On the rules of duty-free import of goods for personal use, sent in international mail

   The Department of State Revenues for the Karaganda region informs that the norms of duty-free import of goods for personal use are determined by the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission of December 20, 2017 No. 107 "On certain issues related to goods for personal use"

   Without paying customs duties, citizens of Kazakhstan can receive parcels worth no more than 200 euros and weighing no more than 31 kg. In case of exceeding the established norms, customs payments will be required at a rate of 15% of the cost, but not less than 2 euros per kilogram of weight in terms of exceeding the cost and / or weight norms.

   The weight and value of each individual parcel are considered as the basis for collecting the duty from January 1, 2020. For example, a parcel ordered in a foreign online store, the cost of which is 300 euros, is subject to customs declaration by filing a passenger customs declaration, as well as paying customs duties at a rate of 15% of the cost in terms of exceeding the cost norm (i.e. 15% of 100 Euro) or if the parcel costs less than 200 Euro, but its weight is 35 kg (i.e. more than the weight norm by 4 kg), then 4 kg is subject to customs duties.

  Goods for personal use, sent in international mail, are subject to customs declaration. When customs declaration of goods sent in international mail, documents provided for by the acts of the Universal Postal Union and accompanying international mail (CN 22, CN 23, CP 71, CP 72, E1) can be used as a passenger customs declaration.

 The cost of goods for personal use, sent in international mail, is declared in the documents provided for by the acts of the Universal Postal Union and accompanying such international mail. At the same time, the declared value of the international postal item is considered as the value of goods for personal use only if it exceeds the value of goods for personal use specified in the documents provided for by the acts of the Universal Postal Union. The cost of goods for personal use does not include transportation and insurance costs.

   For international postal items stored in places (offices) of international postal exchange, the period of temporary storage is six months.

It should be noted that according to the Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 20, 2017 No. 107 "On certain issues related to goods for personal use" (Appendix No. 1), further reduction in the norms of duty-free import of goods for personal use is not provided.

   In accordance with subparagraph 47 of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, international postal items - parcels and letter-post items, which are objects of postal exchange in accordance with the acts of the Universal Postal Union (hereinafter - the UPU), are accompanied by documents provided for by the UPU acts, are sent outside the customs territory of the EAEU from places (institutions) of international postal exchange, either enter the customs territory of the EAEU to places (institutions) of international postal exchange, or follow in transit through the customs territory of the EAEU.

   Responsibility for the loss of international postal items, damage (damage), shortage of investments in international postal items, non-delivery or violation of the terms of forwarding international postal items in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Postal Convention shall be assigned to postal administrations.

   Organizations providing postal services in the territory of the UPU member countries are designated postal operators. In the Republic of Kazakhstan such operator is Kazpost Joint Stock Company.

You can track the parcel on the official website of Kazpost JSC www.post.kz (tracked from the moment the parcel crosses the border of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

   For reference: The procedure for moving goods for personal use across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union, sent in international mail, is determined by Chapters 37 and 40 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, Decision of the Customs Union Commission dated June 18, 2010 No. 310 "On approval of the Instructions on the procedure for use documents provided for by the acts of the Universal Postal Union, as a customs declaration ", Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission of December 20, 2017 No. 107" On certain issues related to goods for personal use. "