MEMORANDUM FOR PARTICIPANTS IN FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Dear participant,
All goods transported across the RF customs border shall be subject to customs control and obligatory customs clearance. RF President's Decree N213 of 15.11.91 "On Liberalization of Foreign Economic Activity on RF Territory " accepted for execution by the RF State Customs Committee Order N 2 of 26.11.91 defines that all enterprises, organizations and associations registered on RF territory, irrespective of their forms of ownership are allowed to carry out foreign economic activity without a special registration in the RF Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. ANY Russian entity is entitled to import or export goods according to the concluded foreign trade contract if foreign economic activity is envisaged by constituent documents.

In case it is necessary to declare goods and vehicles a participant of foreign economical activity should apply before the procedure of customs clearance to a custom house in the place of state registration for the sake of registration and getting a record card of a participant of foreign economic activity. Such a record card identifies a participant of foreign economical activity during legal relationships with customs bodies. This card is given to a participant of foreign economic activities for each procedure of customs clearance.

Under RF SCC Order № 831 dated 01 December 1999 a registration procedure for participants of foreign economic activity in RF customs bodies was established. This Order contains a list of documents for registration of participants of foreign economic activity in RF customs bodies.

THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

1. Application for registration in a customs body (custom house) containing the following data:
   - Legal address of a participant of foreign economical activity;
   - Legal address of a participant of foreign economical activity;
   - Samples of stamps with signatures of senior managers of
   a company-participant of foreign economic activity;
   - Phone numbers of senior managers and chief accountant of
   a company-participant of foreign economical activity.
2. A copy of the Charter of an enterprise (with amendments and certificates of incorporation issued by the Registration Chamber) certified by a notary;
3. A copy of Memorandum of Association (with amendments and certificates of incorporation issued by the Registration Chamber) certified by a notary or a copy of Resolution of Foundation certified with the company's stamp;
4. Certificate of state registration;
5. Reference from the State Statistics Committee indicating special bank codes "ОКПО" and "COATO" (given not earlier then half a year ago);
6. Certificate or notification (a copy and original) about registration of a subject of law in MTD (Ministry of Taxes and Duties) bodies containing the following data:
   - identification number of a tax-payer (ИНН);
   - registration date;
   - name of State Tax Inspectorate (STI);
   - phone number of MTD body.
7. Reference certified by other company (STI, auditing company, a managing body for state and municipal property) about main assets and working capital of a participant of foreign economic activity (balance sheet of the company) as of the date of submitting the application.
8. References from authorized banks (given not earlier then one month ago) in confirmation of opening bank accounts (both ruble and currency) for a participant of foreign economic activity in the letter-head containing following information of each bank:
   - name of the bank;
   - ОКПО code;
   - ИНН of the bank;
   - Legal address of the bank;
   - БИК of the bank;
   - Correspondent account of the bank.
9. Payment orders (ruble and currency), cash orders, not repaid by a customs body in the place of state registration of a participant of foreign economic activity;
10. A copy of a foreign trade contract;
11. Power of Attorney for the right of declaration issued to a person responsible for carrying out customs clearance on behalf of the enterprise or a Contract with a customs broker.

A participant of foreign economic activity or a customs broker representing participant's interests presents originals or certified copies of a set of documents, two copies of filled in Record card and information saved as a computer file for the purpose of registration. Documents should be presented to a customs body once.

DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR CUSTOMS CLEARANCE.

In order to undergo Customs control and Customs clearance, persons moving goods and transport means are to submit to Customs bodies a full package of required documents and information. A detailed list of documents required for Customs clearance depends on the direction of transportation (import or export), the aim of goods transportation across the customs border, conditions of transportation, procedure of payments between partners, the chosen customs regime and a concrete code of goods according to the Commodity nomenclature of CIS foreign trade activity and related restrictions.

LIST OF MAIN DOCUMENTS required for undergoing Customs clearance:

1. Foreign Trade Contract (Contract of Purchase and Sale, Barter Agreement; Delivery Agreement, Invitation, etc.);
2. Invoice, Proforma Invoice;
3. Specification, Packing List;
4. Goods and transport documents (Bill of Lading, CARNET-TIR, International motor waybill (CMR), House Bill of Lading (ТТН), Air waybill, Rail consignment note (international or house (Russian)).
5. Documents required for undergoing Currency control and confirmation of customs value of goods (Passport of transaction; carriage, insurance and payment documents).

In case of need the following documents are presented to Customs bodies as well for carrying out customs clearance:

1. Licences (issued by the Ministries of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (for import or export of goods subject to non-tariff control), the RF State Customs Committee (in case of declaration of specific customs regimes);
2. Permits of other state bodies (bodies of Internal Affairs, Ministry of agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Culture, etc.);
3. Certificates (Certificate of Origin of goods, Medicine Certificate, Certificate of Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Certificate).

Originals of the above-mentioned documents are submitted to a Customs body. Certificates of Safety; Medicine, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Certificates can be submitted in the form of a copy certified by the issuing body.