On the goods in temporary storage and customs operations related to the placement of goods in temporary storage

Temporary storage warehouses are specially defined and equipped facilities, premises (parts of premises) and (or) open areas intended for temporary storage of goods. The owner of a temporary storage warehouse is a legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan established on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and recognized as the owner of a temporary storage warehouse after being included in the register of owners of temporary storage warehouses. Requirements for the location, facilities construction and equipment of constructions, premises (parts of premises) and (or) open areas intended for use or used as a temporary storage warehouse are approved by the authorized body. The owner of a temporary storage warehouse performs a store of goods under customs control in a temporary storage warehouse. Relations of the owner of the temporary storage warehouse with the declarants or other interested parties arise on a contractual basis. Temporary storage of goods means the storage of foreign goods in places of temporary storage until they are released by the customs authority or until the customs authority receives permission for the departure of goods from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, if foreign goods are stored in places of movement of goods across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union, or until the day of seizure or arrest during the inspection of a report on a criminal offense, during criminal proceedings or in the case of an administrative offense.

Cases when the goods can be placed in a temporary storage warehouse:

1) after 3 hours from the moment of goods arrival notifications, as well as during registration of a declaration for goods after 3 hours after the decision on extension, suspension or refusal to release goods.

2) goods under a customs procedure which terminated, as well as goods received (formed), manufactured (received) in application of such a customs procedure, not detained by the customs authorities.

3) within three working days following the day of placement of foreign goods under the customs procedure of re-export, if they were not placed under the customs procedure of customs transit or did not leave the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.

4) goods for personal use of a foreign individual intending to  immigrate to a permanent place in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to obtain refugee or oralman status in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5) international postal items no later than two calendar days after completion of the customs procedure of customs transit, if the goods sent in the international postal items are not subject to customs operations for their customs declaration or it was refused to release such goods.

           Nurabaev S.M. – leading specialist of c/p «Bakhty» of SRD for the EKR