Application
To the Contract about the Customs code
Customs union accepted
By the decision of Interstate Council
The Euroasian economic community
( Supreme body of customs union)
At a level of the chapters of the states
From November 27, 2009 N 17
(unofficial translation)
SECTION 7. FEATURES THROUGH THE CUSTOMS BORDER AND CARRYING OUT CUSTOMS OPERATIONS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF GOODS Chapter 43. << >> Chapter 45. C H A P T E R 44. "Peculiarities of customs operations in respect of goods sent by international mail"
A r t i c l e 312.
International postage
1. For international postal items include trucking and parcel of written correspondence, which are objects of postal exchange in accordance with the Acts of the Universal Postal Union.
2. Sending international mail must be accompanied by documents stipulated by acts of the Universal Postal Union.
3. International postage can not be issued postal service operators of their recipients or sent outside the customs territory of the customs union without the permission of the customs authority.
A r t i c l e 313.
Features of shipment of goods by international mail
1. Shipment is not allowed in international postal items:
1) prohibited from being imported into the customs territory of the customs union or export from this territory;
2) forbidden to be sent in accordance with the Acts of the Universal Postal Union;
3) were subject to the restrictions, if such goods are prohibited to be sent by international mail in accordance with the decision of the Customs Union Commission.
2. Non-tariff measures do not apply to goods for personal use that are sent by international mail to the addresses of the individuals as well as in other cases determined by the Commission of the customs union.
3. Disposal of prohibited goods and (or) limited to sending international mail, in accordance with the laws of - members of the customs union.
A r t i c l e 314.
Features of customs operations in respect of goods sent by international mail
1. Customs operations in respect of goods sent by international mail, carried out by customs authorities in the field (institutions), international postal exchange or in other locations designated by the customs authority.
Places (institutions) for international mail exchanges defined by the legislation of States - members of the customs union.
2. Customs declaration of goods sent by international mail, is performed using instruments provided by the Universal Postal Union documents associated with international postage, or declaration of goods.
3. Goods that are sent by international mail, except for items sent by individuals for personal use, subject to customs declaration with the declaration of goods in cases where:
1) subject to customs duties and taxes;
2) in respect of goods subject to special protective, antidumping and countervailing measures and complied with the prohibitions and restrictions;
3) the actual removal of goods from the customs territory of the customs union should be confirmed by the sender of goods to customs and (or) the tax authorities;
4) goods placed under a customs procedure other than the customs procedure of release for domestic consumption.
4. In cases not referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the customs declaration is made using the prescribed acts of the Universal Postal Union documents associated with international postage and containing the information required for the release of goods under the declared customs procedure.
5. Customs declaration of goods sent by international mail, exported from the customs territory of the customs union, made prior to their transfer to operators postal service to send.
6. Customs declaration of goods to be returned to the sender in the cases established by acts of the Universal Postal Union, by postal operator by submitting a written declaration to the customs authority and under acts of the Universal Postal Union documents associated with international postage.
A r t i c l e 315.
Customs control of international mail
1. Postal operator at the request of the customs authority imposes international postage for customs inspection and customs clearance. The methods of such presentation are determined by the customs authorities.
2. Customs authorities do not require submission of the following types of imported postal items:
aerogram;
postcards and letters;
literature for the blind.
If there is sufficient reason to believe that in these mailings containing goods prohibited or restricted for import into the customs territory of the customs union, as well as customs inspection and customs clearance on the basis of selective or random checks customs authorities may require the production of these mailings.
3. Customs authorities may require the operator of postal communication bringing outward international mail, for which the customs authorities carry out customs inspection or rummage through selective or random checks.
4. International postage, which came into place (institution), international postal exchange in its damaged state, the discrepancy in weight, with a broken attachment or without the necessary supporting documents presented to customs authorities with an application instrument issued postal operator.
5. If discrepancies in numbers and in case of inadequacy of investments identified in the customs inspection of international mail, the employee postal service operator with a customs official, signed the act customs.
6. During customs inspection or customs clearance of goods sent by international mail, the customs authorities shall use the technical means of customs control.
A r t i c l e 316.
Application of customs duties and taxes on goods sent by international mail
1. If, in relation to goods sent by international mail does not require submission of the declaration of goods, customs duties and taxes are calculated and charged by customs authorities carrying out customs operations at the site (facility) international mail exchange with the customs receipt voucher, the form and procedure for completing that determined by the Commission of the customs union.
Calculation of amounts of customs duties and taxes on the basis of information on the value of the goods specified in the documents specified by the acts of the Universal Postal Union and used for customs purposes.
With respect to international mail insured amount of customs duties and taxes are calculated on the basis of this declared value only if it exceeds the value specified in the documents used for customs purposes.
2. International postage issued by the operator of postal services to the beneficiaries, subject to payment of customs duties on goods sent in these international mail.
3. Customs duties and taxes on goods sent by international mail, payable in the amount prescribed by this Code and by international treaties of the - members of the customs union.
4. With the loss of international mail, or extradite them to the recipient without the permission of the customs authority the obligation to pay customs duties and taxes shall be the postal operator, lost, or issued the postage.