Starting from April 1st, Russia will undergo a change in the payment process for importing cars from the Eurasian Economic Union

The reason for the rule change is to ensure that imported cars sold in Russia and domestically produced cars are subject to equal taxes and fees. Additionally, there have been cases where imported cars cleared customs in other countries and then were sold in Russia, potentially causing issues for the end users. Therefore, it was necessary to specify the payment calculation procedure for cars in Russia.

Starting from April 1st, new regulations for importing cars from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries into Russia have come into effect. The Russian government has specified the payment calculation procedure for cars.

The change in rules starting from April 1st will ensure that cars imported from EAEU countries that have already cleared customs in one EAEU country and are then sold in Russia, as well as cars going through all customs procedures in Russia, will be subject to equal payment of all necessary taxes and fees.

The Eurasian Economic Union consists of 5 countries: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, where goods imported within their territories do not incur tariffs and fees. There have been cases where cars were imported into one country, cleared customs, and then sold in Russia.

Andrey Olkhovsky, General Manager of AVTODOM Group, stated: "Under this mechanism, cars imported and cleared by individuals do not receive warranty and service from the manufacturer, causing trouble for the end users."

Unpaid taxes and fees will be considered part of the recycling fee and will be paid upfront when importing cars from EAEU countries. Any additional amount of unpaid taxes and fees will be controlled by the Russian Federal Customs Service.

For those who import cars from EAEU countries and directly go through vehicle customs clearance procedures in Russia, there will be no changes.