Vladimir Putin approved a measure that raises the state duty for tuning a vehicle—the process of upgrading a factory version. The payment climbs from 800 to 1,500 rubles. This change is linked to the Federal Law addressing amendments to Article ZZZ33 of Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. The move reflects a broader effort by the state to regulate vehicle modernization fees and align them with safety and administrative costs.
The Government of the Russian Federation has initiated work on a new law designed to increase the fee for issuing a certificate of conformity for a vehicle after design changes that affect safety standards. The plan is to implement the change starting January 1, 2023, with the aim of standardizing how new vehicle configurations are certified for road use. The proposal emphasizes clearer pricing for conformity assessments tied to design updates.
In addition to these adjustments, new state duties set the cost for issuing a permit to carry out design changes on a wheeled vehicle that is currently in service at 1,000 rubles. The process for issuing and extending the validity of a certificate for admission of vehicles used to transport dangerous goods is also affected, with a fee of 1,500 rubles for issuance and 1,000 rubles to extend the certificate. These fees are designed to reflect the administrative resources required for safety oversight and compliance verification.
Statistics show that, each year, traffic police authorities issue roughly 240,000 permits authorizing design changes to cars, and more than 220,000 certificates verifying that a vehicle complies with updated safety requirements. These numbers illustrate the scale of regulatory activity surrounding vehicle modernization and safety certification across the country. The cost of providing these services is borne by the budget, and the changes in fees help offset the related government expenditures and resource use. The policy shift was forwarded by the State Duma on June 15, 2022, and received approval from the Federation Council on June 22, 2022, marking a coordinated step in the legislative process. [Source: official government records and parliamentary proceedings]