Customs declaration

This is a document drawn up in the prescribed form, containing information about the goods, the selected procedure and other information necessary for the release of the goods (Article 4 of the Customs Code of the CU).

The procedure for filling out a declaration and then submitting a document to the customs authorities is called customs declaration. This is the procedure for submitting information about the declared goods to the state authorities in accordance with the selected customs procedure. Customs declaration of goods is carried out by the declarant (or a customs representative on behalf of the declarant) in writing or electronic form.

Basic information required for filing a declaration:

· country of origin;

· Type of cargo-goods (nomenclature of goods according to the Unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity);

· cargo weight;

· price;

· Purpose of import or export;

· Number of the vehicle delivering the goods;

· And any other information, without the presentation of which it is impossible to carry out customs clearance.

Types of customs declarations
Customs declaration for goods
It is issued for the goods of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs moved across the state border.
The submission of information to the customs takes place only in electronic form
Transit declaration
filled in and submitted on paper or electronic media for goods in transit through the territory of the Customs Union or through it from border to border.
Passenger customs declaration
this is a document necessary for declaring goods and goods transported by individuals across the state border. Filling in and submission to the customs authority is carried out only on paper by an individual or a customs representative.
Vehicle customs declaration
filled in and submitted to the Central Excise Customs (CAT) on paper or electronic media for cars imported or exported from the territory of the Customs Union under the selected customs procedures: "export", "import - release for domestic consumption", "temporary import / export" and more
Submitting a customs declaration after filling out
The submission of customs declarations to the customs authority is carried out:
  • a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur remotely through a special program.
  • by an individual in person
  • clearance can be carried out by a customs representative.


What is the registration number of the customs declaration?
Having received the DT from the declarant, the customs inspector checks the correctness of the information declared in it with the real content of the declared cargo. If the inspector does not have any complaints either to the content or to the design of the DT, he assigns a unique number to the document and endorses it with an individual seal. Prior to the assignment of the DT number, the declarant must submit to the customs documents confirming the payment of advance duties and fees. Only then is the release of goods allowed by customs.

Issuance of a customs declaration for goods is the final stage of customs clearance of goods. The inspector endorses DT with the stamp “Release permitted” by customs. This means that from this moment the declared goods have been moved across the customs border, and they can be used under the chosen procedure without restrictions throughout the entire space of the Customs Union.