Release of goods for personal use

In accordance with Article 345 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan", depending on the declared customs declaration of goods for personal use (hereinafter-GPU), except sent in international mail (hereinafter-IM), the purpose of their import into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter - EEU) and (or) being in the customs territory of the EEU or export from the customs territory of the European Community, such goods are subject to release:

- for free circulation;

- to be exported;

- for temporary stay the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union;

- for temporary stay outside the customs territory of Eurasian Economic Union.

The release of goods for personal use, subject to customs declaration, for free circulation or for export is made by the customs authority, provided that customs duties and taxes are paid and prohibitions and restrictions are observed in accordance with the legislation. The release of goods for personal use, moved across the customs frontier of the EEU in accompanied baggage, is made by the customs authority before crediting the amounts of customs duties and taxes paid in respect of GPU to the corresponding accounts. Release of goods for personal use sent in the IM is made by the customs authority before payment of customs duties and taxes.

Goods for personal use transported across the customs border of the UES that are not subject to customs declaration are considered released into free circulation or released for export from the moment of crossing the exit line (departure) from the "green" corridor or the line of completion of customs operations at the arrival or departure places.

The release of goods for personal use that are subject to sanitary-quarantine, veterinary, quarantine phytosanitary and other types of state control is carried out after the implementation of the corresponding type of state control.

                                                                      

      Leading specialist of CP «Bakhty» of SRD for the EKR, Khasenov S.М.