Apple seeks to recover $2.1 million from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo customs serviceApple Rus, the Russian subsidiary of the U.S. corporation, has asked the Moscow Regional Court to recover over 146 million rubles ($2.1 million) from the Sheremtyevo customs service.16:51 10.08.2018
Moscow customs officers suspected of taking $80k bribesA criminal case has been opened against officers of the Federal Customs Service’s Central Customs Administration on suspicion of receiving a 5-million-ruble bribe ($80,000).16:56 29.06.2018
Investigators seek to extend detention of high-ranking customs official in bribery caseInvestigators have filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court seeking to extend detention of First Deputy Director of the Federal Customs Service’s Far Eastern Directorate Sergey Fedorov charged with taking bribes until September 19.13:13 14.05.2018
High-ranking customs official charged with corruption denied $88,000 bailMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday refused to release First Deputy Director of the Federal Customs Service’s Far Eastern Directorate Sergey Fedorov charged with taking bribes on a 5-million-ruble bail (about $88,000).14:00 22.03.2018
Russian Customs official arrested on suspicion of corruptionFirst Deputy Director of the Federal Customs Service’s Far Eastern Directorate Sergey Fedorov has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.12:59 21.03.2018
Chinese citizen gets suspended term in Russia for painting smuggling attemptChinese citizen Xu Chao has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for an attempt to smuggle a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov.10:59 13.12.2017
Chinese citizen charged with Savrasov painting export goes on Russian trialChinese citizen Xu Chao, who allegedly attempted to export a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov, will stand trial in St. Petersburg.10:57 05.10.2017
Russian Supreme Court takes Apple’s side in watch dispute with customs serviceThe Supreme Court has granted an appeal by Apple Rus, the Russian subsidiary of the U.S. corporation, and invalidated the Federal Customs Service’s decision on classification of Apple “smart” watches.11:56 14.09.2017
About 10,000 tons of sanctioned food products destroyed in Russia since July 2015About 10,000 tons of sanctioned food products have been destroyed in Russia since July 2015.11:30 02.03.2017
Russia’s Energy Ministry and Rosneft settle dispute over $924 mlnRussia’s Energy Ministry and Rosneft announced at a hearing in the Supreme Court that they settled a dispute over customs duties that totaled 60 billion rubles ($924.3 million).11:37 16.12.2016
Apple Russian subsidiary complaint in dispute over watchbands set for OctoberThe 9th Commercial Court of Appeals is to review on October 27 a complaint lodged by Apple Rus, Apple’s subsidiary in the country, seeking to dismiss a decision of the Central Directorate of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) with regard to classification of Apple Watch products the company imports to Russia.12:26 15.09.2016
About 8,000 tons of sanctioned food products destroyed since August 2015About 8,000 tons of sanctioned food products have been destroyed in Russia since August 2015, the Federal Customs Service and Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced on Monday.12:43 12.09.2016
Apple loses appellation against dismissal of claim against Russian Customs ServiceThe 9th Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lawfulness of the Central Directorate of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) decisions with regard to classification of Apple Watch products Apple Rus, Apple’s subsidiary in the country, imports in Russia.15:04 01.08.2016
Resignation of Russia’s Customs Service Head accepted – PMThe resignation of Andrey Belyaminov, the head of the Russia’s Federal Customs Service (FCS), has been accepted, an order of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reads.15:44 28.07.2016
Investigators have raided Russian Customs Service over illegal alcohol deliveriesOfficers of the Russia’s Investigative Committee had carried out searchers in the Federal Customs Service (FCS) in the framework of a probe into illegal large-scale deliveries of alcohol beverages and neglect to pay mandatory customs duties.18:05 26.07.2016
Moscow court mitigates sentence for Deputy chief of Russia’s customs serviceThe Moscow City Court on Monday reduced the sentence given to Ruslan Lagutkin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service, for embezzling 38 million rubles (over $591,000), to 5.5 years in prison.12:30 11.07.2016
Prosecutor General’s Office reprimands Customs Service for violation of business rightsThe Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has reprimanded the Head of the Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov for violations of legislation regarding rights of entrepreneurs and demanded to solve these issues.13:55 05.05.2016
Russian authorities bust 5,000 tons of sanctioned food products since November - reportNearly 5,000 tons of sanctioned food products, transported from Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, were busted in Russia since November 2015.10:54 25.04.2016
Rules on destroying banned products drafted for customs serviceRussia’s Federal Customs Service is drafting regulations for customs officials who are instructed to destroy banned imports from the US, the EU, Ukraine and Canada.11:02 26.08.2015
Sanctioned products to be destroyed at border and inside Russia - reportRussian authorities will search for and destroy banned food products not only at the border but across the country, including in stores and at grocery store chain warehouses.10:33 03.08.2015