G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
 REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3 OF THE AG REEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PRO CEDURES  (2017) 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
The following communication, dated  19 April 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the  
delegation of  the Russian Federation . 
 
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1   OZONE DEPLETING SUBS TANCES  ................................ ................................ ................  1 
2   PLANT PROTECTION CHE MICALS  ................................ ................................ .................  5 
3   HAZARDOUS WASTE  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 7 
4   WILD LIVE ANIMALS AN D CERTAIN WILD GROWI NG PLANTS  ................................ .. 12 
5   TOXIC SUBSTANCES EXC EPT FOR PRECURSORS O F THE NARCOTIC DRUGS  
AND SUBSTANCES WITH PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS  ................................ ........................  14 
6   NARCOTIC DRUGS, SUBS TANCES WITH PSYCHOTR OPIC EFFECTS AND THE IR 
PRECURSORS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  17 
7   MEDICINES AND PHARMA CEUTICAL PRODUCTS  ................................ ........................  19 
8   HUMAN ORGANS AND TIS SUES, BLOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS  ................................  22 
9   CIVIL RADIO -ELECTRONIC AND/OR HI GH-FREQUENCY MEANS (RE M AND 
HFM) INCLUDING BUILT -IN OR FORMING PART O F OTHER GOODS  ...............................  25 
10   SPECIAL DEVICES INTE NDED FOR UNAUTHORISE D OBTAINING OF 
INFORMATION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  27 
11   ENCRYPTION DEVICES  ................................ ................................ ............................  31 
12   OFFICE AND CIVIL WEA PON, ITS MAIN PARTS AND CARTRIDGES  ..........................  34 
 
1  OZONE DEPLETING SUBS TANCES  
Outline of System  
1.  The Russian Federation manages its obligations for ozone depleting substances controlled by 
the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer through the List of Goods that 
are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the c ustoms territory of the Eurasian 
Economic Union ( EAEU) in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the Eurasian 
Economic Commission (EEC) No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.1). 
The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances is prohibited under the 
                                                
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire.  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the 
parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Russian Federation’s Montreal Protocol obligations are 
implemented throug h a system of licensing and quota restrictions on ozone depleting substances.  
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The requirements of the licensing system are:  
 
- import or export of ozone depleting substances, with import quotas set in line with Montre al 
Protocol obligations;  
- pre-charged equipment containing ozone depleting substances.  
 
Strict conditions and reporting requirements apply in relation to all licenses issued.  
 
Product Description  Tariff  line code(s) affected, based on 
HS (2012)  The volume  of ozone -depleting 
substances permitted for 
import into the Russian 
Federation (metric tons)  
CHFCl2 (HCFC -21)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
CHF2Cl (HCFC -22) Ex 2903 71 000 0  0 
CH2FCl (HCFC -31) Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2HFCl4 (HCFC -121) Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2HF2Cl3 (HCFC -122)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2HF3Cl2 (HCFC -123a)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
CHCl2CF3 (HCFC -123)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2HF4Cl (HCFC -124a)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
CHFClCF3 (HCFC -124)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2H2FCl3 (HCFC -131) Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2H2F2Cl2 (HCFC -132)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2H2F3Cl (HCFC -133)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C2H3FCl2 (HCFC -141)  Ex 2903 73 000 0  0 
CH3CFCl2 (HCFC -141b)  Ex 2903 73 000 0  2174,873  
C2H3F2Cl (HCFC -142)  Ex 2903 73 000 0  0 
CH3CF2Cl (HCFC -142b)  Ex 2903 74 000 0  0 
C2H4FCl (HCFC -151)  Ex 2903 74 000 0  0 
C3HFCl6 (HCFC -221)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3HF2Cl5 (HCFC -222)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3HF3Cl4 (HCFC -223)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3HF4Cl3 (HCFC -224)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3HF5Cl2 (HCFC -225)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
CF3CF2CHCl2 (HCFC -225ca)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
CF2ClCF2CHClF (HCFC -225cb)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3HF6Cl (HCFC -226) Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H2FCl5 (HCFC -231)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H2F2Cl4 (HCFC -232)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H2F3Cl3 (HCFC -233)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H2F4Cl2 (HCFC -234)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H2F5Cl (HCFC -235)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H3FCl4 (HCFC -241)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H3F2Cl3 (HCFC -242)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H3F3Cl2 (HCFC -243)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H3F4Cl (HCFC -244) Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H4FCl3 (HCFC -251)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H4F2Cl2 (HCFC -252)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H4F3Cl (HCFC -253)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H5FCl2 (HCFC -261)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H5F2Cl (HCFC -262)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
C3H6FCl (HCFC -271)  Ex 2903 79 110 0  0 
 
3.  The system applies to goods from all countries -parties of the Montreal Protocol.  
 
4.  The licensing system implements Russian Federation’s legal obligations under the Montreal 
Protocol. As well as limits on production and consumption of ozone depleting substan ces leading to 
eventual phase -out, the Protocol requires the establishment of a licensing and quota system.  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  5.  The legislation under which licences are maintained includes:  
 
-  Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 27.07.2017 N 888 "On th e 
introduction of a temporary quantitative restriction on the import of ozone -depleting 
substances into the Russian Federation in 2017" ; 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the custom 
territory of the EAEU w ithin the framework of the EAEU in trade with third countries, 
Annex  2.1 (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 
13.12.2017);  
-   Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign  Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-   Federal Law "On Protection of Environment" No 7 -FZ of 10.01.2002 (as last amended on 
31.12.2017);  
-   RF Government Resolution No 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list o f federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to  
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third countries";  
-   RF Government Resolution "On measures of state regulation of consumption and turnover of 
ozone depleting substances" N o 228 of 24.03.2014 (as last amended on 20.03.2018);  
-   Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public se rvice by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-   Order of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment of the Russian Feder ation No 907 
of 22.11.2011 (as last amended on 17.08.2016) "On approval of the Administrative 
Regulations of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources to provide a public 
service permitting the transboundary movement of ozone depleting subst ances and products 
containing them". Licensing is a legislative requirement. It is an offence to import, export or 
manufacture a scheduled substance without a licence. It is not possible to abolish this 
system without legislative approval. The legislation does not leave designation of products to 
administrative discretion. All substances that require licenses are specified in a schedule to 
the legislation. No other substances require licensing under this legislation.  
 
Procedures  
6.  The quantity of control led ozone depleting substances that can be imported into the Russian 
Federation is limited through the Montreal Protocol.  
 
I. Information on quotas is published on website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the 
Russian Federation ( http://minpromtorg.gov.ru/ ) and on special website "Support for foreign 
trade participants" ( http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). There are no quotas on amounts to be 
imported from specific countries, but imports and exports of ozone depleting substances 
must be from countries that are Parties to the Montreal Protocol and its relevant 
amendments. The legislation does not provide f or any exception or derogation from licensing 
requirements.  
 
II.  The size of the quotas determined annually. Each licence specifies the amount and type of 
substance to be imported for the entire duration of the licence. Quotas are based on the 
total annu al consumption (i.e. production plus imports) limit under the Montreal Protocol.  
 
III.  The size of quota and volume of production based on total annual consumption limit under 
the Montreal Protocol. Unused quotas are not added to those of the succeeding period as 
limits under the Montreal Protocol and domestic legislation are not cumulative. The names of 
importers are available to the public on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources and 
Environment.  
 
IV.  Licence applications may be made at any  time. The Government determined the quota 
allocations during 2 weeks from the time announcing the opening of quotas.  
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  V. The maximum processing time for permit is 20 days. The maximum processing time for 
license is 15.  
 
VI.  Not applicable.  
 
VII.  Wher e there is no quantitative limit on importation of a product or on imports from a 
particular country:  
 
(a)   Application should be made in advance of arrival of the goods. The processing time for 
permit is 5 days. The processing time for licence is 5 days .  
(b)   No.  
(c)   Permits may be issued at any period of the year.  
(d)   The authority to approve or reject applications and to grant or refuse licences lies on 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.  
 
VIII. There is no limit to the number of licences that can be issued. The quantity of ozone 
depleting substances that can be imported is limited under the Montreal Protocol. Quota 
allocation based on relative imports in the previous licence period (3 years).  
 
IX. There are no bilateral quotas or export restraint arrangements.  
 
X. Not applicable.  
 
XI. Not applicable.  
  
7.  Not applicable.  
 
8.  A licence may be refused if the applicant does not meet ordinary criteria. Where applications 
are refused, applicants will be given the reasons for such refusal in writing. An applicant may apply 
to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for a review of the decision not to 
issue a licence.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants " 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-  Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources or data on existence of 
the license for implementation of the licensed type of ac tivity;   
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11.  Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence applicat ion fees are charged. Fees are: for permit – 100 000 Rubles, for licence – 
7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences . 
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  Conditions of licensing  
14. Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. Licensees are not permitted to trade in ozone depleting substances with non -parties to the 
Montreal Protocol. Conditions may also apply to the purpose to which the imported substance is to 
be applied if its consumption has been approved for a specific purpose through the Montreal 
Protocol.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19.  Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
2  PLANT PROTECTION CHE MICALS  
Outline of System  
1. Import of unregistered plant protection means samples for the registration and production tests 
and researches , as well as limited number of unregistered plant protection means for elimination 
of newly detected quarantine pest hotbeds is carried out without a license by presentation of the 
conclusion of the Russian Federation executive authority, exercising state registration of plant 
protection means, about the appropriateness of import with indication of plant protection means 
names, quantity, preparation form, rate of application, concentration, packaging, factory name 
and country of origin (the List of Goods th at are subject of import/export prohibitions or 
restrictions from the part of the EAEU members within the framework of the EAEU in trade with 
third countries - Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as amended on 
13.12.2017 Annex 2.2).  
 
Purp oses and coverage of licensing  
2.  Imports of unregistered plant protection means are subject to non -automatic licensing.  
 
Tariff line code(s) affected, based on HS(2012)  Detailed Product Description  
Ex 3808  Plant protection chemicals  
 
3.  The system applies to goods originating in and coming from all countries.  
 
4. Non -automatic import licensing is for the purpose of administering import restrictions 
maintained to protect human, animal or plant life or health.  
 
5. The legislation under wh ich licences are maintained includes:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of 
EAEU members within the framework of the E AEU in trade with third countries (2012), 
Annex 2.2 (Decision of the Board of  EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended 
13.12.2017);  
 
-   Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
 
-  Federal Law "On Protection of Environment" No 7 -FZ of 10.01.2002 (as last amended on 
13.07.2015);  
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  -   RF Government Resolution No 1113 of 01.11.2016 "On the formation and maintenance of 
the Federal Bank of licences (in conjunction with the "Rules for the formation and 
maintenance of a Federal Bank of Licenses Issued")";  
 
-   RF Government Resolution No 15 67-p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided f or applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third countries";  
 
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of th e Russian Federation № 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for ex port and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
 
-   Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No 200 of 26.04.2017 "On 
approval of the order of consideration o f the application and issue of the licence on import of 
plant protection (pesticides) included in the single list of goods with bans or limitations on 
import or export carried by member states of the EAEU in trade with third countries".  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.  Where there is no quantitative limit on importation of a product or on imports from a particular 
country:  
 
(a)   Application should be made in advance of arrival of the goods. The processing time for 
permit is 5 days. The processing ti me for licence is 5 days.  
 
(b)   No.  
 
(c)   Permits may be issued at any period of the year.  
(d)  The authority to approve or reject applications and to grant or refuse licences lies on the 
Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.  
 
8.  A lice nce may be refused if the applicant does not meet ordinary criteria. Where applications 
are refused, applicants will be given the reasons for such refusal in writing. Where applications are 
refused, applicants will be given the reasons for such refusal in writing within 5 days.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
-   Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation or data on existence of the 
license for implementation of the licensed type of activity (http://mcx.ru);  
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subpar agraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
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  12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are – 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment req uirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are no t transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
3  HAZARDOUS WASTE  
Outline of System  
1.  The Russian Federation manages its obligations for hazardous waste controlled by the Basel 
Convention for the Contro l of Trans -boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal 
(Basel Convention) through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or 
restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 "About mea sures 
of non -tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.3).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  In accordance with the Russian Federation’s obligations under the Basel the licensing system 
applies to hazardous wastes as li sted in the schedules of the Basel Convention.  
 
Title of a product  Tariff line code(s) 
affected,  
based on HS  Code of the type of 
waste according to the 
classification of the 
Basel Convention  
A, B Y 
1. Granulated slag (slag sand), produced in the process of 
production of ferrous metals  Ex 2618 00 000 0  B1200   
2. Slag, dross (except granulated slag), scale and other 
waste from the production of ferrous metals  Ex 2619 00  B1210,  
B1230   
3. Ocalin containing copper oxide  Ex 2620 30 000 0  B1240  Y22 
4. Slag, ash and residues (other than those formed in the 
production of ferrous metals) containing metals, arsenic or 
their compounds, including : Ex 2620   
Hartzink  Ex 2620 11 000 0    
Remove lead, lead from lead, lead slurry with lead content 
of 30% or more Ex 2620 21 000 0 - 
Ex 2620 29 000 0   Y31 
alumin ium slag  Ex 2620 40 000 0  B1100   
salt slag containing magnesium  Ex 2620 99 950 9    
Light metal samples containing magnesium  Ex 2620 99 950 9    
spent catalysts, suitable only for metal recovery or for the 
production of chemical reagents  Ex 2620 A1140, A2030   
5. Wastes that contain any of the following substances as a 
component or contaminant:  Ex 2620 
Ex 3825   
carbonyls of metals    Y19 
hexavalent chromium compounds  Ex 2620 91 000 0  
Ex 3825  Y21 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Title of a product  Tariff line code(s) 
affected,  
based on HS  Code of the type of 
waste according to the 
classification of the 
Basel Convention  
A, B Y 
6. Dust and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper 
smelters  Ex 2620 30 000 0  A1110   
7. Wastes in the form of slurry from operations of 
electrolytic separation and purification of copper (with the 
exception of anode slime)  Ex 2620 30 000 0  A1120  Y22 
8. Wastes containing copper chloride or copper cyanide  Ex 2620 30 000 0  
Ex 3825 A1140  Y22, 
Y33 
9. Slag, formed during the production of iron and steel, 
used as a raw material for the production of titanium 
sponge and vanadium  Ex 2619 00 900 0  B1210   
10. Ashes from incineration of printed circuit boards, 
containing precious metal (metals) or compounds of 
precious metal (metals)  Ex 7112 30 000 0  A1150  Y18 
11. Ash containing precious metal (s) or compounds of 
precious metal (s), formed from the burning of 
photographic film  Ex 7112 30 000 0  B1170  Y18 
12. Film waste products containing silver halogen and (or) 
metallic silver  Ex 7112 99 000 0  B1180   
13. Waste of photographic paper containing silver halides 
and (or) metallic silver  Ex 7112 99 000 0  B1190   
14. Gypsum wastes formed in chemical industrial processes  Ex 2520 10 000 0  
Ex 3825 A2040   
15. Waste of nitrocellulose  Ex 3912 20  A3060   
16. Waste phenols and phenolic compounds, including 
chlorphenol, in the form of liquids or sludges  Ex 2907 
Ex 2908 A3070  Y39 
17. Halogenated or non -halogenated non -aqueous 
distillation residues formed during recovery operations 
(regeneration) of organic solvents  Ex 3825 41 000 0  
Ex 3825 49 000 0  A3160  Y6 
18. Waste from the production of aliphatic halogenated 
hydrocarbons (chloromethane, dichloroethane, allyl 
chloride, epichlorohydrin), consisting of a mixture of 
polychlorinated hydrocarbons by 80 -90% Ex 3825 61 000 0  A3170  Y6, 
Y45 
19. Wastes containing or contaminated with the following:   A4050   
inorganic cyanides, with the exception of waste containing 
precious metal (s) or precious metal (metal) compounds in 
solid form with traces of inorganic cyanides  Ex 2837 
Ex 3825  Y33 
organic cyanides  Ex 2926 
Ex 2929 
Ex 3825  Y38 
20. Waste acid and alkaline solutions, the main constituent 
of which are the following substances:   A4090  Y34, 
Y35 
acid hydrochloric pH <= 2  Ex 2806 10 000 0    
sulfuric acid, oleum  Ex 2807 00 000    
acid nitric pH <= 2  Ex 2808 00 000 0    
acid hydrofluoric (hydrofluoric)  Ex 2811 11 000 0    
hydrobromic acid  Ex 2811 19 100 0    
ammonia in aqueous solution  Ex 2814 20 000 0    
sodium hydroxide pH> = 11.5  Ex 2815 12 000 0    
potassium hydroxide pH> = 11.5  Ex 2815 20 000 0    
21. Slag from copper production (except for chemically 
stabilized, high iron content (above 20%) and processed in 
accordance with industry standards)  Ex 2620 30 000 0  
Ex 2620 99 950 9    
22. Slag from zinc production (with the exception of 
chemically stabilized, high iron content (more than 20%) 
and processed in accordance wit h industry standards)  Ex 2620 11 000 0  
Ex 2620 19 000 0  
Ex 2620 99 950 9  B1220   
23. Slag and other ash, including ash from seaweed (kelp), 
including:  Ex 2620 
Ex 2621 
Ex 3825   
slag boiler     
residues of solid salt -containing and smoke -collecting 
devices  of combustion aggregates with traditional fuel 
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  Title of a product  Tariff line code(s) 
affected,  
based on HS  Code of the type of 
waste according to the 
classification of the 
Basel Convention  
A, B Y 
fly ash and dust from combustion plants (with the 
exception of fly ash and dust from incinerators and 
pyrolysis plants)     
neutralized red clay from alumina production     
ash from power plants operating on coal (including volatile)   A2060   
24. Spent activated carbon (other than that formed during 
treatment of drinking water, in the food industry and in the 
production of vitamins)  Ex 3802 A4160   
25. Wastes containing inorganic  fluorine compounds in the 
form of liquids or slurries, with the exception of calcium 
fluoride sludge  Ex 28, 
Ex 3824,  
Ex 3825 A2020  Y32 
26. Waste, scrap and scrap rubber (excluding hard rubber)  Ex 4004 00 000 0  B3040,  
B3080   
27. Pneumatic tires and tires, second -hand Ex 4012 20 000 1  <*> 
Ex 4012 20 000 9  B3040,  
B3140   
28. Wine sludge, tartar  Ex 2307 00  B3060   
29. Waste of tannery production in the form of dust, ash, 
sludge, powder containing hexavalent chromium 
compounds and biocides  Ex 3504 00  A3090  Y21 
Y4 
30. Scraps and other wastes of leather or composite 
leather, unsuitable for the manufacture of leather products, 
containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides  Ex 4115 10 000 0  
Ex 4115 20 000 0  A3100  Y21 
Y4 
31. Waste of hides or fur -and-fur raw materials containing 
hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides  Ex 0511 99 100 0  
Ex 4101 -  4103 
Ex 4301 A3110  Y21 
Y4 
32. Waste in the form of down from spinning production  Ex 5003 00 000 0  
Ex 5103 20 000 0  
Ex 5202 10 000 0  
Ex 5505 
Ex 5601 30 000 0  A3120   
33. Waste of pigments, dyes, paints and varnishes 
containing heavy metals and (or) organic solvents  Ex 3206, Ex 3208 
Ex 3212, Ex 3825  A4070  Y12 
34. Wastes from metals and alloys, which include any of 
the substances listed below (excluding scrap and alloys in 
the form of finished products: sheets, plates, beams, rods, 
pipes, etc.):  Ex 2805 40  
Ex 7204 
Ex 7404 00  
Ex 7503 0 0 
Ex 7602 00  A1010   
Antimony  Ex 7802 00 000 0   Y27 
Cadmium  Ex 7902 00 000 0   Y26 
Selenium  Ex 8002 00 000 0   Y25 
Tellurium  Ex 8101 97 000 0   Y28 
Thallium  Ex 8102 97 000 0  
Ex 8103 30 000 0  
Ex 8104 20 000 0  
Ex 8105 30 000 0  
Ex 8106 00 100 0  
Ex 8107 30 000 0  
Ex 8108 30 000 0  
Ex 8109 30 000 0  
Ex 8110 20 000 0  
Ex 8111 00 190 0  
Ex 8112 13 000 0  
Ex 8112 22 000 0  
Ex 8112 52 000 0  
Ex 8112 92 210 9  
Ex 8113 00 400 0   Y30 
35. Wastes containing as component or pollutant any of the 
following substances (excluding metal waste in solid form):  Ex 2620 29 000 0  
Ex 2620 60 000 0  
Ex 2620 91 000 0  
Ex 2620 99 950 9  A1020   
Antimony    Y27 
beryllium, beryllium compounds    Y20 
cadmium, cadmium compounds    Y26 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Title of a product  Tariff line code(s) 
affected,  
based on HS  Code of the type of 
waste according to the 
classification of the 
Basel Convention  
A, B Y 
lead, lead compounds    Y31 
selenium, selenium compounds    Y25 
tellurium, tellurium compounds    Y28 
thallium, thallium compounds    Y30 
36. Residues of leaching after treatment of zinc in the form 
of dust, sludge (jarosite, hematite, etc.)  Ex 2620 19 000 0  
Ex 2530 90 000 9  A1070   
37. Used lead -acid batteries in disassembled form  Ex 7802 00 000 0  
Ex 8548 10 910 0  A1160  Y31 
38. Unsorted Used Batteries  Ex 8548 10 100 0  
Ex 8548 10 210 0  
Ex 8548 10 290 0  A1170   
39. Scrap of electrical equipment or electrotechnical units, 
including galvanic cells, batteries, mercury switches, 
cathode ray tube glass and other glass with active coating, 
or contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, 
polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration of 50 mg / kg 
and above  Ex 85 A1180  Y29 
Y26 
Y31 
40. Spent oil products, incl uding:  Ex 2710 A3020, A3040, 
A4060, A3180  Y8, 
Y9, 
Y10 
oil products in the form of aqueous emulsions or mixtures 
with water   A4060  Y9 
Oil products in the form of slurry from storage tanks     
petroleum products unsuitable for further use as primary 
products   A3020, A3040  Y8 
waste petroleum products containing polychlorinated 
biphenyls (PCBs), polychloroterphenyls (PCTs) or 
polybromobiphenyls (PBBs)  Ex 2710 91 000 0  A3180  Y10 
waste of substances and articles containing or 
contaminated with: polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), 
polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated 
naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), 
including any other polybrominated analogues of these 
compounds at a concentration level of 50  mg / kg and 
above  Ex 2710 91  000 0  A3180  Y10 
 
3.  The system applies to hazardous wastes originating in and coming from all countries that are a 
party to the Basel Convention.  
 
4. The licensing system ensures that Russian Federation’s commitments as a party to the Basel 
Convention are upheld. To that effect, trans -boundary movements of hazardous wastes and other 
wastes is to be reduced to the minimum consistent with the environme ntally sound and efficient 
management of such wastes and to be conducted in such a manner which will protect human 
health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such movement.  
 
The licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports.  
 
5. Licensing is a statutory requirement for the import of any hazardous waste listed in schedules to 
the Basel Convention. It is not possible to abolish the system without  legislative approval. The 
legislation under which licences are maintained includes:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries, Annex 2.3 (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 "About m easures of non -tariff 
regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-   Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  RF Government Resolution No  1113 of 01.11.2016 "On the formation and maintenance of 
the Federal Bank of licences (in conjunction with the "Rules for the formation and 
maintenance of a Fed eral Bank of Licenses Issued")";  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -   RF Government Resolution No 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amende d on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the applic ation of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third countries";  
-   Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 ( as last 
amended on 22.09.2016) of 17.02.2012 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of cert ain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment of the Russian Federation No 179 
“On the approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Service for Supervision in 
the Sphere of Nature Management for the provision of a public service for the issuance of 
permits for transboundary movement of waste”;  
-   Order of the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment of the Russian Fe deration No 58 7 
of 13.12.2017 " on amendments to the Orders of the Federal Service on Supervision in the 
field of nature use on inclusion of objects of placement of waste to the State register of 
waste distribution objects".  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.  Where th ere is no quantitative limit on importation of a product or on imports from a particular 
country. The maximum processing time for permit is 30 days. The maximum processing time for 
licence is 15 days.  
 
(a)  The licensing system requires that a permit be ob tained before hazardous waste is exported 
from the Russian Federation, imported into or transited through the Russian Federation.  
 
(b)   No. Permits are issued only after authorisation by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the 
Russian Federation.  
 
(c)   Permits may be issued at any period of the year.  
 
(d)   The authority to grant or refuse licences lies on the Department of the State Regulation of 
the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The 
application must be approved by The Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.  
 
8.  A licence may be refused if the applicant does not meet ordinary criteria. Where applications 
are refused, applicants will be given the reasons for such refusal in writing. An appli cant may apply 
to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for a review of the decision not to 
issue a licence.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
-   Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources or data on existence of 
the license for implementation of the licensed type of activity (http://mcx.ru);  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two sub paragraphs on 
this own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are: for permit – 200 000 Rubles, for licence – 7 
500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  In some cases the approval/certification of other agencies is required prior to the issue of a 
permit. The permit applicant is responsible to obtain all relevant approvals and licenses.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking author ities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
4  WILD LIVE ANIMALS AN D CERTAIN WILD GROWI NG PLANTS  
Outline of System  
1.  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 "Abo ut measures of non -tariff regulation" of 
21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.7) regulates international trade of species, 
live wildlife, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
of Wild Fauna and F lora (CITES). The Resolution of the Governm ent of the Russian Federation 
№ 337 of 04.05.2008 (as last amended on 28.01.2012) ensures fulfilment of obligations under 
CITES (except sturgeon fishes).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  Resolution № 337 re gulates:  
 
-  the import of all live animals and plants listed under CITES;  
-  the import of non -live animal and plant specimens, including parts and derivatives, of 
species listed under CITES.  
 
The whole list is represented in G/MA/QR/N/RUS/3.  
 
3. The legislation applies to the importation of goods from all countries.  
 
4. RF Government Resolution № 337 seeks to implement the Russian Federation’s obligations 
under CITES, by regulating international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, to contribute t o the 
protection and conservation of species that are endangered, or could become endangered.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -  List of Goods that ar e subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries, Annex 2.7 (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 "About measures of non -tariff 
regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-  Federal Law № 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  Federal Law № 52 -FZ of 24.04.1995 "On Wildlife" (as last amended on 13.07.2016);  
-  RF Government Resolution No  337 of 04.05.2008 (as amended on 28.01.2012) "On 
measures to ensure fulfilment of the obligations of the Russian Federation under the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES, 
on 3 March 1973, in respect of sp ecies of wild fauna and flora, endangered, except 
sturgeon";  
-  RF Government Resolution No 1113 of 01.11.2016 "On the formation and maintenance of 
the Federal Bank of licences (in conjunction with the "Rules for the formation and 
maintenance of a Federal Bank of Licenses Issued")";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execut ion of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third coun tries";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation of 
30 June 2015 No. 297 "On Approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Service 
for Supervision in the Sphere of Nature Management of the provisio n of a state service for 
the issue of a permit for export from the Russian Federation and the importation into the 
Russian Federation of species of wild fauna and flora under threat of extinction, their parts 
or derivatives subject to the Convention on Int ernational Trade in Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora of 3 March 1973, except for sturgeon fish species and products from 
them, including caviar " . 
 
The Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources is responsible for administration 
legisla tion in this sphere. The legislation does not allow for administrative discretion regarding 
goods/items subject to import controls. It is not possible for the Government or executive branch 
to abolish the systems without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) Application should be made well in advance of arrival of the goods to allow time for the 
application to be assessed against the legislation and the relevant import policy. For 
commodities that require an import permit, permits ca nnot be issued retrospectively. 
However, not all goods require an import permit and clearance to import can be given at the 
point of entry provided the imp ort conditions have been met. However, CITES permits will 
not be issued retrospectively.  
 
(b)  In the  case of most importations in this category it will not be possible for permission to be 
issued immediately on request.  
 
(c)  Permits may be issued at any period of the year.  
 
(d)  Applications for permission to import most animals, animal products, plants  and plant 
products involve an approach to a single agency – The Federal Service for Supervision of 
Natural Resources .  
 
8.  An application to The Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources for an import permit 
may only be refused under the ordin ary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be 
advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the website of The Federal Service for Supervision of 
Natural Resources (http://www.rpn.gov.ru ). 
 
11.  Upon importation, an importer must present standard  customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are – 3 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences a re valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
  
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance o f a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  In some cases the approval/certification of other agencies is required prior to the issue of a 
permit. The permit applicant is responsible to obtain all relevant approvals and licenses.  
 
19. Foreign exchang e is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
5  TOXIC SUBSTANCES EXC EPT FOR PRECURSORS O F THE NARCOTIC DRUGS  AND 
SUBSTANCES WITH PSYC HOTROPIC EFFECTS  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to control the import of toxic  substances except for precursors of the drugs 
and substances with psychotropic effects (List of Goods that are subject of import/export 
prohibitions or restrictions from the part of the EAEU members within the framework of the EAEU 
in trade with third cou ntries (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 of 21.04.2015, as last 
amended on 13.12.2017 Annex 2.13) . 
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing system permits to control the turnover of toxic substances of different origins for 
protection of human, animal or plant life or health.  
 
Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
1. Aconite  Ex 1211 90 860 9  
2. Aconitine  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
3. Amisyl  Ex 2922 19 700 0  
4. Aceclylidine  Ex 2933 39 990 0 
5. Barium cyanide  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
6. Brucine  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
 
7. Hyoscyamine base  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
8. Hyoscyamine camphorate  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
9. Hyoscyamine sulphate  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
10. Glyftor  Ex 2905 59  
11. Cadmium cyanide  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
12. Calcium cyanide  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
13. Carbacholine  Ex 2924 19 000 0  
14. Mercaptopos  Ex 2930 90 950 0  
15. Methyl alcohol (methanol)  Ex 2905 11 000 0  
16. Arsenic  Ex 2804 80 000 0  
17. Arsenious anhydride  Ex 2811 29 100 0  
18. Arsenic anhydride  Ex 2811 29 900 0  
19. Sodium arsenate  Ex 2842 90 800 0  
20. Nicotine  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
21. Novarsenol  Ex 2931 90 800 9  
22. Promenant  Ex 2852 90 000 7  
23. Mercury metal  Ex 2805 40 100 0  
Ex 2805 40 900 0  
24. Mercury diiodide  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
25. Mercury Dichloride  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
26. Mercury hydroxyanide  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
27. Mercury Salicylate  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
28. Mercury Cyanide  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
29. Silver cyanide  Ex 2843 29 000 0  
30. Scopolamine hydrobromide  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
31. Strychnine nitrate  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
32. Belladonna alkaloids  Ex 2939 79 000 0  
Ex 2939 80 000 0  
33. Thallium untreated  Ex 8112 51 000 0  
34. Nickel tetracarbonyl  Ex 2931 90 800 9  
35. Tetraethyl lead  Ex 2931 10 000 0  
36. Tetramethyl lead  Ex 2931 10 000 0  
37. Grass of Aconite of Dzungar Fresh  Ex 1211 90 860 9  
38. Phenol  Ex 2907 11 000 0  
39. Zinc phosphide  Ex 2853 90 900 0  
40. Phosphorus yellow  Ex 2804 70 001 0  
41. Silver fluoride  Ex 2843 29 000 0  
42. O-Chloro  benzylidenemalonodinitrile  Ex 2926 90 980 0  
43. Zinc cyanide  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
44. Qinghonin  Ex 2939 20 000 0  
45. Chilibukhi Extract  Ex 1302 19 900 0  
46. Ethyl mercerphosphate  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
47. Ethyl mercuric chloride  Ex 2852 10 000 8  
48. Snake poison  Ex 3001 90 980 0  
49. Purified bee venom  Ex 3001 90 980 0  
50. Sodium cyanide  Ex 2837 11 000 0  
51. Potassium cyanide  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
52. Copper cyanides  Ex 2837 19 000 0  
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled substances from all countries.  
 
4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled substances imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantit y or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of 
EAEU members within the framework of EAEU in trade wit h third countries (2012), 
Annex  2.13 (Decision of Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 
13.12.2017);  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -  Federal Law № 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulat ion of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  RF Government Resolution No 1113 of 01.11.2016 "On the formation and maintenance of 
the Federal Bank of licences (in conjunction with the "Rules for the formation and 
maintenance of a Fede ral Bank of Licenses Issued")";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and ex ecution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third countries";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 278 of 16.03.1996 (as last amended on 25.05.2017) "On 
procedures of importation and exportation of toxic substances except for precursors of the 
drugs and substances with psychotropic effects";  
-  Order of the Mi nistry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation № 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing  licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance o f the federal bank of licences";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia of 09.06.2014 N 259 "On Approval of 
the Adm inistrative Regulations of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Nature 
Management for the provision of a public service for the issuance of permits to import into 
the Russian Federation or transit through the territory of the Russian Federa tion of 
poisonous substances" . 
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the port 
without a licence cannot be imported  and retrospective permits cannot be issued . 
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No.  
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
approved  by the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under  the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following d ocuments with the application:  
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-  Copy of a contract;  
-  Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -  Permit from the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources or data on existence of 
the license for implementation of the licensed type of activity (http://www.rpn.gov.ru) ; 
-  The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last t wo subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are for licence – 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or  advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
6  NARCOTIC DRUGS, SUBS TANCES WITH PSYCHOTR OPIC EFF ECTS AND THEIR 
PRECURSORS  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to control the import of specified narcotic drugs, substances with 
psychotropic effects and their precursors (List of Goods that are subject of import/export 
prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 
"About measures of non -tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, as 
Annex 2.12).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  This system fulfils part of the Russian Fe deration’s obligation under the Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971, and Table I and Table II 
of the Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988.  
 
3. The sys tem applies to importers of controlled substances from all countries.  
 
4. The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled substances imported. This is intended to prevent the over -supply and diversion  of 
controlled substances and is one strategy adopted to address drug misuse . The system is based on 
the requirements of the international treaties. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity 
or volume of imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importat ion of goods specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries, Annex 2.12 (Decision of the Board of t he EEC No 30 "About measures of non -tariff 
regulation" of 21.04.2015,  as last amended on 13.12.2017);   G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  - Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015) ;  
- Federal  Law No 3 -FZ of 08.01.1998 (as last amended on 29.12.2017) "On Narcotic Drugs 
and Psychotropic substances" ;  
- RF Government Resolution No 681 of 30.06.1998 (as last amended on 29.07.2017) "On list 
of narcotic drugs, substances with psychotropic effects an d their precursors";  
- RF Government Resolution No 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU within 
the EAEU in trade with third countries" ;  
- Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 (as last 
amended on 22.09.2016) of 17.02.2012 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a publi c service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
- Order of the of Ministry Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No 593 o f 2.08.2017 “On 
the approval of the administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on 
the provision of a state service for issuing permits to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the 
Russian Federation for the right to import (expo rt) of narcotic drugs, psychotropic 
substances and their precursors” . 
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Temporary quantitative restrictions may be used, but do not act now.   
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the port 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 20 days. The maximum processing time for licence 
is 15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
approved by the main department for the control of drug trafficking of the MIA of the 
Russian Federation.  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria f or such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licen ce 
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the applica tion: 
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  -   Permit from the General Admi nistration for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of 
the Russian Federation or data on existence of the license for implementation of the licensed 
type of activity (https://en.mvd.ru);  
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents sp ecified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative .  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are – 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no depos it or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licenc e. 
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
7  MEDICINES AND PHARMA CEUTICAL PRODUCTS  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to control the import of specified medicines and pharmaceutical products 
(List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of the 
EAEU members within the framework of the EAEU in trade with third countries (Decision of the 
Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as  last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.14).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing system permits to control the turnover of specified medicines and pharmaceutical 
products for protection of human, animal or plant life or health.  
 
Detailed Pro duct Description  Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
Organic chemical compounds used as pharmaceutical 
substances  Ex 2904  
Ex 2905  
Ex 2906  
Ex 2907  
Ex 2908  
Ex 2909  
Ex 2912  
Ex 2913 00 000 0  
Ex 2914  
Ex 2915  
Ex 2916  
Ex 2917  
Ex 2918  
Ex 2919  
Ex 2920  
Ex 2921  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Pro duct Description  Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
Ex 2922  
Ex 2923  
Ex 2924  
Ex 2925  
Ex 2926  
Ex 2927 00 000 0  
Ex 2928 00  
Ex 2929  
Ex 2930  
Ex 2931  
Ex 2932  
Ex 2933  
Ex 2934  
Ex 2935  
Ex 2936  
Ex 2937  
Ex 2938  
Ex 2939  
Ex 2940 00 000 0  
Ex 2941  
Ex 2942 00 000 0  
Glands and other organs intended for organotherapy, 
dried, ground or not powdered; extracts of glands or 
other organs or their secrets, intended for 
organotherapy; heparin and its salts; other substances 
of human or animal origin prepared for use for 
therapeutic or preventive purposes, not el sewhere 
specified or included  Ex 3001  
 
Human blood; blood of animals prepared for use in 
therapeutic, preventive or diagnostic purposes; immune 
serums and blood fractions, other and modified 
immunological products, including those obtained by 
methods of b iotechnology; vaccines, toxins, cultures of 
microorganisms (except yeasts) and similar products, 
for the use of the above for medical purposes  Ex 3002  
 
Medicinal products (other than goods of heading 3002 
3005 or 3006) consisting of a mixture of two or more 
components for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, 
but not pre-packaged  in the form of dosage forms or in 
forms or packs for retail sale (other than  those used for 
veterinary purposes )  Ex 3003  
 
Medicinal products (other than goods of heading 3002, 
3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products 
for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, packaged in 
the form of dosage forms (including medicines in the 
form of transdermal systems) or in forms or packs for 
retail sales (other than those used for veterinary 
medicine)  Ex 3004  
 
Contrast preparations for X -ray examinations; 
diagnostic reagents intended for administration to 
patients, for the use of th e above for medical purposes  Ex 3006 30 000 0  
 
Contraceptive chemical means based on hormones, 
other compounds of heading 2937 or spermicides  Ex 3006 60 000  
 
Preparations, which contain vitamins and (or) mineral 
substances, for use in medical purposes  Ex 2106 90 920 0  
Ex 2106 90 980 3  
Ex 2106 90 980 9  
Provitamins and vitamins, natural or synthesized 
(including natural concentrates), their derivatives, used 
primarily as vitamins, and mixtures of these 
compounds, including any solvent, for medical use  Ex 2936 
 
Natural polymers ( e.g. alginic acid) and naturally 
modified polymers ( e.g., cured proteins, chemical 
derivatives of natural rubber), in primary forms, for 
medical use  Ex 3913  
 
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled substances from all countries.  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  4. The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled substances imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity  or volume of 
imports.  
 
Conclusion of the authorized body is not required at the placement under the following customs 
procedures: production for domestic consumption, processing for domestic consumption, reimport 
or abandonment to the State of unregister ed medicines for clinical researches, medicines 
examinations, state registration of medicines, delivery of health care according to vital indicators 
of individual patient or delivery of health care to a limited contingent of patients with rare and (or) 
a particularly severe pathology, and of registered medicines intended for clinical researches, as 
well as registered or unregistered medicines intended for humanitarian aid (assistance), aid in 
emergency situations.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goo ds specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of 
the EAEU members within the framework of the EAEU in tr ade wit h third countries, 
Annex  2.14 (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 “About measures of non -tariff 
regulation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-   Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Tr ade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 1 567-p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or ) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade 
in the cases provided  for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU in trade 
with third countries "; 
-  Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No 58n  of 02.08.2012 (as last 
amended on 07.10.2013) "On approval of the administrative regulation of the Ministry of 
Health of the Russian Federation to provide public services for issuing permits for the 
importation into the territory of the Russian Federation  for the particular batch and (or) 
unregistered medicinal  products intended for clinical trials of drugs , specific consignment of 
unregistered medicinal products intended for the examination medicines for the 
implementation of state registration of medici nes , specific consignment of unregistered 
medicines for medical care for health of the particular patient".  
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
 
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 5 days. The maximum processing time for licence is 
15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
approved the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  8.  An applicati on to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advis ed in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
- Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare of the Russian Federation or 
data on existence of the license f or implementation of the licensed type of activity 
(https://www.rosminzdrav.ru );  
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon impor tation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is  no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking au thorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
8  HUMAN ORGANS AND TIS SUES, BLOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to control the import of human organs and tissues, blood and its 
components (List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade 
with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.201 5, as last amended on 
13.12.2017, Annex 2.21).  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing system permits to control the turnover of human organs and tissues, blood and 
its components for protection of human life or health.  
 
Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected  
Allogeneic tissues (pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary 
and other endocrine tissues)  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Hematopoietic stem cells  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Lens capsule  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Leather  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Complex heart -lungs  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Conjunctiva  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Bone marrow  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Human blood and its components  Ex 3002 12 000 3  
Ex 3002 12 000 4  
Ex 3002 12 000 5  
Ex 3002 13 000 0  
Ex 3002 14 000 0  
Ex 3002 90 100 0  
Multivisceral complexes (liver - kidney, liver - kidney - 
adrenal glands - area of gastrointestinal tract, kidney - 
pancreas)  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Liver and its parts  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
The pancreas alone or in combination with other organs  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Kidneys  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Cornea  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Heart  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Sclera  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Fragments of the intestine  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Bones, fragments of bones with a cortical layer  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Cartilage tissue  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Upper limb and its fragments  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Heart Valves  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Bones of the cranial vault  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Lung Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Lower limb and its fragments  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Vessels and areas of vascular bed  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Tendons  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Dura mater  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Trachea  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Sex cells and embryos  Ex 3001 90 200 0  
Samples of human biological materials (samples of cells, 
tissues, biological fluids, secrets, products of human vital 
activity, physiological and pathological excreta, smears,  
washings, scrapings)  Ex 0511 99 853 9  
Ex 0511 99 859 9  
Ex 3002 12 000 5  
Ex 3002 13 000 0  
Ex 3002 14 000 0  
Ex 3002 90 100 0  
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled substances from all countries.  
 
4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled substances imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in  this category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries, Annex 2.14 (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 “About measu res of non -tariff 
regulation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-  RF Government Resolution No 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of  the EAEU in trade 
with third countries";  
-   Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federa tion No 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) i mport of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No 1471n of 05.12.2011 "On 
approval of the Administrative  Regulations of the Federal S ervice on Surveillance in 
Healthcare and Social Development to provide a public service by agreement of licensing for 
export and (or) import of bodies and (or) human tissues, blood and its components".  
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval.  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 5 days. The maximum processing time for licence 
is 15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
approved the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare.  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may onl y be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and ot her requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submi t the following documents with the application:  
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from the Federal Service on  Surveillance in Healthcare or data on existence of the 
license for implementation of the licensed type of activity ( https://www.rosminzdrav.ru );  
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are 7 500 Rubles.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensi ng required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
9  CIVIL RADIO -ELECTRONIC AND/OR HI GH-FREQUENCY MEANS (REM  AND HFM) 
INCLUDING BUILT -IN OR FORMING PART O F OTHER GOODS  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to regulate the import of civil radio -electronic and/or high -frequency means 
(REM and HFM) including built -in or forming part of other goods (List of Goods that are subject of 
import/export prohibitions or restrict ions from the part of the EAEU members within the framework 
of EAEU in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as 
last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.16).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing syste m permits to regulate the turnover of civil radio -electronic and/or high -
frequency means (REM and HFM) including built -in or forming part of other goods.  
 
Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected  
High-frequency devices, equipment and equipment for 
industrial, scientific and medical purposes, including high -
frequency generators  Ex 8419  
Ex 8514  
Ex 8540  
Ex 8543  
Ex 9018  
Ex 9027  
Radioelectronic means of various applications for the 
transmission or reception of voice, image, data and (or) 
other types of information  Ex 8470  
Ex 8471  
Ex 8517  
Ex 8518  
Ex 8519  
Ex 8521  
Ex 8525  
Ex 8526  
Ex 8527  
Ex 8528  
Ex 8531  
Ex 90  
Software and hardware complexes of technical radio 
monitoring, receiving equipment intended for detection of 
radio electronic means, which are the source of 
electromagnetic radiation  Ex 8526  
Ex 8527  
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled means from all countries.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled means imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this  category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the Customs 
territory of the EAEU in trade with third countries, Annex 2.16 (Decision of the B oard of the 
EEC No 30 “About measures of non -tariff regulation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 
13.12.2017);  
-  Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015) ; 
-  RF Government Resolution No 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in fore ign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU in trade 
with third countries";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry  and Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and oth er permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences" ; 
-  Order of the Ministry of Communications and mass communications of the Russian 
Federation from 17.04.2017 N 189 “ On approval of administrative regulations provisions of 
the Federal Service for Supervision in the sphere communications, information technologies 
and mass communications state service on issue of permissions on import to the territory of 
The Russian Feder ation under conditions civil -radioelectronic and high -frequency devices for 
civilian appointment, including built -in or included in the composition of other goods, and 
also on import radioelectronic and high -frequency devices civil appointment by individua ls 
for the personal use” . 
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval . 
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 30 days. The maximum processing time for licence 
is 15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Tr ade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
agreed with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information 
Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor).  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibi lity of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for fo reign trade participants " 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from Roskomnadzor or data on existence of the license for implementation of the 
licensed type of activity ( https://rkn.gov.ru );  
-   The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are ch arged. Fees are 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the  non-utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative proc edures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
10  SPECIAL DEVICES INTE NDED FOR UNAUTHORISE D OBTAINING OF INFOR MATION  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to regulate the import of special devices intended for unauthorised 
obtaining of information (List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions 
from the Customs territory of the EAEU in trade with third co untries (Decision of the Board of the 
EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.17).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2. The licensing system permits to regulate the turnover of special devices intended for 
unauthorised obtaining o f information including built -in or forming part of other goods.  
 
 
 
 
 
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected  
1. Special technical means for secret reception and registration 
of acoustic information:  
 
wire communication systems intended for secretly receiving and 
/ or recording acoustic information  Ex 8517 61 000  
Ex 8517 62 000  
Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex 8517 69 900 0  
radio electronic devices intended for secret reception and (or) 
registration of acoustic information  Ex 8517 70 900 1  
Ex 8518 30 950 0  
Ex 8518 40  
Ex 8523 49 450 0  
Ex 8525 50 000 0  
Ex 8525 60 000  
Ex 8527  
Ex 8529 10 390 0  
Electronic devices designed for secret registration of acoustic 
information  Ex 8519 81 510 0  
Ex 8519 81 550  
Ex 8519 81 610  
Ex 8519 81 650  
Ex 8519 81 750  
Ex 8519 81 850  
Ex 8519 89 900  
Ex 8523 51  
2. Special technical means for secret visual observation and 
recording of video information:  
  
lenses with a pin -hole Ex 9002  
 
Cameras possessing at least one of the following features: 
camouflaged for objects of other functional purpose; having 
lenses with a put out pupil of the entrance ("pin -hole")  Ex 9006 51 000 0  
Ex 9006 52 000 9  
Ex 9006 53 100 0  
television and video cameras possessing at least one of the 
following features: camouflaged for objects of other functional 
purpose; having lenses with a put -out pupil of the entrance 
("pin-hole")  Ex 8525 80  
wire communication systems intended for secretly obtaining and 
(or) recording video information  Ex 8517 61 000  
Ex 8517 62 000  
electronic devices designed to secretly obtain and / or register 
video information  Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex 8517 69 900 0  
Ex 8523 49 450 0  
Ex 8525 50 000 0  
Ex 8525 60 000  
Ex 8527  
Ex 8529 10 390 0  
electronic devices designed for private registration of video 
information  Ex 8521  
Ex 8523 51  
3. Special technical means for secretly listening to telephone 
conversations:  
  
wire communication systems intended for secretly listening to 
telephone conversations  Ex 8517 61 000  
Ex 8517 62 000  
 
electronic devices intended for secretly listening to telephone 
conversations  Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex 8517 69 900 0  
Ex 8525 50 000 0  
Ex 8525 60 000  
Ex 8527  
Ex 8529 10 390 0  
electronic devices intended for secret registration of information 
about telephone conversations  Ex 8519 81 510 0  
Ex 8519 81 550  
Ex 8519 81 610 
Ex 8519 81 650  
Ex 8519 81 750  
Ex 8519 81 850  
Ex 8523 51  
4. Special technical means for secretly intercepting and recording 
information from technical communication channels  Ex 8471  
Ex 8517 61 000  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) affected  
Ex 8517 62 000  
Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex 8517 69 900 0  
Ex 8523 29 310 1  
Ex 8523 29 310 2  
Ex 8523 49 250 0  
Ex 8523 49 910 1  
Ex 8523 51 910 1  
Ex 8523 59 910 1  
Ex 8523 80 910 1  
Ex 8527  
5. Special technical means for secret control of mail messages 
and mailings  Ex 9022 19 000 0  
6. Special technical means for secret  research of objects and 
documents, including portable small -sized fluoroscopic, 
retigento -television and radiographic equipment  Ex 9022 19 000 0  
 
7. Special technical means for secret penetration and 
examination of premises, vehicles and other objects:  
  
means for opening the locking devices  Ex 8301 70 000 0  
 
portable small -size fluoroscopic, X -ray television and 
radiographic equipment  Ex 9022 19 000 0  
 
8. Special technical means for the unofficial control over the 
movement of vehicles and other objects  Ex 8526 10 000 9  
Ex 8526 91  
9. Special technical means for secret receipt (modification, 
destruction) of information from technical means of its storage, 
processing and transmission  Ex 8471  
Ex 8505 90 200  
Ex 8517 61 000  
Ex 8517 62 000  
Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex8517 69 900 0  
Ex 8523 29 310 1  
Ex 8523 29  310 2  
Ex 8523 49 250 0  
Ex 8523 49 910 1  
Ex 8523 51 910 1  
Ex 8523 59 910 1  
Ex 8523 80 910 1  
Ex 8527  
10. Special technical means for secret identification of a person  Ex 9019 10 900 9  
11. Special technical means for secret registration of 
psychophysiological reactions of a person  Ex 9019 10 900 9  
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled means from all countries.  
 
4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled means imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this  category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of 
the EAEU in trade with third countries, Annex 2.17 (Decision of the Board of the E EC No 30 
“About measures of non -tariff regulation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-  Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  RF Governme nt Resolution № 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU in trade 
with third countries";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of t he Russian Federation No 135 (as last 
amended on 22.09.2016) of 17.02.2012 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-  Order of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation No 549 of 01.11.2012 "On 
approval of the Administrative Regulati ons of the Federal Security Service of the Russian 
Federation for the provision of public services to make decisions about the possibility of 
entry into the customs territory and the exportation from the customs territory of the EAEU 
of special devices int ended for unauthorised obtaining of information".  
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval .  
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 10 days. The maximum processing time for licence 
is 15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
agreed with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation  of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participa nts" 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
- Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from FSB or data on existence of the license for implementation of the licensed type 
of activity  (http://clsz.fsb.ru ).  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
  
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banki ng authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
11  ENCRYPTION DEVICES  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to regulate the import of encryption devices (List of Goods that are subject 
of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries  (Decision of the Board of 
the EEC No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.19).  
 
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing system permits to regulate the turnover of encryption devices including built -in or 
forming part of ot her goods.  
 
Detailed Product Description  
 Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
 
1. Printers, photocopiers and fax machines and their 
electronic modules, which have encryption 
(cryptography) functions  Ex 8443 31  
Ex 8443 32 100 9  
Ex 8443 32 300 0 
Ex 8443 99 100 0  
2. Pocket machines for recording, reproducing and 
visualizing data with computational functions, having the 
functions of encryption (cryptography)  Ex 8470 10 000 0  
3. Handheld computers that have encryption 
(cryptography) functions  Ex 8471 30  000 0 
4. Computing machines and parts thereof that have 
encryption functions (cryptography)  Ex 8471 30 000 0  
Ex 8471 41 000 0  
Ex 8471 49 000 0  
Ex 8471 50 000 0  
Ex 8471 90 000 0  
Ex 8473 30 200 8  
5. Devices of computers with the functions of encryption 
(cryptography)  Ex 8471 70 500 0  
Ex 8471 70 980 0  
Ex 8471 80 000 0  
6. Electronic modules and parts of handheld machines 
that have encryption (cryptography)  Ex 8473 21 100 0  
Ex 8473 21 900 0  
Ex 8473 30 200 8  
Ex 8473 30 800 0  
7. Subscriber communication devices having encryption 
functions  Ex 8517 11 000 0  
Ex 8517 12 000 0  
Ex 8517 18 000 0  
8. Base stations with cryptographic functions 
(cryptography)  Ex 8517 61 000 1  
Ex 8517 61 000 2  
Ex 8517 61 000 8  
9. Telecommunication equipment and its pa rts, with the 
functions of encryption (cryptography)  Ex 8517 62 000  
Ex 8517 69 390 0  
Ex 8517 69 900 0  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Product Description  
 Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
 
Ex 8517 70 900  
10. Software encryption (cryptographic) means 
regardless of the information carrier  Ex 8523 29 310 1  
Ex 8523 29 310 2  
Ex 8523 29 330  
Ex 8523 29 390  
Ex 8523 49 250 0  
Ex 8523 49 310 0  
Ex 8523 49 390 0  
Ex 8523 49 450 0  
Ex 8523 49 910 1  
Ex 8523 49 930 0  
 Ex 8523 51 910 1  
Ex 8523 51 930 0  
Ex 8523 52  
Ex 8523 59 910 1  
Ex 8523 59 930 0  
Ex 8523 80 910 1  
Ex 8523 80 930  
11. Key Documents  Ex 3704 00  
Ex 3705 00  
Ex 3706  
Ex 4821 10  
Ex 4901 10  000 0  
Ex 4901 99  000 0  
Ex 4911 99  000 0  
Ex 8523 21 000 0  
Ex 8523 29 310 1  
Ex 8523 29 310 2  
Ex 8523 29 330  
Ex 8523 29 390  
Ex 8523 49 250 0  
Ex 8523 49 310 0  
Ex 8523 49 390 0  
Ex 8523 49 450 0  
Ex 8523 49 910 1  
Ex 8523 49 930 0  
Ex 8523 51 910 1  
Ex 8523 51 930 0  
Ex 8523 52  
Ex 8523 59 910 1  
Ex 8523 59 930 0  
Ex 8523 80 910 1  
Ex 8523 80 930 0  
12. Equipment for broadcasting or television and its 
parts, with the functions of encryption (cryptography)  Ex 8525 50 000 0  
Ex 8525 60 000  
Ex 8529 90 200 1  
Ex 8529 90 650  
Ex 8529 90 970 0  
13. Radio navigation receivers, remote control 
equipment and parts thereof, with encryption 
(cryptography) functions,  Ex 8526 91 200 0  
Ex 8526 91 800 0  
Ex 8526 92  000 
Ex 8529 90 650  
Ex 8529 90 970 0  
14. Equipment for access to the information and 
communication network "Internet" and television 
receivers with the communication function, their parts, 
having the functions of encryption (cryptography)  Ex 8517 62  000 
Ex 8528 71 150 0  
Ex 8529 90 650  
Ex 8529 90 970 0  
15. Electronic integrated circuits, memory devices that 
have encryption functions (cryptography) or contain 
cryptographic (cryptographic) means  Ex 8542 31 901 0  
Ex 8542 31  909 0  
Ex 8542 32 900 0  
16. Other electrical machines and apparatus having 
individual functions containing cryptographic 
(cryptographic) means  
 Ex 8543 70 900 0  
Ex 8543 90 000 0  G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Detailed Product Description  
 Tariff line code(s) affected,  
based on HS (2012)  
 
17. Normative, technical, design and operational 
documentation for encryption (cryptographic) facilities 
specified in clauses 1 to 16 of this sec tion (on any 
media)  Ex 3704  00 
Ex 3705 00  
Ex 3706  
Ex 4821  10 
Ex 4901  10 000 0 
Ex 4901  99 000 0 
 Ex 4911  99 000 0 
Ex 8523  29 310 
Ex 8523  29 330 
Ex 8523  29 390 
Ex 8523  29 900 0 
Ex 8523  49 450 0 
 Ex 8523  49 510 0 
Ex 8523  49 590 0 
Ex 8523  49 930 0 
Ex 8523 49 990 0 
Ex 8523  51 930 0 
Ex 8523  51 990 0 
Ex 8523  59 930 0 
Ex 8523  59 990 0 
Ex 8523  80 930 0 
Ex 8523  80 990 0 
 
3.  The system applies to importers of controlled means from all countries.  
 
4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled means imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this  category are statutory requirements 
under the legislation detailed below:  
 
-  List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third 
countries, Annex 2.19 (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 “About measures o f non-tariff 
regulation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017);  
-  Federal Law No 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and  Trade of the Russian Federation No 135 (as last 
amended on 22.09.2016) of 17.02.2012 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other p ermits for export and (or) import of certain types of goods, as 
well as the formation and maintenance of the federal bank of licences";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
approving the list of federal executiv e bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on goods subject to 
bans or restricti ons on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU  in trade 
with third countries".  
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative approval . 
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit and licence is 90 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  (c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the  State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
agreed with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Reg ulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import licence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of import ers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 
Documentation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade pa rticipants " 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An importer is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
 
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-   Copy of a contract;  
-   Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-   Permit from FSB or data on existence of the license for implementation of the licensed type 
of activity (http://clsz.fsb.ru);  
-   The applicant has t he right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagraphs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are 7 5 00 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14 Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a  licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from im port licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
12  OFFICE AND CIVIL WEA PON, ITS MAIN PARTS AND CARTRIDGES  
Outline of System  
1.  Licences are issued to regulate the import of office and civil weapon (List of Goods that are 
subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the part of the EAEU members within the G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  framework of the EAEU in trade with third countries (Decision o f the Board of the EEC No 30 of 
21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.22).  
Purposes and coverage of licensing  
2.  The licensing system permits to regulate the turnover of office and civil weapon including its 
main parts and cartridges.  
 
Detail ed Product Description  Tariff line code(s) 
affected, based on  
HS (2012)  
1. Gas pistols and revolvers, including the possibility of firing bullets with a rubber 
bullet  Ex 9302 00 000 0  
2. Pistols and revolvers sport with a rifled barrel  Ex 9302 00 000 0  
3. Pistols and service revolvers with rifled barrel  Ex 9302 00 000 0  
4. Fireless barren weapons (revolvers and pistols, including those with traumatic 
action cartridges)  Ex 9302 00 000 0  
5. Sports shotguns  Ex 9303 20  
6. Sports rifles with a rifled barre l Ex 9303 30 000 0  
7. Hunting single -barrelled  smooth -bore long arms  Ex 9303 20 100 0  
8. Hunting dual -barrelled  or combined weapons  Ex 9303 20 950 0  
Ex 9303 30 000 0  
9. Hunting weapon double -barrelled  smooth -bore, including with barrels of 
different calibers  Ex 9303 20 950 0  
10. Hunting weapons with a rifled barrel  Ex 9303 30 000 0  
Ex 9303 20 950 0  
11. Hunting pneumatic guns with muzzle energy not more than 25 J  Ex 9304 00 000 0  
12. Sporting rifles and shotguns with muzzle energy exceeding 3 Joules  Ex 9304 00 000 0  
13. Pistols and revolvers sport pneumatic with muzzle energy more than 3 J  Ex 9304 00 000 0  
14. The main (integral) parts of pistols and revolvers sporting (barrel, bolt, drum, 
frame, receiver, trigger and parts and accessories to it)  Ex 9305 10 000 0  
15. The main (component) parts of pistols and service revolvers (barrel, bolt, 
drum, frame, receiver, trigger and parts and accessories to it)  Ex 9305 10 000 0  
16. Barrels of hunting and  sport smooth -bore rifles and carbines  Ex 9305 20 000 1  
17. Trunks of rifled hunting and sporting rifles and carbines  Ex 9305 20 000 1  
18. Other main (component) parts of hunting and sporting smooth -bore guns 
(bolt, drum, frame, receiver, shoe, trigger a nd parts and accessories)  Ex 9305 20 000 9  
19. The main (integral) parts of sport rifles, hunting carbines, rifles with a rifled 
barrel (barrel, bolt, drum, frame, receiver, shoe, trigger and parts and 
accessories)  Ex 9305 20 000  
20. Cartridges for sport  and hunting smooth -bore weapons, including test  Ex 9306 21 000 0  
21. Cartridges for pistols and revolvers for sporting, service, firearmless weapons  Ex 9306 30 100 0  
22. Cartridges for sport and hunting weapons with a rifled barrel (except pistols 
and revolvers), self -defense gas weapons, including test weapons  Ex 9306 30 900 0  
23. Capsule shells for smooth -bore hunting and sporting weapons  Ex 9306 29 000 0  
24. Capsule shells for hunting and sporting weapons with a rifled barrel (except 
for pistols an d revolvers)  Ex 9306 30 900 0  
25. Cases encapsulated in gas weapons of self -defense  Ex 9306 30 900 0  
26. Cases encapsulated for sports and service pistols and revolvers.  Ex 9306 30 100 0  
27. Capsules for cartridges for service and civilian weapons  Ex 93 06 30 100 0  
28. Cold bladed hunting weapons (knives and hunting daggers)  Ex 9307 00 000 0  
Ex 8211  
29. Cold bladed sports weapons  Ex 9307 00 000 0  
30. Cold bladed weapons (cold bladed weapons intended for carrying with the 
Cossack form, as well as with the national costumes of the peoples of the 
member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, intended for collecting)  Ex 9307 00 000 0  
31. Bows and crossbows sports  Ex 9506 99 900 0  
32. Electric weapons (electric shock devices and spark arresters having output 
parameters corresponding to the norms established by the authorized body of the 
member state of the Eurasian Economic Union in the field of health)  Ex 9304 00 000 0  
33. The weapon, structurally intended only for light, smoke and sound signals 
with calibre more than 6 mm  Ex 9303  
34. Copies and replicas of antique weapons  Ex 93  
Ex 9705 00 000 0  
Ex 9706 00 000 0  
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  3.  The system applies to importers of controlled means from all countries.  
 
4.  The use of import licences enables the Government to restrict and monitor the quantities of 
controlled means imported. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or volume of 
imports.  
 
5. The controls on the importation of goods specified in this category are statutory requirements 
under the legisla tion detailed below:  
 
- List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the Customs 
territory of the EAEU in trade with third countries, Annex 2.22 (Decision of the Board of the 
EEC No 30 “About measures of non -tariff regu lation” of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 
13.12.2017);  
-  Federal Law № 164 -FZ of 08.12.2003 "On the Fundamentals of the State Regulation of 
Foreign Trade Activity" (as last amended on 13.07.2015);  
-  RF Government Resolution No 1113 of 01.11.2016 "On the formation and maintenance of 
the Federal Bank of licences (in conjunction with the "Rules for the formation and 
maintenance of a Federal Bank of Licenses Issued")";  
-  RF Government Resolution № 1567 -p of 23.09.2010 (as amended on 18.03.2014) "On 
appro ving the list of federal executive bodies authorized for approval of applications for 
licenses to export and (or) import of goods and execution of other permits in foreign trade in 
the cases provided for applications on the application of restrictions on g oods subject to 
bans or restrictions on the importation or exportation of Member States of the EAEU in trade 
with third countries";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation № 135 of 17.02.2012 
(as last amended on 22.09.2016 ) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by 
issuing licenses and other permits for export and (or) import of certain  types of goods, as 
well as the formatio n and maintenance o f the federal bank of licences";  
-  Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation № 639 of 27.06.2012 (as 
last amended on 30.12.2014) "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry 
of Internal Affair s of the Russian Federation to provide a public service by issuing entity 
permission to import into the Russian Federation and export from the Russian Federation 
civil service weapons and ammunition".  
 
This system cannot be abolished without legislative ap proval . 
 
Procedures  
6.  Not applicable.  
  
7.(a) There is no minimum advance notice required for a licence. Goods arriving at the custom 
without a licence cannot be imported and retrospective permits cannot be issued. The 
maximum processing time for permit is 14 days. The maximum processing time for licence 
is 15 days.  
 
(b) No. 
 
(c) No. 
 
(d) Import licences are issued by the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade 
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The application must be 
agreed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.  
 
8.  An application to the Department of the State Regulation of the Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for an import lic ence may only be refused under the 
ordinary criteria for such applications. Reasons for refusal will be advised in writing.  
 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions are eligible to apply for licences.  
 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/4  
 
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  Document ation and other requirements for application for licence  
10.  Application forms are available on the special website "Support for foreign trade participants " 
(http://www.non -tariff.gov.ru ). 
 
An impo rter is required to submit the following documents with the application:  
-  Digital copy of application form;  
-  Copy of a contract;  
-  Copy of document on registration on tax authority or the copy of the document on state 
registration;  
-  Permit from t he Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or data on existence of 
the license for implementation of the licensed type of activity (https://en.mvd.ru);  
-  The applicant has the right to submit the documents specified in last two subparagrap hs on 
his own initiative.  
 
11. Upon importation, an importer must present standard customs documentation along with a 
valid licence.  
 
12. Licence application fees are charged. Fees are 7 500 Rubles.  
 
13. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement  associated with the issue of licences.  
 
Conditions of licensing  
14.  Licences are valid for the licence period and cannot be extended.  
 
15. There is no penalty for the non -utilisation of a licence or a portion of a licence.  
 
16. Licences are not transfe rable between importers.  
 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence.  
 
Other procedural requirements  
18.  There are no other administrative procedures, apart from import licensing required prior to 
importation.  
 
19. Foreign exchan ge is automatically provided by the banking authorities for goods to be 
imported.  
 
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