Rules for the import of cultural property by individuals, export of cultural property abroad

The procedure prescribed by the Customs Code requires that cultural property to be imported and exported be declared in writing. It is permissible to move documents from national archives and original archival documents outside the country only with official permission. The issuance of licenses for such transportation is carried out by member organizations of the Customs Union.

The authority to issue consents for the export of cultural property by individuals, individual entrepreneurs and organizations in our country is vested in the Federal Service of Rosokhrankultura and its representative offices in the regions.

To obtain official permission from the department to move cultural property across the border for participation in an exhibition, for sale or for other purposes, a significant investment of time and effort will be required. In addition, ignorance of the process regulations can provoke a delay in the decision and even refusal. TSM helps to avoid risks and quickly complete documents - the company’s specialists take on the work themselves, completely relieving clients of hassle and ensuring the desired result.

Movement of cultural property by individuals across the customs border

According to the current rules, objects that have historical, artistic, scientific or cultural significance are recognized as cultural values:

memorial objects characterizing the life of domestic politicians, statesmen, national heroes, scientists, artists;
archaeological finds;
art treasures and transport with a creation date before 1917;
rare musical instruments, manuscripts, archival documents, household items, parts of uniforms and equipment, postage stamps and envelopes, printed publications created before 1900;
bladed and antique weapons made before 1900;
paleontological samples that were found on the territory of the state during excavations.

A complete current list of cultural property for which temporary or final export abroad is permissible is given in Federal Law No. 453 as amended on December 28, 2021.

What is a classic and vintage vehicle?

Older vehicles can obtain the status of a retro and classic car:

passenger cars – 30 years;
trucks and buses - 50 years.

But not every car is able to obtain a special passport. A classic car is defined as a car that meets one of the following requirements:

saved;
restored to original condition.

A vintage car must have an original engine, body and frame. If the latter is not provided for by the design, then no penalty points are assigned to the car.

Vintage vehicle status does not require original condition. The owner has the right to improve and modify it.

During the examination the following are acceptable:

change of body color;
installation of modern electronic systems;
use of modern disks.

The main thing is that the previously listed names remain original.

The right to conduct the examination was given to the technical examination center of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI. As of 2021, there are practically no specialists with the required qualifications in the country. But they are already preparing future experts.

Important! Experts will be accredited only for a specific car brand. A Zaporozhets specialist will not be able to assess the condition of the Volga and vice versa.

Import of cultural property

An agreement between the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus, concluded in 2010, abolished the need to pay customs duties when importing cultural property by individuals. The weight and cost of the items do not matter.

To register cultural property, a written declaration is used - the applicant (individual) fills out a passenger customs declaration. Its form was approved by the Decision of the CU Commission No. 287 of June 18, 2010.

The declaration must be accompanied by the documents used to fill it out, as well as an analogue of a permit for the permanent or temporary import of cultural property: a letter from the Russian Ministry of Culture or an expert opinion.

If items of cultural value are imported for subsequent sale or other purposes that do not fall under the concept of personal use, a declaration must be filled out for them in the form adopted by the Decision of the CU Commission No. 257 of May 20, 2010.

If you provide the declaration with a letter from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation confirming the intended purpose of the items, cultural property that arrived in Russia temporarily or for permanent residence is not subject to duty and tax.

TSM employees are ready to prepare for you declarations and other documents required when importing cultural property.

What does the new GOST regulate?

The new GOST for vintage and classic cars came into force on March 1, 2021. He is called upon:

define the listed types of cars;
indicate the parameters for obtaining passports for cars;
regulate the passage of technical inspection.

The document covers:

passenger cars of domestic and foreign production over 30 years old;
trucks and buses are over half a century old.

However, decommissioned military equipment is excluded from the list. It cannot be considered a rare car. There are also restrictions on the use of classic cars.

They will receive their status if the owner:

does not use the car for commercial purposes;
does not organize the transportation of passengers on it.

Important! The document is advisory in nature and does not oblige owners of old cars to undergo certification and obtain passports. Moreover, the procedure is paid.

The new GOST refers to one of the initial stages of large-scale transformations necessary to separate rare vehicles into a separate group. Today, owners of such vehicles can already receive special license plates starting with the letter “K”. But their issuance was hampered by the lack of uniform standards and requirements.

Following GOST, the Russian government plans to introduce a number of benefits for cars recognized as classic or rare:

special rules for passing technical inspection;
privileges;
abolition of toll.

GOST is also the basis for developing restrictions on the use and official classification of vintage cars.

The operating mode of the vehicle is set taking into account the design features:

moving in a column;
travel restrictions in the rain;
prohibition on leaving at night.

The introduced standard is designed to improve road safety.

Export of cultural property

When organizing the export of cultural property from Russia, individuals are required by law to provide a customs declaration, and legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, in addition to it, are required to provide permission to move valuables abroad. The license in our country is issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. A permit for the temporary export of cultural property of Russia received from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in connection with events abroad has the same force:

organizing exhibitions and presentations;
restoration work, scientific research;
touring and concert activities;
litigation;
temporary stay of the item on the territory of the vehicle;
personal use of cultural property.

Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 45 dated May 16, 2012 contains instructions for filling out a permit for the export and import of cultural property included in the Unified List.

To organize the export of cultural property in full compliance with the law, you can contact TSM. Employees will assist in obtaining a license, customs declaration, and permits.

Cultural property prohibited for export

It is prohibited to temporarily and permanently remove from the territory of the Customs Union items, documents from national archives and original archival documents that:

represent historical, scientific and cultural value - are listed as particularly important objects of cultural heritage of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia;
protected by the countries of the Customs Union, included in protection lists and registers;
are constantly kept in state museums, archives, and libraries of the CU countries.

You will find an exhaustive list of cultural property, the temporary and permanent export of which from the territory of the Customs Union is prohibited, at the link.

For those wishing to quickly, legally and safely organize the temporary movement or export of cultural property abroad, TSM offers its comprehensive service. The client, according to his own preferences, can order convenient services - from packaging and choosing the type of transportation to insurance and courier support. The company has at least 15 tariffs, differing in cost and transportation time.

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Information on the rules for the export of cultural property

In accordance with the Customs Code of the Customs Union, cultural property exported and temporarily exported from the customs territory of the Customs Union must be declared in writing.

The export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents is carried out on the basis of licenses (permits) issued by the authorized government body of the member state of the Customs Union in whose territory the applicant is registered. In Russia, such a body is the Federal Service of Rosokhrankultura and its territorial bodies.

It is not required to obtain a license for the export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents if there is a permit issued by a government agency of a member state of the Customs Union that exercises control over the export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents, in accordance with legislation of a member state of the Customs Union:

— for the temporary export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents for the organization of exhibitions and presentations in third countries; — for the temporary export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents for restoration work and scientific research in third countries; — for the temporary export of cultural property for the purpose of touring and concert activities and holding cultural and entertainment events in third countries; — for the temporary export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents for use in legal proceedings in third countries; — for the export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds of third countries and original archival documents temporarily imported into the territory of the customs union; — for the export of cultural property, original archival documents by individuals for personal use (for non-commercial purposes).

The license (certificate) is issued by the Federal Service of Rosokhrankultura or its territorial bodies in the manner and in the form approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 27, 2001 No. 322, as well as in accordance with the “Regulations on the procedure for importation into the customs territory of the member states of the Customs Union and export from the customs territory of the member states of the Customs Union of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents.” The procedure for issuing licenses (certificates) includes conducting a mandatory examination of cultural property declared for export or temporary export from the territory of the Russian Federation.

If the examination establishes that cultural objects declared for export from the territory of the Russian Federation are not subject to the Law of the Russian Federation of April 15, 1993 N 4804-1 “On the Export and Import of Cultural Property,” Rosokhrankultura or its territorial body issues a certificate confirming that These items are not registered with the state, and their export does not require a certificate for the right to export.

Since cultural items are not subject to declaration in writing, a certificate is presented at the request of a customs official when doubt arises as to whether the goods being moved are classified as cultural items.

Export can only be carried out by the legal owner of the items or by a person authorized by the owner, information about whom is indicated in the certificate of export right.

The author of cultural property, regardless of whether he leaves the Russian Federation temporarily or for permanent residence, has the right to export the cultural property created by him in any quantity on the basis of a certificate.

Persons exporting cultural property created by him during the life of the author or within 50 years after his death are required to provide evidence of the legality of their acquisition.

When exporting cultural property, no export customs duty is charged.

It is worth noting that individuals have the right to export, in the manner established by this Law “On the Export and Import of Cultural Property,” cultural property created more than 100 years ago, imported into the territory of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation and the legislation of the Russian Federation, cultural property illegally exported from its territory and illegally imported into its territory must be returned.

List of cultural values

Name of product

I. CULTURAL VALUES.

1. Cultural values included in the Museum, Archive and Library collections.

2. Rare collections, objects and samples of flora and fauna, mineralogy, anatomy and paleontology, regardless of the time of origin or creation.

3. Items and collections that have historical, scientific, artistic or other cultural significance, associated with significant events in the life of peoples, the development of society and the state, and the history of science and technology:

3.1. memorial items related to the lives of outstanding political and government figures, national heroes, figures of science, culture, literature and art;

3.2. items and collections of uniforms and equipment, military, industrial and other purposes, created more than 50 years ago;

3.3. items of technology, devices, instruments, equipment, military, scientific, industrial and household equipment and/or their components created more than 50 years ago;

3.4. objects and fragments obtained as a result of archaeological excavations (both authorized and unauthorized) and archaeological discoveries, regardless of the time of their discovery.

4. Components and fragments of architectural, historical and artistic objects, as well as works of monumental art (fresco and other wall paintings, mosaic compositions, stucco decorations, other decorative elements from any material).

5. Ethnographic objects more than 100 years old.

6. Artistic values, regardless of the time of creation, including:

6.1. paintings, drawings and icons are completely handmade on any basis and using any materials (with the exception of drawings and industrial products, as well as handicrafts and souvenirs, hand-decorated, works made by children), original sculptural works from any materials, engravings , prints and lithographs, their original printing forms;

6.2. handmade miniatures on any materials;

6.3. original sculptural works from any materials;

6.4. artistic objects of religious cults of various denominations;

6.5. engravings, prints and lithographs, their original printing forms;

6.6. original works of decorative and applied art from any materials;

6.7.original artistic selections and montages from any materials;

6.8. original tapestries and handmade carpets;

6.9. works of graphics and original graphic printed forms;

6.10. original design projects, installations, artistic compositions and installations.

7. Antiques, including:

7.1. all types of bladed weapons and firearms manufactured before 1945 inclusive;

7.2. household and scientific instruments (watches, barometers, scales, binoculars, spotting scopes, etc.) manufactured before 1945 inclusive;

7.3. rare examples of vehicles, weapons and military equipment created before 1945 inclusive;

7.4. mass-produced artistic products from different materials;

7.5. hand weaving, artistic embroidery, handmade clothing and shoes made up to 1945 inclusive.

8. Furniture, including:

8.1. original art furniture manufactured up to and including 1945;

8.2. any furniture created more than 100 years ago.

9. Unique and rare musical instruments, including:

9.1. keyboards, strings, winds, plucked, reed and percussion musical instruments;

9.2. bowed musical instruments and bows of outstanding foreign masters, regardless of the date of manufacture;

9.3. folk musical instruments.

10. Books and other printed forms, including:

10.1. handwritten books, regardless of the place of creation;

10.2. printed publications created more than 100 years ago;

10.3. cartographic materials, music publications, visual publications (reproductions, including in albums, postcards, posters, posters, etc.), printed before 1925 inclusive;

10.4. printed works with autographs, handwritten notes, inscriptions, bookplates of libraries and book collections of outstanding government and public figures, writers, scientists, cultural and artistic figures (except for cases of dedicatory inscriptions to persons carrying out export);

10.5. copies of periodicals published before 1945 inclusive;

10.6. works of printing, which are rare examples of artistic design and printing, reproduced in unusual ways: engraved, with woven text, printed on unusual types of materials (silk, cork, parchment, etc.), in individually made artistic bindings.

11. Manuscripts, documentary monuments, archives, including audio, photo and film archives, created more than 50 years ago.

12. Postage stamps (postage stamps and blocks), stamped envelopes, tax and similar stamps created up to and including 1960, individually or in collections.

13. Coins, bonds, banknotes and securities created more than 50 years ago, separately or in collections.

14. Orders and breast medals, as well as memorial and award signs, table medals and seals, (with the exception of personal awards, the right to wear which is confirmed by order books or award certificates), separately or in collections.

15. Items of numismatics, philately, bonistics, faleristics, sphragistics, created before 1960 inclusive, separately or in collections.

16. Other antique items more than 100 years old

17. Movable items of historical, artistic, scientific, documentary or other cultural value and classified in accordance with the current legislation of the member countries of the customs union as especially valuable objects of cultural heritage of peoples, regardless of the time of their creation.

18. Movable objects, cultural values, regardless of the time of their creation, are protected by the state and included in protective lists and registers in the manner established by the legislation of the countries participating in the customs union.

II. ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS

1. Documents from the national archival collections of countries participating in the customs union.

2. Original archival documents of countries participating in the customs union.

3. Manuscripts, documentary monuments, archives, including audio, photo and film archives, created more than 50 years ago.

According to this list, the export of cultural property is carried out on the basis of a Certificate (license) of the Federal Service of Rosokhrankultura.

List of cultural items

This List applies to items created less than 50 years ago. The list defines a list of cultural items that do not require the provision of a Certificate (license) for the right to export. The Federal Service of Rosokhrankultura or its territorial body issues a certificate confirming that the named items are not registered with the state.

1. Household items and souvenirs made of various materials: 1.1. furniture (individual items or sets); 1.2. factory-made carpets, carpets and textile products of various types; 1.3. costume items and complementary parts; 1.4. dishes and other household items made of glass, crystal, ceramics, porcelain, earthenware, majolica, wood, papier-mâché, metal alloys and other materials; 1.5. jewelry with precious and semiprecious stones, costume jewelry; 1.6. toys and crafts made of wood, stone, straw, leather, horn, plastic, metal and other materials. 2. Religious items of various confessional affiliations, printed icons, as well as crosses, lamps, candlesticks and other religious items produced in circulation. 3. Equipment items: 3.1. cars, motorcycles, bicycles and other vehicles; 3.2. medical and measuring instruments and instruments; 3.3. sewing and typewriters; 3.4. clocks (wrist, floor, wall, etc.); 3.5. radios, tape recorders, players, stereos and other audio equipment; 3.6. cameras, film and video cameras, video recorders, televisions and other video equipment; 3.7. telephones and other telecommunications equipment; 3.8. telescopes, binoculars, telescopes and microscopes; 3.9. computer and office equipment and its components; 3.10. mechanical or electrical household appliances; 3.11. models of airplanes, cars, ships and other equipment. 4. Printed works: 4.1. separately published works, collected works, collections of works by various authors, popular science literature, literature for children; 4.2. periodicals, music scores, cartographic publications, art publications, brochures, advertising publications; 4.3. publications exported by their author; 4.4. textbooks and teaching aids, reference literature (dictionaries, phrase books, reference books, encyclopedias, catalogs, etc.); 4.5. modern reproductions (reprints, facsimile editions, photocopies, etc.) of printed works and documentary materials; 4.6. all types of publications and information on any media sent by state and municipal libraries, libraries of scientific societies and public organizations, museums for international book exchange and international interlibrary exchange; 4.7. circulation printing graphics (reproductions, lithographs, prints, posters, posters, posters, calendars, postcards, etc.), photo albums and photo products for souvenir purposes, etc. 5. Copies taken from documents of the Archive Fund of the Russian Federation, stored in federal and state archives (document storage centers) of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, state museums and libraries of the Russian Ministry of Culture system, the State Film Fund of Russia, institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences system; provided that: - on each page of the photocopy of the document there is a stamp of the state repository indicating the name of the institution and search data of the original document - number of the fund, inventory, storage unit; - on copies of scientific and technical documentation in the form of photocopies or copies on tracing paper, the stamp of the state repository is on the reverse side of the copy of each sheet; - on copies of documents on film media (film, microfilm), the leader indicates: “copy”, the name of the state repository that issued the copy, the name and search data of the original document (number of the fund, inventory, storage unit). At the same time, there must be a special encoding of the copies: between the 7th and 8th frames at each end and in the middle of the film at the point where the footage is printed - the abbreviation of the state repository that issued the copy; — on copies of phono and video documents on magnetic tape, code frequencies from standard signal generators are recorded at the beginning, middle and end of the tape. For phono recording: at the beginning - 2 kHz (kilohertz), middle - 4 kHz, end - 6 kHz. For a video soundtrack, the specified frequencies are recorded on the audio track; - on copies of photographic documents in the form of positive prints, the stamp of the state repository is on the back of each photograph. On copies of photographic documents in the form of double negatives, the abbreviation of the state repository that issued the copy is photographically imprinted in the interframe space; - on photocopies of declassified documents there is a stamp “declassified”, on the corresponding leaderboards of copies on film media it is indicated: “all copied documents were declassified in the prescribed manner.” Undeveloped copies of documents on film media are not issued to users. Copies made by photographic method are sealed by the state repository of cultural property in envelopes, copies on magnetic film and film media are in boxes using insulating tape, on which a stamp of the state repository is affixed with the above details, and an institution form is affixed with the text about the possibility of opening sealed copies. customs control authorities of the Russian Federation in order to verify the compliance of the encoding. 6. Musical instruments, except: 6.1. keyboards (pianos, grand pianos, harpsichords, etc.); 6.2. bowed strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses, etc.) and bows. 7. Postal payment marks of the Russian Federation, issued after 1991: postage stamps and blocks; stamped postcards (illustrated, standard, including with original stamp); stamped envelopes (artistic, standard, including with the original stamp). 8. Personal awards (regardless of the time of production), for the wearing of which there are order books or award certificates, taken out by the awarded person, his heir or a person authorized by them; badges, memorial signs, table medals, anniversary and commemorative coins. 9. Children's art items made from any materials. 10. Items for the blind and other persons with physical and mental disabilities.

Cultural property prohibited for export

Cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents are not subject to export from the territory of the Customs Union without the obligation to re-import them:

- representing historical, artistic, scientific or other cultural value and classified in accordance with the current legislation of the member states of the customs union as particularly valuable objects of cultural and documentary heritage of the peoples of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, regardless of the time of their creation; - protected by the member states of the Customs Union and included by them in protection lists and registers in the manner established by the legislation of the member states of the Customs Union, regardless of the time of their creation; - permanently stored in state and municipal museums, archives, libraries, and other state repositories of cultural property of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. By decision of authorized government bodies, this rule may be extended to other museums, archives, and libraries.

A complete list of cultural property, documents from national archival funds, original archival documents restricted for movement across the customs border of the Customs Union during export can be found here.

The import and export of cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents for which a search has been declared is prohibited. Such cultural property, documents from national archival funds and original archival documents are subject to detention.

Export and import of ancient (antique) weapons is carried out, including in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the regulations on the procedure for import into the customs territory of the Customs Union, export from the customs territory of the Customs Union and transit through the customs territory of the Customs Union of civilian and service weapons, their main parts and cartridges for it.

Information on the rules for importing cultural property

In accordance with the Customs Code, if the value of goods imported into the territory of the Customs Union by individuals for personal use does not exceed the equivalent of 1,500 euros and the total weight of which does not exceed 50 kg inclusive, a complete exemption from customs duties and taxes is granted. At the same time, individuals can import cultural property without paying customs duties and taxes, subject to their written declaration, as well as special registration provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation on the export and import of cultural property.

Declaration of cultural property imported by individuals in accompanied luggage is carried out by them when traveling across the state border of the Customs Union on passenger customs declaration forms.

Declaration of cultural property imported by individuals in unaccompanied baggage, as well as not traveling across the customs border of the vehicle, is carried out by them by submitting to the customs authority in the region of activity of which these persons permanently reside or temporarily reside, statements, or a customs declaration in the case of declaring goods differently face.

When using International Postal Items (IPO) to send cultural property, you should remember that duty-free import into the territory of the Russian Federation is permitted provided that the cost of such goods sent within one month to one recipient does not exceed 1000 euros and their total weight does not exceeds 31 kg. All valuables worth more than the specified amount are subject to a cumulative customs duty.

Registration of cultural property imported and temporarily imported into the territory of the Russian Federation falls within the competence of Rosokhrankultura.

When carrying out customs clearance and customs control of imported cultural property, a customs official is obliged to inform the declarant about the need for special registration of these cultural property with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation or its territorial body for the preservation of cultural property.

If a customs official has doubts about the correct classification of imported goods as cultural property, he has the right to demand security for payment of customs duties.

When deciding whether to classify imported items as cultural property, a customs official is guided by the List of cultural property that is subject to the Law of the Russian Federation of April 15, 1993, No. 4804-01 “On the import and export of cultural property,” and if available at the checkpoint freelance expert on cultural property - his opinion.

Cultural assets temporarily imported into the Russian Federation for the purpose of cultural cooperation and which are the property of foreign states, foreign legal entities and individuals, are under the protection of the Russian Federation and are subject to the legislation of the Russian Federation on the preservation of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation. The provision of state guarantees for the protection of these values is carried out in each individual case in accordance with international treaties or decrees of the Russian Government on the conditions of observing the principle of reciprocity.

When transiting cultural property through the territory of the Customs Union, the customs authorities of the Customs Union are presented with a document indicating that cultural property is imported solely for the purpose of transit under the conditions determined by the customs legislation of the member countries of the Customs Union.

Standard inspection for cars over 30 years old

To obtain an MTPL policy, the owner of a vintage car must undergo a technical inspection. The procedure is carried out in a standard mode, adjusted for the design features of the technical device.

Important! Today, technical inspections of vintage cars are carried out by specialists from previously accredited stations. They work on both classic and regular cars. In the near future, it is planned to transfer the inspection of vintage cars to traffic police officers. A special department will be formed for this purpose.

Before visiting the station, the car needs to be prepared, since the master will initially look at the following points:

purity;
Is the car running?
availability of a first aid kit and warning triangle;
fire extinguisher.

You can pre-register for a technical inspection. The procedure itself takes place in several stages:

Visual inspection.
Exhaust gas content measurements.
Checking the status of working nodes.

Liquid leaks are strictly prohibited. This violation causes a re-examination to be ordered.

Checking the operating condition of the car is carried out taking into account the design features of the car. If the manufacturer did not provide for the installation of standard seat belts, then their absence will not constitute a serious violation. The headlights are checked under the same prism. On many rare cars there is no separation between high and low beam, which will also not be considered a defect.

In all of the above cases, if the vehicle is in good condition, it will be issued a diagnostic card.