Deputy chief of Russia’s customs service gets six years in jail for fraudThe Basmanny District Court in Moscow has sentenced Ruslan Lagutkin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service, to six years in prison for embezzling 38 million rubles (over $672,000).15:29 07.07.2015
Bill on access to customs information on imported goods reaches State DumaThe Russian Government has submitted a bill to the State Duma that allows interested parties to obtain information on imported goods from Russian customs officials, according to an update of the lower house’s online database.14:19 14.04.2015
Russian NGO director loses lawsuit on information inspectionThe Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg has ruled against Anna Shargorodskaya, director of the Regional Press Institute NGO, who complained against the actions of the customs officials in Pulkovo Airport, court secretary told RAPSI on Friday.16:16 14.11.2014
Russian customs seize batch of smuggled iPhone 6 at Moscow airportCustoms officers at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport have seized a batch of iPhone 6 as the smartphone goes on sale in Russia.17:05 26.09.2014
Russian Customs service to reimburse $86 million to RosneftThe Supreme Court has dismissed the Federal Customs Service’s appeal against the lower courts’ ruling obliging the service to reimburse 3.2 billion rubles ($86.1 million) in excessive customs duties paid by Rosneft’s RN Holding, RIA Novosti learned in court on Thursday.14:47 11.09.2014
Ukrainian national detained for attempted antique coins smuggling into RussiaCustoms officers in Rostov Region have seized a collection of antique coins, which a Ukrainian national attempted to smuggle into Russia.14:42 05.09.2014
Russian businessman faces charges for importing meat from US in violation of lawA businessman in the Khabarovsk Territory is suspected of importing pork and beef from the United States in violation of law.15:46 28.08.2014
Diamond export from Customs Union simplifiedThe Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has released exporters from responsibility to put natural diamonds up for sale in the Customs Union before exporting them to other countries, according to a statement from the commission.10:27 16.05.2014
Bill on private duty-free delivery regulation submitted to State DumaA bill giving the Russian Government the power to regulate the duty-free delivery of parcels containing private use goods has been submitted to the State Duma , according to the official website of the lower house of parliament.10:57 04.03.2014
Russian government approves bill to regulate private duty-free deliveryThe Russian government has approved a bill giving it the power to regulate the duty-free delivery of parcels containing private use goods, reads a statement on the government’s website.14:11 28.02.2014
Russian Customs Service relaxes foreign packages regulationsRussian Federal Customs Service and express delivery companies reached and agreement over recently changed regulations for delivery of itmes ordered over the internet, Customs service head Andrey Belyaninov told the press on Tuesday.18:00 28.01.2014
Apple sues Russian customs over iMac duties – reportApple’s Russian distribution arm, Apple Rus, is suing the customs agency over import duties on the iMac all-in-one computer.12:04 24.01.2014
Russian customs uncover $12 mln leak to Hong KongThe customs agency of the Altai Territory, Siberia, claims that a local company embezzled nearly $12 million.14:08 14.06.2013
Police probe customs heads over bribes for exemptionsRussian police and a Federal Security Service (FSB) economic crimes unit are investigating suspected corruption among senior customs service officials, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.15:04 13.06.2013
Customs seizes inaccurate maps of Kurils from Japanese touristThe Sakhalin customs office has confiscated several glossy booklets from a Japanese tourist which contain maps marking the Kuril Islands as Japanese territory, the Far Eastern Customs Department reported on Tuesday.11:53 23.04.2013
Customs service's appeal over refusal to accept card payments dismissedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the court ruling to dismiss the customs service's appeal against the antimonopoly watchdog's decision regarding its refusal to accept card payments.16:09 14.02.2013
Customs service seizes extremist literatureThe customs service has stopped several attempts to bring extremist literature into the country by pilgrims returning from the Hajj to Saudi Arabia, the service has reported.17:11 21.11.2012
Illegal export of currency from Siberia falls 90% in nine monthsThe volume of currency illegally exported from Siberia in the first nine months of 2012 has totaled (in the ruble equivalent) 1.664 billion rubles ($53.04 million) against 10.701 billion rubles ($341.12 million) exported during the same months of 2011.13:26 24.10.2012
US stewardess to be tried in Russia for large-scale customs evasionThe case against a US stewardess who attempted to bring jewelry and watches worth over 3 million rubles ($92,470) to Russia without paying customs duties has been submitted to the Khimki City Court.17:42 05.09.2012
Federal law to be amended to authorize seizure of undeclared goodsThe Russian government has submitted amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations to the State Duma that say that property not declared to the customs service could become the property of the state.16:24 31.08.2012