Tiraspol, June, 14. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. The online consultation system, information boards and booklets in Russian and English, as well as 24-hour hotline are available to help tourists on the website of the State Customs Committee of the PMR. The customs and customs checkpoints are always ready to answer citizens` questions.
Every traveler who plans to go abroad needs to remember that all goods and means of transport are subject to customs declaration and customs control.
Goods for personal use, transported by an individual in accompanied baggage within the limits of duty-free import, shall be declared verbally. Inspectors at the border (as part of the risk management system) are selectively entitled to inspect the baggage, but with the mandatory drawing up of the inspection report.
In the case of moving in any quantity of goods intended for production and other commercial activities, customs declaration is made in writing with the payment of due customs duties.
Without paying customs duty for personal purposes, you can import (in fixed quantities for a certain period of time without limiting cost) food, new clothes and shoes, jewelry, new sports equipment, new furniture, household and computer equipment, photographic equipment and mobile phones, plumbing, power tools, musical instruments, new baby carriages and wheelchairs, fur products, perfumes and cosmetics.
For example, without paying a duty during the year, one person can import one unit of new furniture and household appliances of each denomination for personal use, and one unit of sanitary equipment. Once a calendar month - 50 kg of vegetables and fruits, 3 kg of meat and meat products. More information on the list can be found on the SCC website.
In case of exceeding the established norms, a written declaration will be required with payment of the due customs payments from the part of the goods that exceed the established norms. When importing indivisible goods in excess of the established norms, customs duty is charged on the entire volume of imported goods.
Customs legislation of the PMR, as in many states, provides for restrictions on the importation of such categories of goods as alcohol and tobacco products. A person who has reached the age of 18, can import without paying customs duties no more than 200 pieces or 200 grams of tobacco and other tobacco products, and also no more than 5 liters of beer, wine and no more than 2 liters of strong alcoholic beverages no more than 1 time per calendar month.
Medicines and medical devices, as well as consumables for it, are allowed to be moved in the quantity necessary for use by the person during the trip. When importing or exporting medicines it is necessary to submit documents confirming the need for taking medications and prescribed dosage.
Import of foreign currency into Pridnestrovie is not limited, and when exporting over 5 thousand US dollars, you will need to fill out a customs declaration and submit documents confirming the origin of foreign funds. Therefore, the customs authorities recommend when importing amounts in excess of the equivalent of $ 5 thousand and assumed for subsequent export, to declare the currency in writing. When exporting currency from Pridnestrovie, which has not previously been brought into the republic, it is necessary to submit the permission of the authorized bank to export currency at the checkpoint.
If you are traveling by car, you need to read the rules of the temporary importation of vehicles of the host country. In Pridnestrovie, the temporary importation of vehicles for personal use registered in foreign countries is carried out without filling out a customs declaration, subject to a vignette tax (learn more).
The rules for exporting goods from Pridnestrovie are even easier. For guests interested in Pridnestrovian products, it is important to know that it is possible to export goods for personal use in the amount of up to 1 thousand US dollars from the republic. In the case of exportation of goods purchased in Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, it is necessary to submit documents confirming the fact of purchase. A written declaration will be required if the value of the exported goods exceeds the equivalent of 1 thousand US dollars.
