What are customs control zones?

1. Inspections that goods undergo as part of an on-site customs inspection or when a means of transport stops.
2. Customs inspections carried out during the on-site inspection.

Where do these zones form?

1. Right next to the US border.
2. Where customs clearance takes place.
3. Where goods are reloaded, cleared and inspected.
4. Where goods are temporarily stored.
5. Where there is a stop and idle time of vehicles that transport goods that, in accordance with the law, are subject to customs control.
6. In other territories as determined by law.

Temporary zones of control by customs authorities

1. The production of customs control is not in places that are intended for this.
2. If it is necessary to conduct an inspection or inspection of goods that were found by customs officers outside the areas of control actions carried out by customs authorities.

Permanent control zones

In order to strengthen customs control over goods and vehicles subject to customs clearance, to ensure unconditional fulfillment of the requirements of Art. 181 of the Customs Code of the Russian Federation, Regulations on the procedure for creating and designating customs control zones, approved by order of the State Customs Committee of Russia of July 13, 2000 N 594, Regulations on the temporary storage of goods and vehicles under customs control, approved by order of the State Customs Committee of Russia of March 23, 2001 N 290, Letters of the State Customs Committee of Russia dated October 12, 2000 N 01-06/29595 "On Customs Control Zones" and dated May 15, 2002 N 01-18/18745 "On the Organization of the Work of Customs Authorities in the Creation and Use of Customs Control Zones" I order:
1. Approve the procedure for making decisions on the creation of temporary customs control zones in the region of activity of the Central Customs Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure) in accordance with Appendix 1 to this order.
2. Heads of customs (except for the Central rear):
2.1. Exclude the creation of temporary customs control zones without sufficient grounds and conditions, as well as their functioning after the completion of the activities for which they were created.
2.2. Organize the consideration of applications for the creation of temporary zones of customs control.
2.3. Decisions on the creation of temporary zones of customs control and the termination of their action shall be issued by customs orders.
2.4. Ensure that materials on the creation of temporary customs control zones are sent for approval to the customs control organization service of the Administration (hereinafter referred to as the SOTK of the Administration) in cases specified by the Procedure.
2.5. Submit to the Department of Information and Communications Control by the 5th day of the month following the reporting month, information in accordance with Annexes 2-4 to this order.
2.6. Organize regular inspections of the functioning of temporary customs control zones.
If violations of customs legislation are detected, immediately take measures to eliminate such violations and inform the Department of Customs Control.
3. Head of the Department for Control and Development of the Infrastructure of the SOTK Office V.G. Onishchenko to provide:
3.1. Consideration within five working days of the materials sent by the customs, and submission to the leadership of the SOTK of the Department of conclusions on the creation of temporary zones of customs control.
3.2. Keeping records of temporary customs control zones created by customs.
3.3. Analysis of the information provided by the customs in accordance with the requirements of clause 2.5 of this order, and submission to the management of the SOTK of the Department of proposals on the procedure for the functioning of temporary customs control zones.
4. To impose control over the execution of this order on the first deputy head of the Department - head of the customs control organization service R.S. Mukhutdinov.

Head of Department
lieutenant general of the customs service
A.E. Zherikhov

Attachment 1
to the order of the Central
customs administration
dated January 21, 2003 N 38

ORDER
DECISION-MAKING ON THE CREATION OF TEMPORARY ZONES OF CUSTOMS
CONTROL IN THE REGION OF ACTIVITY OF THE CENTRAL
CUSTOMS OFFICE

1. General Provisions

1.1. Customs control zone - a specially allocated and designated part of the customs territory of the Russian Federation, created for the purpose of exercising customs control and ensuring compliance with the customs legislation of the Russian Federation.
1.2. Temporary customs control zones (hereinafter referred to as TCZK) are created in territories, in premises where goods and vehicles subject to customs control are located or may be located, if during such control it is required to determine the customs control zone based on the need to ensure the safety of such goods and vehicles , as well as the unhindered exercise of their functions by the customs authorities.
1.3. Establishment of an FTZTC for the purpose of customs clearance of goods and vehicles outside the established places should be considered as an exceptional measure applied in cases where the delivery of goods to the places determined for their customs clearance is impossible or difficult due to the specific features of the goods, is associated with significant unproductive costs may result in damage to the goods or loss of part of its consumer properties until the end of customs clearance, as well as in cases where it is not possible to ensure the safety of the goods during its journey to the established place of customs clearance.
1.4. Arrangement, equipment and technical equipment of the VZTK should exclude the possibility of receipt and withdrawal of goods and vehicles without customs control, as well as ensure their safety and impossibility of access to them by unauthorized persons.
1.5. The customs authority has the right to establish specific requirements for the design, arrangement and equipment of the VZTK.
1.6. Organizations (enterprises) interested in the creation of the FTZTK should allocate free of charge to officials of the customs body the premises, means of communication and vehicles necessary for customs control and customs clearance, equipped in accordance with the requirements.
1.7. The duration of the PTTC should correspond to the timing and nature of the activities that necessitated the creation of such a zone.

2. Competence of decision-making on the establishment of temporary zones of customs control in the region of activity of the Office
2.1. Temporary customs control zones are created by decision of the head of customs or a person replacing him, without agreement with the customs control organization service of the Administration (hereinafter referred to as the SOTK of the Administration) in the following cases:
- when carrying out operational-investigative measures, carrying out inquiries and other actions of the customs authorities provided for by the customs legislation of the Russian Federation;
- in case of customs clearance of goods and vehicles intended for holding exhibition events, the customs clearance of which is carried out in accordance with the order of the State Customs Committee of Russia dated December 29, 2001 N 1276 "On approval of the Regulations on customs control and customs clearance of goods intended for holding exhibition events";
- when transferring, in accordance with the established procedure, a specific consignment for safekeeping to a direct recipient located in the region where the customs operates;
- upon receipt of goods transported by rail to the places of delivery (destination stations) that do not have temporary storage warehouses (hereinafter referred to as temporary storage warehouses), and if it is impossible to place such goods and vehicles at the nearest temporary storage warehouses that have access railway lines from the destination station;
- in other cases, for the period of customs clearance and customs control of a separate consignment located outside the established place of customs clearance, in the absence of the possibility of placing it in the customs control zone of temporary storage warehouses.
2.2. Coordination of the decision of the head of customs or the person replacing him on the establishment of the FTTC is carried out with the Department of Customs Control upon arrival at the place of delivery of goods transported by road, in cases where:
- the structural subdivision of the customs, which carries out customs control and customs clearance of goods and vehicles, is located on its own premises and is located at a considerable distance (more than 50 km) from the temporary storage warehouse or does not have a temporary storage warehouse in the region of its operation;
- the zone of customs control of the temporary storage warehouse (premise, open area, territory of the warehouse), located at the location of the customs authority that performs customs clearance of goods and customs control (customs post, OTOiTK, having a departmental code), or in the region of its activity, does not allow full volume to accommodate arriving goods and vehicles;
- VZTK is created outside the region of customs activity.

3. The procedure for agreeing with the SOTK of the Department of the decision on the creation of a temporary zone of customs control

3.1. In order to agree on the decision of the customs on the creation of a temporary customs control zone (TZTK), the following materials are sent to the SOTK of the Office:
- a letter from the customs with a reasoned justification for the reasons for the creation of the FZTC, containing a conclusion on the possibility of carrying out proper customs control at the proposed place of the creation of the FZTC;
- a draft order on the creation of the VZTK;
- a statement of an interested person with a reasoned request to establish a VZTK, indicating its exact address, area and an obligation to fulfill the requirements of the customs authority for arrangement, equipment, technical equipment, designation, organization of security, compliance with the established storage periods, accounting and reporting;
- constituent and registration documents of the person who submitted the application for the creation of the VZTK (founding agreement and / or charter, certificate of state registration, certificate of the territorial division of the State Statistics Committee of Russia, certificate of registration with the tax authority, certificate of an authorized bank on the presence of a currency or ruble account) ;
- an act of inspection by customs of the proposed place of creation of the FTZK with a conclusion on the possibility of its creation;
- plans (schemes, drawings) of the premises, territory, etc., indicating the proposed location of the VZTK and indicating its dimensions;
- documents (originals or copies certified in accordance with the established procedure) confirming the right of ownership or ownership of the premises, territory, etc., where the creation of the VZTK is supposed;
- a draft procedure for the use of HTTC or a technological scheme for the use of HTTC.
3.2. The Control and Infrastructure Development Department of the SOTK Directorate checks the materials received from the customs for the validity and possibility of creating a VZTK, prepares a draft response to the customs and submits it for consideration and approval by the leadership of the SOTK Directorate.

4. Final provisions

4.1. In case of refusal to create an FTZTK, the customs office sends a written reasoned response to the applicant.
4.2. When an interested person receives a reasoned opinion on the impossibility of creating an FTTC, this person, after eliminating the shortcomings that served as the reason for the refusal, has the right to re-apply to the relevant customs authority on the issue of creating an FTTC.
4.3. Arrangement, equipment, technical equipment, designation and organization of protection of the VZTK, as well as the provision of premises, means of communication and vehicles to the customs authority is carried out at the expense of the person interested in the creation of the VZTK.

Appendix 2
to the order of the Central
customs administration
dated January 21, 2003 N 38

SCROLL
TEMPORARY CUSTOMS CONTROL ZONES ESTABLISHED
ORDERS OF ____ CUSTOMS AS AGREED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
From 1 __________ 200_ to 30(31) __________ 200_

Annex 3
to the order of the Central
customs administration
dated January 21, 2003 N 38

LIST OF TEMPORARY CUSTOMS CONTROL ZONES CREATED BY CUSTOMS ORDERS ____ WITHOUT AGREEMENT WITH MANAGEMENT FROM 1 __________ 200_ TO 30(31) __________ 200_

Note. The list is compiled in Excel format.

Appendix 4
to the order of the Central
customs administration
dated January 21, 2003 N 38

LIST OF TEMPORARY CUSTOMS CONTROL ZONES CREATED BY ORDERS OF ______ CUSTOMS AND OPERATING AS OF 1 __________ 200_

Note. The list is compiled in Excel format.

Permanent and temporary zones of customs control.

Customs control zones can be of two types:

Permanent and

Temporary.

Permanent customs control zones

created in cases of regular presence in them of goods subject to customs control (places of arrival of goods and vehicles on the customs territory, temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, premises of a duty-free shop).

The decision to create permanent customs control zones located along the customs border of the Russian Federation is formalized by regulatory legal acts of the federal executive body authorized in the area of ​​customs affairs.

In other cases, the decision to create a permanent customs control zone is made by the head of the customs office (in the form of an order), in the region of operation of which there are places and territories where permanent customs control zones are created.

Temporary customs control zones may be created on the basis of a written decision of the head of the customs authority (for example, the head of the customs post):

When performing customs clearance outside the places established for this (for the period of customs operations);

The limits of the permanent zone of customs control are indicated by rectangular signs with the inscription on a green background "Customs control zone" in Russian and English "Custom control zone" 2. The limits of the temporary zone of customs control may be marked with protective tape, sign boards, scoreboards or other information signs. In case of non-compliance by persons with the requirements established by the customs legislation, administrative liability may arise in accordance with Art. 16.5 KRFoAP "Violation of the regime of the customs control zone".

Temporary customs control zones may be created:

A) for the production of customs clearance of goods and transport

funds outside the places of customs operations - for the time of their performance, if

when performing such operations, it is required to determine the customs control zone

based on the need to ensure the smooth implementation

customs authorities of their functions;

B) if it is necessary to carry out inspection or examination of goods of vehicles found by customs authorities outside the permanent zones

customs control.

The decision to create a temporary zone of customs control is made by the head of the customs body or a person replacing him in writing.

Customs control zones can be permanent in cases of regular presence of goods subject to customs control in them, or temporary.

Permanent customs control zones are created at places of customs clearance, at places where goods and vehicles cross the customs border of the Russian Federation, at checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, at locations of customs authorities, as well as along the customs border of the Russian Federation.

Temporary customs control zones are created in the territories, on premises, on vehicles (including ships and aircraft, railway trains) where goods and vehicles subject to customs control are located or may be located, if during such control it is required to determine the customs zone. control, based on the need to ensure the safety of such goods and vehicles, as well as the unhindered exercise of their functions by the customs authorities.

Temporary customs control zones can be created 5:

For the production of customs clearance of goods and vehicles outside the places of customs operations (Article 406 of the Code) - for the time of their performance, if during the performance of such operations it is required to determine the customs control zone based on the need to ensure the unhindered exercise of their functions by customs authorities;

If necessary, the inspection or examination of goods and vehicles found by customs authorities outside the permanent zones of customs control.

Procedure for establishing permanent customs control zones located along the customs border of the Russian Federation

Along the customs border, customs control zones are created in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation

The Government of the Russian Federation has established the following procedure for creating customs control zones along the customs border in the Russian Federation:

1. Customs control zones are created along the customs border, regardless of its coincidence or non-coincidence with the line of the state border of the Russian Federation.

2. The Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation determines the sections of the customs border along which it is necessary to create customs control zones, and makes a decision on the creation of such zones. The decision to create customs control zones is formalized by a regulatory legal act of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, agreed with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation on whose territory these zones are created.

3. On the land section of the customs territory of the Russian Federation, a customs control zone may be created within a strip of terrain up to 30 kilometers wide from the customs border line deep into the territory of the Russian Federation.

4. A customs control zone along the customs border of the special economic zones operating on the territory of the Russian Federation shall be created along both sides of the land section of the customs border that does not coincide with the state border of the Russian Federation.

5. On river and lake sections, a customs control zone may be created within the Russian part of the waters of border rivers, lakes and other water bodies, as well as a strip

areas up to 15 kilometers wide from the coastline deep into the territory of the Russian Federation.

6. In offshore sections, a customs control zone may be created within the territorial sea of ​​the Russian Federation, with the exception of offshore sections around artificial islands, installations and structures located in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, over which the Russian Federation exercises jurisdiction in accordance with with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The customs control zone in such areas is created within the territory of the said artificial islands, installations and structures.

The procedure for creating a temporary zone of customs control

The decision to create a temporary zone of customs control is made by the head of the customs authority (a person replacing him) on the basis of a report by an official of the customs authority on the need to create a temporary zone of customs control, indicating in it the reasons and purpose of creation, the period for which it is necessary to create it.

The decision to create a temporary zone of customs control is formalized by an order (instruction) of the customs authority in the region of activity of which the specified zone is located.

The order (instruction) on the establishment of a temporary zone of customs control must contain:

Foundation and purpose of creation;

The date of creation and the period for which it is created;

Numbers and dates of documents drawn up by authorized officials of the customs authorities, if the temporary customs control zone is created on the basis of these documents;

Information about the person who has the authority in relation to the goods and (or) in whose possession the premises and (or) open areas are located, where customs inspection, customs inspection of goods and vehicles are carried out, customs operations are allowed, temporary storage of goods within the created temporary customs control zones;

Location;

Limits and places of their crossing by persons, goods and vehicles;

Applied means of designation.

A copy of the order (instruction) on the establishment of a temporary customs control zone shall be sent to the person concerned on the day of its signing.

Cancellation of the decision to create customs control zones

The decision to create a customs control zone is canceled in cases of a change in the location of the customs authority, the closure of a checkpoint across the State Border of the Russian Federation, a change in the place of storage of goods under customs control, a change in the place where customs operations are allowed, termination of the grounds for requiring allocation and designation of a part of the customs territory of the Russian Federation for the purpose of conducting customs control in the forms of customs inspection and customs inspection of goods and vehicles, their storage and movement under customs supervision.

Cancellation of the decision to create a customs control zone entails its liquidation. The customs authority after the liquidation of the customs control zone located in the region of its activity, takes measures to remove the means of its designation and inform interested parties about its liquidation.

Permanent customs control zones, which are premises and (or) open areas intended for use as temporary storage warehouses, the territory adjacent to them and specially equipped for the parking of vehicles transporting goods under customs control, customs warehouses, duty-free shops trade are liquidated in the event of exclusion of the relevant legal entities from the Register of Owners of Temporary Storage Warehouses (Article 114 of the Code), the Register of Owners of Customs Warehouses (Article 232 of the Code) in accordance with the established procedure, as well as the closure of the duty-free shop (Article 263 of the Code).

The decision to liquidate a permanent customs control zone is issued in the form of a customs order, with the exception of cases of liquidation of a permanent customs control zone created along the customs border of the Russian Federation.

The temporary customs control zone shall be liquidated upon completion of the measures that served as the basis for its creation, or upon the expiration of its validity period specified in the order (instruction) of the customs authority on the creation of a temporary customs control zone.

Customs control zones

Customs control zones are places where goods are transported across the customs border, areas of warehouses, duty-free shops and other places that are determined by law.

Customs control zones can be permanent if they are permanently located in the same place and temporary if they are moved.

The procedure for establishing customs control zones is controlled by the state.

Customs control zones can be established on a permanent or temporary basis and, depending on this, be permanent or temporary.

A customs control zone is considered permanent when goods subject to customs control are regularly located on its territory. Temporary customs control zones are created for the duration of customs control, cargo and other operations.

Transportation of goods, vehicles, persons, including officials of other state bodies, across the borders of customs control zones and within them is allowed with the permission of the customs authorities and under their supervision. The Federal Customs Service, on the basis of a proposal from the customs authority whose region of operation includes the corresponding section of the territory of the Russian Federation, determines the sections of the State Border along which it is necessary to create customs control zones, and makes a decision on the creation of such zones.

The borders of the customs control zone are marked with rectangular signs, on a green background of which the inscription in Russian and English "Customs control zone" is made in white. According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, a temporary control zone may be created by decision of the head of the customs post. The said decision is drawn up by order of the head of the customs post indicating the purpose of creating a temporary customs control zone, the location of the temporary customs control zone, the period of validity, the border and places of its crossing by persons, goods and vehicles, as well as the means of designation used. The border of the temporary zone of customs control may be marked with protective tape, as well as temporarily installed certain signs. The limits of the customs control zone are indicated by rectangular signs, on a green background of which there is an inscription in Russian and English in white, respectively: "Customs control zone" and "Customs control zone". These signs are the main means of designating the customs control zone. The customs control zone can be marked with the words "Customs control zone"

Forms of customs control

Forms of customs control are categories of verification actions of customs authorities aimed at the implementation of customs control.

There are various separate forms of customs control.

Verification of documents and information is a form of customs control, in which an official of the customs authority checks the correctness of the veracity of the information, the originality of the documents and the correctness of filling out these documents. Chapter 16 of the Customs Code is devoted to the forms and procedure for conducting customs control. In particular Art. 110 defines the following forms of customs control:

Checking documents and information.

In this form of customs control, there are three purposes of verification: establishing the originality of the documents being checked by the customs official, verifying the veracity of the information in these documents and establishing the correctness

Oral survey.

In an oral survey, persons transporting goods are asked questions in the course of customs clearance of goods

Get an explanation.

This is a collection of information about the circumstances that are important for customs control. In this case, people who are involved in the movement of goods across the border and who have the necessary data are interviewed. Inspectors apply not only to declarants, but also to other persons. Obtaining explanations in its content is similar to an oral survey. The main difference is the written execution of explanations in the form approved by the federal executive body authorized in the field of customs affairs. In addition, the provisions of the Customs Code of the Customs Union do not establish restrictions on the use of this form of customs control at the stage of customs clearance or verification after the release of goods and vehicles.

Customs supervision is public, purposeful, systematic or one-time, possibly with the use of technical means, monitoring the transportation of goods under customs control, performing other operations with them. The purpose of separating customs supervision is to strengthen control over compliance with the customs legislation of the Russian Federation in relation to goods under customs control, including at the stage of their transportation, storage, cargo and other operations with them. Customs supervision is carried out on a public basis, which is one of the main characteristics of this form of customs control. In addition, customs supervision is carried out purposefully, in accordance with the decision taken by an authorized official of the customs authority. By type, customs supervision can be systematic or one-time, direct (carried out personally by an official of the customs authority) and indirect (carried out using technical means).

Customs inspection of goods and vehicles.

External inspection of goods by customs, luggage of individuals, vehicles, cargo containers, customs seals, seals and other means of identifying goods.

Customs inspection.

Inspection of goods and vehicles associated with the removal of seals, seals and other means of identification of goods, opening the package.

Personal inspection.

It contains all the necessary guarantees of observance of human and civil rights, enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, including the right to protect the dignity of the individual by the state. A personal search can be carried out in relation to individuals only if certain circumstances coincide at the same time, and the individual is crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation, the specified person is in the customs control zone or the transit zone of an airport open to international traffic, there are grounds to suspect that this person is hiding with him and voluntarily does not give out goods that are prohibited, respectively, for import into the customs territory of the Russian Federation and export from this territory or transported in violation of the procedure.

Only if the indicated circumstances coincide, the head of the customs authority or the person replacing him may decide to conduct a personal search of such a person. At the same time, a mandatory requirement is established for the written form of such a decision.

Checking the labeling, the presence of identification marks on goods is a check of the presence on goods or their packaging of special marks, identification marks or other methods of designation of goods used to confirm the legality of their import into Russia.

Inspection of premises and territory. Inspection of premises and territories to confirm the presence of goods and vehicles under customs control, including those conditionally released. Inspection is carried out at temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, in the premises of a duty-free shop, as well as at persons who must have goods in accordance with the conditions of customs procedures or customs regimes. Inspection of premises and territories is carried out to confirm the presence of goods and vehicles under customs control, including those conditionally released, in temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, in the premises of a duty-free shop, as well as with persons who must have goods in accordance with with the terms of customs procedures or customs regimes provided for by the Customs Code of the Customs Union.

There are two grounds for conducting an inspection of premises and territories, namely, the availability of information about the loss of goods and (or) vehicles, their alienation or their disposal in any other way or their use in violation of the requirements and conditions established by the Customs Code of the Customs Union; conducting random checks.

Accounting for goods under customs control.

Checking the system of accounting for goods and reporting is carried out in relation to persons carrying out activities in the field of customs, using special simplifications, as well as using and (or) owning foreign goods

Customs checks.

They are carried out by the customs authority of the state - a member of the customs union, created and registered in accordance with the laws of this state - a member of the customs union.

Thus, customs audits are carried out for the following categories of persons:

Declarants;

Persons carrying out activities in the field of customs;

Persons engaged in wholesale and retail trade in imported goods;

Participants in foreign economic activity.

Art. 122 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union establishes that during a customs check, the customs authorities check:

The fact of placing goods under the customs procedure;

Reliability of the information declared in the customs declaration and other documents submitted during the customs declaration of goods that influenced the decision to release the goods;

Compliance with restrictions on the use and disposal of conditionally released goods;

Compliance with the requirements established by the customs legislation of the customs union and the legislation of the states - members of the customs union, to persons carrying out activities in the field of customs;

Compliance of persons, including those carrying out activities in the field of customs, with the established criteria necessary for assigning the status of an authorized economic operator;

Other directions determined by the customs legislation of the customs union and the legislation of the member states of the customs union.

Thus, the comprehensive implementation of the forms used by the customs authorities in order to verify compliance by persons with the requirements of the customs legislation of the Russian Federation, other legislation of the Russian Federation and international treaties of the Russian Federation, the control over the implementation of which is entrusted to the customs authorities of the Russian Federation, will allow the formation of a modern system for ensuring the interests of the state in the field of customs, to effectively counter threats to the security of the Russian Federation, solve social and economic problems, create favorable conditions for the activities of trade communities, individuals and legal entities.

Customs control zone - this is a specially allocated and designated part of the customs territory of the Russian Federation, created for the purpose of exercising customs control and ensuring compliance with the customs legislation of the Russian Federation.

Customs control zones may be created along the customs border of the Russian Federation, at the places of customs clearance, the location of customs authorities and other places determined by the regulatory legal acts of the State Customs Committee of Russia. Without fail, customs control zones are created at checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation and at places where goods and vehicles cross the customs border of the Russian Federation.

When creating free customs zones, when issuing licenses by customs authorities for the establishment of temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, free warehouses and duty-free shops, the territories of free customs zones, the territories and premises of these warehouses and duty-free shops acquire the status of customs control zones.

Customs control zones can be established on a permanent or temporary basis and, depending on this, be permanent or temporary. Permanent customs control zones are created at places of customs clearance, at places where goods and vehicles cross the customs border of the Russian Federation, at checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation, at locations of customs authorities, as well as along the customs border of the Russian Federation. Territories and premises of temporary storage warehouses, customs warehouses, duty-free shops, free warehouses and territories of free customs zones are also permanent customs control zones.

Temporary customs control zones are created in the territories, on premises, on vehicles (including ships and aircraft, railway trains) where goods and vehicles subject to customs control are located or may be located, if during such control it is required to determine the customs zone. control, based on the need to ensure the safety of such goods and vehicles, as well as the unhindered exercise of their functions by the customs authorities.

The limits of the permanent customs control zone are marked with rectangular signs, on a green background of which there is an inscription in Russian and English in white "Customs control zone". The limits of the temporary zone of customs control may be marked with fencing tape, temporarily installed indicator boards, scoreboards, and other information indicators. In this case, the use of improvised materials and means is allowed. Oral notification is also possible.

The implementation of production and other commercial activities, the movement of goods, vehicles, persons, including officials of other state bodies, across the borders of customs control zones and within them is allowed only with the permission of the customs authorities of the Russian Federation and under their control, with the exception of a number of cases provided for by law cases. Access to the customs control zones is permitted with prior notice to the customs authorities of the Russian Federation.

Violation of the regime of the customs control zone is a violation of customs rules and entails administrative liability under Art. 16.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.