX-T 9080.
Colour copiers.
Undeveloped photosensitive products.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereofChapter 93 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
93.01–07 Firearms of all kinds and ammunition, swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms.
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articlesChapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiquesChapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Nil.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.1.1 Bees, leeches, silkworms, parasites and predator insects
2.1.2 Products of animal origin intended for consumption
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.2.1 Seeds, plants and other plant products under control for quarantine
2.3 Anti-parasite products for agricultural use
2.4 Beverages, spirits
Importation of bees, leeches, silkworms, parasites and predator insects intended for research is permitted between officially recognized institutions.
Postal items containing bees must undergo veterinary inspection and those containing silkworms are subject to inspection by the quarantine service. Depending on the decision of the inspectionservices, the postal items are either delivered to the addressees, returned to sender or destroyed.
Importation of raw products of animal origin, of domestically produced sausages, dairy products, fish, eggs and honey is subject to the quarantine authorization of the State Committee for theProtection of the Environment of the Russian Federation.
Importation of seeds, plants and other plant products is permitted for scientific research organizations and institutions, subject to the quarantine authorization of the State Committee for theProtection of the Environment of the Russian Federation.
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Not more than 0.8 of a litre of strong alcoholic beverage (over 22%) and 1.5 litres of wine, the cost of which does not exceed 100 USD, may be sent in a postal parcel.
2.5 Tobacco Not more than 200 cigarettes, the cost of which does not exceed 100 USD, may be sent in a postal parcel.
2.6 Mineral oils –
2.7 Narcotics Importation of narcotic and psychotropic substances is permitted only with the authorization of the
Permanent Committee attached to the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation.
2.8 Pharmaceuti- cal products
2.9 Chemical matches
2.10 Rubber articles
2.11 Books, brochures, newspapers, printed matter
2.12 Fine or cultured pearls, precious stones and metals, articles
made of these substances, imitation jewelry
2.13 Television receivers
2.14 Measuring instruments
Biochemical preparations are admitted with the authorization of the State Inspectorate for Vegetable
Quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Russian Federation.
Medicaments and preparations with added vitamins are admitted with the authorization of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation, apart from medicaments approved by theMinistry of Public Health of the Russian Federation.
Matches are prohibited in postal items and must not be imported into the Russian Federation.
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Books, newspapers, magazines and other printed matter are admitted without objection provided that they contain no articles and reproductions of a vulgar and erotic nature that might bedetrimental to policy and the economy and infringe human rights.
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2.16 Gaming machines; toys
2.17 Textiles and textile articles
2.18 Sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers
2.19 Optical, photographic and cinematographic instruments and apparatus
2.20 Musical instruments, parts and accessories of such articles
2.21 Currency and other securities
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Importation of foreign currency and "Eurocheque" system forms and guarantee cards for forms is permitted in insured letters.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of Customs declarations
3.2 Need to insert invoices
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of goods
3.4 Miscellane ous customs provisions
Each postal item (small packet, parcel) must be accompanied by a CN 23 (old C 2/CP 3 form) cus - toms declaration, completed in duplicate by the sender, in Russian or French. Each CN 23 customs declaration (old C 2/CP 3 form) must contain the following information: name of the country of origin; name of the country of destination; name and exact, completeaddress of the sender; designation and value of each article inserted in the item; gross weight and net weight of the item; gross weight and net weight of each article inserted in the item.Insured parcels must bear the indication "Avec valeur déclarée de …. DTS" (Insured value of … SDR).
Receipts and invoices must accompany postal items with a market value and they are delivered upon presentation of the appropriate licences.
Documents issued by foreign authorities or public organizations (chambers of commerce) must be countersigned by Consuls of the Russian Federation.
Postal items containing articles not included in this "List of articles prohibited as imports", within the limits of the standards indicated and of a total cos t per item, according to the retail pricesof the Russian Federation, not exceeding 100 USD , are exempt from customs duty.
Postal items containing articles admitted as imports into the Russian Federation are delivered to addressees against payment of the customs duties at the rate of 30% of the cost of the articles:
– if the cost of the contents is between 101 and 1000 USD;
– if the quantity of articles imported exceeds three times the limits according to the standards set.
Postal items containing articles admitted as imports into the Russian Federation, the cost of which is between 1001 and 10 000 USD , are delivered to addressees against payment of thecustoms duties at the rate of 50% of the cost of the articles.
Postal items not intended for the addressee's personal use are understood to be items sent system atically in bulk even if they have different addresses and the regulation limit of thearticles is com plied with for each item separately. Such postal items are returned to the country of origin.
It is prohibited to import into the Russian Federation postal items from commercial companies intended for private individuals permanently resident on the territory of the Russian Federation,with the exception of legacies as well as articles admitted as imports for repairs or replacements. Such postal items are not to be delivered to addressees and will be returned to the country oforigin.
NB: Postal items reaching the Russian Federation from foreign commercial companies which have agreements with the VO "Vnieshintorg" are admitted. To be admitted, all the dispatchformalities must be complied with in accordance with the current regulations in the Russian Federation.
Inherited goods from abroad are admitted into the Russian Federation and are exempt from cus toms duties on the basis of certificates issued by consulates of the Russian Federationabroad on the law of inheritance and the composition of the legacy.
Articles or parts therefore, imported into the Russian Federation for repair or replacement, are exempt from customs duty, if the sender's written declaration is included in the postal item.
Postal items sent to State institutions and cooperative associations, irrespective of the type of prop- erty and containing articles with a market value, are admitted with an import licence issued bythe Ministry of External Economic Relations and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Articles prohibited as imports into the Russian Federation and falsely indicated or not indicated at all on the CN 23 customs declaration (old C 2/CP 3 form) are confiscated.
Customs duty is charged on articles admitted as imports into the Russian Federation, inserted in a postal item but not indicated on the CN 23 customs declaration (old C 2/CP 3 form).
In the event of the importation of prohibited articles in postal items, the following measures are taken:
– seizure of the prohibited articles only, the rest being handed over to the addressee;
– return of the item to the country of origin; or
– seizure of the whole item.
All articles prohibite d as imports into the Russian Federation are also prohibited in transit anywhere on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Requared data for customs:
1. Sender's details: full name (or company name); postal address, postcode;
2. Addressee's details: full name (or company name); postal address, postcode;
3. Gross weight of the item;
4. Total item value and currency used;
5. Item category (gift, document, commercial sample, etc.);
6. For each article within the item: description, quantity and measurement unit, cost, net weight.
In addition, for commercial items, it is recommended that the following fields be included: HS tariff number, country of origin of goods.
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