“It is not practical to bring 90 percent of the cars”: Prices of foreign cars for customs clearance increased by 40 percent Delivery drivers warned that prices of foreign cars will increase by 30-40 percent due to customs clearance 04/05/2024, 18:11

industry and Trade Ministry published List of cars showing the average cost, which the Federal Customs Service (FCS) will guide when calculating the recycling fee for cars cleared from customs in the Russian Federation or imported from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union at a reduced price (EAEU).

Market participants told socialbites.ca that the listed cost of cars is 30-40% higher than the sales price in the countries from which they are imported.

“Prices of the cars presented in this list [Минпромторга]corresponds to the average market in Russia at the time of sale, not at the time of purchase. These prices are 25-30% higher than the purchase prices. For some listed models, the difference with the purchase price reaches 50%.

For example, BMWs in M ​​specifications are bought 30% to 50% cheaper,” Oleg Marsov, head of the CarApp company (specializing in the supply of cars from abroad) told socialbites.ca.

According to him, the problem concerns a large number of European cars, especially the German brand BMW.

“In fact, it is no longer practical for 90% of the cars on this list to be imported. For example, in Germany the cost of purchasing a new BMW X5 car in good configuration is 100 thousand euros (about 10 million rubles), but they claim that this car costs 13 million rubles,” Marsov gave an example.

What’s the purpose?

The problem is that the tax at Russian customs is 48% of the retail price of the car. To this you also need to add transportation costs, profits from dealers and delivery providers, the cost of equipping the car with a device for ERA-GLONASS and the services for obtaining a Vehicle Design Safety Certificate (VSC).

As a result, the cost of a BMW

Marsov noted that now such crossovers are sold in Russia at a price of 14-15 million rubles.

Vitaly Soloveichik, co-founder of Watt Auto (specializing in the supply of electric vehicles), shared a similar opinion with socialbites.ca. According to him, customs clearance prices have increased by 30-40 percent.

“I feel like when they compiled this list they just took the real prices, changed the formula and increased them by 30% or 40%. A car transporter arrives at the beginning of the week, carrying six Li Xiang L7s, BYD and other cars. Let’s see what will happen. “I will demand an independent evaluation test for these cars from an accredited office and we will defend our case,” Soloveichik told socialbites.ca.

According to him, due to such innovations the final price for consumers in Russia will increase by about 1 million rubles for a premium segment car.

“I also considered cars and commercial vehicles such as Zeekr, Li Xiang, Kia. This applies to both Chinese and European brands leaving Russia; 30-40% higher prices,” said the co-founder of Watt Auto.

The market is waiting for the storm

According to Dmitry Rogov, founder of the RogovMobil company (specializing in the supply of cars from abroad), customs authorities previously had lists of cars with prices, but inspectors checked them only if the cost of the registered car was clearly underestimated. documents. .

“Customs had these tables, but the point was that you showed the invoice and if the inspector saw that under-declaration was made, then he had the right to refer to the table. It was a security tool. It is still unclear how they will behave in the new situation,” Rogov told socialbites.ca.

Vilhelmina Shavshina, also head of the customs regulation and international trade group of the B1 group of companies, previously explainedA guide to the average price list of imported vehicles will be mandatory To calculate adjustment factors.

Demand will continue

Alexey Starikov, deputy general director for new car sales of the Avilon automobile group, says that prices will increase due to the new procedure for customs clearance of cars, but the demand for them will continue.

“Payments in the Russian Federation are fixed, and this is true: all payments (such as customs, excise duty, VAT) are included in the final price of the car. Specific growth figures remain difficult to predict. At the same time, I would like to note that these changes do not mean that the import of parallel cars will now stop,” Starikov told socialbites.ca.

According to him, private individuals will now be able to purchase cars for their personal use while making all necessary customs payments. The expert added that a decrease in the variety of products on the market, changes in delivery times and a decrease in demand against this background are not expected.

socialbites.ca contacted the press services of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Federal Customs Service to ask questions about the principles of establishing the estimated cost of cars and the possibility of reducing the prices indicated in the list. There was no response from editors at the time of publication.

Double blow to prices

In an environment where rules on car imports from abroad are tightening, Russia may increase the recycling fee again. On readiness to consider proposals from the automotive industry for tax indexation reported Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

“We must investigate this issue. Our colleagues need to formulate the sector’s position, and then we will evaluate it in the ministry and the government,” he said.

Oleg Moseev, founder of the Automarketer project, believes that the increase in the recycling fee may lead even some companies officially operating in Russia to leave the Russian market.

“You can’t change the rules of the game every few months. Nobody works like this in our country. The increase in “scrap” will of course lead to an increase in costs. Whether this will lead to an increase in price will depend on the state of the market. But this could also lead to the withdrawal of a number of car brands and models offered on the Russian market,” Moseev told socialbites.ca.

In response, Sergei Burgazliev, an independent consultant to the automotive industry, called for a comprehensive discussion of the issue of increasing the recycling fee.

“Our country has the task of loading the idle capacity remaining from the forced departure of European, Japanese and Korean producers under the influence of political pressure from the “elites” of the respective countries,” Burgazliev said in an interview with socialbites.ca.