The process of moving precious metals and stones across the border for their further processing is carried out within the framework of customs legislation. The customs clearance procedure is carried out according to regulation on the procedure for the import and export of precious metals and stones, legally enshrined by presidential decree dated July 21, 2001 under No. 742

Customs procedure for the import and export of precious metals and stones

The concept of "precious stones", which exists in the customs legislation of the Russian Federation, includes minerals of natural origin - rubies, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, alexandrites, as well as unique amber formations exceeding a weight of 1000 g, and pearls in their original and processed state.

Precious metals include platinum, gold, silver, and some of the so-called. platinum group: ruthenium, iridium, osmium, palladium and rhodium. All of them do not corrode, have a characteristic luster and noble beauty. AT natural environment are rare and therefore have a high price.

The customs clearance procedure for the import and export of precious metals and stones takes place at specialized customs posts. In this case, customs regimes for processing in the customs territory and outside it, as well as for domestic consumption, are used.

Features of the movement of precious stones and metals, regulated by law

Distinctive properties characterize the import / export of ingots, nuggets, raw metals, finished products with precious metal stones. These features are:

• export of unique nuggets is possible only with the permission of the Government. The rest of the precious metal nuggets are exported within the quotas set by the Russian Government;
• precious metal ingots exported from the territory of the Russian Federation must comply with the requirements of the relevant standards adopted by the LBMA (London Association of Precious Metals Market Participants) and Russia;
• it is legally prohibited to export ore and scrap of precious metals;
• when precious metals are delivered to Russia in the form of ingots, the latter must also be stamped in accordance with the legislation of the importing country;

• export of processed and unprocessed precious metals and stones (excluding diamonds and natural diamonds) is carried out without quantitative restrictions using a special license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation;
• export of precious metals and stones in the form of jewelry is carried out without limiting their quantity. No special license needed

The movement of polished and rough diamonds across the customs border of Russia is regulated by the relevant regulation approved by Decree of the Russian President No. 1373/30.11.02.

Nuances of export and import of precious stones - natural diamonds

Officials of specialized posts of the Russian customs carry out a thorough check of accompanying official papers when moving rough and polished diamonds and register them. At the same time, the state controllers of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation are directly involved in the procedure.

The amount of natural rough diamonds exported from the territory of Russia is regulated by quotas, which are annually set by the Government of the Russian Federation. Getting quotas for the export of diamonds by mining organizations is possible provided that they fulfill the mandatory tasks for the supply of raw materials to the State Gems Fund.

Possibility import of precious stones- rough diamonds - provided only to Russian processing organizations that have a license.

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Decree of the President

Russian Federation

POSITION

ON IMPORT INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FROM THE STATES,

OUTSIDE THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION AND EXPORT

FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THESE STATES OF PRECIOUS

METALS, PRECIOUS STONES AND COMMODITIES,

1. This Regulation establishes the features of import into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian economic union, and export from the Russian Federation to these states of precious metals, precious stones and raw materials containing precious metals, carried out in accordance with the Regulation on the import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and export from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union of precious stones (hereinafter - the Regulation on import and export of precious stones) and the Regulations on the import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and export from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union of precious metals and raw materials containing precious metals (hereinafter - the Regulations on the import and export of precious metals), approved by the decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic commission dated April 21, 2015 N 30 "On measures of non-tariff regulation".

2. Export from the Russian Federation of precious metals (excluding gold) and precious stones placed under the customs procedure for export to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as export) from the State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Russian Federation (State Fund of Russia) is carried out within the limits established by the plans for the release of precious metals and precious stones, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

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3. By decision of the President of the Russian Federation, the following are carried out:

a) export of gold from the State Fund of Russia;

b) export of precious metals and precious stones from the State Fund of Russia in excess of the volumes established by the plans for the release of precious metals and precious stones approved by the Government of the Russian Federation;

c) export of natural diamonds of 10.8 carats or more released from the State Fund of Russia for sale on the external market, as well as unique natural diamonds.

4. Export of precious metals and commodities containing precious metals specified in tables 1 and 2 of section 2.10 of the list of goods in respect of which a permit procedure is established for import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and (or) export from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (Appendix No. 2 to the decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated April 21, 2015 No. 30 "On measures of non-tariff regulation") (hereinafter referred to as the list), is carried out under licenses issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The export of precious metals and precious stones from the State Fund of Russia is carried out by the Joint-Stock Company Foreign Economic Association Almazyuvelirexport.

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The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation establishes the maximum size of the commission for the joint-stock company Foreign Economic Association Almazyuvelirexport, which exports precious metals and precious stones from the State Fund of Russia under commission agreements.

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5. Precious metals and precious stones released from the State Fund of Russia for export purposes and not exported before December 31 of the current year shall be credited to the State Fund of Russia within 10 days.

6. Temporary export from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, for the purpose of exhibiting or scientific study of valuables held by the State Fund of Russia (including valuables held by the Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation), is carried out in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. Federation. This provides for the need for the organizers of the exhibition (scientific study) to provide guarantees for the return of these valuables to the Russian Federation, as well as documentary evidence that the temporarily exported valuables are not the subject of a dispute over ownership.

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7. Export of precious metals and precious stones (with the exception of natural rough and polished diamonds) from the state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is carried out by state unitary enterprises or state institutions authorized by state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the export of precious metals from these state funds is carried out under licenses issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

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Such export is carried out according to the decisions of the state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, adopted in the manner established by the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

8. The export of natural rough and polished diamonds issued from the state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is carried out through joint-stock company Foreign Economic Association Almazyuvelirexport.

(see text in previous edition)

(see text in previous edition)

10. Temporary export from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, for the purpose of exhibiting or scientific study of valuables held in state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, is carried out by state unitary enterprises or state institutions in the manner established by the Government Russian Federation. This provides for the need for the organizers of the exhibition (scientific study) to provide guarantees for the return of these valuables to the Russian Federation, as well as documentary evidence that the temporarily exported valuables are not the subject of a dispute over ownership.

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11. The decision to spend by selling on the foreign market a part of the gold reserves of the Russian Federation, stored in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, is taken by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in the manner agreed with the Government of the Russian Federation.

12. Entities involved in the extraction and production of precious metals, precious stones and raw materials containing precious metals may export them in accordance with the procedure established by the Regulations on the Import and Export of Precious Stones and the Regulations on the Import and Export of Precious Metals, provided that they fulfill their contractual obligations under supply of precious metals and precious stones to the State Fund of Russia.

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Control over the fulfillment of the requirements of this paragraph shall be carried out by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

13. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation controls the export operations of credit institutions with refined gold and silver in the form of bullion on the basis of reports submitted by credit institutions to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in the forms established by it.

14. Export of unique precious stones and unique nuggets of precious metals (with the exception of exports from the State Fund of Russia of unique natural diamonds) is carried out according to separate decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation.

15. To monitor world market prices for rough natural diamonds in order to timely make changes to the price lists for natural rough diamonds, representative batches of rough natural diamonds are selected and sold in the manner established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Realization of representative batches of rough natural diamonds is carried out through the joint-stock company Foreign Economic Association Almazyuvelirexport.

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Representative lots of rough natural diamonds are selected by natural diamond miners and should reflect the range of current mining.

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16. Export of natural diamonds of special sizes weighing 10.8 carats or more (with the exception of natural diamonds classified as unique and natural diamonds of the “board” position) purchased by foreign persons from natural diamond mining entities at auctions is carried out by natural diamond mining entities at auctions. at a price not lower than the price determined in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the sale of special-sized diamonds weighing 10.8 carats or more in the domestic market.

Export of natural diamonds of special sizes weighing 10.8 carats or more (with the exception of natural diamonds classified as unique and natural diamonds of the "board" position) purchased by other market entities that have the right to carry out transactions with precious stones, is carried out at a price not lower than the price , determined in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the sale of special-sized diamonds weighing 10.8 carats or more in the domestic market.

Export of natural diamonds of special sizes of 10.8 carats or more (except for natural diamonds of the “board” position) released from the State Fund of Russia for sale on the foreign market is carried out at a price not lower than the price determined in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the sale of special diamonds sizes weighing 10.8 carats or more in the domestic market.

Export of natural diamonds of special sizes weighing 10.8 carats or more of the “board” position by mining entities of such natural diamonds, other market entities that have the right to carry out transactions with precious stones, as well as the export of these diamonds released from the State Fund of Russia for sale on the foreign market, is carried out at a price determined on the basis of a limit assessment, but not lower than the price established by the price list for natural rough diamonds for diamonds of 10 carats of the corresponding quality and color characteristics.

The limit assessment of natural diamonds of special sizes weighing 10.8 carats or more is carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Control over the fulfillment of these requirements is carried out in the course of state control during the export of precious stones from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union.

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17. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation quarterly submits to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation information on licenses issued for the export of precious metals.

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18. Federal customs Service quarterly submits to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation information on the actual volumes of exports from the Russian Federation of precious metals and precious stones, including on the movement of rough natural diamonds across the state border of the Russian Federation, placed under the customs procedures of customs transit when transporting foreign goods from the customs authority in the place arrival to the customs office at the place of departure and re-export.

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19. State control when importing into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and exporting from the Russian Federation to these states of precious metals and precious stones specified in section 2.9 and tables 1 and 3 of section 2.10 of the list, is carried out by:

a) federal state institution "State institution for the formation of the State Fund of precious metals and precious stones of the Russian Federation, storage, issue and use of precious metals and precious stones (Gokhran of Russia) under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation" - in accordance with the rules provided for in Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations on the import and export of precious stones;

b) the federal state institution "Russian State Assay Chamber under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation" - in accordance with the rules provided for in Appendix No. 2

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19.1. Customs operations in respect of precious metals scrap and waste exported from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union (code 7112 TN VED EAEU), as well as raw precious metals, ores and precious metal concentrates mined in the Russian Federation (code 2616 TN VED EAEU), specified in Table 1, Section 2.10 of the list, and customs operations in respect of imported into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, scrap and waste of precious metals (code 7112 TN VED EAEU), unprocessed precious metals, ores and concentrates of precious metals (code 2616 TN VED EAEU), specified in Table 1, Section 2.10 of the list, are carried out at specialized customs posts with the obligatory participation of officials authorized to conduct state control of the federal state institution "Russian State Assay Office under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation" ( except except for the cases provided for by subparagraphs "a" and "b" of paragraph 4 of the Regulation on the Import and Export of Precious Metals) in accordance with the rules provided for in Appendix No. 2 to the Regulation on the Import and Export of Precious Metals.

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19.2. State control of prices when exporting from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, unprocessed precious metals, ores and concentrates of precious metals (code 2616 TN VED EAEU) specified in table 1 section 2.10 of the list, mined in the territory of the Russian Federation, is carried out authorized to carry out state control officials federal state institution "Russian State Assay Chamber under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation" in the manner established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

State control of prices when exporting from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, precious metals specified in tables 1 and 3 of section 2.10 of the list (with the exception of unprocessed precious metals, ores and concentrates of precious metals (code 2616 TN VED EAEU), is carried out by officials of the federal state institution "Russian State Assay Office under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation" authorized to conduct state control in the manner prescribed by subparagraph "d" of paragraph 3 of Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations on the Import and Export of Precious Metals.

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19.3. Documents required for the implementation of state control when importing into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and exporting from the Russian Federation to these states, precious metals and precious stones specified in section 2.9 and tables 1 and 3 of section 2.10 of the list, and also for the implementation of state price control when exporting from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, unwrought precious metals, ores and concentrates of precious metals (code 2616 TN VED EAEU), specified in table 1 section 2.10 of the list, are represented by market entities, having the right to carry out transactions with precious metals and precious stones, on paper or in the form electronic documents signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature.

Documents prepared based on the results of state control when importing into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and exporting from the Russian Federation to these states, precious metals and precious stones specified in section 2.9 and tables 1 and 3 of section 2.10 of the list, executed in accordance with the rules provided for in Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations on the Import and Export of Precious Stones and Appendix No. 2 to the Regulations on the Import and Export of Precious Metals, as well as documents prepared based on the results of state price control when exporting from the Russian Federation to states that are not to the Eurasian Economic Union, unwrought precious metals, ores and concentrates of precious metals (code 2616 TN VED EAEU), specified in

1. These Rules are developed in pursuance of the Regulations on the procedure for importing into the customs territory of the Customs Union and exporting from the customs territory of the Customs Union of precious metals, precious stones and commodities containing precious metals (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), as well as in pursuance of the requirements of the international certification scheme for unprocessed natural diamonds and establish the rules for exercising state control over the import into the customs territory of the Customs Union and export from the customs territory of the Customs Union of precious stones (hereinafter referred to as state control).

2. State control is carried out by authorized organizations of the states - members of the Customs Union, determined in accordance with their national legislation.

3. The purpose of state control is to verify compliance with the legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union when making foreign economic transactions with precious stones and products from them.

4. When conducting state control, the main activities are:

a) verification of the compliance of the quality of sorting and evaluation of precious stones with the unified regulatory and technical documentation and accompanying documents;

b) verification of compliance of products made of precious stones with normative and technical documentation and accompanying documentation;

c) verification of the validity of the application of unified classifiers, price lists, and samples in force on the territory of the Customs Union;

d) verification of compliance with the established procedure for classifying precious stones as unique in the primary classification of precious stones;

e) verification of compliance with the priority right established by the national legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union to purchase precious stones in state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the states - members of the Customs Union;

f) verification of compliance with the requirements of the international certification scheme for rough natural diamonds of the Kimberley Process.

5. In order to implement the main areas of activity, the following procedures are carried out:

a) verification of the origin of the exported precious stones and the legality of their possession;

b) quality control of sorting of exported precious stones;

c) control over the fulfillment of the conditions for the preferential sale of precious stones to the state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the states - members of the Customs Union;

d) control over the correctness of the determination of the classification features of precious stones, determined in the process of identification;

e) control of the contract value of exported lots of precious stones (except for rough diamonds and polished diamonds) in relation to its deviation from the value determined as a result of state control, not less than 5 percent;

note:

The numbering of subparagraphs is given in accordance with the official text of the document.

g) control of the mandatory offer of a batch of rough diamonds intended for export by diamond manufacturing entities for sale on the domestic market of the member states of the Customs Union within 10 working days;

h) when used by organizations customs procedures processing outside the customs territory of the Customs Union, processing in the customs territory of the Customs Union, processing for internal consumption - identification and verification of the origin of processed gemstones imported into the Customs Union in order to determine the possibility of their manufacture from raw gemstones previously exported from the customs territory of the Customs Union, as well as processed precious stones exported from the customs territory of the Customs Union in order to determine the possibility of their manufacture from raw precious stones imported earlier into the customs territory of the Customs Union;

i) registration, issuance and registration of export certificates for rough natural diamonds of the Customs Union member states, as well as verification of the availability and accounting of certificates for the export of natural diamonds of the exporting state (Kimberley Process certificate) when importing rough natural diamonds in order to implement the international certification scheme for rough natural diamonds ;

j) control over the fulfillment of the conditions for the temporary export of precious stones from the state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the states - members of the Customs Union and state funds of precious metals and precious stones of the subjects of the states - members of the Customs Union;

k) registration of documents confirming the results of state control.

6. For the implementation of state control, authorized organizations are provided with information and documents:

A letter of application indicating the details of the organization importing (exporting) precious stones, with a list of attached documents required for state control, declared purposes of import (export) and the expected date of state control;

Foreign trade contract (agreement, agreement), on the basis of which the import (export) of precious stones is carried out with a specification and accompanying documents;

A document confirming the right of an organization importing (exporting) precious stones to carry out transactions with precious stones and putting the organization on special registration with an authorized organization of the state - a member of the Customs Union, of which these organizations are residents;

Statutory and registration documents of the organization;

Information about the actual address of the organization;

Power of attorney of the organization, proving the identity of the responsible representative and giving him the right to present documents and precious stones for state control.

7. When importing natural diamonds into the customs territory of the Customs Union, in addition to the documents specified in paragraph 6 of these Rules, a certificate of export of natural diamonds of the exporting state (Kimberley Process certificate) issued in accordance with the requirements of the international certification scheme for rough natural diamonds must be submitted.

8. When exporting unprocessed precious stones, in addition to the documents specified in paragraph 6 of these Rules, the following must be submitted:

License issued by an authorized executive body the state authorities of the member states of the Customs Union for the export of uncut gemstones;

Contracts for the purchase of rough gemstones on the territory of the member states of the Customs Union with issuance certificates and specifications (setting lists) (including in the case of export of a part of the consignment of gemstones purchased under this agreement);

Confirmation of accounting of the exporter's transactions (acquisition of rough gemstones in the domestic market of the member states of the Customs Union) under the submitted contracts for the purchase of precious stones in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union;

General information about the weight and value of the exported batch of rough gemstones for each raw material contract in accordance with Appendix No. 1 to these Rules.

9. When exporting processed precious stones, in addition to the documents specified in paragraph 6 of these Rules, the following must be submitted:

A license issued by the authorized executive body of state power of the member states of the Customs Union for the export of precious stones (except for diamonds);

Shipping specification, reflecting the full range of processed gemstones in quantitative and cost terms;

Generalized specification for size-weight groups;

Certificate of actual use of raw gemstones for the manufacture of each batch of exported stones in accordance with Appendix No. 2 to these Rules;

Certificate of use of rough diamonds weighing 10, 80 carats or more in accordance with Appendix No. 3 to these Rules;

Protocol (act) of the enterprise for the evaluation of diamonds over 6 carats;

Minutes of the expert commission authorized body executive power of the state - a member of the Customs Union for Precious Stones (if purchased raw gems or finished products precious stones, which, by their characteristics, can be classified as unique);

Documents confirming the origin (acquisition) of precious stones and the legality of their possession: contracts, commission agreement or agency agreement, certificates of issuance for rough gems, picking lists, acts of transactions for rough gems, accounted for in the prescribed manner.

10. When exporting products for industrial purposes made of precious stones, in addition to the documents specified in paragraph 6 of these Rules, the following must be submitted:

Shipping specification, reflecting the full range of goods in quantitative and cost terms;

Certificate of the actual use of precious stones for the manufacture of each batch of exported goods in accordance with Appendix No. 4 to these Rules;

Documents confirming the origin (acquisition) of precious stones used for the manufacture of exported items: contracts, commission agreement or agency agreement, certificates of issuance for unprocessed precious stones, picking lists, acts of transactions for unprocessed precious stones, accounted for in the prescribed manner;

Normative and technical documentation for exported goods in accordance with the legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union.

11. All submitted documents must be signed by the head and certified by the seal of the enterprise, copies are stitched, certified by the signature of the head and the seal of the organization.

12. For the purposes of state control, information on magnetic media in the prescribed format may be requested.

13. The procedure for interaction between authorized organizations and customs authorities when importing into the customs territory of the Customs Union and exporting from the customs territory of the Customs Union of precious stones is determined by the legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union.

14. The results of state control are documented by an act of state control, the form of which is given in Appendix No. 5 to these Rules.

For all exported consignments of rough natural diamonds, a certificate of export of rough natural diamonds is issued, issued in accordance with the procedure established by the national legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union.

15. Acts of state control reflect the following information:

a) confirmation of the fact of implementation of all procedures of state control over the quality of sorting and evaluation of precious stones established during the import (export) of precious stones, as well as actions aimed at meeting the requirements of the international certification scheme for natural diamonds;

b) conclusions on the absence of violations with recommendations on the possibility of customs clearance of a consignment of precious stones or on violations of legislation and international obligations identified in the course of state control that prevent customs clearance;

c) in the event of importation into the customs territory of a batch of natural diamonds without a certificate or with violations of the requirements of the international certification scheme of the Kimberley Process, a conclusion is made in the act of state control on the need to return the specified batch to the country of export.

16. In the event that, during state control, violations of the law in foreign trade operations with precious stones or signs of a crime are detected, the relevant materials are sent to the licensing and law enforcement agencies of the state - a member of the Customs Union.

17. The results of the state control may be appealed in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the state - a member of the Customs Union.

Jewels, jewelry, products made of gold, silver, precious stones - customs clearance, limits, restrictions

The procedure for the movement by individuals of jewelry, stones and precious metals for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union is provided for by the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the procedure for the movement by individuals of goods for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union and the commission customs operations related to their release” dated June 18, 2010 and the Customs Code of the Customs Union.

When exporting products made of precious metals, precious stones, only valuables worth no more than 25 thousand US dollars can be recognized as goods for personal use. In case of exceeding the value norm, the goods are subject to customs clearance in the general manner.

The classification of goods transported by individuals across the customs border as goods for personal use is carried out by the customs authority based on:

) statements of an individual about the goods being moved (orally or writing using a passenger customs declaration) in cases established by the Agreement on the Procedure for Moving Goods for Personal Use by Individuals Across the Customs Border of the Customs Union and Performing Customs Operations Related to Their Release dated June 18, 2010;

2) the nature and quantity of goods;

3) frequency of crossing by an individual and (or) movement of goods across the customs border.

Meanwhile, some Russians are bringing from abroad jewelry and other items made of precious metals, many times exceeding the permitted volume, "forgetting" to declare the goods in the prescribed form, thereby violating customs legislation. Here are some examples. More information can be found on the websites of the customs authorities.

In 2014, the department for combating especially dangerous types of smuggling of the Central Operational Customs successfully carried out a number of operations to identify and suppress the illegal import of jewelry, precious stones and goods from precious metals into Russia.

Thus, the implementation of operational-search measures together with the Domodedovo customs made it possible to initiate two criminal cases (part 1 of article 194 and part 1 of article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) against a Russian citizen who tried to smuggle 44 diamonds into our country. During a personal search of a passenger who arrived from Israel, customs officers found 44 precious stones in specially made secret pockets of underwear. The examination estimated the total cost of smuggling at 6,600,000 rubles. The amount of unpaid customs payments, respectively, amounted to 2 million 382 thousand rubles.

The citizen of Russia, who illegally brought from Europe to Russia four pieces of jewelry worth over four million rubles, did not differ in originality either. During a personal search, the women were found in the secret pockets of their underwear 4 items with precious stones framed by a diamond placer. The amount of unpaid customs payments is one million 300 thousand rubles.

In April 2014, during the customs control of the New York-Moscow flight, employees of the Sheremetyevo customs found two diamond pendants worth about 20 million rubles in the luggage of a Russian citizen. There were no relevant documents for the product. On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Article 194 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Evasion of customs payments levied from an organization or individual). The amount of unpaid customs payments amounted to 5 million 737 thousand rubles.

Employees of the Astrakhan Airport of the Astrakhan customs in May 2014, while trying to cross the customs border through the "green" corridor, detained three Russian citizens, a native of Dagestan, who arrived on a flight from Turkey (Istanbul). Women tried to smuggle about 9 kilograms of jewelry without declaring - chains, rings, earrings, necklaces, pendants, watches, bracelets. Also, coasters, vases, caskets made of white and yellow metal were found in the luggage. The products were hidden among children's and women's clothing, bed linen and were found during customs inspection. On this fact, proceedings were initiated administrative offenses under part 1 of Art. 16.2 (non-declaration in the prescribed form of goods subject to customs declaration), jewelry and other items (stands, vases, caskets) were seized and sent for examination. At the moment, court hearings have been held in two cases of AP, the court decided to bring to administrative responsibility for committing an administrative offense and choose a measure of restraint - confiscation.

At the beginning of November 2014, at the customs post Airport Volgograd of the Astrakhan customs, during the customs control, officials of the post detained residents of Volgograd, who arrived on a flight from Egypt (Hurghada). Undeclared goods were found in the luggage - jewelry (rings, chains, bracelets, earrings, necklaces), total weight which amounted to 2.6 kg. All jewelry was seized and sent for examination. According to these facts, cases of administrative offenses under Art. 16.2 part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (non-declaration in the established form of goods subject to customs declaration).

Additionally:

Question: I am a citizen of Russia, permanent residence in Canada, I would like to import from Toronto to Moscow silver pendants (without chains) 925, in the amount of 30 pieces, each weighing 18 grams. total cost 1535 Canadian dollars (approximately 45,000 rubles), checks available. Do I have to declare and pay any duty? I bring products as a gift to relatives and friends, but I guess that it is unlikely that customs will believe my generosity (although this is less than half of my monthly salary). Please dispel or confirm my guesses.

Answer: not that they will not believe in your kindness. The fact that you bring the same gifts to different people will cause great suspicion. A gift is a personal thing. To whom the book. to whom candy, and to whom a scarlet flower. And you have the same chains with a total weight of half a kilo. I confidently say: "They won't believe it." Think of something else. There are five different things still all right, but no, it won’t work.

Question:I have been living in London for more than 10 years, I am a British citizen, and I also retain Russian citizenship. I come to Moscow 5-6 times a year to visit my elderly mother, sister and nephew and, of course, friends On October 20, 2009, I once again went to Moscow for 5 days for the wedding of a close friend. 50th anniversary (which was in 2006) - a bracelet with diamonds and ring earrings. I also had a small butterfly pendant around my neck. (3 items - there was nothing else). I always wear these jewels to solemn events and have been with them in Moscow several times already. There is nowhere to wear them especially in London - a different culture. When passing the border along the green corridor, they stopped me, asked me to remove these things from me (I did not hide them) and took them away!!! while they kept me for about 4 hours. They sent things for examination, evaluated them many times more expensive than their cost. 150,000 thousand!!! I can get a document from the Graff company (the company that made these items) that they never valued these items at that amount. My husband bought these items for £13,000 (about $20,000) a few years ago, which we have an invoice for. But even if they valued them at that amount, do I really have to declare my things every time? I remember, when leaving Russia, I asked the customs officer if I needed to declare my jewelry and he waved his hand and said, if it’s yours, then you don’t need it. Please help me with advice on what documents are needed to take my things back. And do I have any rights due to the fact that I do not live in Moscow at all, but only come for 5-6 days. I live in London, work here, pay taxes, etc. Would it be easier to get them when I leave for London? I have looked on the Internet for many sites on this topic. Yours is the best.

Answer: next time you will probably have to stay in Russia. Prepare all possible documents about the origin of jewelry. From the store, etc. Everything there is. Photocopy and send to customs for attachment to the case, if any. In general, you need to complain to the FCS or immediately to the Prosecutor's Office. What they did to you is a blatant violation. I would say customs lawlessness. They had no right to delay anything. By putting on jewelry, you "declared" them, i.e. didn't hide. You must return everything with an apology. Maybe you didn't write everything. What document were you issued about the detention of jewelry?

Question 2: Thank you very much for the answer. The jewels were on me and I myself pointed them out when the customs officer asked if I had something valuable - here, they say, are my jewels. She ignored my answer, called more people, and one of them asked me to take off the jewelry, they put them in some kind of plastic cup and I was taken to the room. The glass was on the table. Then there was a personal search, about which I have an act, on which nothing was found. They also gave me a Customs Inspection Act, where it is not written anywhere that the jewelry was on me (at that moment they were already in a glass). It says - the goods were presented - 1 place. (Why one? things - 3 items). And a letter that my goods (!!) have been placed in the warehouse of temporary storage of customs for examination, in order to establish the purpose and cost, as well as the presence or absence of the fact of an offense. I also wrote a statement in which I wrote that the things were on me, that I was going to the wedding, that I was already with them in Russia. But they did not give me a copy of it! Can they destroy it? To be honest, as a person brought up in the Gulag Archiperlag, I was somehow very frightened, I sat quietly like a mouse, which was probably not right at all. But the way they treated me, it was terrible. And I don’t want to go to Russia at all, because I read on the Internet that if this is such a cost, as they wrote, this is already a criminal case. But, of course, I'm ready to leave with the documents. but I can’t stay there for a long time, because I work in London and it’s very strict with vacations here. Although it is still not clear to me whether all the British who come to visit Moscow must declare the things they wear. Is there such a law? Is there a law where it is written that I must declare things bought a long time ago every time? Do you have a good, knowledgeable lawyer in Moscow who is as well versed in customs law as you are? Maybe you can recommend it to me? Thank you very much,

Answer: I was right this is the usual chaos. You urgently need to write a complaint addressed to the head of the FCS Belyaninov A.Yu. The address is on the site. You must have a document on the detention of jewelry with their exact description and weight. Describe the entire screening process. Were you asked to write a declaration before the personal search? Was there a resolution of the chief of customs on conducting a personal search on the declaration? All this is important, I suspect that there were many violations. Gulag was a long time ago, now you have to protect your rights. What did you violate if you entered the country? There are too many questions. You can write a letter to the Duma deputy Valery Gavrilovich Draganov, he was the head of the Federal Customs Service (www.draganov.ru) and he will understand everything. Unfortunately, I don’t have lawyers I know in Moscow, but you can search on the Internet.

Question: On December 30, I bought defective earrings worth about a thousand euros at a diamond factory in Amsterdam. The breakdown was discovered in Russia. Tax Free has not been received yet. How to be? Return, replacement or repair. As where? Sent a letter to the factory e-mail with a photo of the breakdown and questions ... alas, silence Again, buying a tour to Holland is expensive, and it’s not a fact that my words are recognized as true. The defect is obvious, the seller could not have been unaware of it, but he used the haste of tourists ... Dear Alexander Mikhailovich, please advise. Thank you.

Answer: There are two options. Go to Holland and demand repair or replacement. Or take it to your local jewelry repair shop. There is probably nothing more to be done.

Question: A gold bracelet and two rings with precious stones were sent from America in a letter. They were bought at an e-bay auction by a friend in America (the price for which they bought is much lower than that which they can appreciate at customs), the invoice is new, the letter was not enclosed. detained by customs. What do I need to do? bring checks to customs or they will still evaluate it in their own way (and this will be a very large amount). And is it possible to send everything back if there is a very large fee.

Answer: I think you have a problem. Money and valuables are usually not sent in letters. Perhaps the customs has already opened a case of an administrative violation. If so, then it's a big problem. You can also send the invoice, but it is unlikely to help. The duty is not charged on the actual value. After all, you could buy it for a ruble. And for the customs value of goods, if it is impossible to determine the value at the transaction price, then the customs uses other methods for determining the customs value, including the cost of similar goods. Buying cheap is good luck, but the duty will still be high. Try to withdraw the package. I don't know if it will work for you.

Question: Hello, Alexander Mikhailovich. I'm going to import copies of jewelry and watches from Asia, weighing up to 15 kg, some of silver, for sale. I'm ready to pay all duties. Which is better: through the red corridor or dhl, as physical person or individual? And will there be any questions that these are copies? All goods will be without documents, bought on the market. Thanks in advance

Answer: Do not go to the "green" corridor. You should go through the "red" and declare everything as a commercial consignment duty, excise and VAT will have to be paid in full. However, in general, I don't like your idea. You will have serious problems and I doubt that you will be released anything. You call it copies, but in the language of customs it is called counterfeit products. All over the world, counterfeit imports are being fought. So you don't have a lot of chances to spend these goods.

Question: Hello, I'm planning a trip to Europe on vacation, I'm going abroad for the first time. Since I wear silver jewelry, I will have a silver chain with a pendant, silver earrings with topaz and a ring with a semi-precious stone - this is what I will wear. As a gift, I am bringing a gold chain with an engraved name pendant and two engraved training rings with names, (all bought in Moscow) one for my fiancé, and the second for me, with which I will return back to Moscow. Do I need to fill out a declaration and what should I write in it? Can I go to the green corridor?
Answer: This amount of jewelry is not required to be declared.

Question: Good afternoon! please help me find out how customs clearance will take place
jewelry ordered via the Internet for personal purposes, the cost of which, including shipping (shipping), does not exceed 65,000 rubles. If products come from the USA, Indonesia, Turkey, etc. - does customs clearance depend on this? delivery takes place by internal mail of Moscow.

Answer: I naively believe that items sent from different countries are sent not by internal mail, but by international mail. In addition, it follows from your question that you intend to put the import of jewelry on stream. So, mind-boggling difficulties await you. Well, if you get one cheap (worth up to 10 thousand rubles) ring once a year. Then maybe they will give it to you duty-free at the post office where the postal department of the Moscow customs works. Another thing is the regular receipt of parcels with jewelry from around the world. The fact is that the customs clearance of gold and other jewelry is within the competence of the Central Excise Customs, which is not present at the post office. This is where the problems begin. About 65,000 rubles you mention out of place at all. I have on the site repeatedly explained what rules apply in what cases. Let's look again and try to formulate your question.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich, please advise how much gold (jewelry) can be exported without declaration from Dushanbe to Moscow? And how much can you take out?

Answer: You can import as much as you like into Moscow, but I don’t know how much you can export from Dushanbe. "East is a delicate matter"

Question: Dear Alexandrovich Mikhailovich, tell me please, I want to take gold earrings with diamonds worth 24,000 rubles from Russia to the USA as a gift. Are they required to be included in the declaration and what fees must be paid? Thanks in advance!

Answer: Take it easy and give. It is possible not to declare, and go through the "green corridor", unless, of course, there is nothing else to be declared.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich, I have an intention to import silver jewelry (in small quantities) from Peru. I want to try to place an order with the manufacturer - the seller a small order for 2-3 thousand dollars as individual. And if it works out with the implementation (via the Internet), then I will issue an IP in order to "live in peace." From your correspondence, I realized that the best way to do this is through DHL, TNT, etc.

Tell me, is it possible and does it make sense to order you to draw up schemes for optimizing customs payments and deliveries?

Answer A: Such shipments will be treated as commercial shipments and therefore you will need a customs broker. It's up to you to find a serious broker or one that will optimize payments, constantly risking your money and your freedom. It seems to me that it is better to find a good professional broker and, having concluded an agreement with him, live and work in peace. By the way, UPS, DHL and TNT are all licensed customs brokers and can carry out the full range of services. If you live in St. Petersburg, I can advise you, but understand correctly, this is already a paid job.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich! He intends to import jewelry from sunny India into Russia, registered as an individual entrepreneur without an image. Please tell me how much it will cost to clear 10 kg of silver jewelry with semi-precious stones (topaz, zircon, amethyst, black star, ruby ​​star, garnet, pearls) at a purchase price of 200 thousand rubles. Thanks in advance,

Answer: According to the Constitution and the Customs Code, you have every right to the intended actions. The duty on jewelry is 20% of the customs value of the goods, which includes the cost plus shipping costs. For the amount customs duty and the accrued duty, VAT -18% is charged. Here also consider.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich, please help me to understand the following question:
a foreign company wants to transfer to its representative office in the territory of the Russian Federation award signs made of gold 585 with the company logo to encourage its employees. Registration will be carried out at a specialized post of the TsAT. Is it necessary to obtain a license from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for customs clearance if the delivery is not commercial between non-residents? Please tell me the regulations on customs clearance of imported jewelry. Thank you in advance!

Answer: According to product group 7113, 7114, a license may or may not be required. This is regulated by Order of the State Customs Committee No. 150 of 03/19/1996. Given the limited batch and free delivery, it most likely will not be needed. The main thing is to choose the right product code.

Question: Hello! Please tell me, I am going to import jewelry from Denmark to Russia, currently in accordance with Tax Code items made of precious metals are not included in the list of excisable goods, in this regard, is it necessary to clear jewelry at excise customs? What payments and in what amount will I need to pay when importing these products.

Answer: With payments, everything is very simple. Duty 20% and VAT 18%. Indeed, there is no excise tax, but a license is required for certain types of products. Regarding the place of customs clearance, it is necessary to look at the orders of the FCS on the competence of the customs authorities in specific regions. We have one excise customs office, in all regions there are its posts. Customs posts located at international airports are usually authorized to carry out customs clearance of jewelry. And it is unlikely that you will carry jewelry by sea in a container.

Question: I want to buy diamond earrings in India for $2,000. In Russia, these cost 3 thousand dollars. At what price will customs officers assess them? And if you buy earrings for 5 thousand dollars. how much will the customs payments be? Thanks

Answer: If the earrings are alone, then no one will notice them. It's up to you to take the risk or not. They fit into the norm of duty-free import, there is nothing to be afraid of, then you can save the check. The main thing is that this is your first trip in a month.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich.
Please, advise how to arrange jewelry (gold, precious stones, about 1 kg) that are imported into Russia as samples (for negotiations) and will be taken back. Do I need to pay duty, excise, VAT? If you need to leave part of the jewelry in Russia, will it be possible to pay the customs duty after the fact when leaving the country and how problematic is this? Thank you in advance.

Answer: For temporarily imported samples, it is most correct to issue a CCD in the temporary import regime. Customs has the right to request security in the form of a deposit or other guarantees for payment of customs duties. When it becomes clear which of the products will remain in Russia, it will be necessary to declare them for free circulation, and export the rest by issuing a return export. I warn you in advance that it is necessary to have a detailed specification indicating the cost of each product. Also, do not forget that jewelry is processed only at excise customs and their posts.

Question: Hello, Alexander Mikhailovich If my family (4 people) I, husband, children 9 and 14 years old are going on vacation abroad. On departure, can we carry 3000$$х4person=12000$$ in cash? And yet, what does it mean to describe jewelry in detail in the customs declaration upon departure? Description name and form of jewelry, name of metal, name of stones, their number, diameter in mm? If I don’t take declared things with me on a trip and only $ 3,000 in cash, then upon arrival I can safely walk along the green corridor only after checking my luggage? Where can I read about the rate of imported perfumes (perfumes) and alcoholic products without duty, can I safely multiply these rates by 4 in my case?

Answer: You can really export without declaring up to 12,000 dollars for 4 people. However, I advise you not to do this. Take some cash, and the rest is easier to transport in the form of a plastic card or even several. It is not necessary to describe jewelry in great detail, it is your right to declare them for temporary export so that there are no questions when re-entering. Sometimes a sample is indicated, but there was no detailed description before. If you do not declare anything and your currency is less than 3,000 dollars, then you can really go along the "green corridor", by the way, luggage in this corridor may not shine through. By the way, black caviar is limited for export, 150g per person. At the entrance, alcohol is limited to no more than 2 liters per person who has reached the age of majority. Perfumes and other perfumes are imported in the amount necessary for personal consumption. Purchased goods can generally be imported for 65,000 rubles or 35 kg, but this is if you have not been abroad for more than a month. In general, I advise you to take a minimum of things with you. Why burden yourself on a trip? I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Hello, Alexander Mikhailovich! I am planning to go to Paris as a tourist. I take a few personal things with me, and on the way back I plan to buy clothes and jewelry for personal use in the amount of at least 50 thousand euros. Please tell me what duties and VAT I have to pay. Thanks in advance for your reply.

Answer: Tourists usually do not buy clothes and jewelry for the amount you specified. Tourists go for impressions and souvenirs. The rules provide for duty-free importation of goods worth up to 65,000 rubles and weighing no more than 35 kg. Anything above this amount is released under a duty of 30% of the cost, but not less than 4 euros per kg. Goods in excess of $10,000 are issued under the GTD and are subject to duty in accordance with the tariff, plus excise on jewelry and VAT on everything. Trying to hide something is unlikely to succeed. You will receive a tax-free refund. Thus, your tourist trip will be overshadowed by a lengthy customs procedure upon your return. I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Hello, dear Alexander Mikhailovich! I am leaving for permanent residence in the United States, I am a citizen of Russia. I would like to clarify about the allowable rate and rules for the export of jewelry, currency and the maximum weight of luggage when passing customs control. Thank you in advance.

Answer: I advise you to find out at the American consulate the rules for importing things into America. There are almost no restrictions on export from Russia. Jewelry can be exported in any quantity, but not older than 100 years, otherwise it is already a work of art. Currency: up to $3,000 without declaration, up to $10,000 must be declared. Over 10,000 dollars - on a credit card. Pay attention to the ticket. The allowed amount of luggage is indicated there. Beyond that, for a fee. I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Good afternoon, I want to import jewelry from Thailand to Moscow. I am interested in: 1) how much goods can I carry in my hand luggage 2) if I arrange for cargo transportation, what tax is charged

Answer: Moving goods across the border is possible for different purposes: for personal use and for commerce. Anything exceeding these limits is subject to customs duty in the amount of 30% of the customs value of the goods. You can receive parcels by mail, but not more than 10,000 rubles a week. However, if you say that you are transporting or receiving goods by mail for commercial purposes, or customs decides on its own based on the weight, quantity or frequency of movement, then you will pay duty. Your question is especially interesting because when the "shuttles" are already "tied up", you suddenly decided to go into the difficult "shuttle" business. Well, I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Hello, dear Alexander Mikhailovich! I am interested in the following question. I heard that a US citizen can take with him, flying out of the States, personal items in the amount of $ 10,000. Is it so? And at our, Russian customs, how is this issue? How much can he bring in personal belongings? The fact is that my friend (a US citizen) wants to bring his mother (a Russian citizen) a set of diamond jewelry worth about $ 1,000, perhaps even keeping the receipt. Will he need to pay customs duty when entering the territory of Russia? If yes, how much? Thank you!

Answer: Regardless of how much you can export from the US, any citizen (even the US), entering Russia, has the right to import duty-free goods worth no more than 65,000 rubles and weighing no more than 35 kg. If a set of diamond jewelry does not go beyond this norm, then no duty must be paid. I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Hello, Alexander Mikhailovich! I am interested in the following question. If I am sent (as a gift) a piece of jewelry from the USA by mail or courier service (worth approximately $ 250), will I pay duty upon receipt or the sender upon departure? What is the amount of the fee? Thanks in advance!

Answer: You can receive duty-free parcels no more than once a month for an amount not exceeding 10,000 rubles. Thus, your necklace must be released duty-free. But this applies to mail. Courier Services may not be licensed and this will not be considered by mail and a 30% duty may apply. I wish you success, Puchkov A.M.

Question: Dear Alexander Mikhailovich! Let me ask you a question. I am planning to purchase a piece of jewelry from a store located in India by ordering online and paying with PayPal (the store is trustworthy), I am interested in the cost of customs clearance of jewelry and how it is actually done, that is, if the item is sent to me, let's say UPS or TNT, do I receive already cleared goods from them or should I fill out the customs declaration myself? What is the amount of customs duty for jewelry. And one more question, a friend from Germany is going to send me a shawl (1 piece, boo), is the customs duty paid? Thank you in advance and wish you health, success and patience in your difficult work!

Answer A: UPS and TNT issue parcels already cleared by customs. They pay duty and charge a very reasonable customs clearance fee as far as I know. The value of the customs duty is 20%, and if it is bijouterie made of non-precious metals, then the combined customs duty rate is 20%, but not less than 4 euros per kg. At the same time, I would not recommend buying jewelry online. The product may differ greatly from the picture. The cost, apparently, is not small, the duty is high. The shawl is easier to send. Let a friend indicate some value. Low, so as not to overpay, but not too low, so that customs does not swear and do not conduct their own assessment. If you still decide to buy Indian jewelry, try to ensure that the parcels arrive with a break of a month. Thanks for the kind words. I wish you success and health, Puchkov A.

Question: Hello, I am a private entrepreneur and I want to import jewelry from Sweden in small quantities (up to 50,000) to Russia for resale, with a frequency of about 1-2 times a month, what documents do I need to issue to customs, if I will import jewelry as baggage and its weight will not exceed 6 kg. Regards, Tatiana

Answer: Due to the fact that you intend to import jewelry for commerce, the "green" corridor is contraindicated for you. You will issue a simplified cargo customs declaration (CCD) and pay duty and VAT. Duty-free import does not apply to you.

Question: I'm going to return to Russia. abroad, I was presented with jewelry, the approximate cost of 3-4 thousand dollars. will I have to pay a fee?

Answer: Formally, you have to pay a fee. The norm of duty-free importation into Russia is 65,000 rubles (the limit of 35 kg does not concern you). However, the question arises here, will you declare the acquired gold yourself or not? Can customs prove that you are importing these jewelry again? Or maybe you exported them temporarily, but did not declare them, and now you are importing them back and again do not declare them? After all, you are not required to declare them. Assess the risk and act. I told you the norm.

"Parliamentary newspaper" has compiled a list of 12 countries where they can be fined for the export of shells, stones or earth

A British tourist has been fined 1,000 euros for trying to take sand off a beach on the island of Sardinia, The Guardian reported on August 9. Russians who want to take home a coral or a shell are also facing fines. What cannot be taken out from the popular resorts of the world, the Parliamentary Newspaper found out.

Prohibitions protect nature and business

Russian tourists are fined for “memorabilia” infrequently, although this does happen, a member of the Rostourism Public Council told Parliamentary Gazeta Roman Bobylev. “I don’t think that this is due to the fact that countries or specific territories want to create any difficulties for tourists. They are simply afraid that if everyone breaks something off, picks it off and tries to take a piece with them, then the pristine beauty of the place will be destroyed,” the expert emphasized.

In addition, countries do not want to deprive their businesses of profits. For example, many resorts do not allow the collection and removal of items from the coast. But if you buy a shell in a souvenir shop and present a check at the border, then the export will become legal.

“For some countries, their natural resources are just resources, and they do quite well in trading the same sand. successful business”, - said the head of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Protection environment.

In Russia, there are no strict restrictions on the export of natural souvenirs, he noted - tourists will not be allowed into sanctuaries and nature reserves without special permission, and no one will be fined for collecting shells on the beach.

For some countries, their natural resources are precisely resources, and quite a successful business is made on the trade in the same sand.

So natural resources that are not protected by law are allowed to be exported, but in limited quantities. You cannot take precious stones and metals abroad if they cost more than 25 thousand US dollars, and fish and seafood - if their volume is more than five kilograms. Black caviar can get into a tourist's suitcase only in its original packaging, with an attached check and no more than 250 grams per person. It is completely forbidden to export rare animals and their parts from Russia - for smuggling on a large scale, you can pay with imprisonment for up to seven years.

What can not be exported from countries popular with Russians

In almost all states there is a ban on both the import and export of explosives and other dangerous substances, ammunition and weapons, if there is no special permit for it, and, of course, drugs - the highest responsibility arises for their circulation. Many countries have restrictions on the export of antiques and currency. For example, from Russia you can withdraw without declaring cash worth no more than 10 thousand US dollars, and from Egypt you can not take the national currency. Each country also has special rules due to its historical and cultural characteristics.

From Italy Animals and plants of protected species and any objects older than 100 years cannot be exported without the permission of the Ministry of Culture. And for any clothes and shoes you need to keep receipts - if it turns out to be a fake of a well-known brand, and you can’t prove the fact of purchase, the tourist may have problems.

Egypt prohibits the export of not only corals, but also products made from them, unless they have a check. The same applies to shells, elephant skin products, stuffed animals, for example. sea ​​urchin, etc. Antiques are also not allowed. Violators can be fined one thousand US dollars or arrested.

So Sri Lanka tourists cannot take home corals, shells, uncut gems, items older than 50 years, unless they have permission from the leadership of the National Archives and the director general of the Department of Archeology of the country. Forbidden for export are 450 species of animals and plants and their parts, such as items made from sika deer antlers, or flower sprouts.

With Cyprus animals, antiques and works of art, as well as any curiosities found during archaeological excavations and on the seashore, including stones and shells, cannot be taken away. Gold, platinum products, all precious and semi-precious stones, except for personal jewelry, cannot be exported either. Any items of flora and fauna require a license from the Director of the Environment Service.

AT Indonesia more democratic rules. Only items over 50 years old, rare animals and birds, including turtle shells, cannot be exported from Bali.

Maldives you are not allowed to take corals, turtle shells and any items made from them with you unless you can present a receipt from the gift shop. In general, the country has stricter rules for imports than exports. Not only poisons, drugs, pornographic products, but also alcohol, even if it was bought at Duty Free, and pork cannot be brought there.

Thailand introduced a ban for tourists for the export of corals (only in the form of declared ready-made jewelry), works of art, stamps, religious objects, except for images of the Buddha no higher than 13 centimeters, as well as sand and earth.

With Cuba untreated corals cannot be exported. In the form of finished products - you can, but for black corals, even processed ones, you need a certificate. Under the ban are lobsters, books published more than 50 years ago, antiques, exotic bird feathers, shells, precious metals.

China does not allow picking up traditional Chinese medicines if their total value exceeds 300 yuan, as it is assumed that the tourist is taking them out with the intention of reselling them. Customs regulations exclude the export of rare animal species, flora or materials for their reproduction, valuable objects of history and art, unless permission has been obtained.

From Greece antiques and any items found at the bottom of the sea, on the shore and during excavations are not allowed to be taken away. Only those who have the appropriate permission from the Ministry of Culture will be allowed to cross the border - otherwise export is a criminal offense. You must have receipts for jewelry.

Netherlands established a complete ban only for those who are trying to take out items of historical or artistic value. If you want to capture plant bulbs from Holland, you need to get a certificate of passing phytopathological control.

From Turkey it is forbidden to export corals and shells, antiques, medicines containing narcotic substances, cigarettes and tobacco (except hookah).

Even if you took harmless souvenirs for which there is no ban, then their number should not exceed the amount allowed for personal needs. If 10 kilograms of cheese or 200 packs of cigarettes are recognized as a commercial batch, a tourist can expect a serious fine. It is also important to check the rules for importing into the country to which the tourist is returning, otherwise it may turn out that it will not be possible to bring home kilograms of expensive purchases.