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Vapes and alcohol have been a strategically important commodity since August 20.

Since August 20, the list of strategically important goods for the purposes of Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has been replenished with entire product groups: beer, wine, alcohol, tobacco raw materials, nicotine and electronic cigarettes. For most positions, a large amount is considered to be worth more than 100 thousand rubles. For participants in foreign economic activity, this changes the price of the error in the HS code and in the declared value of the batch.

Customs and International Trade

Parallel imports: $10.6 billion in six months, the list will not be reduced

1,029 13.08

In January—June, the volume of parallel imports to Russia amounted to about $10.6 billion, with an average monthly figure of about $1.7 billion. The Ministry of Industry and Trade does not plan to reduce the current list of goods: The list will remain in the version that came into force in May 2026. The mechanism will continue to work in 2027.

Customs and International Trade

The Central Bank will limit the purchase of cryptocurrencies: three coins and 300 thousand per year

1,721 12.08

The Bank of Russia has prepared a draft determining which digital currencies will be allowed to be publicly traded and how much an unqualified investor will be able to buy. The list includes Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether USDT. The limit is 300 thousand rubles per calendar year. The public discussion ends on August 24.

Cryptocurrency

The EEC resets duties on titanium scrap, manganese, acid

1,182 11.08

Three import duty decisions in two days. Titanium scrap — zero rate until August 31, 2028, effective in ten days. Manganese ores are reset to the same date. Terephthalic acid and its salts — the zero rate is planned until March 31, 2028 instead of the standard 5%.

Customs and International Trade

The threshold of €200 and the duty of 5% for e-trade of the EAEU — from January 2027

608 11.08

The heads of government of the EAEU countries instructed to ensure readiness to apply the new regulation of foreign electronic commerce by January 1, 2027. Together with the amendments to the Customs Code, a single duty rate of 5% is introduced, but not less than 1 euro per kilogram, and a duty-free threshold of 200 euros is fixed.

Customs and International Trade

Euro-2, Euro-3 and Euro-4 gasoline is allowed until July 1, 2027

1,359 07.08

Until July 1, 2027, the import, production and sale of Euro-2, Euro-3 and Euro-4 ecological gasoline is allowed in Russia. The decision came a few days after the ban on fuel exports, which has been in effect since August 1. The regulator simultaneously closes exports and expands what can be imported and sold inside the country.

Economy

Law No. 292: an experiment awaits customs control after release

283 07.08

The President signed a law that changes three things at once: the procedure for taxing diesel fuel, taxation of incentive programs for international companies, and customs control rules after the release of goods. The latter is most important for the participants of foreign economic activity: The Government has received the authority to determine the specifics of such control as part of a monitoring experiment.

Customs and International Trade

Free trade between the EAEU and the UAE will be launched on October 6

1,110 06.08

The Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and the United Arab Emirates has received a date: it comes into force on October 6, 2026. Preferential treatment covers more than 85% of the commodity range of foreign economic activity. Importers and exporters working through the Emirates have two months to prepare.

Customs and International Trade

The Supreme Court clarified disputes about the customs value of goods

1,431 31.07

The Supreme Court summarized the practice on three issues that regularly come up in disputes between declarants and customs: who should prove that the relationship between the seller and the buyer did not affect the price; whether the customs value includes payments from a foreign buyer for the transportation of goods across Russia during export; and what documents can confirm the transportation costs during import. All three positions directly affect how the declarant prepares documents and pro

Customs and International Trade

The export of gasoline, diesel and marine fuel has been banned since August 1.

2,042 31.07

The government has signed a decree temporarily banning fuel exports. The restriction is valid from August 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027 and covers gasoline, diesel fuel and marine fuel. Since September 1, an exception has been made for diesel and marine fuel manufacturers as part of the regulation of the domestic market.

Customs and International Trade

Digital currency recognized as property: what is changing for accounting

658 22.07

The digital currency has officially become a property. The adopted law enshrines this status and explicitly allows payment in crypto under foreign trade agreements between residents and non—residents, as an exception to the general ban on using digital currency for payments within the country. For businesses, this is not an abstraction, but a signal to accounting: the crypt on the balance sheet now needs to be accounted for and taxed as an asset.

Cryptocurrency

Crypt in foreign economic activity is legal: The State Duma passed a law starting on September 1

301 22.07

The crypt has ceased to be a gray area in foreign trade calculations. The State Duma adopted the law on digital currencies in the third reading — all types of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are open to foreign trade participants in settlements with foreign counterparties. The rules will start working on September 1. At the same time, a satellite law was adopted, synchronizing almost two dozen existing acts. The business has a month and a half to prepare.

Cryptocurrency

Since August 10, some imports have lost their simplified certification

850 15.07

The government extended the anti—crisis certification simplifications until September 2027, and at the same time removed a whole list of products from under them. Starting from August 10, the previous requirements will be returned for electronics, household appliances, children's goods and industrial equipment from the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. You will not be able to use someone else's certificate, and you will also be able to apply the EAC marking in your warehouse. There is

Customs and International Trade

Since July 15, three CED have changed their subordination: Moscow has a new code

1,929 15.07

Today, the Moscow Electronic Declaration Center has received a new customs agency code — 10131020. Together with him, the Vladivostok and Novorossiysk CED changed their subordination. The addresses of the posts are the same, but the details in the declaration are now different. Those who submit DT through these centers should open the software settings earlier than the next delivery.

Customs and International Trade

Crypt in foreign economic activity calculations: the law was shifted from July to September 1

1,323 15.07

Half of the industry websites still write: the crypt in the foreign economic activity is legal from July 1. This is no longer true. The law "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights" did not pass the second reading on time, and the effective date was postponed to September 1, 2026. Companies that have been preparing crypto payments for foreign trade contracts for the July launch will have to reassemble internal regulations for a new deadline.

Cryptocurrency

BRICS Summit in New Delhi - September 12-13: what will be decided on foreign economic activity

1,361 07.07

The XVIII BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026. India holds the Chairmanship, the first year in this role. On the agenda: EAEU–India FTA, BRICS Pay, transport corridors, food and energy security. This is a key event for the foreign economic activity community in the second half of the year.

Economy

The EAEU Unified transit system has been launched: one document for the entire route

2,139 03.07

On July 1, 2026, an agreement on a unified customs transit system began to work in the EAEU. Five countries of the Union — Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan — have combined customs databases and switched to a single transit declaration. The cargo is now processed once and goes through all the borders of the union without reworking the documents.

Customs and International Trade

Starting from July 30— a new indirect tax declaration form CND 1151088 with additional payment lines

571 01.07

Starting from July 30, 2026, a new indirect tax declaration form, CND 1151088, will be introduced. The main change: a special section is added to the declaration, where it is necessary to specify the data from the document on the upcoming delivery (DPP) of the SPOT system and calculate taxes. For accountants of foreign economic activity companies importing goods from the EAEU by road, one month is required to restructure the accounting process.

Customs and International Trade

From August 1, the ban on the sale of unmarked 4th wave clothing is a month for labeling leftovers.

1,633 01.07

Starting from August 1, 2026, a ban on the sale of goods of the fourth wave of the expansion of labeling of light industry — without "Honest Mark" codes - comes into effect. There is one month left until this date. The remains of unmarked goods produced or imported before the entry into force of the requirement must be marked and put into circulation before December 1, 2026. For importers of clothing and textiles, this is the last chance to restore order without fines.

Customs and International Trade

Starting from July 1, Honest Sign disables the old token — update the cashier today

846 01.07

Starting from July 1, 2026, the Honest Sign system disables the old way of checking the marking at the checkout — the X-API-KEY token. Without updating the software, the sales register will not be able to operate correctly in permissive mode when selling labeled goods. The consequences are the blocking of sales of dairy products, tobacco, perfumes, shoes, clothing, medicines, tires, caviar, beer and low—alcohol beverages. You need to update the software today.

Customs and International Trade

Articles

How an accountant can make a payment in USDT: accounting, taxes and risks

2,686 18.10

The director said, "we pay in USDT," but you don't know how to do it? You are not alone. Calculations in cryptocurrency are a new reality of foreign economic activity, for which there are no rules in the Tax Code. We do not load with theory, but give a step-by-step algorithm for an accountant: how to fix everything in the accounting policy, what documents to close the deal with, and, most importantly, how to calculate taxes correctly in order to avoid claims in the future.

EDI and IT in Logistics

Financial calculations in foreign economic activity: why the old rules no longer work and what replaced them

1,764 17.10

The usual methods of international settlements in foreign economic activity no longer work. SWIFT and the dollar are no longer reliable instruments, and payments get stuck for weeks. What replaced them? We're looking into why simple solutions like replacing the dollar with the yuan or switching to crypto haven't become a panacea, and what the new, flexible cross-border payment system that businesses will have to live with looks like.

Customs and International Trade

Compliance control in foreign economic activity: how not to get under the microscope of the bank

2,615 04.10

When a bank freezes your payment abroad, the first reaction is annoyance. But it's not about quibbles, it's about a strict compliance system that protects the bank itself in the first place. We took a look at the other side and explain what your bank is really afraid of and what tokens it scans for each transaction. This is not a theory, but a practical checklist that will help you prepare documents so that the money goes away the first time.

Customs and International Trade

The Federal Customs Service, the Federal Tax Service and Currency Control: how Big Brother works in Russian Foreign economic Activity

2,006 31.08

Do you think there are still grey areas in the foreign economic activity? Those days are over. The Federal Customs Service, the Federal Tax Service and the currency control authorities (the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and authorized banks) now interact in real time to ensure control over foreign economic activity, tax administration and compliance with currency legislation.

Customs and International Trade

Cargo transportation within BRICS: how regional routes work

3,147 06.08

How does logistics actually work within BRICS? We analyze the key transport routes, real problems and prospects for foreign economic activity.

Cargo transportation