News
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Union State Customs Committee board meets in St Petersburg
Union State Customs Committee board meets in St Petersburg
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Customs officers find 12 Orthodox icons in foreign national's baggage
Customs officers find 12 Orthodox icons in foreign national's baggage
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Russia and Kazakhstan customs chiefs hold bilateral meeting on JCC sidelines
Russia and Kazakhstan customs chiefs hold bilateral meeting on JCC sidelines
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52nd EAEU Joint Customs Collegium reviews results and plans
52nd EAEU Joint Customs Collegium reviews results and plans
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52nd EAEU Joint Customs Collegium opens in St Petersburg
52nd EAEU Joint Customs Collegium opens in St Petersburg
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CAT customs post hours for 31 December 2025 – 11 January 2026
The Central Excise Customs published operating hours for its customs posts and headquarters during the New Year holidays from 31 December 2025 through 11 January 2026.
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Altai customs officers find snake wine from Vietnam in passenger baggage
Altai customs officers find snake wine from Vietnam in passenger baggage
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Buryat customs find book about Hitler in car at Mongolia border
Buryat customs seized Henneke Kardel’s extremist book from a Russian driver’s car at the Mondy checkpoint on the Mongolia border.
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FCS Russia webinar on authorised economic operator status
On 9 December 2025 FCS Russia will hold a webinar on obtaining AEO status and related benefits.
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Over 22 tonnes of aphrodisiac paste declared as honey seized in Dagestan
Dagestan customs seized over 22 tonnes of epimedium paste declared as honey in a Georgia truck in transit to Kazakhstan.
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FCS and Federal Tax Service sign information-exchange agreement at joint public council meeting
At a joint public council meeting Pikalyov and Yegorov signed a data-exchange pact; SPOT and grey-import measures were also discussed.
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First meeting of FCS Russia Public Council in new composition
The re-formed Public Council at FCS Russia held its first meeting at the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on 3 December.
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Krasnoyarsk customs find over 15 kg of seedlings in baggage from Thailand
Krasnoyarsk customs intercepted over 15 kg of cactus and ornamental seedlings in two passengers’ bags from Thailand; administrative cases and fines followed.
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FCS Russia and Ministry of Transport target 10-minute truck inspections
FCS Russia and the Ministry of Transport agreed a roadmap to cut truck inspections to ten minutes; pilot site Tagirkent-Kazmalyar, 25 crossings by 2030.
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FCS Russia stops corrupt scheme at Zelenograd customs post
FCS anti-corruption units uncovered unlawful actions by officials at the Zelenograd customs post of Central Excise Customs.
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Southern Russian customs stop gemstone smuggling from India
Southern Russia customs seized 16 undeclared gem parcels from India (2,125 carats, RUB 3.4 million). A criminal case was opened.
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Sheremetyevo customs find undeclared jewellery worth RUB 6 million
At Sheremetyevo, officers seized undeclared branded jewellery worth RUB 6 million from a Beijing arrival; a criminal case was opened.
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Novorossiysk customs stop precious metals smuggling in scrap
Novorossiysk customs seized 19 tonnes of boards and microchips with undeclared platinum, gold and silver worth about RUB 1.5 million.
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Sheremetyevo customs find 8 kg of dried trepang in passenger baggage
Sheremetyevo officers seized nearly 8 kg of undeclared Far Eastern trepang worth about RUB 500,000 from a passenger bound for China.
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FCS Russia disrupts criminal group at Smolensk customs
Anti-corruption units stopped an organised group of Krasninsky post officers suspected of bribery linked to tobacco and car-parts imports.
