Three specialized webinars from the customs authorities in late January and early February formed one signal for the market: the regulator is shifting its focus from "formal verification of documents" to data quality and digital traceability of supplies. The focus is on the delayed determination of the customs value during export, the start of practical implementation of the mechanism of navigation seals in the EAEU and typical errors in the declaration of goods (DT), critical for currency control.
Deferred export cost: why "we'll clarify later" no longer saves
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In the topic of export customs value, the key risk for companies is the gap between the preliminary and exact value and the lack of logic on how exactly it will be documented. The FCS webinar discussed the deferred determination procedure itself, the procedure for applying preliminary and accurate indicators, and customs control approaches to such declarations.
The main practical conclusion is that if a company uses a "deferred" cost mechanism, it needs to build an evidence base and deadlines for submitting documents in advance so that the clarification does not look like a "patch", but part of a controlled process. Otherwise, the likelihood of additional requests and delays in the release of subsequent shipments increases due to the accumulated "risk profile".
Navigation seals in the EAEU: control in motion, not on paper
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The second line is the launch of the practical implementation of the agreement on navigation seals for tracking shipments in the EAEU. Representatives of the customs and the operator of digital platforms spoke at the webinar of the Central Customs Administration, discussing the launch of the mechanism and organizational issues of its implementation.
For logistics and foreign economic activity, this means that control becomes "not a point on the border", but a continuous digital contour. The more shipments that fall under tracking requirements, the more expensive data gaps will be for companies: inconsistencies in route, time, transit documents, and actual cargo transactions. This directly affects the predictability of deadlines and the cost of leverage, especially in multimodal schemes.
Currency control in DT: mistakes that turn into fines
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The third topic is the "little things" in the declaration, which in practice become the basis for claims on currency control. Ural Electronic Customs separately analyzed the procedure for filling out the DT column, the regulatory framework, and the interaction between the Federal Customs Service and the Bank of Russia.
Here, it is important for businesses to perceive the DT not as a "customs document", but as an element of financial compliance. Any inaccuracy in information related to the contract, payments, and transaction identifiers increases the risk of requests, blockages, and disputes not only with customs, but also in the currency control circuit.
What companies can do now
- To conduct a "data audit" on export contracts: where the cost can be specified, which documents confirm the result, who prepares them and at what time.
- For carriers and forwarders, it is important to prepare processes for tracking: monitoring route events, uniform statuses, and discipline on transit documents.
- For the declarants— it is necessary to update the checklists according to the columns of the DT, which are "viewed" by the currency circuit, and consolidate responsibility for the primary data.
