Customs declaration and release of goods

To place imported or exported goods under the appropriate customs procedure, the goods must be declared by lodging a goods declaration with the customs authority. The declaration contains the required information on the goods, transaction, transport, customs value and the customs procedure concerned.

Customs declaration is carried out by the declarant or by a customs representative acting in the declarant’s name and on their instructions. As a customs representative, REGULUS GROUP performs the customs operations required for declaration and release of goods by the customs authority.

Customs declaration and release of goods covers:

What the service includes

•    reviewing the commercial invoice, contract, packing list, transport documents and technical documentation;

•    classifying the goods under the appropriate EAEU CN code and confirming the applicable customs procedure;

•    determining the customs value and calculating customs duty, taxes and other customs payments;

•    checking the country of origin and, where necessary, manufacturer or exporter details to determine whether tariff preferences or special, anti-dumping or countervailing duties apply;

•    determining whether a licence, permit, conformity assessment document or other mandatory document is required;

•    preparing and electronically lodging the goods declaration with the customs authority;

•    providing documents and explanations requested by customs and, where necessary, correcting the declared information;

•    representing the client during customs control measures, including a customs examination, and responding to the recorded findings;

•    monitoring confirmation of payments and the customs authority’s decision to release the goods.

The decision to release the goods is made by the customs authority. The timeframe depends on document completeness, requirements applicable to the goods and any customs control measures ordered.