Procedure involved in carrying trade samples to Russia
No. CLE-HO/POL/RUSSIA /25
3rd October 2025
Members of the Council
Sub : Procedure involved in carrying trade samples to Russia
Dear Member
As you are aware, CLE regularly participates in various leather fairs in Moscow and also organises Buyer Seller Meets in Russia. However, exporters face difficulties in carrying product samples for such trade events in Russia, due to the requirement of presenting an ATA Carnet—a customs document that allows duty-free temporary imports for exhibitions.
Hence, a request was made by CLE that instead of ATA carnet, the letter issued by CLE should be recognised for carrying trade samples to Russia.
During the India Russia Sub-Working Group meeting held on 22.12.2022, the Russian side informed that besides ATA CARNET, samples can also be carried into Russia under Russian customs declaration of exhibition samples as per Union Commission dated 20.05.2010 No.257 and Union Commission No.263 dated 20.05.2021.
Accordingly, CLE requested the Indian Embassy in Moscow to send details. The Embassy has now provided the weblinks for accessing the aforesaid documents.
· Decision of the Customs Union Commission № 257 dd. 20.05.2010 (as amended on 25.06.2024) “On the form of the goods declaration and the procedure for filling it out” (together with the “Procedure for filling out the goods declaration”)
https://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_101257/
- Decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 263 dd. May 20, 2010 “On the procedure for using transport (shipment), commercial and (or) other documents as a declaration of goods”
https://www.alta.ru/tamdoc/10sr0263/
- The customs declaration can be submitted on the link – https://edata.customs.ru/ftspersonalcabinetweb2017/
· It is to be noted that according to the customs legislation of the EAEU and Russia, a goods declaration can be filled out and submitted by either the declarant (the Russian participant of foreign economic activity who concluded a contract with a foreign company) or the authorized customs representative (broker) with whom the declarant has entered into an agreement for providing customs clearance services.
· More information on the Declarant status can be found in the Article 83 of the EAEU Customs Code:
https://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_215315/88bb1e22dbb2ccb7db2a906a49eb50362ea980a9/
All the above links lead to documents in Russian, but they can be translated using the browser.
· As far as ATA carnet is concerned, FICCI is the authority in India for issuing ATA CARNET. You can apply for the ATA CARNET through the following web link. ATA carnet is issued upon payment of the applicable fee.
https://www.atacarnet.in/login.aspx
Members may kindly note the above. A write-up on temporary importation of goods into Russia received from the Indian Embassy in Moscow is also enclosed herewith, for reference.
Thanks and regards
R. Selvam
Executive Director