Russian customs has changed the rules for processing parcels from foreign online stores. What does it mean. Customs duties for the import of goods to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine Duty-free parcel limit

06.03.2023

Those who regularly buy various goods on foreign Internet sites must have encountered the customs service of their country of residence. All postal items sent to the country pass through the hands of workers in this field of activity. Customs officers examine the contents of the parcels for legality and consider the procedure for paying the appropriate fee. Such a fee is paid in the country where the goods are sent. That is, if a parcel was sent to you from Australia to Russia, then you will pay the tax in accordance with Russian law.

In this article, we will consider the basic rules for the passage of postal items across the state border of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. And we will find out what tax on parcels from abroad needs to be paid in each of these countries.

Some terminology

Customs clearance— a set of procedures related to the clearance of cargo crossing the border. Registration of interstate items (postal) is carried out through MMPO (places of international postal exchange) located in the country of the recipient. There are 24 such points in Russia. All of them have a different degree of congestion, which depends on the popularity of trade and transport routes.

IGO- postal item (international), forwarded goods, package, parcel.

Declared value (estimated, customs)- the cost of the goods being transported, appointed by the sender or established by the employee. The tax on foreign parcels depends precisely on how much the goods being sent cost.

Duty- Tax collection charged by customs officers.

Duty free limit- the rate of cargo by value or weight, for which no tax is levied when crossing the border. The limit is set in accordance with the legislation of the country of the recipient.

Customs Union- a single zone consisting of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which is a common customs territory. This means that customs does not charge taxes on parcels sent within these countries.

Customs clearance methods

Delivery of goods to the country and subsequent customs clearance of cargo can be carried out in various ways:

personally by the recipient. In the event that it becomes necessary to pay additional tax on parcels, the recipient himself deals with this issue - he goes to customs, fills in the necessary documents, pays the fee and picks up the goods.
Courier service. If the goods being sent comply with the established standards, all the clearance is taken over by the employees of a special delivery service. If the courier is not accredited to work with IGOs, an additional fee will be charged from the client.
customs broker. Their services are usually resorted to only in controversial cases, since the work of a broker costs a lot. Usually they take at least 10% of the amount of the due fee (in practice, much more). Also, delivery services that do not have rights to work with IGOs (UPS, DHL, TNT and others) are forced to turn to the services of brokers. At the same time, VAT is additionally added to the amount of duty.
postal operator. With this option, all issues related to customs are taken over by Russian Post. In this case, the parcel tax is issued in the form of a regular receipt, which the recipient will pay when he picks up the goods at the office. The usual notification will be sent to the home address that the package has arrived.

Duties in Belarus

Now let's talk about what kind of tax on foreign parcels citizens of a particular country pay. Let's start with Belarus. It is in this country that the rates are the toughest.

Since mid-April this year, the duty-free limit in Belarus is only 22 €, and the weight of the item cannot exceed 10 kg. Moreover, this is a monthly rate per recipient. If the sending parameters exceed the norm, you will have to pay tax on international parcels. The duty is 30% of the amount exceeding the established limit (but not ˂ 4 € per 1 kg of cargo). And if the value of the received goods exceeds 1,000 €, the rate increases to 60%. In addition, for the very fact of customs clearance, you will have to pay an additional 5 € for each parcel.

In the event that the delivery is carried out by a courier service, you will have to additionally arrange it. You can do this yourself or turn to a customs broker for help. By the way, if you decide to use the services of a courier service, you should know that you will pay tax on foreign parcels received with their help for everything that exceeds the duty-free limit of 10 euros (instead of 22 €).

Until all the formalities are met, the postal item is located at the customs office located right at the airport.

Kazakhstan

The tax on parcels from abroad in this country is one of the most loyal. You will have to pay a fee if:

the value of all shipments received in one month exceeded 1,000 euros;
the weight of all goods that came from abroad in your name during the month exceeded 31 kg.

The Kazakh customs has some peculiarities. Here you need not only to understand which parcels are taxed, but also to know the rate of shipment of some goods:

food - no more than 10 kg per month;
cosmetics - a maximum of 3 pieces of the same type;
caviar (sturgeon or salmon) - no more than 250 grams;
sports equipment, baby strollers, household appliances and some other goods - 1 pc. per person;
bed linen, shoes, clothes, toys, bicycles, kitchen and household utensils - a maximum of 2 pieces of one type of product;
jewelry - 6 pieces.

And most importantly, the tax on international parcels is not paid only for 1 shipment per month.

Ukrainian customs

Ukraine has a law that came into force on April 1, 2014. In accordance with it, the limit on duty-free import of goods is 150 € per day (or 50 kg by weight).

In case of non-compliance with the norm, the tax on parcels is 10% of the amount exceeding the limit, to which 20% VAT and a processing fee (about 2 euros) are added. If the parcel weighs more than 100 kg or its total value exceeds 10,000 €, the cost of insurance and delivery of the goods is added to all the above.

All that has been said for clarity can be placed in the table:

In Ukraine, there are also requirements for the contents of parcels:

products - no more than 10 kg per 1 parcel;
electronic equipment or means of communication - a maximum of 2 pieces;
other norms.

If you do not follow the rules, the parcel may be recognized as commercial, and completely different payment rates will apply.

How to pay tax at Russian customs

In Russia today, the tax on parcels from abroad is the same as in Kazakhstan:

monthly limit — €1,000;
weight - no more than 31 kg.

For exceeding the standards, a fee of 30% for the excess will be charged. In this case, the amount cannot be less than 4 € / kg of excess weight.

Example:

The parcel weighs 30 kg and costs 2300 €. The fee will be: (2300 - 1000) * 30% = 1200 * 0.3 = 360 €.
The shipment weighs 40 kg and costs 380 €. The fee will be: (40 - 31) * 4 = 36 €.

If both the cost and weight of the postal item do not fit into the standard, then the fee is calculated in two ways, after which a large amount is presented for payment.

Exceptions to the rules

All of the above is true for sending goods for personal use. However, there is a group of goods that do not fall under this definition. These include:

slot machines;
medical equipment;
ICE (engines);
furniture for medical purposes (couches, massage tables, etc.);
solariums;
photo lab equipment;
other goods, a full list of which can be viewed on the FCS website.

In addition, according to a special scheme, duty is paid for the so-called indivisible goods. A special scheme is applied here: duty + VAT + excise duty. To calculate the amount of such a payment, you need to additionally find out the specific product.

Is it possible to bypass the rules?

If you are used to buying quite a lot of goods abroad, and you don’t want to pay the parcel tax, you can try to circumvent the existing norms. If the cost of goods does not fit into the limit, the parcel should be divided into two or three smaller ones. In this case, it must be remembered that the interval between shipments must be more than 30 days.

There is another option: break the package into several parts, and send each of them to different people. Parcels can be sent not to your address, but to the place of residence of a friend or relative. Just don't forget to warn them about it. After all, they will have to pick up the shipment.

If you live in Belarus and have already chosen your limit of 22 € per month, you can do this. Find a friend/relative in Russia or Kazakhstan, where the duty-free limit for importing goods is much higher. Ask them to order a parcel for no more than 1,000 € in their name (give them the money, of course). When they receive the parcel, they will be able to send it to you for free in Belarus. Since these three countries are members of the Customs Union, there is no duty charged for the transfer of goods between them.

What awaits us in the near future

For some time now, persistent talk has been circulating in Russia that the rate of duty-free import of goods needs to be tightened. There are several options for this:

pay extra 15 € for parcels whose value is more than 22 but less than 150 €, weighing no more than 10 kg;
for goods more expensive and heavier than the above, it is proposed to pay 15€ + 30% of the customs value.

There are other suggestions as well. For example, to tighten the rules to the standards adopted in Belarus. So far, this is all talk. However, no one guarantees that the rules will change in the near future.

Since you now know for sure whether parcels from Aliexpress, E-Bay and other marketplaces are taxed, it is worth adjusting your shopping schedule.

If you still decide to purchase goods abroad, the value or weight of which exceeds the established limits, choose delivery by regular mail. In this case, you will only pay the fee. If courier services or brokers are involved in the shipment, the amount of the overpayment will increase significantly.

Do not order many products of the same type unless you can prove their non-commercial purpose. For example, if you have five children, then 8 identical T-shirts of different sizes can still be explained somehow. But here are 15 footballs that clearly demonstrate the commercial purpose of the package.

When ordering in the store computeruniverse.ru ("computeruniverse", "computer universe") goods in the amount of more than the duty-free customs limit in 500 Euro and weighing more than 31kg one order need to pay customs duty upon receipt of the parcel at the customs service of your city or the Russian Post office.

The duty leaves 30% of the amount over the limit of 500 euros or 4 euros for each kg over the weight limit of 31 kg– this norm is valid from January to December 2019, and then from January 2020 the duty-free limit will be reduced to 200 euros!

At the same time, free discount COUPONS ◄ for the first purchase, they only allow you to partially compensate for the cost of delivery and do not affect the final customs value of the parcel.

ComputerUniverse and duty 2019

Since January 2019, new rules have been in force in Russia for parcels with goods for personal use from abroad. Now you can receive duty-free within one month of goods worth no more than 500 euros and weighing no more than 31 kg. Wherein shipping is not included, and the cost and weight of all parcels within one calendar month are taken into account and summed up!

It is also important to understand that it is not the date of payment for the order in the computeruniverse store, but the entry in the track " customs clearance” and the date on the contrary determines the calendar month for which the duty-free customs limit will be determined.

All these limits are described in more detail in the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 N 107 " On certain issues related to goods for personal use»!

How to bypass the customs duty of 500 euros

Based on personal experience and analysis of customer reviews on this site, there is only one legal and completely legal way to bypass the customs duty of 500 euros in 2019.

You need to create 2 computeruniverse accounts for 2 different people with different shipping addresses. At the same time, it is quite possible to pay for both orders with one card or PayPal account, but DISCOUNT ◄ on the first purchase will be used twice for each of these purchases!

The only drawback of this method is that it is not suitable for indivisible goods (expensive laptops and smartphones, TVs, etc.), but is only acceptable when ordering components or other similar goods.

The following message appeared on the store's website earlier this year for the store's customers:

Attention! From January 1, 2019, the rules for importing goods for personal use without paying customs duties and taxes have changed.
Goods for personal use sent within a calendar month to one recipient who is an individual, the customs value of which does not exceed the equivalent of 500 euros and the total weight of which does not exceed 31 kg, are still not subject to duty!

If these values are exceeded, customs duties and taxes are paid at a single rate of 30% of their customs value, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kilogram of weight in terms of exceeding the cost norm of 500 euros and (or) the weight norm of 31 kilograms. In this case, the submission of an additional declaration to the customs authorities is not required.
Payment of customs duties and taxes is made at the post office upon receipt of the postal item.
Computeruniverse wishes you happy shopping!

Computeruniverse store and duty 2018

At the end of June 2018, the topic of lowering the duty-free import threshold began to be actively discussed in the Russian media not from January 1, 2019, as previously planned, but from July 1, 2018. Then, a couple of weeks later, it was officially confirmed that there were no plans to reduce the limit in July 2018.

“Let me remind you that the decision to lower the threshold to €500 has already been made. From January 1, 2019, the threshold for duty-free importation by mail is reduced to €500, from 2020 to €200. This decision is already in force, it has already entered into force. €500 sooner or later. From July 1 - no longer, but from January 1 for sure," Deputy Finance Minister Ilya Trunin said.

Thus, the plans of the Russian government to reduce the limit earlier than planned were officially refuted from official sources. So far, these plans of the Russian government have not been officially confirmed and refuted from official sources. Thus, the plans of the Russian government to reduce the limit earlier than planned were officially refuted from official sources.

The most popular and working the way out of this situation is to split the order up to 1.000 or 500 euros and check out each purchase to various relatives and friends. If you do not have such an opportunity, then you can also use the function " delivery block”, which is only available when paying with PayPal during the checkout process in the CU shopping cart.

The main thing is to correctly calculate that the purchased video cards for one recipient come to the Russian Federation in different calendar months. At the same time, during 2018-2019 in Russia, the customs limit for foreign parcels will become less. 1.000 euro…

It is also important to understand that it is not the date of payment for the order, but the entry in the track " customs clearance ” and the date opposite determines calendar month, according to which the duty-free customs limit will be determined.

WEIGHT limit

In addition, already in 2016 there were precedents for paying a fee for exceeding the weight limit - this indicates an improvement in accounting not only for the cost, but also for the weight of parcels from abroad arriving in Russia!

For example, when within one calendar month 2 parcels arrive per person with a total cost of up to 1000 euros and a weight of 20 kg each. In this case, you will have to pay a fee of 4 euros for each “extra” kilogram + again for customs clearance 12.5 euros = about 50 euros at the exchange rate in Russian rubles on the date of “Arrival on the territory of Russia” in the track number of the postal item .

Duty free limit

For reference, the duty-free customs threshold / limit for postal items for various countries as of 2016: Russia and Kazakhstan - 1000 euros, Belarus - 22 euros, Ukraine - 150 euros, Georgia - 120 euros. Shipping costs are not included!

If you often and in large quantities order in foreign online stores, then sooner or later you will have to deal with customs clearance of incoming parcels. Such an obligation arises when the goods imported into Russia exceed the limits set by the customs authorities or there is a suspicion that the goods in the parcel are intended for commercial use.

Current customs limits

For parcels sent using state postal services (including EMS express delivery) to an individual, as of 2019, there is a limit of 500 euros and 31 kg per month. Anything above this rate is taxed at 30% or 4 euros per kilogram of overweight.

In what cases it is necessary to clear the parcel

Parcels are subject to customs clearance, that is, payment of customs duty, in the following cases:

the amount of goods in the parcel exceeded 500 euros, the cost of delivery is also taken into account;
the weight of the goods exceeds 31 kg;
the content in the parcel, according to the customs officer, is intended for sale, the so-called commercial consignment

How to find out that the parcel has been cleared at customs

Most often, the customs officer notifies the recipient by phone, in extreme cases, by mail notification. According to the legislation, the recipient has 15 days to make a customs payment.

After this period, a fine is imposed for each day the parcel stays at the customs office of the parcel. So if the delay in payment occurred due to late notice, you must save this notice, with the date it was issued and sent. This will ensure that the recipient will not pay a penalty for delay due to the fault of the customs officers. And this happens not so rarely.

In case of exceeding the limits, it will be easier to clear those parcels in which the goods are intended for personal use by the recipient himself and his close relatives. It will be much more difficult if the parcel is recognized as a commercial batch.

There is no clear line between personal and commercial. Each specific customs officer will be guided by internal service rules, as well as his own opinion on this matter. Customs officers usually get suspicious when 5 or more identical items are found in the package.

But for whatever reason your parcel is delayed, you will have a choice:

clear the parcel through an intermediary - a customs broker
do it on your own.

We will talk about these two ways to clear a parcel from foreign online stores below.

Customs clearance of a parcel through a customs broker

A customs broker is an intermediary company officially accredited with the company, which will take care of all the procedures related to paperwork and payments. The services of a customs broker are expensive, but sometimes this is the only option when you have little time or lack of experience in dealing with customs authorities.

In the case of delivery by DHL or FedEx courier services, you will immediately be offered to use the services of customs brokers for an additional fee. You have the right to accept or refuse this offer.

To start working with a broker, you will also need to sign an agreement with him and make payment on it.

If you decide to use the services of a customs broker, then it is better to specify the amount for the services rendered at the very beginning of your cooperation and write it in the contract so that there are no unpleasant surprises later.

To work with a broker, you will also need:

printout of the page of the online store, on which the product itself and its price are visible;
bank statement showing payment for the goods;
waybill and invoice;
copies of passport pages with photo and registration;
TIN and copy of TIN;
a letter of guarantee stating that the value of the imported goods does not exceed 500 euros (if applicable in your case).

View an example of a letter of guarantee

If you refused the services of a customs broker, then the execution of all necessary documents and the payment of duties falls on your shoulders.

Self-clearing the parcel. favorable option

The self-clearance option is suitable for people who are mobile, have free time on weekdays and are well versed in the necessary documents.

In the case of the most favorable case, when:

the parcel is delivered by the state postal service;
customs officers have no doubts that the goods are intended for personal use and they were able to determine the value of the goods.

You will be notified of the duty payment by written mail or telephone.

1. If you were notified by phone by a customs officer, then immediately find out from him at what address and at what time you can drive up to hand over the documents and pay the fee.

Do not delay your visit to, as the storage of your parcel for more than 15 days will be paid. Save the email notification - it will be your proof if there are disagreements on the terms of free storage.

2. If you received a mail notification, then specify the information on payment of the fee by the specified phone number. It is likely that you will be able to avoid a personal visit to customs, and the duty can be paid directly at the post office upon receipt of the parcel. Often this happens when the customs authority is very far from the final recipient, for example, in another region.

Difficult cases of self-clearance

An unfavorable option occurs if:

the parcel is delivered by courier services DHL, FedEx, or state mail, but duty-free limits are exceeded;
customs officers have suspicions that the goods are intended for commercial use;
could not independently determine the value of imported goods.

In this case, the sequence of actions is as follows.

By following these simple rules, you will greatly facilitate your life and save money for new purchases.

If you still have questions about our instructions or customs clearance of parcels: be sure to write in the comments, we will add the information you need to the article.

Parcels in the customs legislation refers to international mail.

Currently, the Russian Federation is a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), on the territory of which the same customs rules apply. The member states of the EAEU are the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation.

What is MPO

The concept of IGO (or “international mail”) used in customs legislation is enshrined in the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

International mail (IGO) - these are parcels and letter-post items that are objects of postal exchange in accordance with the acts of the Universal Postal Union, are accompanied by documents provided for by the acts of the Universal Postal Union, are sent outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union or arrive at places (institutions) through the places of the international postal exchange, or follow in transit through the customs territory of the EAEU.

Types of IGOs

postal items in the form of written messages on a special form, sent in an open form (simple, registered) (hereinafter referred to as postcards);
postal items with a written message, including in the form of an electronic document (simple, including those sent in the form of an electronic document, registered, including those sent in the form of an electronic document, with declared value) (hereinafter referred to as letters);
postal items with printed publications, manuscripts, business papers, photographs (simple, registered, with declared value) (hereinafter referred to as parcels);
postal items submitted in open form, with an attachment intended exclusively for the blind (simple, registered) (hereinafter referred to as secograms);
postal items with a commodity attachment (ordinary, with declared value) (hereinafter referred to as parcels);
postal items with goods and other material assets sent to their destination (ordinary, with declared value) (hereinafter referred to as direct mail containers).

New rules for duty-free movement of parcels to Russia

Parcels from abroad are subject to customs clearance. At the same time, customs legislation establishes limits on duty-free shipment of parcels from abroad. Since 2020, the allowed rates for duty-free import of parcels from abroad have been significantly reduced.

Moving without customs declaration:

airgrams;
letters;
postal cards;
departures for the blind.

The new norms of restrictions on the forwarding of parcels (applied since July 2017 after the entry into force of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Customs Union) provide for a gradual reduction in the cost of goods that can be imported into Russia duty-free. If the allowed import limits are exceeded, you will have to pay a tax in the form of a customs duty.

Such norms apply to parcels sent to Russia from all foreign countries (USA, Canada, Ukraine, Western and Eastern Europe, Lithuania, Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, China, Korea, India, Israel, Vietnam, etc.).

Parcels arriving from abroad are processed without paying customs duties:

in the period from 2017 to December 31, 2018 inclusive - goods, the value of which does not exceed the amount equivalent to 1000 euros, and (or) the gross weight of the IGO does not exceed 31 kg when imported within a calendar month to the address of one individual;

from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 inclusive - goods, the value of which does not exceed the amount equivalent to 500 euros, and (or) the gross weight of the IGO does not exceed 31 kg during a calendar month to the address of one individual;

after January 1, 2020 - goods, the value of which does not exceed the amount, equivalent to 200 euros and (or) the gross weight of the IGO does not exceed 31 kg.

If the allowed import norms are exceeded, customs payments are subject to payment at a rate of 30% of their value, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg.

The procedure for passing the customs declaration of parcels

Goods sent to the IGOs arrive in the customs territory of the EAEU and depart from such territory at the places (institutions) of international postal exchange determined by the legislation of the state of the Party.

Forwarding of MPO across the customs border of the Russian Federation is carried out using the following postal documents:

label "Customs" CN 22;
customs declaration CN 23 and the accompanying address СР 71 or a bundle form СР 72;
delivery note for surface mails CN 37 or delivery note for airmails CN 38;
parcel card. Ground parcels and S.A.L. SR 86 or air parcel card. Air parcels. SR 87;
letter bill for the exchange of mails CN 31 or letter bill for bulk mails CN 32;
special list of registered items CN 33;
replacement delivery note CN 46;
delivery note for dispatches with empty bags CN 47.

The label "Customs" CN 22, the customs declaration CN 23 and the accompanying address SR 71 or the form-pack SR 72, filled in by the sender, are pasted or attached to the IGO shell in a way that excludes their loss.

Waybills of delivery of mails CN 37, CN 38, CN 41, CN 47 are filled in by employees of international mail exchange places.

PLACES OF INTERNATIONAL POST EXCHANGE THAT ARE OBJECTS OF POST SERVICE IN THE TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

	Name of the place of international postal exchange	Address of the place of international postal exchange

	Blagoveshchensk MSC	st. Pionerskaya, 27, Blagoveshchensk, 675000
	Bryansk MSC	st. River, 1, Bryansk, 241960
	Vladivostok AOPP	st. Portovaya, 41, Artem, Primorsky Territory, 692760
	Vladikavkaz post office	Ave. Kosta, 134, Vladikavkaz, 362000
	Yekaterinburg MMPO	st. Bakhchivandzhi, d. 63, letter A, Yekaterinburg, 620025
	Kazan logistics postal center	st. Pochtovaya, 1, Kazan International Airport, Stolbischenskoe rural settlement, Laishevsky municipal district, Republic of Tatarstan, 442624
	Kaliningrad MSC	st. Zheleznodorozhnaya, 29, Kaliningrad, 236015
	Peaceful MMPO	st. Lenina, d. 5, Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 678174
	Moscow - Vnukovo AOPP	2nd Reisovaya, 2a, building 1, Moscow, 119027
	Moscow - Vnukovo MMPO	p. Marushkinskoe, near the village. Sharapovo, Moscow, 108809
	Moscow - Domodedovo AOPP	territory of "Domodedovo Airport", Domodedovo, letter 1B1, 1B2, Moscow region, 142015
	Moscow - Sheremetyevo AOPP	ow. Sheremetyevo-1 Airport, Khimki, Moscow Region, 141400
	Orenburg MSC	Privokzalnaya sq., 1a, Orenburg, 460960
	MMPO Railway post office at Kazansky railway station	Krasnoprudny per., 7, building 1, Moscow, 107140
	St. Petersburg - Pulkovo AOPP	Pulkovo Airport, St. Petersburg, 196210
	Tolmachevo MMPO	Mozzherin Avenue, Building 20, Ob-2, Novosibirsk Region, 633102

List of abbreviations:

MMPO - place of international postal exchange;
MSC - main sorting center;
AOPP - aviation branch of mail transportation.

Goods sent to the Russian Federation in the MPO, if it is impossible to deliver them to the addressees (their legal representatives), including in the absence of permission from the customs authority to issue the MPO, are stored in postal facilities in accordance with the Rules for the provision of postal services for a month. The storage period of the IGO can be extended at the request of the sender or the addressee (his legal representative).

Features of registration of IGOs arriving in Russia from abroad

According to the general procedure, dispatches, postal and accompanying documents for them arriving at places of international postal exchange (IMPO) are presented by employees of these places to officials of the customs authority located at these places of exchange for customs control and customs clearance.

Dispatches with MPS, with the exception of dispatches with empty containers, are opened by employees of the MPS in the presence of officials of the customs authorities. At the same time, places of international postal exchange that use computer technology for processing IGOs register received and are subject to submission to the customs authority IGOs in the database marked "Subject to customs control."

Written correspondence, literature for the blind and IGOs containing goods worth less than 5,000 rubles are sent by employees of international postal exchange places to addressees without additional presentation to customs authorities.

If it is established that the parcel contains goods prohibited for movement, then the IGO containing such goods must be returned to the sender.

The purpose of the goods sent to the MGO to the address of an individual is established by the official of the customs authority based on the nature of the goods, their quantity and frequency of shipment.

Whether it is necessary to pay customs payments depends on the cost of the parcel.

The value is accepted by the customs authority, in the region of activity of which there are places of international postal exchange, on the basis of the value indicators indicated in the column "Value (customs)" of the customs declaration CN 23 or in the column "Declared value" in the form-pack SR 72, and in the case the absence of this information - on the basis of the declared value indicated in the column "Declared value" of the accompanying address CP 71 when sending goods in parcels or in the column "Value (customs)" of the customs declaration CN 23 or the label "Customs" when sending goods in small packages and international express mail, or on the envelope of an insured letter.

During customs clearance and customs control of goods sent to the MPO to individuals intended for their personal use and subject to customs duties and taxes in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, an official of the customs authority in the region of activity of which the place of international postal exchange is located, when calculation and accrual of payable customs duties and taxes, uses a customs receipt order (CPO) indicating in it the customs value accepted for calculating customs payments payable, as well as the mass (weight) of goods sent to the IPO.

Issuance of IGOs to individuals is carried out by the postal operator, in the region of activity of which the recipients of IGOs are located, only after payment of customs duties and taxes.

What items can not be sent in the package

In addition to goods that cannot be transported to Russia in any way, which include hazardous waste, special technical means designed to secretly obtain information, etc. (the full list of goods prohibited for import can be viewed at the link), additional restrictions are set for parcels.

Goods prohibited for shipment to the IGO include:

alcoholic products, ethyl alcohol, beer;
any types of tobacco products and smoking mixtures;
any types of weapons (their parts), cartridges for them (their parts), items structurally similar to civilian and service weapons;
radioactive materials;
cultural values;
counterfeit goods;
goods subject to rapid deterioration;
live animals, with the exception of bees, leeches, silkworms;
plants in any form and condition, plant seeds;
precious stones in any form and condition, natural diamonds, with the exception of jewelry;
narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, including in the form of medicines;
ozone depleting substances.

Prepared by "Personal rights.ru"

On December 20, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission established new rules for the import of goods for individuals for personal use. A decision was made, following which, the cost, weight and quantity norms were determined, within which goods can be imported into Russia and other countries of the EAEU duty-free. Also, the amount of duties for exceeding the established norms for the import of goods for personal use is determined.

Briefly about the new duties: From January 1, 2019, the duty-free limit for buyers per month has decreased from 1000 to 500 euros. It is important to know that in some cases, the customs service may also tax the shipping cost.

We are talking about goods that are delivered to a buyer from abroad by international mail or private carriers, including purchases in foreign online stores such as computeruniverse.

According to the decision, from January 1 to December 31, 2018, maintaining the current limit of 1000 euros and 31 kg within one calendar month.

From January 1, 2019, within one calendar month, without paying customs duties and taxes, it will be possible to order goods for a total amount of up to 500 euros and weighing no more than 31 kg.

From January 1, 2020, duty-free import rates will be reduced to 200 euros and 31 kg. At the same time, all restrictions on time and number of orders will be removed. In 2020, for exceeding the limits, you will have to pay 15% of the cost, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kg of "overweight", which is significantly less than the current norms (30% of the cost, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg of weight)

At the same time, the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union may introduce additional restrictions that reduce import rates.

At the moment, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, the duty-free threshold is 1,000 euros and 31 kg per calendar month, and until the end of 2018, buyers in these countries can sleep peacefully.

Tax-free limit reduced to €100, €50 and €20 in 2020-2022

In December 2019, from the Prime Minister of the country D.A. Medvedev received a proposal to further reduce the duty-free limit for individuals.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev instructed First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov to discuss within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) a proposal to reduce the threshold for duty-free import of parcels from foreign online stores to the Russian Federation to €100 from July 1, 2020, €50 from 1 January 2021 and €20 from 1 January 2022.

Reducing the duty-free threshold for importing goods over 500 euros by land

Also, on November 1, the news appeared that in 2019 the threshold for duty-free transportation of goods by land transport would be reduced three times. The document, signed by all five members of the commission on November 1, was published on the legal portal of the EAEU. The content is as follows:

EURASIAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION COUNCIL

SOLUTION

On amendments to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 No. 107
In accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 256, paragraph 11 of Article 260, paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 8 of Article 266 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided:
1. In paragraph 2 of Annex No. 1 to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 No. 107 “On Certain Issues Related to Goods for Personal Use”, the words “from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 inclusive - the cost does not exceed the amount equivalent to 1,000 euros, and (or) the weight does not exceed 50 kg; from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 inclusive - the cost does not exceed the equivalent of 750 euros and (or) the weight does not exceed 35 kg; from January 1, 2021 - the cost does not exceed the equivalent of 500 euros, and (or) the weight does not exceed 25 kg" replace with the words "from January 1, 2019 - the cost does not exceed the equivalent of 500 euros, and (or) the weight does not exceed 25 kg.
2. In paragraph 2 of Annex No. 2 to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian
Economic Commission of December 20, 2017 No. 107 "On Certain Issues Related to Goods for Personal Use" the words "from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 inclusive - the cost exceeds the amount equivalent to 1,000 euros, and (or ) the weight exceeds 50 kg; from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 inclusive - the cost exceeds the equivalent of 750 euros and (or) the weight exceeds 35 kg; from January 1, 2021 - the cost exceeds the equivalent of 500 euros and (or) the weight exceeds 25 kg" replace with the words "from January 1, 2019 - the cost exceeds the equivalent of 500 euros and (or) the weight exceeds 25 kg ".