Buryat customs officers found out that the Toyota Gaia car put up for sale was imported by a Mongolian citizen through the checkpoint of MAPP Kyakhta in June 2017 under the temporary import procedure. By law, he must

it was necessary to remove the car from the territory of the Russian Federation before the end of the period established by law, or to extend the period of temporary importation. But the foreigner did not do this, and in November 2019 the car was put up for sale on the Internet. The ad stated that the car was for sale in the city of Ulan-Ude.

The car has been seized. Buryat Customs opened an administrative offense case against a citizen of Mongolia under Part 1 of Article 16.18 (violation of the terms of temporary import of vehicles). After the end of the administrative investigation, the case materials will be sent to the court for consideration and confiscation of the car.

Reference

In accordance withArticle 264 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union(The EAEU) temporary importation into the territory of the EAEU by individuals (foreign persons, persons of the EAEU member states) of vehicles for personal use with exemption from customs duties is allowed for a period of no more than 1 year. Before the expiration of the specified period, temporarily importedvehiclesare subject to export from the customs territory of the EAEU, or placed under customs procedures established byThe EAEU TC.

Violation of the established terms of temporary use or transfer of a vehicle without the permission of the customs authority entails, in addition to administrative responsibility, the obligation to pay customs duties.