The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has established the conditions under which an imported car can be considered imported for personal use. In this case, it may be subject to a preferential rate of recycling fees – 3.4 thousand rubles for a new car and 5.2 thousand rubles for a used car. In this respect reports “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” with reference to the press service of the department.
The ministry reminded that one of the conditions is that customs duties and taxes for the vehicle be paid at uniform rates or “in the form of a lump sum customs payment as provided for in Chapter 37 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union.”
A car with a confirmed import date before December 21 of this year may qualify as “imported for personal use” if simultaneously fulfilled: a purchase and sale contract signed before October 29 of this year; If the vehicle design safety certificate or electronic passport was issued before 21 December.
On October 29, 2023, rules came into force, according to which recycling fee tariffs for individuals purchasing cars in the EAEU countries and bringing them to the Russian Federation for personal use from August 1, 2023 were increased by an average of 250 times, to the level of commercial tariffs for legal entities.
Previously automobile expert Egor Vasiliev explainedIt is stated that the purpose of increasing the recycling fee for cars offered for resale is to stimulate the domestic market, as well as to exclude players involved in gray parallel import programs. Since August 1, recycling collection rates have increased by 1.7-3.7 times.
Russian automakers made an offer to delay Paying a recycling fee at the end of the year for cars produced in 2024. AvtoVAZ president Maxim Sokolov said the postponement would help automakers solve the problem of working capital in the face of expensive loans. This proposal was supported by KamAZ and GAZ.
Drivers before explained The reason why recycling collection has suddenly increased.