Topical issues of the classification of goods and determination of the
country of origin of goods
A report by A. N. Volkov, acting Head of the Commodities Classification
Department of the Federal Customs Service (Russian Federation)
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Terms of reference of the Commodity Nomenclature Department
Commodity classification
Origin determination
organization and performance monitoring of customs
agencies in goods classification;
providing uniformity of the goods classification in the
Russian Federation and member states of the Eurasian
Economic Community customs union;
organization and performance monitoring
of customs agencies in determination of
the country of origin of goods and tariff
preferences provision;
managing of the predecision system for the classification of
goods by the FEACN EEU;
making preliminary decisions about the
country of origin of goods.
decision-making on the classification of goods in
disassembled or unassembled state, including incomplete or
unfinished;
enforcement of the international commitments on the
maintenance of the trade classification of the international
economic activity.
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Trade in goods between the Netherlands and the Russian Federation in 2015-2016
4 months 2016
2015
7%
8%
Import ( 2,9 billion.$)
Import ( 0,797 billion.$)
Export (40,7 billion.$)
Export ( 8,9 billion.$)
93%
92%
1%
Import ( 849197,9 tons)
1%
Import ( 250 631,86 tons)
Export (101 947 k.tons)
Export (36 661,8 k.tons)
99%
99%
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Structrure of import from the Netherlands in 2015
Chapter 90
Optical medical or surgical instruments
3 119 mln. $
852 000 t
79 236 Customs Declar.
368 019 000 $
4 792 t
996 Customs Declar.
Chapter 84
Mashinery for food industry, paper industry,
processing industry, agriculture, pumps,
fileters, and other
866 391 000 $
47 313 t
9 733 Customs Declar.
3%
3%
3% 3% 3%
3%
4%
35%
4%
5%
Chapter 06
Live plants
199 276 000 $
45 679 t
12 779 Customs Declar.
8%
11%
Chapter 30
Pharmaceutical products, medicaments
Chapter 39
Plactics and articles thereof
268 914 000 $
125 092 t
13 369 Customs Declar.
Annex 1. Import 2015
15%
368 019 000$
4 792 t
996 Customs Declar.
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Structure of export from Russia to the Netherlands in 2015
Chapter 72
Iron and steel
Chapter 76
Aluminium / artlicles thereof
44,4 bln. USD
111,5 bln. t
25 799 Customs Declar.
1 277 389 000 $
650 366 t
1 172 Customs Declar.
Chapter 74
Copper / articles thereof
Chapter 27
2 841 923 000 $
507 490 t
543 Customs Declar.
3%
3%
1%
Oils, mineral combustion products
and distilled oil products
7%
34 411 910 000 $
105 736 775 t
5 592 Customs Declar.
7%
Chapter 75
Nickel / arlicles thereof
2 861 987 000 $
215 350 t
495 Customs Declar.
Приложение 2. Экспорт 2015
1 148 335 000 $
558 002 t
3 326 Customs Declar.
78%
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How to determine the classification code of goods
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Unassisted
 FEACN EEU
 Notes to FEACN
EEU
 Remarks to FEACN
EEU
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Consulting a customs
representative
 The register of
customs
representatives
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Getting a public service for a
preliminary decision on
classification of goods
Getting a decision on
the classification of the
goods in disassembled
state
 Administrative provision
 Methodological
recommendations
 The integrated portal of
electronic public services (file an
application)
 Orders from Russia’s
Federal Customs
Service
Personal account of a
foreign trade
participant (file an
application)
Making preliminary decisions on classification of goods according to
FEACN EEU and decisions on goods that come in disassembled state
Вид решения
Quantity of Decisions
in 2015
Average time for
making a decision,
days
The cost of the service
Preliminary decisions
on classification of
goods according to
FEACN EEU (public
service)
Preliminary decisions
on classification of
goods in unassembled
or disassembled state,
as well as incomplete
and unfinished
1556
317
26
(article 55 of the
Customs Code of the
Customs Union –
during 90 days)
45
(article 107 of Federal
Law #311-FA – during
90 days)
5000 RUB
(65 EU)
Free
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Information support on classification of goods on
the Russian Federal Customs Service official website
A collection of resolutions and explanations on the classification of
individual commodities according to FEACN EEU
Legislation
Open data on preliminary decisions on classification of goods, taken
by the Russian Federal Customs Service
Information document
Decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission Board on the
classification of goods
Legislation
Decisions of the United board of the Customs Union on the
classification of goods
Non-binding document
A collection of preliminary decisions on classification of goods, taken
by customs services of EEU member states
Information document
www.customs.ru
www. eurasiancommission.org
Information support on classification of goods on
the Russian Federal Customs Service official website
FEACN EEU
Explanatory Notes - FEACN EEU
Сollection of resolutions and explanations on the
classification of commodities in the FEACN EEU
tulip
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Information not found
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Informational support to foreign trade participants in the
determination of the country of goods origin on the Russian Federal
Customs Service official website
Regulatory system : EEU Treaty
Reference on the country of goods origin
 Articles 58-63 of the Customs Code of the
Custom Union
Enter the country of goods origin:
 Articles 109-111 of the Federal Law 311-FZ
Unified System
of Preferences
Agreements on the rules on
determining the country of
goods origin
Peru
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search
Get a public service on making preliminary
decisions on the country of goods origin
Administrative regulation
Protocol from
12.12.2008 On the
system of tariff
preferences in the
Customs Union
List of
developing and
least developed
countries
List of goods
In regard to goods originating
from:
 Member states of the
Commonwealth of
Independent States;
 Socialist Republic of
Vietnam;
 Republic of Serbia;
 Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan;
developing and least
developed countries
 originating from third
countries
The integrated portal of electronic public services
(file an application)
An example of information on the country of goods origin
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According to the Unified system of tariff preferences of the Eurasian Union
Economic Treaty, the republic of Peru is included into the List of Developing
Countries, approved by the decision of the Customs Union Commission from
27.11.2009 No. 130.
With regard to goods included in the List, originated and imported from the
Republic of Peru, tariff preferences are provided (imposed import customs duties
are 75 per cent of import customs duties of the Unified Customs Tariff of the EEU).
Search for information on a particular country
Enter item name or code according to FEACN EEU on
group level (2 digits)…
search
For getting tariff preferences, meeting of the following conditions is necessary:
• country of origin – the Republic of Peru (the item was completely produced in this country or was processed or reprocessed in this
country considerably)
• the item was bought directly in the Republic of Peru, and was meant to be shipped directly to the customs territory of the EEU
• for witnessing the origin of goods from the Republic of Peru it is necessary to obtain a certificate of the goods origin according to
Schedule A in a competent authority of the Republic of Peru
• the certificate of the goods origin according to Schedule A must be completed in accordance with the requirements
• Together with the submission of the customs declaration, it is necessary to submit to the customs declaration authority the original of
the certificate of the goods origin according to Schedule A in a hard copy
The support of export with the use of the electronic database of certificates
of the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Currently, electronic copies of issued certificates of the goods origin are kept on
the information server of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian
Federation
The information
server of the
Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry of the
Russian Federation
Every inspection authority of a foreign state can
connect to the information server of the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of the Russian
Federation and verify the certificate on-line
Inspection (verifying,
customs) authorities of a
foreign state
Electronic verification system of certificates of goods origin
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Electronic system of verification is an electronic system of storage and exchange of information on
certificates, which is regulated by a competent state agency and allows verifying the certificates issued by a
competent agency of a foreign state and establishing the identity of the certificate and the data it contains
via the Internet.
The Kingdom of the
Netherlands
The Russian Federation
Verifying Authority:
The Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of the
Netherlands
Verifying Authority:
The Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of the Russian
Federation
Verifying Authority:
The Chamber of Commerce
and Industry of Belgium
link:
http://certificates.iccwbo.org
link:
http://verification.tpprf.ru
link:
http://digichambers.be/verify
The Kingdom of Belgium
Development and implementation of the electronic system of
verification of the goods origin (ESVO)
ESVO
is a database on the Internet that stores
information on all certificates of goods origin
issued by relevant authorities, and is available for
the purposes of validity verification of any issued
certificate.
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Annex 1. Import of goods from the Netherlands into Russia in 2015
Product category (Chapter of the FEACN EEU)
Number of
Customs
Declarations
Statistical value
(thousand USD)
Net volume (tonnes)
84 machinery and mechanical applieances; parts
thereof
30 pharamaceutical products
39 plastics and products thereof
06 live plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and
ornamental foliage
9 733
866 391
47 313
996
13 369
368 019
268 914
4 792
125 092
12 779
199 276
45 679
90 optical, medical or surgical instruments and
apparatus
2 920
111 897
1 239
87 vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock
5 010
108 099
12 335
15 Animal and vegetable fats and oils
1 177
98 149
92 266
19 preparations of cereals, …. Bakers’ wares
1 090
81 455
17 168
29 organic chemicals
2 552
77 933
71 545
04 dairy produce; … ; edible products of animal origin,
not elsewhere specified or included
1 014
70 708
15 014
38 miscellaneous chemical products
2 479
68 065
30 745
4 340
66 696
57 456
5 797
61 137
1 555
20 preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts
of plants
85 electrical machinery and equipment and parts
thereof
Annex 2. Export of products from the Netherlands to the Russian Federation in 2015
Number of
Customs
Declarations
Statistical value (thousand
USD)
Net volume (tonnes)
5 592
34 411 910
105 736 775
495
543
1 172
3 326
3 332
559
2 861 987
2 841 923
1 277 389
1 148 335
574 830
511 969
215 350
507 490
650 366
1 558 002
1 354 383
110 490
81 other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
731
158 489
22 216
49 printed books, newspapers
60
130 786
11
5 175
116 342
349 343
23 residues and waste from the food industries;
prepared animal fodder
563
102 607
416 334
31 fertilizers
65
49 758
196 072
198
45 811
7 038
785
343
32
41 151
31 736
20 780
29 060
61 470
126 597
Product category (Chapter of the FEACN EEU)
27 oils, mineral combustion products and distilled oil
product
75 nickel and artciles thereof
74 copper and artciles thereof
76 alumunium and artciles thereof
72 iron and steel
29 organic chemicals
03 fish and crustaceans
44 wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
87 vehicles, other than railway or tramway rollingstock
28 Inorganic chemicals; inorganic compounds
73 articles of iron or steel
10 cereals