TRANSLOGIX provides a full range of services of customs clearance and transportation of self-propelled excise machinery. Excise goods pass customs clearance at specialized customs stations in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Nakhodka and Moscow.

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FEATURES OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE OF EXCISE GOODS
Self-propelled transport vehicles (special equipment) should be registered at competent excise stations among others (alcohol and tobacco products, motor oil, etc.). They include: loaders, excavators, bulldozers, graders, etc. – these goods are not excisable, i.e. they are not subject to excise tax when importing (only in respect of motor vehicles and motorcycles), however they are related to transportation means in respect of which the competence of customs authorities performing customs operations is limited. Generally, excise equipment is delivered in Russia from China, Europe and USA.
Registration of excise goods without their moving into the Excise customs operation area
It is important to remember that the procedure of customs clearance of excise equipment has its visible features. Both excise equipment and the used one are imported into the Russian Federation.
DETAILS OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE OF SELF-PROPELLED MACHINERY
Reconciliation of customs value of the used self-propelled machinery often runs problematic. The company TRANSLOGIX will help their clients to confirm that the equipment was in use.
To do this the specialists of TRANSLOGIX before filing the declaration:
- carry out a preliminary observation of the cargo;
- make the required photographs;
- call for an independent expert (if needed).
Often customs brokers ask the client to provide a large amount information which is not always needed. Sometimes producers themselves do not have this information. TRANSLOGIX has the necessary list of requirements which should be provided by the client.
During customs clearance of excise machinery it is necessary to register the data sheet of the self-propelled machine, which is included in the rate offered by the company TRANSLOGIX.
LIST OF DOCUMENTS FOR DECLARATION OF SELF-PROPELLED MACHINERY
- forwarding documents (invoice, packaging list, shipping document);
- information about the manufacturer;
- cargo technical characteristics and description;
- production date;
- product specification (composition).
TERMS OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND DELIVERY
TRANSLOGIX meets the standard customs clearance schedule. Usually the entire customs clearance procedure takes no more than two days.
However customs authorities may make an additional inspection of cargo or checking of the documentation reliability.
Delivery times vary depending on the initial point of goods and their final destination. Please, contact our specialists in international transportation to know information in details.
RATES OF DUTIES
According to the customs tariff there were established the rates of duties on goods moved across the Customs Union border. Excise machinery is in the 84th group of customs codes and is liable to customs duties from 0 to 10 %. The rate of duty varies depending on technical features, for example: whether the product was in operation or not, what type of engine is installed: diesel or gasoline engine, engine capacity in cm3 and other features.
Import of transport vehicles is permitted only if you have documents confirming their compliance with the established technical regulations.
REGISTERED TRADE MARKS
Often self-propelled products by brand manufacturers are imported as special equipment. If the trade mark of the company is registered in Customs Intellectual Property Registry or in Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks, it is required to have an import permit from the manufacturer. We inform the customer about this in advance and provide assistance in obtaining a permission.
Examples of such companies: Volvo, JCB, Caterpillar, etc.
STANDARD BASE
Order of Federal Customs Service of Russia as of 1st of June, 2011, No. 1144 “On competence of customs authorities on the performance of customs operations in respect of excise and other certain types of goods”.
Federal law No. 269-FL as of 30th of September, 2013 “On Amendments to Chapter 22 of the Russian Federation Tax Code”.
Order of Federal Customs Service of Russia No. 2359 as of 13th of December, 2013 “On levying of excise duties”.
It is possible to register at excise customs goods that are in the region of customs authority other than the place of their declaration (the so-called remote release, in accordance with the order of Federal Customs Service of Russia as of 22nd of April, 2011 No. 845).
Entrust the logistics of excise machinery to the specialists of TRANSLOGIX!