The Eurasian Economic Commission Board has refined the rules for completing the e-commerce goods declaration, expanding the data that declarants must provide for certain product categories and for calculating duties across the entire document. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
For vehicles, mobile phones and tablets with cellular connectivity, the declaration must include information needed to identify the goods and assess customs payments. The amendments also set out how to declare country of origin, apply tariff preferences and calculate customs fees for the declaration as a whole.
EEC Minister for Customs Cooperation Sergey Shklyaev said that submitting this information upfront will reduce follow-up requests from customs authorities, shorten customs processing and speed delivery to the end recipient.
The updated declaration will take effect when amendments to the EAEU Customs Code enter into force. It will cover goods purchased by individuals on foreign online marketplaces and items shipped from warehouses located within the Union.
The framework stems from a protocol signed at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on 25 December 2023 on regulating cross-border e-commerce. The EEC Board approved the declaration form and initial completion procedure by Decision No. 143 of 17 December 2024.
