News
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FCS head Pikalev visits Southern Customs Directorate
Valeriy Pikalev held meetings at Luhansk and Donetsk customs on staffing, repairs, school training and support for special military operation personnel.
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Samara customs seize 100+ exotic birds from minibus in Orenburg Region
Samara customs mobile unit seized 100+ live exotic birds from a minibus near Ak Bulak, Orenburg Region; an administrative case was opened.
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FCS Russia: Шереметьевские таможенники обнаружили банку с марихуаной в багаже пассажирки из Китая
FCS Russia: Шереметьевские таможенники обнаружили банку с марихуаной в багаже пассажирки из Китая
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Tatyana Merkusheva took part in the International Transport and Logistics Forum
Deputy Head Tatyana Merkusheva joined a forum session on the digital Eurasia corridor, border upgrades and transit automation — over 1.4 million e-declarations in 2025.
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Moscow Region customs seize nearly 21 kg of drugs from Europe
Officers seized 15 kg of brephedrone and 6 kg of hashish worth RUB 51 million in Moscow Region; a repeat offender was detained after the drugs transited Poland and Belarus.
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CAT and Moscow Customs transfer snow and swamp vehicles for special military operation
Illegally imported Sharmax Hummerq snow and swamp vehicles worth almost RUB 1.5 million were seized and transferred to the Defence Ministry.
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North Ossetian customs stop cash smuggling worth over USD 150,000 at Upper Lars
North Ossetian customs seized over USD 150,000 in undeclared cash from a Lexus at Upper Lars; a criminal case was opened under Article 200.1 of the Criminal Code.
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CAT reports on citizen appeals in Q1 2026
CAT received 846 individual appeals in Q1 2026, down 26.1% year on year, with growing use of electronic channels.
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Sheremetyevo customs seize RUB 3.5m in undeclared jewelry from air passenger
Sheremetyevo officers seized undeclared luxury jewelry worth RUB 3.5 million from a passenger arriving from Beijing; a smuggling case was opened.
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53rd meeting of the EAEU customs services Joint Collegium held in Bishkek
Chaired by Valery Pikalev in Bishkek, EAEU customs services agreed goods classification, risk management, and a 2026 Russia–Kyrgyzstan cooperation plan.
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Sheremetyevo customs find 29 bottles of premium Italian wine in traveller's baggage
Sheremetyevo customs seized 29 bottles of premium Italian wine worth RUB 1.3m from a Russian arrival from Turkey; a RUB 650,000 fine was imposed.
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Far East customs shut down dried trepang smuggling channel to China
Far Eastern customs halted smuggling of nearly 4.6 tonnes of dried trepang to China via six shipments declared by two firms at undervalued prices; over RUB 188 million in damages recovery.
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Large drug batch found in parcel from Thailand
FCS Russia stopped an especially large narcotics shipment in a parcel from Thailand; about 1 kg of THC was found in Moscow and seized in Veliky Novgorod.
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Crocodile heads found in passenger luggage from Thailand
Novosibirsk customs found two crocodile heads in hand luggage of a 36-year-old arriving from Thailand; CITES derivatives were seized.
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Extended FCS Russia Board meeting reviews 2025 results
FCS Russia Board reviewed 2025 performance, RUB 5.911 trillion in budget transfers, and digital and border priorities for 2026.
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Antique German anatomy textbook found at Ufa airport
Bashkortostan customs found a 1920 German anatomy textbook in baggage of a passenger flying from Ufa to Tashkent.
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Jewellery smuggling worth RUB 5.7m stopped in Grozny
Two sisters from Istanbul tried to carry undeclared white-gold jewellery worth RUB 5.7 million through Grozny airport.
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FCS Russia webinar on authorised economic operator status
On 30 March 2026 at 11:00 FCS Russia will hold a webinar on AEO registration and benefits for foreign trade participants.
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Imperial-era cultural valuables export to China stopped
Khabarovsk customs seized 44 coins, 76 crosses and six icons bound for China without permits or declaration.
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FCS Russia webinar on statistical goods movement forms
On 25 March 2026 at 11:00 FCS Russia will hold a webinar on completing and filing statistical forms for goods movement.
