Rules of moving of
personal luggage through the frontier of the
Republic of Belarus basically coincide with the
world standards. Without corresponding permission
stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of
Belarus the following objects are not subject to
transportation through customs border of the
Republic of Belarus by physical persons (import and
export):
- Fire-arms and
ammunition, military equipment;
- Narcotics,
psychotropics, poisonous, poisoning, strong,
radioactive and explosive substances.
For transportation
through the border of animals and plants the
sanction of phytosanitation and veterinary control
is required.
There are the
restrictions concerning quantity of the things not
being subject to custom duty. Thus, it is possible
to take only 50 kg of a luggage with total cost not
more than 1000 Euro (80 kg and 1200 Euro for
indivisible subjects) on duty-free basis. Besides it
on duty-free basis it is possible to carry up to 5
kgs of foodstuffs (from CIS countries - up to 30 kgs)
within the period from June 1st to October 31-th).
The additional
luggage is being subject to taxes at a rate of 30 %
from its cost, but not less than 2 Euro for 1 kg.
For luggage which weight exceeds 200 kg or which
cost exceeds 10000.00 Euro, the duty is being paid
at a rate of 60 % from its cost, but not less than 4
Euro for 1 kg.
The following goods
are imported on duty-free basis with quantitative
restriction:
- Strong drinks
- not more than 1 litre (for the persons of 18
years and older);
- Beer ― not
more than 1 litre (for the persons of 18 years
and older);
- Cigarettes -
not more than 200 pieces or 200 g of tobacco
(for the persons of 18 years and older);
- Jewelry - not
more than 5 units;
- Subjects of
clothes of natural fur and/or a leather - not
more than 3 units;
- Watch - 1
piece;
- Second-hand
tyres - not more than 4 pieces.
In case of import
of the specified goods with quantitative excess or
at non-inclusion of them in the structure of being
imported on duty-free basis the duty is being paid
at a rate of 60 % of the cost, but not less than 4
Euro for 1 kg. For each litre of strong drinks over
one litre the duty is being paid at a rate of 20
Euro. Import of more than 5 litres of strong drinks
is forbidden.
Import of clothes,
notebooks, videocameras and photocameras, players
and other portable devices for personal use is
permitted on duty-free basis, without restrictions
of their cost and weight in case the given subjects
have been used already (not new), and you do not
live permanently in the Republic of Belarus,
according to the Regulations about the Order of
Moving by Physical Persons through the Customs
Border of the Republic of Belarus of the Goods which
have not been intended for Industrial or other
Commercial Activity” approved by Decree ¹ 57 of the
President of the Republic of Belarus dated
05.02.2001 (subpoint 10.6 and Appendix 2).
Import of foreign
currency to the Republic of Belarus is not limited,
however, if you import the sum exceeding USD
3000.00, it is necessary to fill in the declaration
(there are forms in English). The specified
declaration at departure will serve as the document
for unobstructed export of the left sum. At export
of currency up to USD 3000.00 it is not necessary to
fill in the declaration, at export of the sum over
USD 3000.00 the declaration should be filled.
|