If you decide to purchase a product from a foreign seller, then you need to be prepared for the fact that it will have to be cleared through customs in Russia. This operation requires the execution of many documents and payment of various fees, while any error may entail certain penalties. In this regard, it is necessary to think over your actions in advance.
Instructions
Step 1
Select the product you want to purchase abroad. Agree on its cost and delivery terms. After that, calculate the payments that will need to be paid at customs: terminal fees, freight, excise, VAT, duty, customs clearance fees. You will also need to issue permits and pay for a temporary storage warehouse. Estimate these costs and finally decide on the feasibility of the purchase.
Step 2
Become a subject of foreign economic activity. To do this, you must be a legal entity, as well as have a currency and ruble account in the bank. Register at the customs post where your goods will arrive. Draw up a foreign economic contract with a foreign seller and issue a transaction passport at the bank.
Step 3
Contact the customs authorities and ask for a list of documents that will be needed in order to clear your goods through customs in Russia. After that, transfer the payment for the goods to the supplier and pay the freight, if this fee is provided for by the terms of the transaction. Wait for the cargo to arrive at customs and take the bill of lading.
Step 4
Fill out the customs declaration and print it on a special form set up by the customs authorities. Pay customs clearance fees, VAT and import duty. Submit the declaration to customs, inspect the goods and release the goods. This completes the customs clearance, and you can safely pick up your goods.
Step 5
Use the services of firms that will clear the goods in Russia for you. This will allow you to significantly save not only time, but also the nerves spent communicating with customs officers. In this case, it is necessary to ask the company to calculate all costs for registration of goods and payment for services and only after that agree to cooperation. Otherwise, your costs may turn out to be unexpectedly high.
