Customs clearance of precious metals and jewelry at a low price

Ours offers qualified services for customs clearance of precious metals and jewelry, precious and semi-precious stones, including costume jewelry. Thanks to the rich practical experience and high professionalism of our company’s employees, we carry out prompt customs clearance of precious metals or jewelry when importing, importing into the Russian Federation or “customs clearance” for export when exporting from the Russian Federation as quickly as possible, extremely competently and at reasonable prices.

We work with any participants in foreign trade activities:

Individuals
Legal entities
Individual entrepreneurs

We provide customs clearance services for precious metals and jewelry at any customs office in the Russian Federation!

We carry out prompt customs clearance: “customs clearance” or “customs clearance” of any jewelry, precious metals, stones and costume jewelry at any customs office in Russia - every day!

The main positions processed by our company:

Jewelry and adornments: earrings, rings, wristwatches; pendants; brooches; bracelets; necklaces; hairpins; cufflinks
Precious stones: diamonds, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, alexandrites.
Semi-precious stones: peridot, turquoise, garnet, topaz, spinel, amethyst, aquamarine, beryl, tourmaline, zircon, hyacinth, opal, moonstone, rock crystal, quartz, amber, coral.
Precious metals: gold, silver, platinum.
Jewelry:* earrings, rings, watches; pendants; brooches; bracelets; necklaces; hairpins; cufflinks
Other: men's or women's watches with serial numbers.
And any others not listed in this list.

* — jewelry made of glass and metal is cleared at excise customs, excluding those made of plastic or wood, without precious and semi-precious stones, which is cleared at regular customs.

Who can import precious metals and jewelry into Russia??

individuals (moving goods for personal use, not commercial parties);
legal entities and individual entrepreneurs (in any quantity and volume).

Features of customs clearance of jewelry and precious metals by individuals

Individuals may import precious metals and jewelry for personal consumption only. Only legal entities and individual entrepreneurs can import jewelry, precious metals and stones intended for commercial use.

The following do not apply to goods for personal use:

natural diamonds;
precious metals or stones, if their customs value is more than $25,000.

The following cannot be imported in international postal items (IPO):

precious stones in any form and condition;
natural diamonds, excluding jewelry.

Goods prohibited for export by individuals:

raw precious metals;
scrap and waste of precious metals;
ores and concentrates of precious metals and commodities containing precious metals.

Rules for importing currency by foreigners into Russia

Import of non-cash funds into Russia Since the formation of the Customs Union, a single customs legislation has been in force throughout its territory, therefore, the import of foreign currency funds into Russia means their import into the territory of the Customs Union, that is, any member state of the customs union.

It is impossible to enter non-cash funds themselves, because they are placed in bank accounts, but you can enter a plastic payment card across the border.

There are no legislative restrictions on the import of such cards into the territory of the Customs Union. A citizen of any state and of any age can enter an unlimited number of non-cash currency funds placed on any number of bank cards issued by any banks.

Jewelry import standards for individuals in 2022

Current restrictions on the weight and value of imported goods.

Restrictions on imported goods
Import method	Weight restrictions	Cost restrictions
By air (accompanied by luggage)	no more than 50 kg	no more than 10,000 euros
Other modes of transport, including on foot (accompanied by luggage or through a carrier)	no more than 25 kg	no more than 500 euros

If the value or weight of the goods exceeds the permissible limit, then for the excess you will need to pay a customs duty in the amount of 30% of the value exceeding the norm, but not less than 4 euros per 1 kilogram of weight.

Restrictions on the weight and value of goods delivered by express carrier or sent by international mail (IPO). From 2022, these restrictions are imposed on each parcel.

Restrictions on postal items (MPO) and goods delivered by express carrier
Validity	Weight restrictions (gross)	Restrictions on the cost of goods	Unified rates of customs duties
From January 1, 2022	no more than 31 kg	no more than 200 euros	15% of the cost, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kg of weight in terms of excess

If the value or weight of the goods exceeds the allowable limit, then for the excess you will have to pay a customs duty of 15% of the value exceeding the norm, but not less than 2 euros per 1 kilogram of weight.

Where can individuals clear customs jewelry, costume jewelry, and precious metals?

Customs clearance of accompanied baggage must take place at specially equipped checkpoints:

at airports
in seaports
at automobile checkpoints (MAPP, DAPP)
at railway checkpoints
at the warehouses of express carriers (UPS, DHL, FedEx, EMS and others)

Import and export of coins

Have you bought or want to buy antiques abroad? Don't know how to import weapons? How to properly register the import of furniture and paintings? Customs won't let your parcel through? Interested in how to import a saber, bayonet, dirk? We specialize in solving such issues and will be happy to share our ten years of experience, ensure the delivery of cultural property to Russia at low prices, organize their customs clearance, state registration and examination. Delivery of paintings and bronzes, import of antique weapons, ensuring the receipt of foreign parcels - this is not the full range of our services for the delivery of cultural property and antiques from Europe and the USA.

Import, export, customs clearance of coins

Contents of the section CULTURAL VALUES: Cultural values: questions and answers - ARCHIVE OF CONSULTATIONS

Import and export rules

Coins

Cultural values

Question : I am a citizen of Russia and live in it (Republic of Udmurtia). I collect coins of Tsarist Russia (1700-1917) and have a desire to exchange them with colleagues from other foreign European countries via mail. Nowadays, it is quite easy to receive ancient coins from abroad by mail. As for sending abroad (export) by Russian post, everything is quite more complicated. In accordance with the LAW ON THE EXPORT AND IMPORT OF CULTURAL VALUES N 4804-1, a LIST OF CULTURAL VALUES falling under the scope of this law has been defined. Where in paragraph 9 it is stated “Coins, bonds, banknotes and securities created more than 50 years ago.” In accordance with this, I must contact the territorial department of Rossvyazohrankultura to recognize that my coins are not cultural valuables and obtain a certificate of permission for the possible export of coins by mail from the territory of Russia. How realistic is it to obtain such permission and send royal Russian coins from 1700-1917 from Russia? Are there other legal ways and mechanisms for sending ancient coins abroad by mail?

Answer out without permission from Rossvyazohrankultura. I cannot know whether they will give you this permission or not. As a rule, they consult their catalogs. Particularly valuable specimens may be prohibited from export. I would like to immediately warn against attempts to export coins illegally, i.e. with concealment or using forged documents. There is a corresponding article in this regard in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Question : I am a citizen of Russia, permanently residing in Germany. I collect coins, banknotes, orders and medals of Russia before 1917.

From your consultations, I clearly understood the procedure for importing these items into Russia through customs. It’s not clear where I should register them, because... I fly to Moscow and then go to Voronezh, and how long does this procedure last? After declaration at customs, will these items be returned to me immediately?

Answer : Collectible coins are allowed duty free in single copies. Only antiques need to be registered with the Ministry of Culture in order to avoid customs duties. It all depends on the quantity and other circumstances of which there are many. Ask specifically.

Question : I want to bring 3 ancient coins and 5 ancient awards to Russia and leave them in Russia. I declare them. I do not understand the further actions of customs.?

Answer : if the value of the imported item does not exceed the limit of 65,000 rubles (the kilogram limit, I believe, does not play a role here), you may be issued coins and awards duty-free. A check or invoice indicating the cost will especially help you. In case the cost is higher and you do not want to pay the duty. Customs will hold coins and awards until you receive a certificate of registration with the Ministry of Culture as cultural property. Detention is also possible for an expert assessment of the value. Therefore, a check will be useful. However, it is also possible to skip without any problems. Unfortunately, the legislation regarding coins and other historical valuables is not very streamlined. And the degree of knowledge of laws among customs officers varies.

Question : I looked about coins. On your website it says there is a tax on coins. But this is most likely for those coins that are not the national currency of any state. For example, the African Kruger Coin. They definitely charge a fee. What if the US dollar or Canadian dollar, or other national currency is imported only in gold coins? Also a 38% duty? For example, Canadian dollar (Golden Maple Leaf), 31g, face value $50, cost accordingly at the gold rate. At the same time, as far as I understand, collectible coins, ancient ones, are imported duty-free, while investment coins (I saw somewhere on the forums) may be subject to the import of foreign currency. What if I import the bullion? Also a 38% duty? Here it turns out the same thing again - I bought it without VAT and overpaid on import into the Russian Federation more than if I bought it in the Russian Federation with 18% VAT. Is it generally possible to import bullion coins duty free? You said that coins are allowed duty free, did you mean NOT gold coins? Currency or collectibles? On investment coins, at what amount does the duty begin to apply? NOT more than 65,000 rubles. If I’m bringing it for myself, hide it at home :))) Or maybe I collect them, although they are not collectible coins. In the last answer on the site, you say that you can import just like ordinary goods, declaring and proving that it is for personal needs. What about mail or delivery service from Europe to the Russian Federation, for example, coins worth $3000?

Answer: collectible coins are truly imported duty-free in single copies. But gold coins and bars are considered as goods. Therefore, when importing in luggage up to 65,000 rubles is duty-free, and above the duty is 30%. Starting from 650,000 rubles, a customs declaration arises, a duty of 20% and VAT of 18%. That is, it is better to take it with you. The trouble is different. There are many orders, everything is confused, different customs offices have different approaches. Therefore, you need to find out everything in advance at the customs office where you will be entering. If you live in Moscow, then you can go to the Federal Customs Service on Novozavodskaya and get written explanations.

Question : Hello, dear Alexander Mikhailovich! I go to Finland and, since I am involved in numismatics, I buy coins. There they sell coins by weight, for example a package of 10 kg containing all sorts of coins, mostly less than fifty years old, but there are also older ones, costing approximately 100 euros. Do I need to declare them and how can I do this correctly if I do not have the opportunity to copy each coin separately and the majority of coins do not fall under the characteristics of antique (more than 50 years old) Is it possible to simply notify a customs officer about this without filling out a customs declaration ?

Answer : Coins are admitted duty free. For collecting purposes, they are allowed for import and export in single copies. I don’t recommend carrying 10 kg. This attracts undue attention. Have proof of purchase just in case.

Question : Another question - if I bring coins or objects into the territory of the Russian Federation that have not reached the age of 100 years, should I declare them as cultural values, if these objects are mass-produced. Still, as for cultural values, what age must be in order to classify an item (coin, medal or porcelain figurine...) as cultural property required for customs declaration upon import - 50 or 100 years? After all, if I declare it = it means that after importing it into the Russian Federation, I must register this item with the Ministry of Culture, and if this thing is, let’s say, cheap and it’s just 60-70 years old, no more than what to do in such cases.

Answer : Cultural and historical values are allowed into Russia duty free. In order for them to become such, they are registered with Rossvyazohrankultura. This is a voluntary matter. If you do not register them, then these are just goods and the usual rules apply to them. those. goods for personal purposes worth up to 65,000 rubles or 35 kg are imported duty-free (once a month).

Question : Hello. Thanks for the answer, I just don’t know what to do because I buy a lot of coins at once, most of them - 90 percent - are not 50 years old at all and they do not require any declaration. But among them there are 10 percent of them that are old but cheap. If you declare it, you immediately attract attention and try to prove that everything you are carrying is cheap and not at all rare coins.

Answer : It is not necessary to declare. You can safely go through the green corridor, but the rules for moving collectible material have not been updated for a long time. And customs officers today are not very literate. Although in Vyborg everything is still not so bad. In any case, the truth is on your side. You are bringing it not for sale, but for collecting. Do not agree to admit that you will partially sell them. They will attribute it to commerce and will tax you. Change - yes, it is possible. As a last resort, ask for guidance. Well, if it’s really bad, contact me. I know the Vyborg boss.

Question : Thank you very much for your consultation. I understand that if I bought a Rembrandt painting at an auction, and I enter it, then I am kind of obliged to declare it, and if it comes to cheap coins, the catalog price of which is around 1-2 dollars each, then what kind of cultural value is it in this regard, it seems ours the laws are outdated, that is, it seems to be written there that any thing over 50 years old is a cultural value.

In fact, contemporary works, in particular paintings, can also be recognized as cultural values. But historical ones include those that are older than a hundred years. At the same time, restrictions mainly concern export, and import is welcome, but this is already considered as a product and customs is trying to charge a duty.

Question : Thank you Alexander Mikhailovich, so if I am carrying items (coins or badges) that are less than a hundred years old, I am not obliged to declare them at all? The question is not that I will pay the duty, it’s just that the bus was checked at customs (the women were carrying meat prohibited for import) and I got caught in the general mix, so to speak)) Although I don’t drive meat and generally try to follow the laws. The customs officer saw my old coins, I didn’t hide them and I realized that I was almost a smuggler, he even forced me to write an explanatory note about the fact that I was importing old coins because I didn’t know that they had to be declared. True, I ended up missing it. Now if you don’t declare it, they’ll initiate some kind of criminal case, God forbid)) What surprises me is that I’m bringing all this into the country, I’m ready to pay the duty, but if you’re bringing 30-40 coins, 10-20 different cheap rubles each, and if they’re up to 100 years ago, I wrote to you that they are sold there directly in bags wholesale or by weight, that they must be copied each separately and then registered. In general, please excuse me for being uneasy, what could I possibly face if I don’t declare these coins (both in terms of weight and price, they fall into the duty-free category, and I’m ready to pay the duty if something happens)

Answer : In the near future I will try to thoroughly understand coins and other collection material and post an article on the website. You are the first who became interested in this. However, it is now known that collectible coins in single copies are passed unhindered for both export and import. There may still be problems with export, but there are no restrictions on import, except those general for goods (65,000 rubles and 35 kg). A serious face and words cannot be uttered by an employee - this is a corruption component. It's so easy to scare and cut down. I will try to equip you with knowledge of the laws.

Question : Hello again, Alexander Mikhailovich. You see the list I found, which means it’s still 50 years old. And I still want to know what’s in store for me if I don’t declare coins over 50 years old that are required for customs declaration. Could a criminal case be brought against me as a smuggler?

I’m not an expert and I don’t have to know whether this is a cultural value or not. Or is everything older a cultural value?

Appendix No. 1 to the order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated August 7, 2001 N 844 List of cultural property subject to the Law of the Russian Federation dated April 15, 1993 N 4804-1 “On the export and import of cultural property (Gazette of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation", 1993, No. 20, Art. 718), the export of which is carried out on the basis of certificates for the right to export cultural property from the territory of the Russian Federation 1. Cultural property included in the Museum, Archival and Library collections of the Russian Federation * (1) . 2. Items and collections that have historical, scientific, artistic or other cultural significance, associated with significant events in the life of peoples, the development of society and the state, and the history of science and technology: 2.1. memorial items related to the lives of outstanding political and government figures, national heroes, figures of science, literature and art; 2.2. items and collections of uniforms and equipment for industrial, military and other purposes, created more than 50 years ago; 2.3. items of technology, devices, instruments, apparatus, equipment for scientific, industrial, household and military purposes and/or their components created more than 50 years ago; 2.4. objects and their fragments obtained as a result of archaeological excavations. 3. Artistic values*(2): 3.1. works of painting, sculpture; 3.2. works of graphics and original graphic printed forms; 3.3. original design projects, installations, artistic compositions and installations; 3.4. objects of religious worship of various denominations; 3.5. objects of decorative and applied art; 3.6. artistically designed weapons. 4. Components and fragments of architectural, historical monuments and monuments

Answer : This resolution is somewhat outdated, and it concerns export, not import. I'll find and write everything soon. Visit the website.

Question : Good afternoon, we are planning to import gold investment coins (gold content 99.9, 24 carats) into the Russian Federation through a legal entity from Switzerland. It was possible to find out that such coins are not subject to VAT, and duty-free import is also possible. I would like to hear the opinion of a professional. Thank you in advance. Let me clarify that we are talking specifically about investment coins; I emphasize that these are not collectible or commemorative coins, but coins that are used as means of payment in other countries (UAE, Malaysia, etc.). The Bank of Russia constantly issues such coins (Chervonets, silver “Sable”, “Zodiac Signs” series) and they are not subject to any taxes, but what about others - imported ones. The coins are called gold Dinar and silver Dirham.

Answer : I specifically checked the certificate for gold coins and gold products. Duty 20%, VAT 18%. Since you mentioned a Swiss company, then, I assume, you are planning to import to a legal entity. So you will pay in full. But individuals can import goods and other goods duty-free in their luggage within the limits of the norms. Just be sure to declare it. And you need to prove that it is for personal needs.

Jewelry customs for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs

Specialized customs houses of jewelry, precious metals, costume jewelry, precious and semi-precious stones where customs clearance can be carried out: customs clearance or their customs clearance, limited to several customs points (SVH).

Places of declaration when importing precious metals and precious stones
N p/p	Customs authority code	customs Department
1	10009130	Specialized customs post of the Central Excise Customs in Moscow
2	10130010	Vashutinsky customs post of the Central Excise Customs Moscow region, Khimki
3	10009190	North-Western excise (specialized) customs post in St. Petersburg
4	10009230	Smolensk excise customs post Smolensk region, Smolensky district, Stabna village

Rules for importing money into Russia: amount of cash and rules for filling out the declaration

Attention: How much currency can you take out of Russia? So, how much cash can you take out of the Russian Federation without filling out a declaration? Previously, this amount was 3,000 US dollars, now it is 10,000 US dollars. Please note that 10,000 US dollars is a conventional unit.

For convenience, all money transported by a person across the border is converted into American dollars at the Central Bank exchange rate on the day of the transaction.

For example, if you are carrying 10 thousand US dollars, 5 thousand euros and another 50 thousand rubles in cash, you will still have to fill out a declaration, since the total amount of money you are transporting exceeds the threshold of 10 thousand US dollars.

Important: money in the equivalent of 10 thousand US dollars can be carried by 1 person, regardless of age, without declaration.

Necessary payments for customs clearance of jewelry

When clearing jewelry through customs, you must pay customs payments: duty, fee, VAT, excise tax. The basis for their calculation is the customs value of jewelry, which includes both their invoice value and transportation costs. In this case, depending on the country of origin of the goods, preferences may be provided.

Name	HS code	Duty	VAT	Excise tax
Natural pearls	7101100000	10%	20%	—
Cultured pearls	71012…..	10%	20%	—
Unsorted diamonds	7102100000	15%	0%	—
Industrial rough diamonds	7102210000	10%	0%	—
Other industrial diamonds	7102290000	15%	20%	—
Non-industrial rough diamonds	7102310000	0%	0%	—
Other non-industrial diamonds	7102390000	10%	20%	—
Unprocessed precious and semi-precious stones (jades, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, alexandrites, others)	710310000	10%	20%	—
Raw precious and semi-precious stones (rubies, sapphires, emeralds)	710391….	12%	20%	—
Unprocessed precious and semi-precious stones (jade, alexandrite, others)	710399….	15%	20%	—
Silver bars containing at least 999 parts of silver per 1000 parts of alloy	7106910001	12,5%	20%	—
Gold bars containing at least 995 parts gold per 1000 parts alloy	7108120001	12%	20%	—
Platinum bars containing not less than 999.5 parts of platinum per 1000 parts of alloy	7110110001	12%	20%	—
Waste and scrap of precious metals or metals clad with precious metals; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or compounds of precious metals, used primarily for the recovery of precious metals	7112……	0%	20%	—
Articles made of silver, whether or not plated, clad or not clad with other precious metals	7113110000	10%	20%	—
Products of other precious metals, whether or not plated, clad or not clad with precious metals	7113190000	10%	20%	—
Articles made of silver, whether or not plated, clad or not clad with other precious metals	7114110000	15%	20%	—
Products of other precious metals, whether or not plated, clad or not clad with precious metals	7114190000	11%	20%	—
Costume jewelry with or without galvanic coating of precious metals	7117……	3 euro/kg	20%	—
Coins (other than gold) that are not legal tender	7118100000	20%	20%	—
Other coins	7118900000	20%	20%	—

Transportation Features

The international transport of precious metals is subject to strict regulations. They are quite strict. Thus, the carrier’s responsibilities include:

selection of special vehicles with a high level of safety;
use of the services of those organizations that have permission to transport this type of cargo;
providing armed security for cargo.

Note! The absence of armed guards entails criminal liability.

At the same time, alloys that contain a small percentage of precious metals (up to 5%) can be sent by train, and if the content of precious impurities is less than 1%, then the importer is free to choose a vehicle.

State control act when importing jewelry into the Russian Federation

According to Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation dated September 17, 2001 N 249, state control is carried out when importing jewelry, precious metals, precious and semi-precious stones into Russia. Based on its results, inspectors of the Russian State Assay Office draw up a State Control Act. This document reflects the compliance of the imported product with the data specified in the accompanying documents (name, quantity, weight, etc.). In addition, if there are no violations, the controller will make a note: “the presented product is recommended for further customs clearance.” If there are violations, it will be written: “the presented product is not allowed for further customs clearance,” and the materials will be transferred to law enforcement agencies. Every piece of jewelry is subject to inspection. The resulting Certificate must be submitted to customs along with the Customs Declaration.

Customs clearance errors

Errors during customs clearance of precious metals are unacceptable. Any typo can cause significant problems, including criminal liability. Therefore, before submitting the customs declaration, it is necessary to carefully check all the information. Customs clearance of this type of cargo is specific, control at each stage is very strict.

We know how complex and problematic customs clearance can be, and therefore we strongly advise you to contact us if you lack knowledge. We have many years of experience in customs clearance of the relevant category of cargo; we will help you prepare permits and other accompanying papers.

It is no secret that customs inspection of precious cargo can take a long time, since this is a responsible process. By contacting us, you can be sure of prompt clearance and no problems, because we know all the nuances of the legislation and take a responsible approach to preparing customs clearance. Force majeure circumstances are excluded. In any case, we take full responsibility for the customs clearance process. Call us by phone or email us [email protected]

How are precious metals and stones valued?

During customs clearance of jewelry and customs clearance of precious metals, you should understand how and in what quantities the weight of precious metals and stones is measured in a particular country. Most countries use metric units, which primarily measure weight in grams and milligrams. But there are also countries that use other measures of mass.

In the UK, USA and other countries that use the English system of measures, the weight of precious metals is measured in troy pounds and its divisions (the most common division of the troy pound is the troy ounce):

1 troy pound = 12 troy ounces = 373.2418 g;
1 troy ounce = 20 penny weights = 31.1035 g;
1 pennyweight = 24 grains = 1.5552 g;
1 grain = 20 maytam = 64.7989 mg;
1 mayt = 24 doytam = 3.2399 mg;
1 doyt = 0.13499 mg.

In India and Pakistan, measures such as chattak and tol are used:

1 chattak = 5 tolam = 58.319 g 1 tola = 11.664 g

In Japan, momme is used:

1 momme = 3.75 g.

If you have to clear customs jewelry or precious stones with precious stones, you need to have an idea of such a measure as carat. When measuring gemstones, either the metric carat or the English carat is usually used as a measure of mass:

Unit	Metric (milligram)	English (milligram)
1 carat	200.000	205.000000
1/2 carat	100.000	102.500000
1/4 carat	50.000	51.250000
1/8 carat	25.000	25.625000
1/16 carat	12.500	12.812500
1/32 carat	6.250	6.406250
1/64 carat	3.125	3.203125

When measuring the weight of pearls, the carat gran (this is a quarter of a carat) is used.

Probably everyone knows the old Russian proverb “the spool is small, but dear.” It owes its origin to such an old Russian unit of weight as the spool.

Here are all the ancient measures used since ancient times in Rus':

fraction = 44.435 mg;
spool = 96 shares = 4.2658 g;
pound = 96 spools = 409.517 g.

For customs clearance and measurement of precious metals in alloys (ingots, coins and other products), the metric and carat sample systems are used.

With the metric system of samples, the content of pure precious metal is determined by the number of its units in 1000 units of ligature weight, with the carat system of samples in 24 units. Until 1927, in the USSR, as well as in pre-revolutionary Russia, a spool sampling system was in effect, in which the content of precious metals was determined by the number of spools per pound of ligature weight (1 pound = 96 spools).

Gold in the form of high purity bars (899 and above for the USA and 955 and above for France and England) is known to be used in international payments between states.

Known sampling systems for precious metals and their ratios

Metric	Carat	Zolotnikovaya
1000	24	96
916	22	88
833	20	80
750	18	72
583	14	56
500	12	48
375	9	36

Precious metal samples used

Silver	Gold	Platinum
Russia, before 1927	84,88	56, 72	—
Western Europe, before 1945	800	—	—
Modern domestic	750, 875, 916	375, 583, 958	950
Modern foreign	900, 925	carat 9, 14, 18, 22; metric 333, 585	—

If you are ever faced with the purchase and customs clearance of unique Faberge products, then it will be useful for you to have an idea of all the known hallmarks of the craftsmen of this eminent manufactory (the hallmark carries basic information about the origin of the jewelry, and is also the main guarantee of its quality) :

KF, SF, VA, FA, JA, AG, AN, EK, AM, AN, GN, MP, OR, IP, HW, WR, TR, FR, VS, AT, SW, ES

How to choose a HS code

First, you need to determine the code of the commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity by calculating the percentage of precious metal in the product. Then select a product code in accordance with the name of the product, its membership in certain groups and sections.

In order for a product to be called a precious metal, it must contain at least two percent of it. Such goods belong to group 71 of the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity . Each group is divided into appropriate classifications. They depend on how the metal was processed.

How much gold is one individual allowed to take out of Russia...?

If I transport US dollars, euros and rubles, will all the money be counted? When calculating the total amount of cash that moves across the border, both foreign currency and rubles will be counted.

How much money can you carry on planes and trains? It doesn't matter whether you cross the border by train, car or plane. The total amount of permitted non-reportable cash is still $10,000 (USD equivalent) per person. In this case, the question of the weight of the money you are transporting will be relevant.

How much currency can you bring across the border without declaration?

The restriction on the import of cash applies not only to banknotes, but also to monetary instruments such as traveler's checks and bills of exchange. Responsibility for importing currency without filing a declaration For importing currency into Russia in excess of the established limit without filing a declaration, administrative liability or criminal liability is provided.

In itself, the import of foreign currency without a declaration is considered an administrative offense and is punishable by a fine of up to 2.5 thousand rubles.

But the current criminal code also provides for criminal liability for the illegal movement of funds if their amount is twice the limit established by law, that is, from 20 thousand US dollars.

Such a crime can be punished with a large fine of up to 10 times the amount of imported foreign currency.