How to customize cars from Germany

The car market in Germany offers a diverse range of vehicles at an attractive value. You can drive the car from Germany yourself, however, at the entrance to Russia it will be necessary to customs.

Let's notify the local customs authority in writing in writing about the planned import of the car from abroad. It will be necessary to make a deposit to the current account of the customs post. This amount will be subsequently taken into account when removing on the border. The amount of payment is calculated depending on the characteristics of the car - the price, the volume of the engine, year of production, the environmental class. If the ultimate amount of customization at this point is still unknown, it is better to make a deposit with a small margin. Please note that if you refuse to enter the car, the deposit will be returned to you within 3 years. You can learn more about the importation of vehicles the official website of the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

Now you need to drive a car on the checkpoint when crossing the border with Russia. Provide documents to the inspector:

identification;
notification of the arrival of the vehicle;
a document confirming the right of ownership of a car, for example, a sale agreement;
technical passport with VIN;
passenger customs declaration (TD-6 form);
insurance policy;
receipt of payment of customs payments (customs deposit).

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After the vehicle identification, its imports into the territory of Russia will be allowed. With transit numbers issued to cross the car at the customs item at the place of your registration. Sign up for the next step of customs. On the specified day, present the package of documents accompanying the acquisition of the machine and the intersection of the Russian border. The inspector will perform a car inspection. In the absence of violations in the design of the documentation, you will be given UWS and PTS. If the amount of customs clearance turned out to be less than the payment made, the residue will be returned within 60 days.

With the issued documents, contact your local traffic police to register a car. After that, the operation of the machine is allowed in the country.

If independent actions to customize the car from Germany for you burdensome, contact a customs broker. Take into account the feasibility of the mediator's services, because in this case the costs of acquiring the car will increase significantly.