ATTENTION! it is required:
when passing through customs inspection to prepare documents and data necessary for customs inspection; to complete a customs declaration in cases stipulated by tariff legislation;
by request of customs authorities officials to declare commodities for inspection and fulfill any other requirements of customs authorities officials in accordance with customs inspection regulations.
Commodities mean any movable property including currency and currency values.

Brief on customs regulations of the Russian Federation while transferring commodities by persons permanently residing beyond the borders of Russia
1. Declaring commodities transferred through the customs boundary of the Russian Federation
1.1. All commodities transferred through the customs boundary of, the Russian Federation are subject to customs inspection and customs clearance.
1.2. Customs declaration should be completed if a person has:
unaccompanied luggage transferred by a carrier with accompanying documents (luggage receipt, consignment note etc.) separately from a person;
the following commodities in accompanied luggage (hand luggage);
with the availability of commodities stated in customs declaration of form ТД-6.

ATTENTION! Commodities listed in items 3.2 - 3.12 of declaration ТД-6 should be obligatory declared in writing. Failure to submit the customs declaration by the person concerning such commodities is considered by a customs official as a statement that a person has no such commodities.
Discovery of commodities to be declared in writing by the customs official during random inspection may involve bringing the person to responsibility in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

1.3. If the person has commodities to be obligatory declared in writing, the customs declaration is completed in one copy as a rule.
1.4. The customs declaration is completed in duplicate if the person when entering the Russian Federation declares of import of commodities in unaccompanied luggage, and such commodities together with commodities in accompanied luggage (hand luggage) are imported within the limits specified in item 2.1 for the purpose of granting preferences con cerning payment of customs fees. At that, one copy of the customs declaration is left at customs authorities and the second one is given back to the person to submit it to the cus toms authority which carries out customs clearance of commodities imported in unaccom panied luggage.
1.5. On completion of customs clearance the customs declaration is given back to the person in the following cases:
with the availability of temporarily imported (exported) commodities when the customs declaration is a confirmation of fulfillment of temporary import (export) of commodities during heir return export (import);
if the customs declaration is used as a confirmation of import of cash foreign currency for its subsequent export;
if the person passing through the customs boundary of the Russian Federation declares of availability of unaccompanied commodity.
1.6. The customs declaration may be completed in Russian or English or by permission of the customs authority in other languages known to customs officials.

ATTENTION! Misstatement in the customs declaration by persons involves liability in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. Import of commodities to the Russian Federation

2.1. When passing through the customs boundary of the Russian Federation per sons , nay import commodities not intended for production or other commercial activity, without payment of customs fees provided that their total value is not more than 1000 USD in equivalent terms inclusive, and their total weight is not more than 50 kg inclusive.
2.2. Commodities imported above specified norms are liable to customs fees and taxes in accordance with the established procedure.
2.3. The following items may be imported into the Russian Federation in limited quantities without payment of customs fees:
alcoholic drinks (including beer) - 2 liters per one person;
tobaccos (cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes) - 400 pieces per one person.

ATTENTION! Only commodities imported within the personal needs of the person and his/her family members may be cleared free of duty.
Individuals permanently residing beyond the borders of the Russian Federation have no right to be engaged in business or commercial activity in Russia without relevant permission of authorities.

3. Export of commodities from the Russian Federation

When passing through the customs boundary of the Russian Federation persons may export commodities not intended for production or other commercial activity, in simplified preferential order with full exemption of customs fees provided that the total value of commodities is not more than 1000 USD in equivalent terms inclusive.

4. Temporary import of commodities to the Russian Federation

4.1. When passing through the customs boundary of the Russian Federation per sons may temporarily import commodities necessary for their personal use in the territory w of the Russian Federation, and export temporarily imported commodities back provided declaring the commodities to customs authorities when entering without payment of customs duties or customs taxes.
4.2. Only persons permanently residing beyond the borders of the Russian Federation may temporarily import commodities necessary for their personal use.