Temporary importation – updated rules for foreign citizens

The criteria for classifying individuals as foreign citizens for the purposes of temporary importation of vehicles for personal use registered in foreign countries have been updated.

The changes apply to individuals who are citizens of the Russian Federation.

If they cross the EAEU border using a foreign passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, they are treated as foreign persons for customs purposes provided that both of the following conditions are met:

▶️ they have a document confirming the individual's place of residence in a foreign country;

▶️ they have a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation WITHOUT a stamp indicating permanent residence in the Russian Federation (a stamp in the internal passport), or with a stamp confirming deregistration at their place of residence in the Russian Federation.

When importing a vehicle with the documents listed above, Russian citizens are NOT required to provide security for the vehicle.

Documents under which an individual is considered a person of an EAEU member state in the Russian Federation:

⏩ passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (with a stamp indicating permanent residence in the Russian Federation), 
⏩ residence permit in the Russian Federation, 
⏩ certificate confirming participation in the State Programme to Assist the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots Living Abroad to the Russian Federation (with a stamp confirming registration as a participant in the State Programme).

Such individuals are required to provide security for the vehicle in an amount equal to the customs duty payable on that vehicle.

However, customs authorities also provide for placing the vehicle under the customs transit procedure to the customs office serving the individual's place of residence in the customs territory of the EAEU.

These requirements apply to Russian citizens both when entering Russia and when entering the territory of another EAEU state (the EAEU consists of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan).