Chapter 25. CONVEYANCE OF GOODS BY SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF FOREIGN PERSONS
Article 298. Sphere of Application of This Chapter
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to the goods conveyed across the customs border by diplomatic, consular, and other official representative offices of foreign countries, international organisations, the staff of such representative offices and organisations, as well as to the goods intended for personal or family use by specific categories of foreign citizens enjoying advantages, privileges and/or immunity in the customs territory of the Russian Federation pursuant to the international treaties to which the Russian Federation is party.
2. Customs registration of the goods specified in Item 1 herein shall be conducted in a simplified manner.
Article 299. Conveyance of Goods by the Diplomatic Representative Offices of Foreign Countries
Foreign diplomatic representative offices of foreign countries located in the territory of the Russian Federation may import to and export from the customs territory of the Russian Federation the goods intended for official use in said offices. Such goods will be exempted from customs duties and taxes and not liable for the economic restrictions and prohibitions stipulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities.
Article 300. Conveyance of Goods by the Head of a Foreign Diplomatic Representative Office and Members of Diplomatic Staff of a Representative Office of Foreign Country
1. The Head of a diplomatic representative office of a foreign country, members of the diplomatic staff of said representative office, and their family members residing with them may import to the customs territory of the Russian Federation the goods intended for their personal and family use, including the goods intended for their setting up, and export from the customs territory of the Russian Federation the goods intended for their personal and family use with complete exemption of said goods from customs duties and taxes and non-application to them of any economic restrictions and prohibitions stipulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities.
2. Personal luggage belonging to the head of the diplomatic representative office of a foreign country, members of diplomatic staff of said representative office, and their family members residing with them shall be relieved of customs inspections unless the customs authorities have serious reasons to presume that their luggage contains goods which are not intended for personal and family use or goods whose importation to or exportation from the Russian Federation is prohibited by law of the Russian Federation, the international treaties, to which the Russian Federation is party, or is regulated by quarantine rules. Such customs inspections should only be conducted in the presence of the persons specified in this Article or their duly authorised representatives.
Article 301. Conveyance of Goods by Members of Administrative and Technical Staff of Diplomatic Representative Office of Foreign Country
Members of the administrative and technical staff of a diplomatic representative office of a foreign country, and their family members residing with them, provided said persons and their family members are neither permanent residents nor citizens of the Russian Federation, may import to the customs territory of the Russian Federation the goods intended for their setting up with their complete exemption from customs duties and taxes and non-application to said goods of economic restrictions and prohibitions stipulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities.
Article 302. Application of Customs Privileges Accorded to Members of Diplomatic Staff of Representative Offices of Foreign Countries to Administrative, Technical and Service Staff of Said Representative Offices
Based on special agreements with foreign countries, the customs privileges accorded to members of diplomatic staff of representative offices of foreign countries in accordance with this Customs Code may also be accorded to administrative and technical staff of said representative offices and members of their families, who are neither permanent residents nor citizens of the Russian Federation, proceeding from the principle of reciprocity with regard to each specific foreign country.
Article 303. Conveyance of Goods by Consular Offices of Foreign Countries by their Staff Members
1. The consular offices of foreign countries, the consular officials of foreign countries including the head of the consular office of a foreign country, the consular staff of foreign countries, and members of their families are accorded the customs privileges stipulated by this Customs Code for the diplomatic representative offices of foreign countries or respective staff of diplomatic representative offices of foreign countries.
2. Based on special agreements with foreign countries, members of the administrative and technical staff of consular offices of foreign countries and members of its families, who are not permanent residents in the Russian Federation, may be accorded the same customs privileges as those granted, in accordance with this Customs Code, to respective diplomatic staff of representative offices of foreign countries, proceeding from the principle of reciprocity with regard to each specific foreign country.
Article 304. Conveyance of Diplomatic Mail and Consular Valise of Foreign Countries across the Customs Border
1. The diplomatic mail and consular valise of foreign countries conveyed across the customs border shall not be subject to either opening or detention. In case the customs authorities have serious reasons to presume that the consular valise is contains the documents and/or goods other than those specified in Item 3 herein, they have the right to demand that the consular valise be opened by the authorised officials of the represented foreign country in the presence of a customs officer. In case of denial, the consular valise should be returned to the place of its departure.
2. All the items comprising diplomatic mail or consular valise ought to have clearly visible external markings indicative of the nature of said items.
3. The diplomatic mail may only contain diplomatic documents and the goods intended for official use; the consular valise may only contain official correspondence and documents or goods intended exclusively for official use.
Article 305. Customs Privileges for Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Couriers
Foreign diplomatic and consular couriers may import to and export from the customs territory of the Russian Federation the goods intended for their personal use which, proceeding from the principle of reciprocity with regard to each specific foreign country, will be free from customs inspections, exempted from customs duties and taxes, and without application to said goods of economic restrictions and prohibitions stipulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation on the State Regulation of Foreign Trade Activities.
Article 306. Customs Privileges Accorded to Representatives and Members of Delegations of Foreign Countries
Official representatives of foreign countries, members of parliamentary and governmental organisations, as well as, pursuant to the principle of reciprocity, members of foreign country delegations arriving in the Russian Federation for participation in international negotiations, international conferences and forums, or with other official assignments shall be accorded the customs privileges, which are stipulated by this Customs Code for members of diplomatic staff of representative offices of foreign countries. The same privileges shall be granted to the family members accompanying said persons.
Article 307. Conveyance of Goods by Members of Diplomatic Staff, Consular Officers, Representatives and Members of Delegations of Foreign Countries Transiting in Customs Territory of the Russian Federation
Members of diplomatic staff of representative offices of foreign countries and consular officers of consular offices of foreign countries, members of their families, as well as the persons specified in Article 306 of this Customs Code transiting in the customs territory of the Russian Federation shall be accorded the same customs privileges as those stipulated by this Customs Code for members of foreign diplomatic staff.
Article 308. Customs Privileges Accorded to International, Interstate and Inter-Governmental Organisations, Representative Offices of Foreign Countries Accredited Thereto, and Staff Members of Said Organisations and Representative offices
Customs privileges accorded to international, interstate, and inter-governmental organisations, representative offices of foreign countries accredited thereto, and staff members of said organisations and representative offices, as well as members of their families shall be stipulated by respective international agreements of the Russian Federation.
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