National legal Internet portal of the Republic of Belarus. Lukashenko limited the duty-free import of international parcels by Decree 40 of April 14

Changes are regulated by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated February 11, 2016 No. 40, which amended the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated July 21, 2014 No. 360 “On movement through customs border Customs Union in the Republic of Belarus of goods for personal use."

Who will have to pay the fee?

A citizen who, within one month, has received a parcel or several, the total value of which exceeds 22 euros and/or total weight exceeds 10 kg. These limits do not apply ethyl alcohol, alcoholic drinks, beer - sending them by mail, as before, is prohibited.

Those who travel abroad more than once every three months and, upon returning to Belarus, import goods whose total cost exceeds 300 euros and/or whose total weight exceeds 20 kg will also have to pay. According to statistics from Belstat and the State Customs Committee, in 2015, only 30% of citizens entering Belarus declared goods worth over 300 euros, which means that the majority, even after the entry into force Decree No. 40 You most likely won't have to pay anything.

The quantity of goods imported or received by mail from abroad does not play any role; customs pays attention to total cost and total weight. If we are talking about a parcel, delivery charges are not included in the customs cost.

How is the cost of a product and the date of its receipt determined when sent by mail?

The customs value is calculated based on the amount indicated by the sender on the envelope. If it is not indicated or its reliability is in doubt, then, as explained by the press service of the State Customs Committee, the cost estimate is given directly at customs. For example, they use catalogs that contain similar products with prices.

The date of receipt of the parcel is not the day when you decided to pick up the parcel at the post office, but the day when the parcel was in temporary storage at customs.

Be careful: if you ordered a parcel before April 14, 2016, but it arrived at the Belarusian customs after this date, that is, from the date of Decree No. 40, and it costs more than 22 euros or weighs more than 10 kg, you will have to pay a duty. Decree No. 40 comes into force only two months after the official publication - so that citizens who previously ordered parcels more than 22 euros or heavier than 10 kg have time to receive them before the new limits come into effect and do not pay a fee.

What exceptions to the payment of duties are provided for the import of goods?

If you are traveling by plane, you do not need to pay duty on purchased goods, even if they do not fit within the limit - it is considered that the risk of importing goods into in this case minimum.

Used goods previously exported from the country are not subject to duty: if you take a phone, camera, laptop and other things with you when traveling abroad, you will not be required to pay duty when returning home.

Also, those who move to Belarus for permanent place residence, refugees upon presentation of the relevant documents when entering goods in accompanied luggage. If there are no such documents, the goods can be stored at the place of residence and the documents can be provided later, within 60 days from the date of registration of the documents.

Do I need to pay duty on goods if they are not purchased but received as a gift?

The norms of Decree No. 40 apply to all goods imported into Belarus for personal use; accordingly, gifts received by mail or imported from abroad will also have to pay a duty if the price and weight limits are exceeded:

“Otherwise, everyone will say that this or that product was not a purchase, but was received as a gift,” explained the press service of the State Customs Committee.

How is the duty calculated and paid?

For exceeding the limits you will have to pay 30% of the cost of the goods, but not less than 4 euros for each kilogram. The duty is calculated not on the entire cost of the goods, but on the portion that exceeds the limit. For example, when receiving a parcel worth 50 euros, a 30% duty will be calculated on the excess of 28 euros (50 euros cost of the goods minus 22 euros limit).

When importing goods, duty is paid at the border. If they are received by international mail, an invoice for payment of the duty will be issued directly at the post office upon receipt of the parcel.

Why have the limits on goods from abroad been reduced so significantly?

– The reason for taking measures to reduce the limits was a significant increase in the volume of import of goods on a commercial scale to individuals without paying customs duties. The decree was adopted to create a travel barrier individuals commercial consignments of goods,” reported the press service of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus.

According to statistics from the State Customs Committee, over the past three years the number of parcels from abroad has increased sixfold. In 2013, Belarusians received 1.9 million foreign parcels, in 2014 – about 6.3 million, in 2015 – already 11.8 million. At the same time, only 10% of Belarusians receive parcels from abroad.

“On the movement of goods for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union in the Republic of Belarus” (National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus, July 24, 2014, 1/15183) the following changes and additions:

1.1. in the title and preamble, the words “Customs Union” should be replaced with the words “Eurasian Economic Union”;

1.2. in point 1:

in subclause 1.1:

in part one:

the words “or”, “200 euros” and “31 kilograms” should be replaced by the words “and (or)”, “22 euros” and “10 kilograms”, respectively;

after the words “such goods” and “total weight”, add the words “in the aggregate”;

in subclause 1.2 the words “Customs Union” should be replaced with the words “Eurasian Economic Union”;

in subclause 1.3, the words “a member state of the Customs Union” should be replaced with the words “a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union”;

Subclause 1.5 should be stated as follows:

"1.5. There is no requirement to provide security for payment of customs duties and taxes in relation to:

goods for personal use transported across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Republic of Belarus in accompanied luggage, to individuals moving for permanent residence to the Republic of Belarus, as well as individuals who have been granted refugee status in the Republic of Belarus, when placing such goods in cases , determined by the customs legislation of the Customs Union, under the customs procedure of customs transit, subject to the submission by an individual moving to a permanent place of residence in the Republic of Belarus to the customs authority in which the release of goods is carried out for the purpose of placing under this customs procedure, documents confirming the resettlement or evidence on the intention of an individual to resettle for permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus, named in subparagraphs 4.1 and 4.3 of paragraph 4 of the appendix to this Decree, or subject to the submission by an individual who has been granted refugee status in the Republic of Belarus to the specified customs authority of the document named in the subparagraph 4.2 clause 4 of the appendix to this Decree;

vehicles for personal use, registered on the territory of foreign states, temporarily imported into the Republic of Belarus by diplomatic workers and administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Belarus and members of their families living with them, as well as employees of missions government organizations, subordinate to the Government of the Republic of Belarus and located outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union;”;

in paragraphs three and four of subclause 1.9, replace the words “Customs Union” with the words “Eurasian Economic Union”;

in subclause 1.10:

in part one:

in paragraph one, replace the words “Customs Union” with the words “Eurasian Economic Union”;

in paragraphs two and three, replace the words “territory of the Customs Union” with the words “territory of the Eurasian Economic Union” in the appropriate case;

in part two, replace the words “border of the Customs Union” with the words “border of the Eurasian Economic Union”;

in subclause 1.15 the words “border of the Customs Union” should be replaced with the words “border of the Eurasian Economic Union”;

in subclause 1.16, the words “territories of the Customs Union” should be replaced with the words “territories of the Eurasian Economic Union”;

add subclause 1.18 to the paragraph as follows:

"1.18. Goods for personal use do not include goods imported across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Republic of Belarus by individuals in accompanied and unaccompanied luggage more than once every three calendar months, if customs value such goods exceed the equivalent of 300 euros and (or) the total weight exceeds 20 kilograms.

Part one of this subclause does not apply to:

goods imported by air, as well as imported with exemption from customs duties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union, paragraphs 2–6, part one of paragraph 7, paragraphs 8–10 of Appendix 3 to the Agreement on the procedure for the movement by individuals of goods for personal use across the customs border Customs union and commission customs operations related to their release, dated June 18, 2010 and other international treaties of the Republic of Belarus;

used goods imported back in unchanged condition, except for changes due to natural wear and tear or natural loss under normal conditions of transportation (shipment), storage and (or) use (operation), without confirmation of their export outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, the customs value and total weight of which do not exceed the cost and weight (quantitative) norms established in paragraph 1 Appendix 3 to the Agreement on the procedure for the movement by individuals of goods for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union and the performance of customs operations related to their release, dated June 18, 2010.

The goods specified in part one of this subparagraph are subject to customs declaration.”;

1.3. in subclause 4.4, paragraph one of subclause 4.6, paragraphs one and three of subclause 4.8 of clause 4 of the appendix to this Decree, replace the words “Customs Union” with the words “Eurasian Economic Union”;

1.4. paragraph three of subclause 4.8 of clause 4 of the appendix to this Decree after the word “other” should be supplemented with the words “documents and information determined by the State Customs Committee.”

2. The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, within two months, take measures to implement this Decree.

3. The State Customs Committee should ensure widespread information to citizens through the media about the measures provided for by this Decree.

4. This Decree comes into force in the following order:

paragraph 1 – two months after the official publication of this Decree;

other provisions of this Decree - after its official publication.

11 February. Presidential Decree No. 40 of February 11 sharply limited duty-free imports international parcels. In addition, the rate of duty-free import of goods for citizens crossing the border more than once a quarter has been reduced. It has been established that customs duties are not paid in respect of goods for personal use sent internationally. postal items during a calendar month to one individual, if the customs value of such goods in the aggregate does not exceed the equivalent of 22 euros, and the total weight in the aggregate does not exceed 10 kilograms (previously 200 euros and 31 kilograms, respectively).

In addition, changes have been made to the procedure for moving goods for personal use through road and railway checkpoints. “The current norm - 1,500 euros and 50 kilograms of duty-free import - remains in force. But if citizens cross the border more often than once every three months, then goods exceeding 300 euros will not be recognized customs authorities goods for personal use. They will be subject to customs clearance V general procedure with the payment of customs duties," said Vladimir Orlovsky, Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee. The decree comes into force two months after its official publication.

The Minsk format of negotiations on Ukraine has fully justified itself, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said before the start of the conference “Minsk agreements a year later: achievements, challenges, lessons.” “If all interested parties had implemented the agreements that were reached, I am convinced that the conflict would have been ended long ago,” says the head of Belarusian diplomacy. He noted that, by offering a platform for negotiations, official Minsk did not set itself any mercantile objectives and did not seek any benefits. “When there is a war, when people are killing each other, such issues fade into the background,” he said. “There was only a desire to stop this bloodshed. That’s what we were guided by.”

The main thing in work law enforcement not statistics, but the reaction of the population, Alexander Lukashenko said at an extended meeting of the board of the Investigative Committee. We don’t need window dressing,” he said. Statistics reflect the results of the activities of law enforcement officers and can serve to analyze their effectiveness, but the main thing is the reaction of the population, the official leader emphasized. Lukashenko called on the police and other security forces to “be people of the people” and demanded that they do everything necessary to improve their image among the population, proving that they wear shoulder straps to protect people.

At a school in the agricultural town of Ratichi, Grodno region, there was a mass poisoning of schoolchildren with an unknown substance. According to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, at 12.26 the ambulance paramedic on duty medical care reported to the 101 service about a mass arrival of students with signs of poisoning high school agricultural town. Medical and chemical rescuers were sent to the scene of the incident in a chemical and radiation protection vehicle, and specialists from the Grodno gas service and the regional center for hygiene, epidemiology and public health were involved. It turned out that the children studying on the second floor experienced a sharp deterioration in their health (dizziness, nausea, vomiting, increased body temperature and blood pressure). Air measurements carried out for the content of a number of chemical substances showed that there is no dangerous concentration, the background radiation is not exceeded. The Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health is also taking measurements for the presence of harmful substances, the results of which will be known later. In total, 35 students sought medical help, all of them were taken to the Grodno Regional Children's Clinical Hospital. Four of them are in intensive care. The educational process has been suspended.

Dmitry Vlasov, BelaPAN. Tags.

Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated February 11, 2016 No. 40 introduced amendments and additions to Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated July 21, 2014 No. 360 “On the movement of goods for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union in the Republic of Belarus” (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 360), which will take effect from 04/14/2016.

Standards for duty-free import (receipt) by individuals located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, goods for personal use(except for alcoholic beverages, etc.), delivered to an individual in international mail(hereinafter referred to as parcels) and (or) the carrier(hereinafter referred to as express cargo) will change. Thus, goods can be received without paying duty within a calendar month if their total customs value is no more than the equivalent of 22 euros (currently 200 euros) and their total weight in total is no more than 10 kg (currently 31 kg ) (part 1 subsection 1.1 clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on February 11, 2016, part 1 subsection 1.1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on July 21, 2014).

In this case, the amount and weight for calculating the norm will include:

Both goods received by parcels (in one or more) and goods imported by express cargo (in one or more deliveries) - if the goods were received (imported) in two ways;

Only goods received (imported) either by parcels or express cargo - if the goods were received (imported) by one of the specified methods.

In case of exceeding the stipulated amount and (or) weight, the individual will have to pay customs duties, taxes (hereinafter referred to as duties) at a flat rate of 30% of the customs value of goods, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kg of weight. This rule will apply both in the case when both indicators (cost and weight) are exceeded, and in the case when one of them is exceeded. A duty will need to be paid for the import (reception) of goods exceeding the above standards.

Payment of the duty in the specified amount is provided for in clause 6 of section. II and paragraph 8 of section. III of Appendix 5 to the Agreement on the procedure for the movement by individuals of goods for personal use across the customs border of the Customs Union and the performance of customs operations related to their release (concluded in St. Petersburg on June 18, 2010) (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement). At the same time, guided by the footnote to the Agreement, the Republic of Belarus has established more stringent standards for the import of goods for personal use, if exceeded, duties are paid. Such norms are enshrined in subparagraph. 1.1 clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended. from 07/21/2014 and, as we indicated above, will change from 04/14/2016.

If, for example, during a calendar month a person receives goods for personal use by parcel in the amount of 15 euros and by express cargo in the amount of 20 euros, he will have to pay a duty of 30% of the amount equivalent to 13 euros (amount exceeding 22 euros) . Duty will have to be paid regardless of the weight of the goods received.

The same procedure will apply if goods for the specified amount are received only by parcels or only by express cargo (part 1, sub-clause 1.1, clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on 02/11/2016, clause 6 of section II and clause 8 of section III of appendix 5 to the Agreement).

Innovations affected not only the import of goods by parcels and express cargo, but also importation of goods directly by individuals in accompanied or unaccompanied baggage.

So, to goods for personal use regardless of the name will not apply goods imported by individuals across the customs border of the EAEU in the Republic of Belarus, if they are imported by a person more than once every 3 calendar months, and their customs value exceeds the equivalent of 300 euros, and (or) the total weight is more than 20 kg (h. 1 subparagraph 1.18 paragraph 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on 02/11/2016).

An exception to this rule will be, for example, used goods exported outside the customs territory of the EAEU and imported back unchanged without confirmation of their export. Moreover, the customs value of these goods should not exceed the equivalent of 1,500 euros, and the total weight - 50 kg (Part 2 subclause 1.18 clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on 02/11/2016).

Let us note that now goods imported by individuals not for personal use, regardless of cost, include goods of specific names (for example, mechanical circular saws) specified in Appendix 1 to the Agreement.

Let us remember that according to general rule goods for personal use in accompanied and unaccompanied baggage in an amount equivalent to 1,500 euros and (or) a total weight of 50 kg are imported duty-free (clause 1, section I, appendix 3, clause 1, section I, appendix 5 to the Agreement). This rule will continue to apply, but taking into account subsection. 1.18 clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended. dated 02/11/2016.

These goods, which are not classified as goods for personal use, will be subject to customs declaration in customs procedures(Part 3 sub-clause 1.18 clause 1 of Decree No. 360 as amended on 02/11/2016).