The State Duma adopts law on procedures for customs authorities stopping vehicles

In its second and third readings, the State Duma approved a bill clarifying the rules for customs authorities stopping vehicles and the procedure for transferring unclaimed vehicles and goods into federal ownership.

The bill:

➖details cooperation between customs authorities and other federal agencies in cases where violations of legislation beyond the customs authorities' remit are identified during customs control (if an inspection reveals violations outside the customs authorities' remit (for example, sanitary or veterinary violations), the information will be forwarded to the relevant agencies — Rospotrebnadzor or Rosselkhoznadzor. The vehicle or goods must then be returned to the owner.

➖removes from current legislation provisions on the powers of internal affairs agencies to stop vehicles in the interests of customs.

➖reduces the period for which information about unclaimed vehicles and goods is posted on the Federal Customs Service website from 60 to 30 days. This will speed up the procedure for transferring them into federal ownership, but only by court decision, in order to protect owners' rights.

The law will enter into force 90 days after its official publication.

Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated March 11, 2026 "On Amendments (https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/1103301-8) to Articles 261 and 323 of the Federal Law 'On Customs Regulation in the Russian Federation and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation'"

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