On motor vehicles registered in foreign countries (including the Republic of Belarus) and temporarily imported to the Russian Federation by individuals
Pursuant to Decree № 938 of the Government of the Russian Federation “On State Registration of Motor Vehicles and Other Types of Self-Propelled Vehicles on the Territory of the Russian Federation” dated 12.08.94, motor vehicles registered in foreign countries (including the Republic of Belarus) and temporarily imported to the Russian Federation by individuals shall be registered by the Russian customs bodies if they are imported for the period of up to 6 months, and by the registration departments of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Russian Interior Ministry (GAI-GIBDD), if they are imported for the period exceeding 6 months, but only following their customs clearance.
The list of motor vehicles subject to registration with the Russian customs authorities is approved by Order № 137 of the Russian State Customs Committee dated 02.03.95 (Ministry of Justice Registration № 836 dated 18.04.95).
When the above-mentioned vehicles are imported into the Russian Federation, the following should be taken into consideration.
1. Registration documents
By way of a registration document, the Russian customs bodies issue a vehicle’s import acknowledgement certificate (UVTS). The operation in the Russian Federation of motor vehicles registered in foreign countries without UVTS is prohibited; motor vehicle operated without UVTS is subject to arrest according to the procedure approved by Decree N 759 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 18 December 2003 “On Approval of the Rules on Motor Vehicle’s Seizure, Parking, Storage, and Prohibition of Operation”.
UVTS form is approved by the State Customs Committee’s Order N 507 dated 30 September 1994 “On Approval of the Form of Vehicle’s Import Acknowledgement Certificate”.
2. Conditions of Import
It should be also taken into consideration that the current rules in the Russian Federation allow the importation into Russia of motor vehicles registered in foreign countries (including the Republic of Belarus):
· by foreign individuals, exclusively for personal use (Article 283 Paragraph 1 of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation), without payment of due customs duties, taxes for the whole term of their stay in the Russian Federation, but for no longer than one year (Regulation N 718 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 29, 2003);
· by Russian individuals for the period which in total does not exceed six months within one calendar year (Article 283 Paragraph 7 of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation), provided that during registration of the said motor vehicle payment security is deposited in respect of due customs payments which are reimbursed when the motor vehicle is exported from the territory of the Russian Federation (Regulation N 718 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 29 November 2003).
3. Obligatory insurance of motor vehicles
During the registration of the above-mentioned motor vehicles, Obligatory Third Party Car Insurance (OSAGO) policy, valid for the entire planned term of stay of the motor vehicle in the Russian Federation, should be presented to the customs authorities (Federal Law “On Motorists’ Obligatory Third Party Car Insurance”).
In case of frequent, numerous (during one year) but short-term importations of the above-mentioned motor vehicles into the Russian Federation, OSAGO insurance policy issued for one year or six months can be presented to the customs authorities. OSAGO insurance policy can be issued directly at ports of entry to the Russian Federation.
4. Terms of UVTS execution
In order to ensure transfer of information on the above-mentioned motor vehicles and individuals that imported them to the tax authorities of the Russian Federation for the assessment of transport tax, as provided for in the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, motor vehicles, at their entry into the Russian Federation, shall be registered by the Russian tax authorities (at checkpoints or other ports of entry), for the period requisite for the delivery of motor vehicle to the place of temporary or permanent residence of the person that imported it, but no less than two weeks.
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UVTS issued at the border should be extended with the customs authorities located at the place of temporary or permanent residence of the person that imported motor vehicle (list of authorized customs bodies is given below) for the entire planned period of operation of such vehicle on the territory of the Russian Federation. At the same time, individuals extending UVTS at the place of their temporary residence are obligated to present to the customs authorities a document confirming registration of these individuals at the place of temporary residence. In this case, UVTS is extended for the period which may not exceed the period indicated in that document.
UVTS should be surrendered to the customs authorities of the Russian Federation at the exportation of the motor vehicle indicated therein from the territory of the Russian Federation. If for any reason (repair work, theft, accident etc.) motor vehicle cannot be exported from the territory of the Russian Federation within the time period indicated in UVTS, the person that imported it, should contact the customs authorities in advance, before the expiration of the time period in question, in order to take measures stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5. Customs clearance and declaration
Registration of motor vehicles registered in foreign countries and temporary imported into Russia by individuals, is an additional function entrusted to the customs authorities of the Russian Federation by Regulation N 938 of the Government of the Russian Federation “On State Registration of Motor Vehicles and Other Types of Self-Propelled Vehicles on the Territory of the Russian Federation” dated August 12, 1994.
The customs clearance and customs control procedure provided for in the Customs Code of the Russian Federation, as well as declaration of such motor vehicles, is stipulated in Regulation N 715 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 27, 2003. The above-mentioned vehicle is subject to customs clearance:
- at ports of entry to the Russian Federation (checkpoints and other points), when the person importing it arrives in the vehicle; such vehicle is declared in the passenger customs declaration which form is approved by State Customs Committee Order N 590 dated May 19, 2004 (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on June 11, 2004, registration N 5838);
- at the place of temporary or permanent residence of the person that imported motor vehicle, when motor vehicle is transported in non-accompanied baggage of this person or shipped to the address of the person in question.
The declaration procedure for such motor vehicles is explained in a Russian Federal Customs Service Letter N 01-06/6453 dated November 11, 2004. At the place of temporary or permanent residence of the person importing the above-mentioned motor vehicle, in case of extension of UVTS issued at the border when the person in question arrived in the vehicle, no repeated declaration is required, UVTS is extended upon a written application in free form submitted by the person in question.
6. Peculiarities of importation of motor vehicles registered in the Republic of Belarus
In case of importation of motor vehicles registered in the Republic of Belarus via the Russian – Belarussian segment of the State border, they are registered when person that imported them presents himself at notification acceptance points (PPU) or before authorized customs authorities, as communicated in a Russian Federal Customs Service Letter N 01-06/7013 dated February 26, 2004.
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