Ministry of Finance refused to increase the threshold for duty-free import of Russian purchases from foreign online stores, leaving it at 150 euros. In this case, the agency completely ignored the concerns raised in the public consultation on a single portal of posting information. In the course of it was given 132 questions to which the Ministry of Finance gave the same type of response.
The Ministry of Finance issued a “revised text of the draft government resolution” to reduce duty-free threshold on goods imported into Russia from abroad for physical persons. text of the bill was published Friday on the website disclosure of government information and repeats the original version.
The discussion was attended by 13 experts who were asked 132 questions. To all matters Office left the same comment.
The analysis of international practice shows that in most countries the rate of duty free import of goods for personal use, as a rule, does not exceed 100-150 units of national currency (in the case of Russia, it must obviously go about rubles. – “Times”), answered questions from the Ministry of Finance experts 132 times. Draft was prepared “in order to avoid abuse of the evasion of customs duties and taxes in respect of goods imported into the common customs territory of the Customs Union,” assured the ministry.
The universal answer – a literal quote from the explanatory note to the first embodiment of the decision posted on the website on July 31.
Meanwhile, experts have pointed to the agency shortcomings that can not always be answered, referring to the analysis of international practice norms of free entry. Thus, the experts noted that the adoption of these restrictions will be primarily beneficial to large firms, monopolists in the market, and will lead to higher prices for consumer goods.
The resolution says nothing about how to be implemented to collect taxes from exceeding the limit, says one of the participants. Also, according to experts, the reduction in the rate of duty free import can only be “subject to lower rates of import duties».
As a result, after the public discussion a draft resolution does not change. It is supposed to lower the threshold for duty-free import of single Russian purchases from foreign online stores to 150 euros and weight 10 kg.
Now the legislation provides for the payment of customs duties by an individual in the amount of 30% of the value of the goods, but not less than € 4 per 1 kg. Taxed only send one person cost from € 1,000 per month, or weighing more than 31 kg.
If the goods are imported for personal use or sent to the individual within the established norms of entry, you will not be charged import VAT ( in most cases 18% of the value of goods) and the import duty (depending on the type of product can be up to 30%). The cost of shipment, and therefore the need for payment of the tax is determined by the Federal Customs Service of Russia on the catalog value of the goods or the catalog value of the goods, with the same qualities. Cost of goods is determined by the department of customs value and foreign exchange control (OTSiVK) directories.
«presumably in connection with the order the Russian market of online retailers must begin to evolve rapidly.
Probably, there will be companies and individuals that help to circumvent these restrictions or sell goods to foreign websites at prices that it was more profitable to buy from them, you pay for exceeding limits imposed by the Ministry of Finance. That is now should have more new players in the market, there can be changes with an assortment of goods and services, and higher prices for products online is also very expected, “- says” the Newspaper “lawyer of” tax collector “, a member of an independent center of expertise “The public thought” Paul Ivchenkov.
However, the new measures are not strongly affect the ordinary customers. In Europe, the limit on the value of imported goods is much lower than it is planned to establish in Russia: from € 24 to € 150, says the president of the National Association of Distance Selling Alexander Ivanov.
Most of the consumers the change will not affect the duty, as the average check amount of goods purchased abroad may not exceed € 150, hopes commercial director Andrew Ozon.ru Chechin.
According to the agency Data Insight, the market for electronic Russian commerce in the first half of 2013 amounted to 160 billion rubles., excluding the purchase of music, movies and tickets. The company estimates that the market for Internet-Russian trade last year increased by 23-25%. This year, growth will be 29%. Cross-border b2c-shopping through the Internet will reach 100 billion rubles. – A quarter of total e-commerce market (if we talk about tangible goods). Cross-border shopping make about 4 million people, and on average there are four of each buyer purchases a year abroad.
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