Russian State Duma has ratified the agreement on advance information on goods in the Customs Union, the Russian parliament press office said.
The agreement on provision and exchange of advance information on goods / vehicles brought into / out of the customs territory of the CU’s countries establishes rules, conditions and deadlines for submission to the customs authorities of the CU’s member-countries advance information on goods to be brought into / out the CU’s customs territory, on the vehicles transporting these goods, time and place of arrival / departure of goods into the customs territory, on arrivals / departure of passengers in/out the customs territory of the Customs Union. The agreement provides for exchange of information between the CU’s customs authorities.
The agreement establishes a list of items for which it is not required to provide advance information and regulates the actions of customs officials in obtaining the advance information on goods/vehicles.