Deadline for Customs transit

The customs procedure of customs transit is a customs procedure under which goods are moved (transported) from the customs authorities of departure to the customs authorities of destination without paying customs duties, taxes, special, anti-dumping, countervailing duties, subject to the conditions for placing goods under this customs procedure.      

 The customs procedure of customs transit shall apply:

      1) for transit (transportation)  of foreign goods not placed under other customs procedures, as well as goods of the Eurasian Economic Union through the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union:

placed under the customs procedure of export in cases determined by the Commission;

placed under the customs procedure of the free customs zone, transported from one territory to another territory of the free economic zone in the case stipulated by paragraph 8 of Article 287 of this Code;

       2) for transit (transportation) of goods of the Eurasian Economic Union and foreign goods specified in paragraph 4 of Article 385 of this Code from one part of the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union to another,  through the territories of states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union and (or) by sea.

 The customs procedure of customs transit shall apply for the transit (transportation) of goods:

      1) from customs authorities at the destination to Customs authorities place of departure;

      2) from customs authorities at the destination to the internal customs authorities;

      3) от внутреннего таможенного органа до таможенного органа в месте убытия;

      4) from one internal customs authorities to the other internal customs authorities;

      5) between customs authorities through the territories of states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union and (or) by sea.

In accordance with Article 224 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan "(hereinafter the Code).

When placing goods under the customs procedure of customs transit, the customs authority of departure establishes the period during which the goods must be delivered from the customs authority of departure to the customs authority of destination (hereinafter deadline for customs transit).

 In respect of goods transported by railway transport, deadline for customs transit is fixed on the basis of two thousand kilometers per month, but not less than seven calendar days.

     In respect of goods, which  transit (transportation) is carried out by other means of transport, the term of customs transit is established in accordance with the usual schedule of transit  (transportation) of goods based on the mode of transport and limits of the vehicle, the  predetermined route of  goods transportation, other conditions of transportation and (or) application of the declarant or the carrier, as well as taking into account the requirements of working and rest regime of the vehicle driver in accordance with international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but not more than  cut-off date of customs transit.

 The time limit of customs transit may not exceed the period determined on the basis of two thousand kilometers per month, or the period determined by the Commission based on specific features of transportation of goods placed under the customs procedure of customs transit.

 Established by the Customs authorities deadline of customs transit  may be extended within the term established by this article at a reasoned request of the declarant or the carrier.

The procedure for performing customs operations related to the extension of the customs transit period is determined by the Commission.

 Leading specialist of customs post       «Bakhty» of SRD for the East Kazakhstan region  Butabaev B.М.